Do you log EVERYTHING?

radix89

I have been logging everything except gum and I may begin logging things like garlic that I wouldn't consider before. Which reminds me that I logged garlic for my scallops recipe then forgot to add it. I ate a few bites of my friends soup today and logged that. I figure if I'm going to do it may as well do it right. If I think I went over a portion by a tiny bit I try to overestimate a little just in case.

HMonsterX

I don't bother with my tea, 2 sweeteners, skimmed milk, as a) i drink tons of it (b) its next to no calories (c) Sometimes i only drink half the cup, other times a couple of mouthfuls, etc and (d) i leave myself a few hundred cals leeway at the end of each day.

cofakid

i do except maybe once every 2 weeks i might have ONE nut amd stop at only the one, and i wont log it. But if i say im going to stop at 1 and instead have 4, i log it. Other than that i log everything. gum, water etc. Its like my little sneaky naughty thing, but i do it very very rarely. Even when i stopped dieting for a month and was eating fast food and junked i logged EVERYTHING so id know just how nad i was doing.

Breadoholic

Yeah I don't log when I have a mouthful of cereal or a spoonful of pasta from the people I live with!

SusanMcAvoy

What is the point if you don't log everything? It's all about being accountable to yourself. Some weekends I really blow it by drinking wine but I still account for it. Good luck!

Jeffsimpson

Everything gets logged. I don't snack, and I don't take bites. It's generally something I "shouldn't" be having anyway so I just avoid it. Otherwise, yea I log it.

mamamc03

I log everything including communion at church, samples at the grocery stores or a drink of my daughter's chocolate milk.

krissykross

Everything.

choconuts

The ONLY thing I don't log would be black coffee and sugarfree gum.

JeSuisPrest

Yes!!!!

KokomoJoe

I try to log everything. Even to the point where I have the next day planned out if I switch I change it to reflect what I really had.

Breadoholic

yes. Lattes usually have 150+ calories. Be careful.

Yeah I choose small nonfat double shot lattes so less milk, therefore less calories :P

tdupree71

Everything except sugar free gum.....

On Sunday I even enter my beer!!!

kmcrey87

If you put it in your mouth, put it in your diary. All the little extras you don't log add up.

Yep, it all adds up and before you know it..... AHHHH!

0PhAtDaDdY

Everthing, if I don't I'm only cheating myself..

lmelangley

I log everything with calories, but I'm bad at logging water, plain tea, etc... But, if I indulge in a macchiato (sp?), I log it.

FaithHopeBELIEVE

I try to as best as I can but like last night I ate my daughter's pizza crust but didn't add that in. I did have some excercise cals leftover so I was probably on target so as long as we know then our bodies aren't going to know we didnt input something on the computer.

sparklesammy

i dont log coze zero, but i log everything else.

Breadoholic

What is the point if you don't log everything? It's all about being accountable to yourself. Some weekends I really blow it by drinking wine but I still account for it. Good luck!

Yeah true, but I'm always under. If I logged the oil I used or the number of sips I've had from someone's drink then I'd probably be on track. It's not like I'm cheating myself... I'm not eating nuts or mini chocolates and then not logging them, ya know! It's more I can't be bothered sometimes haha and my internets slow.

kit_katty

Everything within reason, ie not gum, I don't chew enough. But otherwise, yes, otherwise you may be over and not realize it. Especially since the scale hasn't been moving for me, so I really started to log diligently and I think it'll really make a difference.

Breadoholic

I try to as best as I can but like last night I ate my daughter's pizza crust but didn't add that in. I did have some excercise cals leftover so I was probably on target so as long as we know then our bodies aren't going to know we didnt input something on the computer.

Yep that's how I feel!

FaithHopeBELIEVE

Read through the replies. WOW I wouldn't have thought to log vitamins, omega supplements, stevia, black coffee because I dind't think there were calories. should I definitely be doing that then?

sarah_ep

What is the point if you don't log everything? It's all about being accountable to yourself. Some weekends I really blow it by drinking wine but I still account for it. Good luck!

Yeah true, but I'm always under. If I logged the oil I used or the number of sips I've had from someone's drink then I'd probably be on track. It's not like I'm cheating myself... I'm not eating nuts or mini chocolates and then not logging them, ya know! It's more I can't be bothered sometimes haha and my internets slow.

You don't log your olive oil either?

Lauren5280

I am crazy about logging everything. I want to stay on track and it really helps me!

juliapm7

I dont log like gum and stuff like that..lol but otherwise everything

I have to log my gum because I'm a chain chewer when it comes to gum - I just go through the entire pack. All of those 5 cal pieces really add up so it's really curbed my habit.

I log everything I eat.

Breadoholic

I don't bother with my tea, 2 sweeteners, skimmed milk, as a) i drink tons of it (b) its next to no calories (c) Sometimes i only drink half the cup, other times a couple of mouthfuls, etc and (d) i leave myself a few hundred cals leeway at the end of each day.

Yep, feeling you. Totally.

brocantrs

Everything other than a sprinkle of salt and pepper on food!

Breadoholic

What is the point if you don't log everything? It's all about being accountable to yourself. Some weekends I really blow it by drinking wine but I still account for it. Good luck!

Yeah true, but I'm always under. If I logged the oil I used or the number of sips I've had from someone's drink then I'd probably be on track. It's not like I'm cheating myself... I'm not eating nuts or mini chocolates and then not logging them, ya know! It's more I can't be bothered sometimes haha and my internets slow.

You don't log your olive oil either?

I usually don't use it so it's very occasional. I have recently been logging my salad dressings which includes olive oil. I give myself a few hundred calories leeway each day - oil and latte for example.

Breadoholic

Read through the replies. WOW I wouldn't have thought to log vitamins, omega supplements, stevia, black coffee because I dind't think there were calories. should I definitely be doing that then?

Stevia and black coffee doesn't have any calories. I wouldn't worry about it. Just log things with calories, I guess.

sarah_ep

What is the point if you don't log everything? It's all about being accountable to yourself. Some weekends I really blow it by drinking wine but I still account for it. Good luck!

Yeah true, but I'm always under. If I logged the oil I used or the number of sips I've had from someone's drink then I'd probably be on track. It's not like I'm cheating myself... I'm not eating nuts or mini chocolates and then not logging them, ya know! It's more I can't be bothered sometimes haha and my internets slow.

You don't log your olive oil either?

I usually don't use it so it's very occasional. I have recently been logging my salad dressings which includes olive oil. I give myself a few hundred calories leeway each day - oil and latte for example.

I can understand that. I used to not either, then I quickly learned that was mistake. There are 120 cal in 1 tbl of oil.

To each their own. I just think there is no way to full know exactly how many calories we are eating a day so I like to log everything to have a better estimate.