Do fiber calories count??
It depends. For most people it would not count 100%.
But....it would for me. Since fiber, not all, can affect my Blood sugars, and that means that my body breaks down the fiber and absorbs it - so i can't ignore that.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I'm not used to terminology like "fermentation in the colon" and wondered if it was work-related jargon for you? The listing of professions was merely guesses of what you might do. I'm not trying to be nosy so please disregard. But, if you are a scientist, you might be interested in looking at 4FurKids photo album picture of a VSG procedure--it caught me by surprise as much as colon talk : ) Edited to let you know 4FurKids is set to private--the photo of her husband's removed stomach can be found at the top under the word "Photos."
The manufacturer has already figured out what part of the fiber is used as calories, and what passes through. If the label lists calories, count the calories.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.