I don’t put these or my salad (spinach, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, snow peas) in myfitnesspal because it ends up adding 100-200 calories a day, and I’m too hungry. Is this cheating?
by pbjfries
34 Comments
Fresh_Side9944
No I do not. I let myself have as many veggies as I want.
Adventurous_Solid_70
I used to do this too but when I started tracking them i seen they do add up but I also eat a shit ton of them like almost every meal
Adventurous_Solid_70
I still be lacking on tracking them too
echicdesign
Just the underground ones. And Corn.
NotLikeThis3
If you’re hitting your goals, who cares? I track it all just for my peace of mind.
CheapChickenDog
Yes, today I had 24 oz of broccoli for lunch, that is 231 calories. They do add up.
canned-phoenix-ashes
Meh I just it in it as like coleslaw mix and eye balls the amount
salemedusa
I would track this amount but I stopped tracking the little bit of onions and tomato I use in my breakfast sandwiches and I don’t track jalapeños lol
Bazoun
Yes, I track everything.
drawing_you
Well, think about it this way. They do have calories. They’re contributing to your daily calorie consumption, whether you log those calories are not. So the real question is whether you’re OK with that. You may be. For example you may find that not being hungry at the end of the day is worth it, or that this is not ideal but is preventing you from exceeding your goal calories in a more serious way. Or you may not be. For example you may find that doing this habitually adds up and slows your progress more than you expected. That’s your call
sp00kyboots
If I’m at home, yes, especially if I’m cooking them in butter. At restaurants I guesstimate, because they are often cooked in butter too. But today I used a pack of frozen peppers & onions, and some mushrooms in a scramble and didn’t bother with those, I just tracked the butter, eggs, and cottage cheese.
amateurlurker300
I track it because it gives me a huge sense of satisfaction when I eat 400g of cucumber and it’s only 60 calories. But yeah like others said, they do add up so it’s best to count them even if they amount to very little.
suh__dood
Kirkland mixed stir fry?
Suziannie
Yes. You’re tracking calories, not carbs remember?
Just because something is “low” doesn’t mean it won’t impact your calorie count. I know it’s not a lot, but 75 calories is a decent chunk of 1200.
RSinSA
I track it all.
antigoneelectra
Yes, because they are still calories. That’s probably 200 calories at the very least. Likely way more.
DontThrowAwayPies
No it motivates me to want to eat veggies since it wont count against me
AnnieB512
By not counting the calories n your veggies, you don’t know if you’re eating at a deficit- therefore you may not be losing weight. Certain veggies are very low calorie but others have a lot.
InGeekiTrust
Yes, I do definitely, if I don’t I gain weight. They are not calorie free
Over-Researcher-7799
Are you losing weight this way? If so then it sounds fine. And if not then this could be the hang up. Trial and error is the best way to decide.
Fuzzy_Welcome8348
Log everything or don’t expect results. Pick ur choice
justbeingR27
I track it. Now what I do is I’m okay with going past my caloric deficit. My deficit is 500 calories less than my TDEE.
If I go and eat 1600 calories instead of 1400 calories, I will not gain weight. (1 lb is 3,500 calories). Even if I eat at my TDEE for a week, my weight won’t increase. It won’t be decreasing but it also won’t be gaining.
I have to eat 500 calories above my TDEE 5 days to gain 1 lb.
I’ve been following my caloric deficit but honestly, with holidays, and some busy days, I give myself slack.
So, yes I count vegetables. But if I had veggies and went over my caloric deficit goals, it wouldn’t be an issue for me. Vegetables are healthy and filled with nutrients my body needs.
bmn001
I’d recognize that Costco Stir-Fry blend anywhere!
alizabs91
Yes. I track everything.
thegerl
I track veggies to track them, to count my fiber and add up my macros and micros, but I don’t restrict additional vegetables based on my calorie total. At the end of the day, it’s not the 300-400 total calories of vegetables pushing me over my caloric budget, but I still like to track them like I track my fish oil pill and electrolyte packets.
