What DON'T You Count?

leannediet

Chewing gum, Coke Zero, 0 calorie sweetners

eeeekie

I stopped logging my gum and Altoids. It wasn't that big of a deal...I rarely chew them anyway. I do spices but only because some have tons of sodium and also because depending on how much you use you can be well over 5 calories.

sbilyeu75

I don't log my water intake. I know how much water I'm drinking and I log every other fracking thing I put in my mouth, so why bother?

annacataldo

If I eat (1) french fry, I dont log it, but only cuz i dont know how. like...when i steal one out of my boyfriends fries from a fast food place.
Sometimes i log my artificial sweetner cuz it does have sodium to it (but not enough to change it too much so sometimes i bother, and sometimes i dont).
Sometimes I log my 5cal gum. Sometimes I dont.
But most everything else i always log, like down to i ate "1carrot" or "1grape" i still put it in. Even lemon wedges that r only listed as 1calorie, or garlic cloves that r 4calories.

As time goes by, Im getting more comfie with the process so I dont worry so much about that 1 carrot, or that 1grape... but at the beginning it was important to me so i did. Now im generally always way under calories so im not as worried about 5 or 10 calories.

123456654321

I don't log water...I'm drinking it all day long every day so I'm sure I get my "8 glasses" and then some:P

WalkingGirl1985

Mostly gum or tea..I do drink a lot of coffee and use flavored creamer so after the first few cups I tend not to log it..and i should.

taso42_DELETED

I don't log water...I'm drinking it all day long every day so I'm sure I get my "8 glasses" and then some:P

oh yeah, that too, me too.

suzycreamcheese

i dont usually bother logging my coffee, even though i have skimmed milk and sweetner in it.

If i log it, then i always get comments about how much i drink :O

callipygianchronicle

I don’t log my “chef bites” those little tastes of things that you do while cooking to check for seasoning and doneness. But because I have sodium issues, I do log any added salt. I don’t log spices in my diary (say a roasted chicken breast with dried oregano), but I do add them to my saved recipes.

veganbecky

I don't log my kids' vitamin bears which I eat instead of taking a grown-up vitamin. It's like a free little sweet treat.

I also don't always log my tea with agave nectar. I only put a few drops in and I don't really think the 10-15 calories is going to make or break my weight loss. I'm not very exact with my calories anyway. I'm not really one to get out the measuring cups or food scales, so I'm sure I'm off by more than a few calories per day already. I try to overestimate sometimes just to make up for it.

wilyz

Raw fruits and vegetables. Why should i be penalized for eating an apple?

TheNettis

It becomes to tedious sometimes but I don't log:

Lettuce
Crystal Light
Sweet Peppers
Onions
Tomatoes
Pretty much anything healthy that I put on a salad, other than the chicken and the dressing. They arent that many calories and I dont see them as a burden. Its all good stuff I guess lol

Tree72

I don't log plain tea of any sort. I wouldn't log coffee if I drank it black, but I add milk and sugar so I log it all. I don't log spices if I'm just putting on a few sprinkles (or even that 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in my coffee or oatmeal), but I do add them to recipes because some have significant calories in the amounts I use there. I don't always log the 1 Tbsp or less of skim milk I add to scramble an egg. I usually, but not always, log the mustard I put on a sandwich.

MisdemeanorM

I often don't log things like ketchup or burger toppings (lettuce, tom, onion) etc.

But I do keep them in mind and if I have had a bunch I just quick cal in somewhere between 25 and 100 cals to cover it.

There are some days or strips of time where i am being SUPER diligent (like on a plateau) where i log EVERYTHING but as long as I am not gaining and am slowly losing, I try not to be too super anal about logging.

Raw fruits and vegetables. Why should i be penalized for eating an apple?

I definitely log fruit though - it has a lot of calories sometimes. A large orange and you could be missing 150 cals from your diary. That's a big difference! A calorie is a calorie! Same goes for big salads etc - I log them, though I might not log lettuce and tom on a burger.

melsinct

I never log water because I always drink plenty. I have one or two Altoids a day and don't log them. It works out to only 3 calories per mint. I used to log spices (not seasoning blends, I don't use them and also some have oil added- check your McCormicks labels!). As someone else mentioned it is way too fussy for me to sustain and when I did log them it was working out to ridiculous numbers, like 8 calories of thyme in a giant pot of soup.

sue26

nothing - i try to log everything i put in my mouth

Life0nMars86

sugar free gum...which I've cut back on a lot, in the past I prob had like 1/2 pack of that stuff a day at least! lol if I still did thatttt I'd prob add it lol but a peice every now and then or once or twice a day...don't log it...
spices - to me thats just overdoing it, I stopped with adding salt, but pepper n other stuff...I dunno...I know it has sodium...but yeah...I just try not to use too much of it
cooking spray - never really thought to try to look it up, n I only use a lil for my eggs or chicken sumtimes
spray butter - tryin to cut back on this too...cuz I'm sure it cant be good for u either lol n I know I typically use more than jus like 5 sprays :ohwell:

other than that I try to add everything I eat, all fruits n veggies cuz trust me they add up....esp in sugars and carbs! blech...

ajbeans

I count everything. Including spices. Some of those spices are higher in calories than you might think. Plus, I was surprised to find that many of them contain potassium. I'm not perfect in my logging, but I don't have any across-the-board "freebies."

vxmittyxv

I log absolutely everything, calories or not. That way I can look back at week I did well and figure out why. For example: I could eat the exact same things and drink diet coke, which is 0 calories, and not do as well as the week I drank water. If I had not journaled it I would have forgotten I even had it.

janemartin02

Tea and sugar free gum

newbeautifulme

I don't log:
Water
Black Coffee
Tea
Gum/Altoids

If I use more then a couple packets of Splenda (like in a recipe) I log it. If it is a packet here and there, I don't worry about it.
I try to log spices, but if the barcode scanner doesn't pull up the right thing, I am don't log it.

lalilalu

I dont log garlic, stock cubes or cooking spray. I know the cooking spray is like 30 cals, but over a dinner that serves 4 or 5 people it's very little, plus don't get back the calories when I have to share my meals with my little girl.

I also dont log the swigs of my husbands beer I occasionally have.

taso42_DELETED

Hats off to those of you who truly log everything!

dawnna76

the daily serving of birthday cake I have

:laugh:

realme56

I don't log diet soda, sugar free sweeteners, fish oil tablets, MVI, spices. If I am not sure about what I am loggin I go over on calories and under on exercise. Safer that way.....

LorinaLynn

I think cough drops and Dayquil are the only things I didn't log.

mamagooskie

I count EVERYTHING......even 3 calorie gum.

jisabelle

I dont log Spices and I never log Mustard

LaLa2469

Sugar free Jello. Its 10 cals. I don't log it.

amberaz

Diet soda, a splash of juice for my water, spices, vanilla in recipes, black coffee, gum and the occasional piece of sugar free hard candy. I pretty much log everything else. If I know we are going to have a veggie tray with dinner, I might log just 2 cups of broccoli or something rather than log each veggie individually, though. I am not too worried about veggie calories