Do you log every morsel?
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flippy1234
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Do you guys log every single thing you put in your mouth? I cut up some watermelon earlier and ate a few pieces. I didn't log it. I grab an almond here and there. (we have them in a bowl on the counter). Etc...anyway, you get the idea.
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Depends. A few bites of watermelon is probably very low in calories. Those almonds, on the other hand, can add up very quickly.0
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Yes, I log everything.
I found this site quite informative when it comes to the calories in nuts ...
http://www.thekitchn.com/a-visual-guide-to-100-calories-of-nuts-snack-tips-from-the-kitchn-201778
From that site, I learned that 15-19 almonds adds up to 100 calories. Grabbing an almond here and there can very quickly add up to 100 cal.0 -
I try to, and I also try and end up at least 100 under my total to account for those types of nibbles. So far it has been working for me!0
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I eat like 5 mini marshmallows a day that I don't log but, I do this knowing I have to account for those cals in some way logging it or not. Only thing I eat that I don't log though. Anything over 5 gets weighed and logged.0
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Not logging food is a big problem for a number of people and usually results in the 'Why am I plateauing?' threads. Gotta be honest with yourself.0
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yes i log everything0
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Yes.0
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I log most things. If I can't find exactly what I have I try to find an alternative that's a close substitute. I get a bit slack with logging water, tea and coffee though.0
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Everything except diet coke.0
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yes each and everything even if it doesn't contain any calorie like a tea bag0
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Yes. Your body knows about it whether you log it or not. May as well put it in there.0
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Sometimes I will log a "serving size" of nuts or snacks, and then measure out that size and leave that in a dish for me to snack on.
I find when I do that I am more honest with myself about the "snacking" I do.. Also, I feel like if I didn't eat all of the snacks in the bowl I can always go back and reduce the intake at the end of the snacking day
I don't log when I swipe a sip of my boyfriends soda pop... Unless I get in more that two or three sips... then I log it as a third of a can
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swole_elsa wrote: »Yes. Your body knows about it whether you log it or not. May as well put it in there.
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Everything except spices (I don't measure those). Thinking that I was nibbling less than I was is how I got fat in the first place.0
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It depends on my goals and the food. If I'm doing comp prep everything is logged and measured to the gram. If I'm not prepping and logging I'll be more lenient, especially with foods that aren't calorie dense (non starchy vegies for example). Calorie dense stuff I'm more likely to log as the calories add up quickly.0
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Nope! But I keep a mental tally of my indulgences over the day and will quick add the calories if they equal more than 100. An example would be a dozen blueberries, 2-3 small pretzels, a quarter ounce of cheese, a handful of green beans etc. I also only do this with items I have weighed in the past and have a good sense of what a portion is.0
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Most days, yes. But, on days when I've got a "comfortable" cushion under my calories, not logging a random piece of candy or half a dozen pistachios doesn't bother me at all.0
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I ate a corner that stuck to another slice of cheese when making grilled cheese for my kids. I didn't log that, because honestly it was likely less than a gram of cheese, which isn't going to break me today.
Everything else I logged was weighed out on my scale - liquids (save for water) by fluid ounce and everything else by grams.
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Generally if it's a few kj then no. Like coke zero or chewing gum.
But the more you log the more accurate and the easier it is to spot issues.
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