LadyofFluff
I do OMAD and I guesstimate, but if it’s getting close to the end of my calorie allowance… I stop counting. I either won’t eat the veg or I will feel terrible about it, and I figure (most of the time) that the nutrition and my mental state is more important.
ForensicZebra
Depends how many veggies I’m having. 3 or 4 baby carrots? Probably not. I might just put carrot in but I kent weigh then out. I will juts sag a generic amount. A whole bag of frozen broccoli? Yes I will. The thing about logging is… No one else sees it. It is for you. Is you can see trends and why you’re losing or gaining or what. If you don’t know what you’re eating for what you go over or when you are under you can’t know what you really are doing to get or not get the results. No one is shaming you for going over in your diary. If you have 2000 calories one day literally no one’s gonna know except you. Unless you tell them. It is just raw data. It’s just important so you can see trends on your weight and behavior and choices. That’s why I log even if I go over. Even if I don’t know an exact amount of something. I guess. Close enough. It evens out eventually. But I would rather know I ate an entire squash every day last year and maintained my weight than to go back and look at my data and not see that just because I know I was under emy daily calories so it didn’t really matter and not know that info. I track so I know later. I’ve been doing this for years now and it’s nice to be able to look back literally years n see what I ate to lose what I was eating when I was gaining n how I maintained. I know sometime so wasn’t do strict w logging and it is apparent but it’s so handy when I was and I thank myself for those times lol
litttlejoker
Yeah
Farrell-6
never track low carb vegetables,
Mestintrela
I dont track lettuce, celery, cucumber, gherkins, cappers and garlic. All the rest I do.
I probaby could get away with not counting raspberries either but I do, because they are my number one source of fiber.
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, avocados and peas MUST be counted because they are rather calorie dense.
chickadee33
I don’t track veggies and I also don’t count calories I might have burned from exercise. I figure it probably evens out eventually.
Pinemai
I never used to track most fruit/veg. It worked fine. Recently I do, but all it does is waste time to be honest. Unless you’re eating literal bucketfuls in a go then some cucumber and carrot sticks etc aren’t going to ruin anything.
Kriiisty
I track fruit but not veggies! I would go crazy if I had to count the calories in all the garlic and onions I eat and put in all my cooking. Raw veggies are pretty negligible too, i don’t think anyone is going to overeat veggies.
34 Comments
No I do not. I let myself have as many veggies as I want.
I used to do this too but when I started tracking them i seen they do add up but I also eat a shit ton of them like almost every meal
I still be lacking on tracking them too
Just the underground ones. And Corn.
If you’re hitting your goals, who cares? I track it all just for my peace of mind.
Yes, today I had 24 oz of broccoli for lunch, that is 231 calories. They do add up.
Meh I just it in it as like coleslaw mix and eye balls the amount
I would track this amount but I stopped tracking the little bit of onions and tomato I use in my breakfast sandwiches and I don’t track jalapeños lol
Yes, I track everything.
Well, think about it this way. They do have calories. They’re contributing to your daily calorie consumption, whether you log those calories are not. So the real question is whether you’re OK with that. You may be. For example you may find that not being hungry at the end of the day is worth it, or that this is not ideal but is preventing you from exceeding your goal calories in a more serious way. Or you may not be. For example you may find that doing this habitually adds up and slows your progress more than you expected. That’s your call
If I’m at home, yes, especially if I’m cooking them in butter. At restaurants I guesstimate, because they are often cooked in butter too. But today I used a pack of frozen peppers & onions, and some mushrooms in a scramble and didn’t bother with those, I just tracked the butter, eggs, and cottage cheese.
I track it because it gives me a huge sense of satisfaction when I eat 400g of cucumber and it’s only 60 calories. But yeah like others said, they do add up so it’s best to count them even if they amount to very little.
Kirkland mixed stir fry?
Yes. You’re tracking calories, not carbs remember?
