Do you log these things?
ladyofivy
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1. Your weight training exercises? Currently I don't... I have in the past, but it doesn't really seem to serve a purpose. I guess you could go back to see improvement, but otherwise it doesn't seem to make a difference that I can see....
2. Water consumption? I was at first logging it, but then I stopped, because it's not like you can really even go back and see. Well, I guess you *could* if you went back through the calendar on your food diary (possibly?) but otherwise I don't see much point unless you're being very conscious of your water consumption.
3. When you are "tasting" something? If it's just a literal "taste" of it... do you count the calories for it? For example, I taste food a lot when I cook it, because I don't always follow an exact recipe, and sometimes it just simply goes by how it tastes.
4. Low or "negative' calorie foods, like pickles, lettuce or gum? Or diet soda?
Just curious, no right or wrong answers here.
(the answer for all four for me is "no".)
2. Water consumption? I was at first logging it, but then I stopped, because it's not like you can really even go back and see. Well, I guess you *could* if you went back through the calendar on your food diary (possibly?) but otherwise I don't see much point unless you're being very conscious of your water consumption.
3. When you are "tasting" something? If it's just a literal "taste" of it... do you count the calories for it? For example, I taste food a lot when I cook it, because I don't always follow an exact recipe, and sometimes it just simply goes by how it tastes.
4. Low or "negative' calorie foods, like pickles, lettuce or gum? Or diet soda?
Just curious, no right or wrong answers here.
(the answer for all four for me is "no".) 0
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1. Your weight training exercises? Currently I don't... I have in the past, but it doesn't really seem to serve a purpose. I guess you could go back to see improvement, but otherwise it doesn't seem to make a difference that I can see....
2. Water consumption? I was at first logging it, but then I stopped, because it's not like you can really even go back and see. Well, I guess you *could* if you went back through the calendar on your food diary (possibly?) but otherwise I don't see much point unless you're being very conscious of your water consumption.
3. When you are "tasting" something? If it's just a literal "taste" of it... do you count the calories for it? For example, I taste food a lot when I cook it, because I don't always follow an exact recipe, and sometimes it just simply goes by how it tastes.
4. Low or "negative' calorie foods, like pickles, lettuce or gum? Or diet soda?
Just curious, no right or wrong answers here. (the answer for all four for me is "no".) 0 -
1) no. i don't have an HRM so i have no way of really knowing. i only log exercises that raise my heart rate.
2) nope. i have 20 oz. water bottles so i try and drink 3 of those a day plus two for when i workout. i don't know how many actual cups that is. i just keep track of the oz.
3) not really. sometimes, i'll try to leave 100 or so calories if i know i have a wider margin of error.
4) if its convenient i will but i'm not going to go out of my to log 7 calories worth of lettuce.0 -
no on all but the water consumption. I try to keep track of that because I notoriously don't drink enough liquids in general.0
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nope I don't log any of those!:laugh:0
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1. Nope, but if it was a long or especially vigerous session I will log it in the cardio section under weight/strength training just to log the calories burned.
2. Same here, used to... don't any more. All I drink is water and unsweetened iced green tea. I use a bottle that is 32 ounces and I make sure I drink atleast 2 of those a day.
3. Nope. But I don't do a lot of taste testing either.
4. Sometimes. Gum, no. I don't eat it, I chew it LOL. Generally, If it has 0 calories, it doesn't get logged. I do log pickles, but just to watch my sodium.
5. I also don't log olive oil. Seeing as though it's crazy high in calories, this probably isn't the smartest thing on my part. But I don't use gobs and gobs of it. Maybe a half a spoonful when I pan sear a chicken breast. I'm not too worried about it. I am losing steadily so I'm not going to change any of this unless I stop losing for a while. As my grandfather used to always say, "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" LOL0 -
A 20 oz bottle is 2.5 cups. 8oz to a cup.
I have been loging water, but mostly because I am trying to increase my water intake. As for the rest, I go with the, "if it is convenient" I mean, I don't usually just decide to eat 7 calories worth of lettuce. If I'm eating it, it is in a salad, so I do log it with all the other stuff in the salad. But, if I were to just have a "taste" of something, I probably wouldn't bother. I just don't want to have too many tastes. LOL.0 -
1) no. i don't have an HRM so i have no way of really knowing. i only log exercises that raise my heart rate.
strength exercises don't raise your heartrate? man, i am all sweaty and red in the face at the end of a good strength training session....and there is no jumping or running around, etc involved. just a suggestion, but to anyone who doesn't feel like they are raising their heartrate through a weight training session, you should up the weight and/or do different exercises. Its worth it for the extra calorie burn 0 -
1) I log all exercise because I am in the camp that 1200 calories is only the limit if you don't exercise. The counter actually increases the number of allowable calories per day when you add exercise and so I figure it all counts.
2) I keep track of water each day just to remind me to drink it. It is more for motivation.
