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Do you count drink calories? What about on a fast?

921 views 35 replies 29 participants last post by  UntilWeBleed  
#1 ·
I normally count them, but when it comes to fasting I don't. Is that cheating?

Also, to make this soup only to drink the broth or to go tf to sleep? 🐖
 
#3 ·
depends on if it is a negligible calorie count so like teas, black coffee or sugar free drink. Anything added is counted, and if it is a substantial calorie count then that becomes a meal for me

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#7 ·
caloric drinks are a major fear food for me. I only have soy milk, and just a tiny bit in coffee. Rarely I will have green juice, which doesn't bother me so much. So, I don't really count, no.
 
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#14 ·
Well, I don't count diet sodas, tea, coffee, etc. Things that I know have trace calories, but nothing substantial.

I do count almond milk, hot chocolate, and crystal light lemonade. I didn't used to count crystal light, as it's only 5 calories per 8 ounces. But then I realized how many ounces of it I sometimes drink in a day, so I started counting it. I drink way too much crystal light.
 
#19 ·
For most things, yes I do count drink cals

Unless it's really negligible, like black coffee, or basically anything <5 cals

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#20 ·
It depends. I don't count the <5 calories in my Diet Coke. However, I will count the calories in my Crystal Light powder packs if I use one. I don't drink regular juice, coffee, etc so that is never a factor though I imagine that I would count them if I did. If I'm drinking alcohol, which is rare, I'm typically not going to count calories for that day.
 
#22 ·
I don't bother counting black coffee, tea, diet drinks, infused water, or veggie broth. Anything that's less than around 10 calories per cup or so I give my brain a rest and assume that I compensate for the negligible calories by underestimating my activity level.
 
#23 · (Edited by Moderator)
Diet drinks I don't count because it's a negligible amount, same with tea or black coffee, but if I get Starbucks or a protein shake or juice or whatever else I count it.

On a fast I only have "0" cal drinks so there's no need to count them, but I guess if I were feeling super awful and had to go out but didn't wanna fully stop the fast I'd drink something sugary and small without counting it?

edit: sugary and small as in like.. a 50 cal cup of juice or something

I think 50 is the absolute cutoff if I were fasting, past that I'd say the fast ended and I'd either go back to restricting or restart the fast
 
#25 ·
Not for tea, coffee or diet drinks. But if I was having cappuccino that would be different. I'd count the cals in that.

I don't like drinking my calories.
 
#26 ·
I count them. But I get through 4-6 energy drinks in a day lol. Really hurts my total calories 🤣

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