Food you don't bother logging
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I don't log spices or oil used to cook our food. it would be tough to determine how much oil is in my serving when are 5-6 servings cooked. we don't use much oil anyway in our foods.
I don't log diet soda or anything that has no calories...0 -
I log and weight EVERYTHING0
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I don't log 0 calorie cooking sprays, or the salt and pepper I use. I am too lazy to log a little pinch of minced garlic or a sprinkle of dry herbs. Other than that I log/weigh everything else- condiments, vitamins/medicine, gum, tea, coffee. I rarely eat off of other peoples' plates. If it goes in my mouth I log it.0
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There is no food I don't log.0
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I usually don't bother logging sunflower seeds, because even a handful of them is like 20 calories. I just mentally account for it and only log if I end up eating a lot.0
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I don't log herbs, lemon in my water, gum/breathmints0
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I don't log black coffee but I do log sf gum and mints, even though they're about the same calories as black coffee. I was trying to figure out why I do that. I think it's because for me I won't drink more than 2 cups of coffee in a day (I'm super caffeine sensitive), but I could pop mints all day and chew gum all day, which could add up to 30 or 40 calories (2 or 3 at a time!).
I do log all veggies, condiments (including vinegar and hot sauces), lemon, lime, etc. but not dry herbs and spices. I might be a little sloppy with logging ones that are super low calories (10 or less); I'll still log them, but might guesstimate rather than measure.
I am also super possessive of my food once I've weighed it out--"Get your own chip, I've weighed this one!" I think it's kind of funny because my pets aren't at all food possessive but I am. ;-)0 -
I don't log anything anymore and haven't for over two years now...
when I did log, I logged most things but didn't get too wrapped up in insignificant things like the couple of calories of marinade that might have stuck to your chicken, etc. I logged things that would add up to significant calories...
you also have to be careful with some condiments...if you're just having a little dollop of ketchup, probably no big deal...but I can pretty much drain half a bottle with some burgers and fries...that's going to add up.
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There are many items that I don't bother logging
leaf type veggies
onions & peppers
ketchup
mustard
any spices or seasonings
coffee & tea
spray butter
lemon juice
lime juice
Basically anything with a calorie value under 10 or so, although lately I have been logging items of a few cals just for the hell of it.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
It doesn't matter if there's no replacement for your vitamin's calories when it comes to logging it or not. If taking a vitamin with X calories is an absolute given and can't be reduced, that's still X calories of something else you can't eat and stay at goal.DeguelloTex wrote: »Not that I'd log vitamins, but it's not really a question of whether those calories are avoidable, it's a question of crowding out calories that are avoidable. Yes, I get that it's not many calories, it's more the logic of it.
I'm still mid-caffeine intake after a very long night of work, so forgive me for totally missing what you're saying here. Can you please use smaller words and type slowly, because I'm gonna read slowly this morning.
Basically, the argument for not logging a vitamin is that the calories are minuscule, not that you're going to take one no matter what.
Ah yes, thank you. I agree.
I do get why some would want to log them though. We do say "log everything" and that qualifies, so I can't fault them for going to the letter.
I don't take a multi as I tend to meet my requirements through diet, but I do take daily meds and a calcium supplement. I log them all even though I don't think I'm on anything with a calorie count. I then use my diary to make sure I'm consistently taking them. Bad things can happen if I don't. I get...itchy.0 -
When I log, I log everything *except* for sometimes the odd squeeze of lemon that might go over a fish or piece of chicken. I usually do log it, but there are a handful of times I haven't. I log supplements etc and everything else. (When I log.)0
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I'll log spices if I'm creating a recipe, but not if I'm adding directly to my log. I log most of the zero or extremely low cals per serving stuff like pickles, coffee, etc. Cooking spray I log as tsps of oil.
I do not log my daily vitamin + fish oil + fiber because I might be tempted not to take it.0 -
spices, salt, 1 bite of something, green onions... diet pop0
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I don't log the leafy green parts in a salad usually.0
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I log EVERYTHING, even a pinch of salt, grind of black pepper. It keeps me right.0
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I was going to say that I log everything, but then I started reading the other replies and realized that I've never logged spices. lol. No calories there so I'm not worried. Otherwise I log everything because I want to be able to see how many vegetables, for example, or how much protein, or whatever, that I've eaten in a week. I'm trying to be better about vegetables so it helps me to see it all. So I log it all even that spear of celery which is practically zero. I always log my black tea because I use a little bit of sugar in it and I don't want a random sugar serving to appear in my diary without the tea that went with it. Just because I'm weird like that. lol
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LeslieB042812 wrote: »I don't log black coffee but I do log sf gum and mints, even though they're about the same calories as black coffee. I was trying to figure out why I do that. I think it's because for me I won't drink more than 2 cups of coffee in a day (I'm super caffeine sensitive), but I could pop mints all day and chew gum all day, which could add up to 30 or 40 calories (2 or 3 at a time!).
