Too Detailed?

jnell82

I log everyting, and I usually seperate it just like you do. You won't find many drinks on mine because I drink mostly water. But, if I drink something other than water, you bet it shows up on my log. I log everything that goes into my mouth.

Laura32412

I log drinks other than water or green tea. Basically anything I know has calories.

andyloosbrock

Congrats on logging your fluids, keep it up.

FYI...I do, too!

dogwhisperette

I do the same! Anything that enters my mouth enters my food diary. After all it works best if you account for everything! I do drink alot of water and other than that the occaional wine which is noted as well. I also keep in mind that fellow MFP's added the food choices so also try to make sure they match what I am adding. After all we may have eaten different amounts of the same thing. Hope this helps!

flexgirl

I log it all......the good, bad, and sometimes ugly......if I eat it, I log it.
But, to each their own.

engineman312

i log everything. i drink mostly water though, but if i have a soda or oj, i log it

voluptuous_veggie

I tend to forget to log water, but I log everything else! I even log breathmints! For example, I'm drinking tea right now. It has 0 cals, and 0 everything else, but I still log it, regardless.

bcattoes

I log drinks with calories such as V8, soy milk, wine, beer and milk. But I don't log drinks without calories like tea or water.

SlimSadieG

I log everything, including toast/spread/marmite etc. - Everything individually!

I'm only going to kid myself if I enter the "generic" stuff that's in the database.

margieward82

I log every bite that crosses my lips and any liquid that isn't water. Rarely do I have anything else, but it's all there! Also, I get as accurate as possible and very often make my own recipes or log every seperate ingredient. It's really the only way to know what you're really taking in

cantjustcant

I log every thing I eat or drink. I don't drink any pop at all (8weeks strong) but when I was sick I logged my diet gingerale even though it has no calories, it does have sodium!

sassylilmama

I log everything. Just because someone else logged garlic bread it does not mean the same kind of butter, bread or amount of each was used. It makes a difference.

Bonita_Lynne_58

I log everything. I use the counter at the bottom of the diary to log water and it's mostly all I drink. I have used the recipe calculator to figure out the nutrition info for some of my recipes per serving. If I'm logging something I've entered in My Recipes I just enter the name instead of every ingredient. Like you, I log the bread and margarine for my toast seperately. Just do whatever works best for you.:happy:

I always log any liquid I drink that's not water in my diary. And like other posters I even log the little crystal light to go packages if I use one in my water.

Jorra

You are not being too detailed at all! I certainly drink mostly water, so there aren't a lot of drinks logged. I always advocate logging separate ingredients because logging just "garlic bread" could be wildly inaccurate based on the recipe the person who entered it used.

That being said, I do estimate sometimes because I live on a college campus and I really don't know the recipes used in the cafeteria. I will just log what sounds close in that case.

bry_all01

I have (personal) rule: if it goes in your mouth, it gets logged. So, no, there is no such thing as too detailed. Log away!

SimplyShanRunning

Anything that enters my mouth is logged into my diary.......Never too detailed

BigDaddyBRC

The more you log, the better accuracy you have. Additionally, you will be able to see if there is a pattern that either needs to be broken or shaken up.

Montco_cancel

I log anything with calories. My beverages of choice are diet soda and water so I rarely log any drinks.

Drunkadelic

I even log my supplements....

chocolateandvodka

water only.