Do you guys log the calories in vitamins that you take?

Martinez83014

I don't know if anyone has asked this already, but I'm not sure if I should log them or not.

seska422

If it has calories, it gets logged.

Sp1tfire

Depends on your goals and how 'tight' you want your logging. I don't because mine are only 5 calories and that is basically a rounding error to me.

Lillymoo01

If you a logging them for calorie sake I would not bother. If you are logging them to keep a more accurate record of your micronutrients then you would be crazy not to.

slw37

No.

TonyB0588

Martinez83014 wrote: »

I don't know if anyone has asked this already, but I'm not sure if I should log them or not.

No I don't, but I just checked and there's no calories listed on the three things I take.

4rtistry

I do. Things like fish oil and CLA can have more calories than you might think.

Danp

Multi - No
Fish Oil - Yes

babysaffy

Yes i do for the macros

ruqayyahsmum

No because there's no calories on mine as I take doctor prescribed calcium, vitamin d and iron

MalkinMagic71

I don't log my multi vitamins or fiber gummies.

netitheyeti

mine is literally listed as 1 calorie... I still log it just to keep track of stuff (vitamins, iron, etc) though

Lounmoun

My multivitamin is not listed as having calories but I try to log it as a reminder that I took it.

RoxieDawn

I do, I look at my MFP micro nutrients from time to time.

vegmebuff

I do...but have wondered 'where' the info comes from. Rarely listed on the any of the vitamins I purchase...I just put in what mfp's database provides.

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temazur

I do not. I probably should, but eh...I only take one multivitamin, so I figure it's not going to break me. If I started taking more supplements and they added up calorie wise I'd start tracking them.

amgreenwell

Yes, anything that goes in my mouth is logged

GottaBurnEmAll

I log my multi-vitamin so the micronutrients are logged, and when I tried taking flax oil supplements (they don't agree with me) yes, I logged the calories.

mph323

I log mine, both for the nutrient info and because the calcium and fish oil gel caps have a daily total of 40 calories, and my calorie allowance is tight.

stanmann571

NO, because I'm a sloppy logger. It's accounted for in my goals.

But you'll never hear me suggest to someone that being sloppy is the right solution. It works for me, but It's inefficient. It also works for me because I'm relatively active in my non lifestyle time. I'm sedentary occupationally, but I generally run or walk 3-5 miles 5 or 6 days a week. I also do strength training. Quite a bit of that doesn't get logged or eaten.

You've got to figure out what works for you. IF you can afford slop and progress good for you... IF you can't. Tighten it up.

alcomer

Calcium chews - yes, multivitamin - no

mulecanter

Unless you are hiding your vitamin in a Snicker's bar to fool yourself, no you don't need to log it calorie-wise, it's in the noise.

workinonit1956

I do not.

Gisel2015

No, I don't and never did or will. It will be an over kill for me and I don't want to be that OCD with my logging.

MegaMooseEsq

stanmann571 wrote: »

NO, because I'm a sloppy logger. It's accounted for in my goals.

But you'll never hear me suggest to someone that being sloppy is the right solution. It works for me, but It's inefficient. It also works for me because I'm relatively active in my non lifestyle time. I'm sedentary occupationally, but I generally run or walk 3-5 miles 5 or 6 days a week. I also do strength training. Quite a bit of that doesn't get logged or eaten.

You've got to figure out what works for you. IF you can afford slop and progress good for you... IF you can't. Tighten it up.

Agreed. I tend to think that the most important part of logging is consistency, not precision. If you're consistent, you can adjust based on your results as needed. It's impossible to measure calories with perfect accuracy anyhow - there are simply too many variables - but it's certainly possible to be consistent.

To the OP's point, I take D, iron, and folic acid supplements that don't have calories listed so I don't log them. I started taking fish oil a couple of weeks ago and hadn't been logging it until someone pointed out that it can have up to 70 calories per dose, which did increase my blood pressure momentarily. Turns out the brand I got is 20 calories per dose, but I'll probably still log it going forward.

Tacklewasher

I log as a reminder to take them. But thinking about it, I also am glad I log as I look at my micros at times, and they would be off if I didn't log.

Don't care about the calories. At 15 a day it's just noise.

kshama2001

I log fish oil, and the blackstrap molasses I take in addition to iron supplements. (Those I don't log.) The first two add up to 57 calories, so I think it's worth logging.

DavidJohnson29

yes, especially fish oil--i take 1g pills so that counts as 9 calories

RAinWA

I created a meal of my vitamins/supplements just to remind me to take them. The calories aren't really my worry, it's the remembering to take them!

MichelleLaree13

I don’t log minimal exercises like walking, gardening, yard work as that is all pretty normal for me. I also don’t log vitamins or gum. I figure it all is close enough. I already feel pretty obsessive counting calories.