3) I always put in calories even from tasting...usually I do this by increasing my portion size. It is too easy to taste extra calories by not thinking them as counting. A 1/8 cup is only 6 teaspoons. Depending on the dish, it can add up.
4) I count pickles and things that have sodium because I am tracking that for health purposes.0 -
The counter actually increases the number of allowable calories per day when you add exercise and so I figure it all counts.
But not for weight training, which is why I don't count it.
Only for cardio. I guess when you weight train, all those calories go back into restoring your muscles, rather than into weight loss. 0 -
I log everything so I can see where I can make improvements0
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I'm not going to log my 5 calorie vitactive vitamins. :laugh:
I'm not going to stress over those. Not worth it IMO.0 -
Oh, I know what you mean. Strength Training is one of the cardio exercises and I put in the amount of time spent.0
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I ONLY COUNT MY CARDIO NOT MY WEIGHT TRANING
I ALWAYS COUNT MY WATER BECAUSE FOR 2 WEEKS ALMOMST 3 MY WEIGHT STAYED THE SAME I CHECKED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO SEE WHY I WASN'T LOSING ANY WEIGHT SO I WHEN IT CAME TO MY WATER I MEASURED MY WATER AND IT WAS WAY OFF SO NOW THAT I KNOW I HAVE THE CORECT AMOUNT I STARTED TO LOOSE WEIGHT AGIAN YAY !!! SO YES ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU DRINK ENOUGH WATER !! IT DOES MAKE A DIFFRENCE
:bigsmile: GOOD LUCK ALL !!!0 -
I use to in order to track them, then I got lazy.1. Your weight training exercises? Currently I don't... I have in the past, but it doesn't really seem to serve a purpose. I guess you could go back to see improvement, but otherwise it doesn't seem to make a difference that I can see....
I do to encourage me to drink at least 8. I love seeing 9+ when the water splashes out! (Imma dork.)2. Water consumption? I was at first logging it, but then I stopped, because it's not like you can really even go back and see. Well, I guess you *could* if you went back through the calendar on your food diary (possibly?) but otherwise I don't see much point unless you're being very conscious of your water consumption.
Nope, I just try to limit the tasting.3. When you are "tasting" something? If it's just a literal "taste" of it... do you count the calories for it? For example, I taste food a lot when I cook it, because I don't always follow an exact recipe, and sometimes it just simply goes by how it tastes.
Nope. I'd burn off those 5 calories in the effort to look it up and add it!4. Low or "negative' calorie foods, like pickles, lettuce or gum? Or diet soda?0 -
The counter actually increases the number of allowable calories per day when you add exercise and so I figure it all counts.
But not for weight training, which is why I don't count it. Only for cardio. I guess when you weight train, all those calories go back into restoring your muscles, rather than into weight loss.
Lady - put "strength training" in under the cardio section and it logs the calories - you have to put in the # of minutes, but it will credit you with some calories earned. Not a lot -but still!0 -
I log everything in. And i do add my weight training in as well . But thats just me. Today i went to the gym and was so excited another 4lbs down. But one thing i def have to work on is these dang bat wings wth.0
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Yes to all but number 4.
I log my weight training when I do it just because it makes me feel good to "make it official":laugh:
Water...log it....mostly because I am AWFUL at getting it in.
Tastes....just up my portion sizes0 -
One of my weight training days I burn 400+ calories so yeah I log that! The measley 200ish days I don't know why I don't feel like logging those but I do to keep record.0
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One of my weight training days I burn 400+ calories so yeah I log that! The measley 200ish days I don't know why I don't feel like logging those but I do to keep record.
:laugh: Yeah - I would even log the 200. Shoot - I log it when I do it and I only get credited for 98 calories. I'll take 'em baby! But, I'm doing the strength training video that is 20 mins - so not a lot of calories burned during that - but the after burn and the effects are way worth it.0 -
I logged my exercise and my food but not my water. I was only about 500 calories over on the weekend and I gained 3 pounds. I think that it may be that I am not getting enough water ---- and I was drinking wine so I be retaining water.
Because I exercised every day --- there is no reason for me to gain weight.
Any thoughts from you more experienced folks out there?
Nancy0 -
I track my weight training becaue it give me a feeling of accomplishment to see it on the page. I ttack all exercise but I don't track activities.
I don't track every little taste of food because I've reconciled that all of my calorie tracking for exercise and food is an estimate. I generally leave a margin of safety. I do have a rule though that I have to track the little snacks or candy that I grab during the day. At work I'm constantly tempted by little dishes of snack or fun size candy bars. If I didn't track it I could miss a couple hundred calories a day and knowing I have to track it helps me to resist.
I track my water, but not religiously. If I'm on anyway and I think of it, I track it, but I don't log on specifically to update it and I don't really keep track of it during the day. It's so much of a habit that tracking it or not, doesn't change my behavior.
