hi, i've been watching my cals, and i don't count sprite zero etc. nor tea (camomile, peppermint ect, but I'd count the milk) and started off counting fruit and veg, but found that then I hardly ate any, so I stopped counting ( as long as I don't overdo it and I would count a banana and that high-kind ones). I find adding an apple and grapes or cucumber and a tea at meals makes me so full or feel like i've eaten a lot, I don't want to eat too soon again.lol