How the heck to you log a bite?
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Just quick add an estimated calorie guess0
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Camo_XXX...that is absolutely brilliant! Using that one from now on.0
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The easy way is not to put things in your mouth if you're not going to eat a full serving. Why do you want to eat samples at the grocery store anyway? God only knows how long those things have been sitting there gathering dust or getting overcooked. And don't take bites of other people's food, ew. If you want pizza, get a slice; if you want a sandwich, make one. Use a knife to get peanut butter out of the jar and wipe it clean on the bread or whatever.
If you want food, eat. If you're not hungry enough to eat, you shouldn't be putting food in your mouth.0 -
I want to be a good little logger and mark down everything that goes into my mouth. But how in the heck to you log something that seems too small to be logged? For example, samples at grocery stores, licking the peanut butter off the spoon, a bite of my boyfriend's pizza/sandwich. Ok, hivemind, give me the best you got.
Logging helped me break these habits of nibbling here and there, licking the spoon, etc. I just don't do it.0 -
I don't have those small bites that often, so I just don't log them.0
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I sometimes take bites of things as I"m cooking. Those I don't log because the calories are already counted in the total recipe. So as long as I eat all that I cooked it should be fine. At the store, I sometimes avoid the samples, sometimes eat them and pretend that they don't count (ha), sometimes just log them as a guestimated number of calories. Say maybe 50.0
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I'm probably OCD here but I just don't lick spoons, take tastes while cooking, etc hardly EVER. Keeping a food diary has gotten me in the habit of avoiding that behavior.0
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Licking the spoon makes me happy. Sneaking a couple of fries off of my friend's plate makes me more satisfied with the choice of entrée selection I've made which is more appropriately aligned with my intake goals. For me the little bites HELP keep me on track.
But I do log them! Something that I do often is quickly log the item in a full portion, then adjust down to my (over)estimate of calories consumed when I have the free time later. That way I don't forget that I ate it, nor do I spend a half hour at the dinner table on my phone...so annoying.0 -
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Those who are saying don't log little bites be careful. I had 3 jelly babies today which I was shocked to discover had nearly 70 calories. Add another 3 and you've hit 140cal, things slowly add up and mindlessly "biting" can be dangerous to weight loss.0
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I also want to be consistent but sometimes you just can't. What you could always try, is putting the whole plate/whatever you're eating from on the scale, and then taking one bite and you'll see the difference? But I stopped doing that because it's only a matter of 10-20 cals and as long you don't do it all day everyday, it shouldn't make a (significant) difference, plus you won't get obsessed (I almost got obsessed logging at one point and it's no fun)0
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I don't. If I'm counting 1 bite of something for the day then I have bigger issues.
When I have a 250 calories deficit, just 3 50 calorie bites and a bit of underestimating somewhere wipe off my deficit.
It definitely adds up... Even one chip with a tablespoon of guacamole is probably 50 calories... or a piece of bread with 1/2 ounce of cheese...
Typically I just do quick calories though... but I don't really have bites anymore, as I'm wearing dental aligners (which have probably saved me a lot of calories while grocery shopping, lol).0
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