I use a calorie counting app, and since you never exactly hit the goal, I add up the leftover calories I have every day and spend them on cheat meals once in a while. That way it's not really cheating.
In the United States and Canada, in a nutritional context, the "large" unit is used almost exclusively.
In the European Union, on nutrition facts labels, energy is expressed in both kilojoules and kilocalories, abbreviated as "kJ" and "kcal" respectively.
Fair point, I suppose non-Americans could be confused. But given the context, I still think this instance was very clear, and therefore the correction needlessly pedantic.
22 Comments
DearMoogle@lemmy.today · 31 pts · 306d
It’s a constant struggle😭 But that’s why you be good so you can give yourself guilt free cheat days! xD
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 306d
If you can be good 80% of the time, you'll see progress. Been losing weight for a year, down 35 lbs. Love me my cheat days.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 306d
I use a calorie counting app, and since you never exactly hit the goal, I add up the leftover calories I have every day and spend them on cheat meals once in a while. That way it's not really cheating.
sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 306d
I built this personal pizza with hard faught salads and bean dishes.
morbidcactus@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 306d
I really like waistline for that, it sets targets on a (configurable) rolling window, and it's open source.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 306d
What do you mean? It's only 25 calories for 1 serving (1/100 of a bag).
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 306d
Get out
entwine@programming.dev · 17 pts · 306d
As someone trying to gain weight, I'd love me some 2500 calorie potato chips
gibmiser@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 306d
Kcal... 2,500,000 calories
usrtrv@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 306d
So 2500 Calories. 1 Calorie = 1kcal = 1000 calories. Follows the rule of anything but metric.
abfarid@startrek.website · 0 pts · 306d
Why is this downvoted? 1kcal = 1000 cal. So 2500kcal = 2500 * 1000 cal.
frank@sopuli.xyz · 35 pts · 306d
It is, which is only 2,500 Calories (like, the ones on food)
It's a crappy system where kcal and Calories are the same thing even though they sound like they are off by a factor of 1000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie?wprov=sfla1
abfarid@startrek.website · 4 pts · 306d
Yes, 2500 Calories with a capital C. 2500 Calories = 2 500 000 calories. So the correction is valid, but for some reason being downvoted.
Zorcron@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 306d
Probably because it’s unnecessary and pedantic. No one is confused when someone is technically incorrect and types “calories” when talking about food.
The_Decryptor@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 306d
From the Wikipedia link above
So yeah, it's confusing if you're not American.
Zorcron@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 306d
Fair point, I suppose non-Americans could be confused. But given the context, I still think this instance was very clear, and therefore the correction needlessly pedantic.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 306d
abfarid@startrek.website · 8 pts · 306d
Actually, Frankenstein was the monster.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 306d
This is why I strong dislike it when anyone from Australia, or another metric country, ever mentions calories.
My brother in weight tracking, kJ is right there on the packet.
It hurts.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 306d
This is me over and over again in the grocery store. Apart from the munching first, that is.
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 306d
whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 306d
So brave