Is There Anything You Eat That Don't Record - What and Why?

lmelangley

I don't log cups of coffee, but I do log the half 'n half I put in them. I don't log beverages, in general, that have less than 20 calories. I figure everything is approximate, anyway.

dsjohndrow

I don't log tea - I don't put anything in it, so it's no big deal.

lwoods34

I log EVERYTHING! If I decide to have a cookie, as Im eating it, Im logging it. I run very early in the morning on my treadmill and sometimes I will have a gatorade prime 1 (for energy and carbs). I log that too because its 100 calories. YES I dont go over my calories, BUT I still know that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. Everything counts...it doesnt matter if Im eating eat to fuel my workout, I still log it. I also add 50 quick add calories to most of my meals...I classify those as my "miscellaneous calories". I do that because we ALL take an extra bite of this or that while we are making our food. I might take an extra piece of cheese or an extra scoop of ice cream. We dont think anything of it until the scale doesnt budge and we are questioning why. My personal trainer/running coach recommended that I do that just to make sure Im keeping myself as honest as possible. I also record ketchup, salad dressing, mayo....veggies, everything. Because in the end it all add up. I saw some people dont record sugar free gum...I do. Its 5 calories per stick. Sometimes I might eat 10-15 sticks per day. Thats an extra 50+ calories that yes, might not seem like alot but it can add up overtime. Just because its sugar free doesnt mean its calorie free.

But thats just me....

Fairysoul

I do not log spices unless I am entering it under recipes, I don't really use that much to be honest it would probably be 5 calories at the most for ll the spices I consume in a day, and plain coffee is not logged, anyhting added to the coffee is added. It doesn't really have any nutrition I need to have logged. Also I don't log non stick spray and I always try to leave at least 50 caloires at the end of the day..

big_drake

I'm not a coffee drinker so I drink green tea in the morning. I don't record that. It's just one cup and there are no calories in it anyway.

I also tend to not record burritos. The ones I get from this particular local place isn't on the food list and I'm not going to ask them. It's usually a late night/early morning snack anyway. Hey, its the weekends and I work hard all week so I can slip a little on the weekends. Plus they are my kryptonite.

TheLongRunner

I don't log sugar free gum. Probably should though, since I chew a LOT of it..

I have to log mine since I eat a pack in one sitting...lol

RedHotRunner

I don't log the food I steal off my kids' plates... bite of pb&j, french fry, etc.

Ha. I do that too. I also don't log marinades and cooking oils, mostly because i'm at my goal weight so don't need to monitor things that closely.

Elizabeth_C34

I log everything but water.

Elf_Princess1210

I don't always track sugar free gum.

ErinBeth7

I don't record any kind of spices or coffee. Although, I do record whatever I put in the coffee. Other than that, I try to record everything I consume.

shesse89

Homemade meals I don't always record... sometimes I'll try to piece it all together but it's just too hard and if I know how many calories I've logged and have left for that meal, I do my best at portion control. Otherwise all packaged and take out foods, I log.

danibabs

I don't log gum or vitamins. Or spices (I never actually thought about doing that lol - and probably still won't). I also don't log water. I have a 20 oz bottle that I try to drink 5 of. That's like 12.5 cups. This is how I keep track of water and so I don't really need to log it - though the fact that it's not an even amount of cups makes me aggravated enough that I just won't log it lol
Oh yea I also don't record my tea (I brew it and it's unsweetened - if I add milk I log that)

jenfalck

The honey in my tea, breath mints, gum, salt, pepper.

theginnyray

I do log my energy gels, but not coffee (the actual coffee, I do log creamer).
Gels are 100/pack. I take them when I run, and I never run less than four miles, so I definitely work them off. There is a difference in 100 calories and a 2 calorie cup of coffee tho. I would start logging your gels - however, you're really only lying to yourself if you don't!

jak111

I don't log my medicine or vitamins either

mommymeg2

Spices and sometimes raw veggies. I will at times open the fridge (we have a HUGE bowl of cauliflower, broccoli and carrots there? and will grab a piece of something. It's likely 1-4 calories and good for me in every way so I don't bother. If I grab a plate of it, however, I do!

fatty2fabby

i log everything minus spices!

lwoods34

Just out of curiousity: how many calories are your sport gels. For me, when I was training for half marathons, I was doing alot of the goo gels and hammer gels which were 90-100 calories per packet or shot. By the end of the a long run, I was possibly taking in 300-400 calories alone just from the energy gels...in addition to the other food I was eating. I ended up maintaining and sometimes gaining weight during my training because I wasnt tracking those gels.

Right now I run about 3-4x per week and if I do a long run I have a gatorade prime 15 minutes before my run since I run very early in the morning. Thats 100 calories per packet...I still track it because it still counts towards my daily caloric intake.

This has been true for me....

I record everything I eat, with the exception of sports gels. I have 1 every 3-4 miles on most runs over 6 miles. The reason I don't record them is that I know that I need the carbs they give me on a long run and I know I will try to go without, if i have to go put them in. I'm always way under on cals on my long run day ANYWAY....

ErinBeth7

Also I don't log non stick spray and I always try to leave at least 50 caloires at the end of the day..

I always try to leave to calories too! Just never know! And you have to watch MFP because sometimes the nutrition and calorie count is not right in the database.

BrettPGH

My Diet Green Tea with Blueberry Pomegranate. It's about 16 calories a serving, 80 calories in the whole jug and it takes me about a week to drink a jug. So I'm not really skipping anything meaningful. And I have to rebel a little bit to keep my sanity.

cowgirlashlee

I don't log my medications, because they're necessities, otherwise I wouldn't be taking them. I have HORRIBLE allergies, and if I'm off my meds, even for a day, I can't function because of the congestion that I'll be suffering from. I don't log condiments either, such as ketchup, because I use very little of them anyway. Other than that, everything that I consume gets logged, even if it makes my diary look awful.

Kissybiz

I typically log EVERYTHING, including spices, etc.. But if I'm having a "free night" or a party weekend when It's impossible to record everything, I don't stress about it, I just don't do it that day, and then pick it all up the next day. (I limit this behavior to once or twice a month only)

smbakke77

I have pickles as a snack, some are zero cals, some are 5 cals. I usually don't log that. Or some of the low-cal condiments that I use that are less than 10 cals too...

Beastette

Yes, and I can't tell you what and why. You'll have to be satisfied with that.

heathersmilez

I LOOOOOOOOOVE logging everything! I've always loved lists ever since I was a kid and having an ap to do it makes my train commute fun - yea I'm a dork.

So I have ground black pepper 3 cals logged, gum 5 cals, Crystal Light 10 cals etc all there.

FionaNiConnor

Gum. Tea.

I don't chew gum very often, and it's such a mindless thing to just pop a piece or two into my mouth.

I drink tea constantly, and I read somewhere that if you were a big tea drinker before you joined MFP and continued drinking loads of tea, that it should just be counted as your water intake.

brittanyjeanxo

I don't log spices or salt, but I leave myself a cushion for those things. It just takes too much time trying to log, like, an eighth of a teaspoon of each little spice I use -.-

beskimoosh

I don't log herbs and spices, and I don't log 1 cal spray (because I use about 2 sprays for a whole pan, so maybe I should log 2cal?). I don't log my water because I make sure I have at least 2 litres a day before 5pm, so I know I'm well over my target every day

jessicaann05

I don't log spices, but I do log salt to track sodium intake.

sylvuz323

I don't log my veggies, fruit, diet sodas, or teas. I guess its just my old way of thinking from Weight Watchers, veggies and fruits are important but don't have high calorie counts so they were zero points.