Do you all count veggies?
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raeofsunshie99
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Hey y’all,
For those who count carbs/macros, do you count your veggies? Or free for all?
For those who count carbs/macros, do you count your veggies? Or free for all?
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Yes they count. They have calories.16
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@KrissDotCom i don’t count my cals, I mainly count my carbs. I was wondering what others do.0
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I log everything because I have medical issues and I want to be able to reliably relay what I've been eating to my doctor.3
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Yes I do4
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raeofsunshie99 wrote: »@KrissDotCom i don’t count my cals, I mainly count my carbs. I was wondering what others do.
You're counting carbs cause of diabetes? Or trying to lose weight.. cause counting carbs is pointless for the latter8 -
Since I am following a low carb diet, I count carbs as well as calories, with the focus being on the calories. I don't think it would be wise for me to start thinking of any food as free for all.5
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Could you clarify?
If you don't count calories but you count carbs, does that mean you are counting the calories in vegetables like potatoes?
You should be. They are high in calories.3 -
@KrissDotCom I count for weight loss...I’m usually pretty way below calories due to the carb count /125 grams on high active days and 100-115 on low active days.
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@orphia I don’t count potatoes as a veggie but as a starch and would count it as a carb. I’m taking spinach, collards, kale, broccoli etc.2
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I logged potatoes but no other veggies. I ate as many veggies as I wanted. To me, this was a weight watchers like twist on MFP. I did set my logged calories low (1200) to accommodate unlogged veggies. I lost 75 pounds in 10 months at age 58 so this definitely was effective for me.5
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I try to reach a minimum amount of fiber, so I count vegetables like the ones you mentioned.6
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Absolutely I count everything. Those veggies can add up. Thinks like kale, spinach etc I might not weigh as I weigh everything else, they are the only thing I'll estimate by volume, because really, 1 cup is 12 calories so i I'm slightly over, it won't make or break me. But yes, every little counts...7
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@Annie42019 yes! Exactly what I do..I’m always pretty way under my calorie count ...1
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raeofsunshie99 wrote: »@Annie42019 yes! Exactly what I do..I’m always pretty way under my calorie count ...
You're way under, but you're also not counting a food group, so you're probably less under than you realise.
You should be aiming to meet your calorie goal in any case, not come in significantly under it. For safe weight loss, slow and steady wins the race!8 -
I count everything except sandwich condiments - lettuce, tomato, slice of onion, mustard, etc - or things that are so bizarrely low in calories that it seems a waste of effort to record them, like a celery stick. Everything else gets counted.5
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raeofsunshie99 wrote: »@orphia I don’t count potatoes as a veggie but as a starch and would count it as a carb. I’m taking spinach, collards, kale, broccoli etc.
Do you count avocado and pumpkin?2 -
You should count your veggies. Especially the canned and frozen ones. They add sodium to preserve the contents. 10mg to 1500mg depending on what you buy.0
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raeofsunshie99 wrote: »@KrissDotCom I count for weight loss...I’m usually pretty way below calories due to the carb count /125 grams on high active days and 100-115 on low active days.
How do you know you are way under?
And just how "way under" are we talking because that can also be an unhealthy rate of loss7 -
@orphia I don’t eat those two lol2
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I count everything, including veggies. Mostly it's because I eat a LOT of different kinds of veg (100-200 calories of bulky goodness per meal x 3 meals= a LOT of calories) but also because having an accurate idea of my nutritional profile, from extra protein to micronutrients (like magnesium, calcium, and iron) is important to me.8
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