Stupid Stupid Question...but I must ask

trackmyday1973

Please don't judge..... I know this may be a stupid question for some....however, I would like to know

Do you put a caloric value on supplements?

I take B vitamins and Biotin..... don't assign calories.

I see some products actually put calories on supplements.

I was wondering.

Thanks

nikkip1982

I guess you could track it, but isn't most of that stuff like 5 calories. I think if you have 20 calories a day in vitamins, it is not going to hurt anything if you dont track it.

Dark_Roast

I've seen people log their vitamins, but I don't. I'm sure they are in the database if you care to look.

Birder150

Some people do to track calories however minimal. I think others track to keep a record of what they're taking.
It's a matter of personal preference.
I don't think not adding them to your daily total is going to make or break your weight loss though.

askeates

No such thing as a stupid question.

If you are tracking calories, then that means all calories. If it goes past your lips, track it :drinker:

Bry_Fitness70

I scanned my vitamins and supplements and created a section for them in my food diary. That way you can track all of your vitamin consumption, as well as any calories they may have.

trackmyday1973

Thank you everyone

You are all very helpful

SkinnyMsFitness

Not stupid!! I don't track mine...I'm starting biotin today and I've been taking OxyElite Pro to assist in weight loss and boosting my metabolism. Whether or not they have caloric value...It's minimal so I don't worry about it. A few cals won't make or break ya!!

I do know some ppl track all their pills! I've seen some diaries where it seems a dozen pills are listed but no calories. For that, I guess it keeps records of what you've taken and when. I guess do what suits you?!

Hope you're feeling awesome! You should be since you're living this new, amazing lifestyle! )

chrisloveslife

I track them but I don't really care about how many calories they are. I mostly track them to see if I'm getting my recommended values of vitamins.

trackmyday1973

Not stupid!! I don't track mine...I'm starting biotin today and I've been taking OxyElite Pro to assist in weight loss and boosting my metabolism. Whether or not they have caloric value...It's minimal so I don't worry about it. A few cals won't make or break ya!!

I do know some ppl track all their pills! I've seen some diaries where it seems a dozen pills are listed but no calories. For that, I guess it keeps records of what you've taken and when. I guess do what suits you?!

Hope you're feeling awesome! You should be since you're living this new, amazing lifestyle! )

I do feel awesome Today is my 10 day anniversary on MFP

I checked... I am on Biotin as of today as well. It says zero calories

chandanista

I've seen others track theirs, but I don't track mine because I KNOW me, and I know that if I'm consistently 20 calories over in a day then I'm going to kick myself and restrict tomorrow, so for my own peace of mind I don't track my daily fish oil, calcium, multivitamin supplements. Those things aren't going away anytime soon, my body just has to deal with it.

kaylacroswhite

Log the vitamins but make the calories 0. You're not gonna get fat from vitamins! Lol but it would be good for you to keep track that you are taking them.

jdad1

I track mine to help me remember to take them. However, it if has calories it should be logged.

scottaworley

I track my supplements, but mainly just for reference. I will say that I was somewhat surprised to see how many calories my omega-3 supplement had (though I should not have been. Fatty acid = fat - duh.)

ChrisLindsay9

Please don't judge..... I know this may be a stupid question for some....however, I would like to know

Do you put a caloric value on supplements?

Definitely not a stupid question. I tracked mine for awhile because I wasn't sure. And maybe it had some benefit when I was trying to drop weight awhile back.

But I don't track vitamins or fish oil anymore because it's more of a nuisance and doesn't really have any significance. I do list what vitamins I take in my profile in case my MPF friends are curious. Otherwise, I just track the supplements specific to a my fitness goals (pre-workout, creatine, etc.).

scottaworley

Log the vitamins but make the calories 0. You're not gonna get fat from vitamins! Lol but it would be good for you to keep track that you are taking them.

Let's say that I am eating at maintenance, but maintenance is hard to figure out, so I'm 80 calories over maintenance. Add 20 from supplements and I'm now 100 over maintenance. In one month I will gain one pound. I'm not weighing myself, and I do not notice the small changes in the mirror. Over a year I add 12 pounds. I'm not lifting, so that's all fat. I just got fat from (in part) vitamins.

ETA: The weight that I gained from supplements in this scenario was about 2 pounds.

Ophidion

I just log supplements to track them and their nutritional value.

The only two that I take with any discernible calorie value are flax-seed oil and Protein powder.

lakishamcquany

I track mine otherwise i come up lacking iron all the time.. i just use the barcode scanner and log it as a recipe...

poedunk65

I don't track anything under 5 cals.

bcattoes

I do not log vitamin/mineral supplements. Not even the fish oil, which I'm sure has calories. The only supplement I log is protein powder, when I use it.

todayis4me

I log it....