Do drinks count toward the daily calorie allowance?

oldcrazy

Hello there

I'm new to all this and just wondered if I should be recording my drinks too?

Thanks for your help

Ayla20103005

yes mostly definitely

choconuts

If they have calories, YES.

Record ANY calorie going into your stomach.

beautybiz

Drinks that have calories count. Even coffee :grumble: without creamer and sweetener.

red01angel

Yes.

wildeone4

they sure do! that's why many suggest drinking water! You get more full from eating than drinking, but those drink calories still count!

chevy88grl

Absolutely.

Unfortunately, drink calories aren't "free". Drinking high calories things can derail your weight loss if you don't log them.

sugarbone

Yes, log all of it! Drink calories don't magically pass through your system without being digested. For that matter, also log oils and sauces you cook your foods in

theseus82

Yes. Although the choice to count the lesser ones is up to you. For water mix-ins that are 10 calories per 12 fluid ounces, I just ignore them as calories to "count".

I definitely count coffee with creamer though. It's rather substantial.

You are free to work your program however works best for you. WeightWatchers used to have zero point foods. Not sure if they still do. If I eat a handful of baby carrots, I don't bother to count them.

It's sometimes nice to have (small) amounts of healthy foods that you don't bother to count. As long as you don't cheat and eat one pound of carrots, you would probably be fine in deciding not to count the calories from a handful of baby carrots. WW people once got angry because carrots stopped being 0 points. My mother-in-law, a long-time WeightWatcher, retorted that "carrots are not what got these people into weight problems in the first place [lighten up]".

ohraspberries13

Yeah, it's insane how many calories you can drink in a day if you don't pay attention.

Banks01

I usually count the first ones, and tend to forget the ones at the end of the night :):)

nicehormones

Yes, you want to log EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth... You could be eating/exercising right, but if you don't log your beverages, you might not know what's preventing your weight loss! This way, you'll be able to pinpoint it with no problem.

HonkyTonks

Yep - alas a couple of hundred of my calories per day are from coffees and other drinks. Unfortunately I cannot give up coffee! Or the occasional beer/wine, so I have to work them off or simply sacrifice other things for them.

99Tinkerbell

Yes everything that goes in your mouth

SueGremlin

You mean that beer isn't free?

*sigh*

yager8725

yes yes yes. they are the calories that add up the fastest! i personnal don't drink my calories anymore...i want to chew my calorie....lol

Mommawarrior

If you are serious about your weight loss, you will count EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth.

Jomalone2

I would suggest even logging in the diet sodas if you are drinking them to see how much sodium you are getting. It was a real eye opener for me. I highly recommend Fuze Slenderize that are 10-20 calories each. They taste great but they aren't cheap. If others disagree they are free to comment.

kikislove2

Most definitely. A drink can be 200 calories, and that can be the thing that takes you over your daily calorie limit and derail your efforts. Be careful with them because a lot of drinks are empty calories and pretty much a big jug of sugar. So go for the zero calorie drinks as much as possible.

Troy67

If they didn't count I would be drinking cappuccinos all day long. LOL I don't like regular coffee.

dmpizza

Anything with calories or nutrients.
Even diet cola has some nutrients in it.

Jorra

Remember, no matter whether you log or not, your body knows.

If a drink has calories, it definitely counts. Calories are calories no matter what physical state they are in.

MissMollieK

heck yeah!

oldcrazy

Thank you everyone

I'd better start then! Could be slightly scary - I drink a lot of tea (just low fat milk, no sugar). I don't tend to bother with other drinks bar water - always prefer to opt for a cuppa.

Thanks again

scleesh

Count your drinks. That's why I drink nothing but water now. LOL Count EVERYTHING....don't forget your condiments either....all butter, ketchup, mayo, mustard. You wouldn't believe how they all add up.

MrsGriffin67

yes yes yes. they are the calories that add up the fastest! i personnal don't drink my calories anymore...i want to chew my calorie....lol

Amen to that! Much rather chew :happy:

ElizabethRoad

Thank you everyone

I'd better start then! Could be slightly scary - I drink a lot of tea (just low fat milk, no sugar). I don't tend to bother with other drinks bar water - always prefer to opt for a cuppa.

Thanks again

Tea doesn't have enough calories to worry about in my opinion - I think it's like 2 or 3 calories. It's the milk that will add up! If you could get used to drinking tea without milk, that's great, but if you're using low-fat milk it's probably not all that bad. Measure how much milk you put in though, as it's easy to miss your guess.