Just because something is “low” doesn’t mean it won’t impact your calorie count. I know it’s not a lot, but 75 calories is a decent chunk of 1200.
I track it all.
Yes, because they are still calories. That’s probably 200 calories at the very least. Likely way more.
No it motivates me to want to eat veggies since it wont count against me
By not counting the calories n your veggies, you don’t know if you’re eating at a deficit- therefore you may not be losing weight. Certain veggies are very low calorie but others have a lot.
Yes, I do definitely, if I don’t I gain weight. They are not calorie free
Are you losing weight this way? If so then it sounds fine. And if not then this could be the hang up. Trial and error is the best way to decide.
Log everything or don’t expect results. Pick ur choice
I track it.
Now what I do is I’m okay with going past my caloric deficit. My deficit is 500 calories less than my TDEE.
If I go and eat 1600 calories instead of 1400 calories, I will not gain weight. (1 lb is 3,500 calories).
Even if I eat at my TDEE for a week, my weight won’t increase. It won’t be decreasing but it also won’t be gaining.
I have to eat 500 calories above my TDEE 5 days to gain 1 lb.
I’ve been following my caloric deficit but honestly, with holidays, and some busy days, I give myself slack.
So, yes I count vegetables. But if I had veggies and went over my caloric deficit goals, it wouldn’t be an issue for me. Vegetables are healthy and filled with nutrients my body needs.
I’d recognize that Costco Stir-Fry blend anywhere!
Yes. I track everything.
I track veggies to track them, to count my fiber and add up my macros and micros, but I don’t restrict additional vegetables based on my calorie total. At the end of the day, it’s not the 300-400 total calories of vegetables pushing me over my caloric budget, but I still like to track them like I track my fish oil pill and electrolyte packets.
I do OMAD and I guesstimate, but if it’s getting close to the end of my calorie allowance… I stop counting. I either won’t eat the veg or I will feel terrible about it, and I figure (most of the time) that the nutrition and my mental state is more important.
Depends how many veggies I’m having. 3 or 4 baby carrots? Probably not. I might just put carrot in but I kent weigh then out. I will juts sag a generic amount. A whole bag of frozen broccoli? Yes I will. The thing about logging is… No one else sees it. It is for you. Is you can see trends and why you’re losing or gaining or what. If you don’t know what you’re eating for what you go over or when you are under you can’t know what you really are doing to get or not get the results. No one is shaming you for going over in your diary. If you have 2000 calories one day literally no one’s gonna know except you. Unless you tell them. It is just raw data. It’s just important so you can see trends on your weight and behavior and choices. That’s why I log even if I go over. Even if I don’t know an exact amount of something. I guess. Close enough. It evens out eventually. But I would rather know I ate an entire squash every day last year and maintained my weight than to go back and look at my data and not see that just because I know I was under emy daily calories so it didn’t really matter and not know that info. I track so I know later. I’ve been doing this for years now and it’s nice to be able to look back literally years n see what I ate to lose what I was eating when I was gaining n how I maintained. I know sometime so wasn’t do strict w logging and it is apparent but it’s so handy when I was and I thank myself for those times lol
Yeah
never track low carb vegetables,
I dont track lettuce, celery, cucumber, gherkins, cappers and garlic. All the rest I do.
I probaby could get away with not counting raspberries either but I do, because they are my number one source of fiber.
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, avocados and peas MUST be counted because they are rather calorie dense.
I don’t track veggies and I also don’t count calories I might have burned from exercise. I figure it probably evens out eventually.
I never used to track most fruit/veg. It worked fine. Recently I do, but all it does is waste time to be honest. Unless you’re eating literal bucketfuls in a go then some cucumber and carrot sticks etc aren’t going to ruin anything.
I track fruit but not veggies! I would go crazy if I had to count the calories in all the garlic and onions I eat and put in all my cooking. Raw veggies are pretty negligible too, i don’t think anyone is going to overeat veggies.
I don’t usually