[Vidalia]

I have a habit of counting the calories I would eat lol I would reflect what I ate and count them in my head, it started when I was around the start of puberty and the negative body image craze started, don't worry I hardy do it as much and I'm not starving myself or really pressuring myself to eat a sort amount of calories but it's just been a habit.

Anyone else have this habit?

[Makaveli]

I do it to make sure I maintain and gain more mass.
I approximate obviously, there's no way to count exactly and precisely
unless you write/calculate it.

[H0neyCl0ver]

A few years ago, when I was really self-conscious of my weight, I used to count calories and wouldn't let myself go over 1500 calories. I even kept a journal of everything I ate. Now, I still look at the labels but I've stopped adding them up.

[suzushii]

Yes, I do it now obviously, since I'm on a diet, but I do it on the maintaining days as well.

I have a really good ballpark counting system. It's hard to describe - I just add up the main numbers, and the little ones I aproximate and I rarely end up within more than a 50 cal distance of the actual mathematical sum. It's fast and requires 0.005% of my brain processing power.

I also do this when I go grocery shopping with a limited number of money

[Naruelle]

I do it all the time although recently (this week) I stopped. I'm kind of glad at the same time because I'm tired of always being like "OMG over my limit!"

[Proxidus]

yep it has became a habit to me :| i always look, if there's none i feel frustrated and always assume and estimate around 500-1000 calories (usually when i eat out). Depends what it is, i try and always over estimate; usually is right anyway (:

[chopstickss]

I try to avoid doing this.
I can get quite obsessive & that isn't good >_>
I often look at the nutritional information and think 'nah can't be that little." & DOUBLE it 'just to be safe;' but even then i'm paranoid that I'm underestimating it.. gah

[witchery]

Yes definitely...but I don't consider it as an involuntary habitual thing, I push myself to purposely count the number of calories in EVERYTHING I put in my mouth! I can't just ignore it and pretend it never happened >_<
I'll be able to know exactly why I'm gaining weight T_T

Oh yeah and you shouldn't count them so precisely. I also make sure I always round UPWARDS to the nearest 50. You can't trust the information on the labels 100%, which would tend to err on the small side.

[ninyaah]

i do, too. but i'm not really obsessed about it.. more like, conscious. haha.

[nani911]

yep i still do it sometimes
i used to be anorexic or i would limit myself to like 500 calories in a day (which some people consider anorexic- which i guess in a way its like it) but anyways i would count calories for everything. even fruit- i would go online and see how much calories an apple was. it was pathetic. but im over that now. (:

but im not anywhere as bad as i used to be. i still look at the labels, but i will only count calories if its high in them, because i dont want to eat too much of a bad thing. now im just into eating healthy.

[leaves]

LOL no.. That's too hard. D:
I'm not even sure how much calories my mom make me in a meal.
I do read labels of labeled items though. LOL

[Kuma no Slipper]

Counting calories is good but overdoing it may annoy people. XD Besides, I'm lazy so I don't want to count the EXACT amount of calories I consume everyday. Instead, I pay more attention to portions, the nutrition labels and which type of food I eat. I keep fat, sugar and salt to the minimum. So I guess you don't have to be so obsessive with counting calories unless you're overweight?

[GOOMBA]

I count them and try not to go over 1500.

Always do though.. T_T

[jaey]

yeah i do too... I don't see it as a problem though. It's to maintain my weight.

[Azngel]

i used to but i realized it was making me starve myself which caused me to binge. i would count every calorie and freak out that something was 200cal. i practically had the mindset of an anorexic girl. so now i just watch what i eat and its working out much better.

[Kimdirect]

I have this habit too! It started around when I was a freshman in high school and wanted to lose weight. When I was younger, it was a bit bad because I took it REALLY seriously and would never want to go above 1200-1300, no matter what I was eating. Though the calories were lower, I would eat a lot of processed foods and sodium which wasn't healthy at all.

I don't think it is as much of a bad thing anymore because I've realized that counting calories is not the end all, be all of eating to be healthy and loose weight but a part. Ignoring calories all together could be disastrous for your weight as calories are what cause you to loose weight but it shouldn't be the factor that you base all your food decisions on. I look at calories before I buy anything at the store to make sure that it is within my range and then just eat a balanced diet to stay satisfied, confident that I'm not eating unhealthily because I didn't buy anything that had too many calories to begin with. I eat a lot more fruit now even though it doesn't have calories printed on it because even though I can't add it my count, I could guess and know that its within my "range".

My conclusion? That calorie counting to a certain extend it necessary to loose some weight and stay healthy, but don't aim at a number, aim at a range and remember that the reason why you're trying to loose weight or keep it off is to be HEALTHY so base your food decisions on that complete package, not just the calorie count.

[tkimmm]

I have a habit of counting the calories I would eat lol I would reflect what I ate and count them in my head, it started when I was around the start of puberty and the negative body image craze started, don't worry I hardy do it as much and I'm not starving myself or really pressuring myself to eat a sort amount of calories but it's just been a habit.

Anyone else have this habit?

Many people who are conscious of their weight and appearance all have habits of counting calories. Movie stars, Singers, Dancers, all watch what they eat and i assure you they count calories too. But I recommend you to treat yourself to foods you enjoy eating too. Just try not to binge on them and you'll be fine.

[ichigo_no_powder]

I have a habit of counting the calories I would eat lol I would reflect what I ate and count them in my head, it started when I was around the start of puberty and the negative body image craze started, don't worry I hardy do it as much and I'm not starving myself or really pressuring myself to eat a sort amount of calories but it's just been a habit.

Anyone else have this habit?

yes. i used to calculate each night every single calorie i consumed and mark them down day by day. but then my weight lost (110 - 95lbs) perked my mum's attention and she started watching my eating habits like a hawk i had to stop but then i am still conscious of my calorie intake, and it has increased lately because i want to start losing weight again. back then i had a set goal then started lowering the number of calories as each set of weeks went by

[CocoBoo]

yea last year i became obsessed with losing weight so i started looking up calories of every food online, weighing myself every morning, being secretive about my eating habits and just eating a few little snacks around my family just to make it look like i ate
it was a quite bad but i'm sort of over it, but when i'm feeling bad about myself i do tend to start these things again

[lindyy]

Narh. I cbb counting calories
I look at it thought but dont add them up