I do log all veggies, condiments (including vinegar and hot sauces), lemon, lime, etc. but not dry herbs and spices. I might be a little sloppy with logging ones that are super low calories (10 or less); I'll still log them, but might guesstimate rather than measure.
I am also super possessive of my food once I've weighed it out--"Get your own chip, I've weighed this one!" I think it's kind of funny because my pets aren't at all food possessive but I am. ;-)
hahahahaha I'm the same way. "NO you can't have a bite, I've weighed it already!"
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spices or cooking spray. Everything else (incl coffee) gets logged.0
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If it's a few spritzes I don't bother with 1cal cooking spray usually, things like Lettuce or Spinach I don't log unless I want it in my diary to look back at for macros, it just seems more effort than its worth to weigh it. Mushrooms I don't bother with unless I'm using a lot, and things like seasonings or milk in tea or coffee I don't worry too much about (unless it's a lattee as then it's more than just a splash). Seem to be doing okay so far without it affecting my goals
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I don't log gum, most dried spices or bites of vedges. I do log condiments and bites of anything that is calorie dense. I log salt and spices that include sodium and some artificial sweeteners for health reasons. I have high blood pressure and some artificial sweeteners can cause me tummy problems if I consume to much in a short time. I don't log my supplements.0
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1 cal cooking spray (although I did in the past, then realised this was slightly coocoo as I was only using 4 or 5 sprays.... There's being accurate and then there's being a bit of a loony!!!)
but the whole bottle is over 500 calories...they dont vaporize you eat those even if you use only one spray...now if you do a long time with a bottle oke...but me 10 days one bottle which means 50 calories a day!
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I also log EVERYTHING the little things add to much up and are a couple hundred of calories over a few days easily
But i eat a lot of herbs and spices
the cooking spray well like i said is 50 calories a day because i divided the amount of the whole spray over the days i can use it till its empty and the average was 10 days so about 53 calories a day right there.
Coffee yes sir i log coffee...2 calories a cup and i drink about 14 cups a day. so 28 calories.
If you add it all up i have about 100 calories or even more a day in this kinda stuff
Which would mean 700 a week
and 5 weeks 3500 calories tadaaaa is a one whole pound! Is 10.2 pounds a year
so i dont log water...thats it.0 -
oh, salt, i never log salt! how do you log that, do people weigh 2 shakes of salt?0
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Not logged: vitamins and supplements, gum, PAM or vegetable spry, dry spices (unless they are part of my recipe and need to know what I added). I don't log if I taste something from my husband plate, and I don't care if he takes something from mine either, but others better stay away. When eating out and unless I know the caloric value of my meal, I don't log it either. I may add quick calories and write a note in the comments section that explains what I had, but that is it. The same when I go on vacation. I do log my black coffee with Splenda but only because both cups are part of my breakfast and PM snack.0
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I count my 3 cups of coffee as "water", and log the cream and sugar added as food calories. Salsa is high in sodium, and I track it because I notice on those days I go over my sodium limit, I retain water weight. (of course).
But it is good to see how it affects my daily weigh ins.0 -
I log herbs and spices if they are part of a recipe in the recipe builder, apart from that I log every morsel of food or drink. Yep I don't care if people see me a cuckoo!0
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Monklady123 wrote: »LeslieB042812 wrote: »I don't log black coffee but I do log sf gum and mints, even though they're about the same calories as black coffee. I was trying to figure out why I do that. I think it's because for me I won't drink more than 2 cups of coffee in a day (I'm super caffeine sensitive), but I could pop mints all day and chew gum all day, which could add up to 30 or 40 calories (2 or 3 at a time!).
I do log all veggies, condiments (including vinegar and hot sauces), lemon, lime, etc. but not dry herbs and spices. I might be a little sloppy with logging ones that are super low calories (10 or less); I'll still log them, but might guesstimate rather than measure.
I am also super possessive of my food once I've weighed it out--"Get your own chip, I've weighed this one!" I think it's kind of funny because my pets aren't at all food possessive but I am. ;-)
hahahahaha I'm the same way. "NO you can't have a bite, I've weighed it already!"
My husband knows that he'll lose a hand if he touches my food. No messing around when I've weighed food out.0 -
I don't log spices. I do log condiments. I don't log the coffee itself, but I do log the milk or cream I put in it. I don't log sugar-free gum, but I do log mints. I don't log lemon, lime, or cucumber added to my water, but I do log diet soda. As I'm typing this, I am realizing how arbitrary the "rules" I have for myself appear to be!0
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I don't log in anything that is noncaloric. It just is too much work! I try to be careful to log in most everything else as accurately as possible so I can keep up with what I'm eating. If I think the carbs or calories are adding up, I will be super careful for the rest of the day.0
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I don't log spices. I do log condiments. I don't log the coffee itself, but I do log the milk or cream I put in it. I don't log sugar-free gum, but I do log mints. I don't log lemon, lime, or cucumber added to my water, but I do log diet soda. As I'm typing this, I am realizing how arbitrary the "rules" I have for myself appear to be!
Yes! I've realized my rules are somewhat arbitrary, too. Oh well, whatever works and is livable! 0
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