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Do you???

Karalopolous

Log your fruits and veggies?
I stoppped logging it bc most are really low in calories, and I don't want this to count against my calories. What are your thoughts? Im just curious

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auticus

Whats the point of logging if you selectively leave things out because you "dont' want them to count against your calories"? Isn't that kind of defeating the point?

msjsm

I don't log fruits and veggies unless it was a main component in my meal. Part of the reason I got into this mess was by skipping the fruits and veggies as sides and going straight for whatever was high in fat and carbs. I don't want to discourage myself from eating more of what I know is good for me.

mes1119

I log everything for the most part. Unless it is spices etc. I can see why one wouldn't log veggies, but considering the sugar content and higher calorie count of fruit I would log them.

JDavid007

I log them for the tracking purpose of the national values.

futuresize8

Yes, I do. I'm a pescetarian, so 98% of what I eat are vegetables.

It's all about the discipline of logging, and being accurate, for me.

Plus, if you believe they're low cal, why not log? I do it to keep the count from creeping without my knowledge!

rammsteinsoldier

I sure do. I log everything. There are hidden calories that I might not think about.

WillWorkout4Food

It wouldn't do you great harm to not log your veggies, but fruits DEFINITELY. A lot of calories if you're not careful. Too much of anything is a bad thing!

I totally agree. Depending on what fruits you desire, they can come high in sugar so it's best to keep track.

emyishardcore

I log fruits(and vegetables) because I eat so much of them ( well fruits anyway), usually, its about half my calorie intake. I don't usually log my tea or coffee though cause I never put anything in it.

Contrarian

So many people using the word "log" in this thread made me think of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eusMzC7Rx7M&feature=related

LilynEdensmom

I tried this no logging the fruits and veggies and after a couple of months of no to little loss I started logging everything, some fruits have alot more calories than I thought. The only things I don't log are the vitimans and medicine I take.

BamaGirl_Tricia

Calories are calories. Log it!

Agree

BrianSharpe

Whats the point of logging if you selectively leave things out because you "dont' want them to count against your calories"? Isn't that kind of defeating the point?

^^this

If follow Health Canada's recommended number of servings of fruits & vegetables you would have a log that's potentially out by several hundred calories per day.

Do you disconnect the odometer in the car just because you're driving to church on Sunday?

Pandalicious

I typically eat a few hundred calories of fruit, so I definitely log them.

sammi402

the only thing i don't log is water. For instance today I'm having 1/4 cup of green beans and while WW counts those as 0 points, we are counting calories here and they have calories. If you put it in your mouth, log it.

taso42

I ate 12 bananas yesterday, and hell no I didn't log them... I didn't want to see 1260 extra calories in my diary!

CountryBoy65

What is Low Calories, and when is it ok not to log? Does that mean that if I eat only 1/4 of a donut, I don't have to log it? Then I can wait 30 minutes and eat another 1/4, and not log that, and continue all day? Then, you eat a half dozen donuts all day and don't log any of them? Don't fool yourself....log if you want to, and don't log if you don't want to, but when you don't count something just because its not unhealthy, the calories are still there and you won't get the results you expect.

jclist1

An Oreo cookie is 55 calories. You would log that right? So why would you not log a banana that has 100+ calories? Calories are still calories. Fruit and vegetables are where they should come from, not cookies, don't get me wrong, but they are still counting against you. Anything else is just fudging the numbers if you ask me.

LPS1986

If you put it in your mouth, log it.

So many places one could go with this...

SpydrMnky27

I would at least log the fruit.

_GingerSnap_

My theory is if it goes in your face, it should go in your food journal.

acr0bat

I log everything except water which I know I've got enough of and it doesn't affect readings.

Fruit is often loaded with sugars. I've found a lot of foods have been entered into the database with this missing so it's worth checking that when you scan in a barcode.

pudadough

I do for most fruits. An apple is 80-100 calories. Definitely enough to justify logging.

BigMech

I log everything that has calories. As soon as you stop logging certain things, or just guesstimating amounts, your actual intake will vary wildly (most likely higher) from what you are logging.

tomakehermine

log it all.

felice03

My theory is if it goes in your face, it should go in your food journal.

hmmm, not sure I log everything that goes in my face...

BigMech

If you have an banana a day for a year and don't log it, that will be roughly 100 calories * 365 = 36,500 extra calories a year. At roughly 3500 calories per pound, you would gain over 10lbs in year!

Jacwhite22

lol @ this.

My theory is if it goes in your face, it should go in your food journal.

hmmm, not sure I log everything that goes in my face...

VeganPanda

I log everything, because a calorie is a calorie no matter what and they add up if you're not paying attention.

vim_n_vigor

Log your fruits and veggies?
I stoppped logging it bc most are really low in calories, and I don't want this to count against my calories. What are your thoughts? Im just curious

If you eat it, log it. Unless you have your calories set really too low, then eating the fruits and veggies without counting them might not be a bad idea.

HauteP1nk

I log them. They still have calories and it all adds up.