As for negative foods, again, because I deliberatly estimate, I don't get obsessive about coming back on line to add in pickles or celery if I forgot to add them to a recipe or something.0 -
1. Your weight training exercises? Yes, but only because I combine weight training with cardio. I also wear and HRM.
2. Water consumption? Yes, I try to keep track and make sure I drink 8 glasses, at least.
3. When you are "tasting" something? I don't count tastes of food I cook, because I end up counting my portion of the recipe later for dinner. I figure a tsp of taste doesn't add much.
4. Low or "negative' calorie foods, like pickles, lettuce or gum? Or diet soda? I do count pickles (because I try to keep track of sodium0, lettuce, fresh herbs. I do not count diet soda, dry herbs, 0-calorie gum.0 -
I logged my exercise and my food but not my water. I was only about 500 calories over on the weekend and I gained 3 pounds. I think that it may be that I am not getting enough water ---- and I was drinking wine so I be retaining water.
Because I exercised every day --- there is no reason for me to gain weight.
Any thoughts from you more experienced folks out there?
Nancy
Probably just water weight that will disappear when you get back to a proper level of hydration. Although, Jillian Michaels said on her radio show last week that just 2 servings of alcohol can inhibit your body's ability to burn fat by 70%. So... if you're drinking wine regularly, that may be counterproductive to your weight loss, even if it is factored into your calorie intake.
I log my strength training when I combine it with cardio - I wear a HRM and strength does burn calories. I stopped logging my water because I drink more than the 8 per day and pretty much nothing else. I don't log a "taste" unless it is really more than a tablespoon... I don't log pickles and sometimes I don't log raw green veggies because they are so low in calories.0 -
1. no b/c I have yet to begin weight training
2. yes, I like to make that little cup overflow with agua
3. no
4. I log anything that is higher than 10 cals (dunno why)
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I logged my exercise and my food but not my water. I was only about 500 calories over on the weekend and I gained 3 pounds. I think that it may be that I am not getting enough water ---- and I was drinking wine so I be retaining water.
Because I exercised every day --- there is no reason for me to gain weight.
Any thoughts from you more experienced folks out there?
Nancy
Probably just water weight that will disappear when you get back to a proper level of hydration. Although, Jillian Michaels said on her radio show last week that just 2 servings of alcohol can inhibit your body's ability to burn fat by 70%. So... if you're drinking wine regularly, that may be counterproductive to your weight loss, even if it is factored into your calorie intake.
I log my strength training when I combine it with cardio - I wear a HRM and strength does burn calories. I stopped logging my water because I drink more than the 8 per day and pretty much nothing else. I don't log a "taste" unless it is really more than a tablespoon... I don't log pickles and sometimes I don't log raw green veggies because they are so low in calories.
I was afraid of that. I do have wine every night and I think it does inhibit wieght loss. Thanks for the bad news! :sad:0 -
I log everything. I figure that I want an accurate account of what I've consumed . Cindy
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The counter actually increases the number of allowable calories per day when you add exercise and so I figure it all counts.
But not for weight training, which is why I don't count it. Only for cardio. I guess when you weight train, all those calories go back into restoring your muscles, rather than into weight loss.
if you enter it in the weight training section then it doesn't count calories, but if you search weight training under the cardio tab you'll find it and it will estimate your calorie burn.
I have an HRM so I log all the cals I burn, but when I didn't I logged my weight training under cardio, but not in the weight training section. I count my water just to keep myself in check and make sure I'm getting enough- but i think thats totally a personal thing. I log everything I eat though-I mean everything. I'm eating it, so my body is counting it right?0 -
1). log it under strength training as a cardio exercise. Because I do a high-intensity resistance routine, I wouldn't see my cals accurately if I didn't (I also have an HRM).
2). I log water. Period. If you are getting your water in, don't worry about it.
3). can't remember what the fourth question was. (I think it was the tasting one and the answer is that I add it into my portion size [so when I am measuring out a cup, if I had a teaspoon taste before, I take a teaspoon out]).
4). anything over 5 cals, yes. It's good for me to see what I ate. I like being able to print out the reports every now and then...0 -
1. Yes sometimes I log the strength training if I set aside a specific time to do it and focus. If I am casually using my weights while watching tv or something then I don't. Most of the time my weights are incorporated into my cardio workout anyway (the program I use combines it all together)
2. I log water when I log on to enter other things. I have a 700ml water bottle that I try to drink 2 of while at work
3. I don't tend to log tastes, but I do that a lot less now than I did before and am more conscious of how much I am tasting.
4. Yes I log everything I can, I don't have a HRM and some things are just estimates so the more than I can accurately log the better (but I don't log gum for some reason :laugh: ). LIke others have mentioned I try to leave a bit of a margin of error to cover for the estimates.0 -
I log everything except strength training.. With my exercises i just keep track of calories burned with cardio. I like to log EVERYTHING water gum lil tasters and anything else that will count as 1 or 1000 calories. Maybe im pretty extreme but i know when i see the calories eaten up on the diary it makes me aware on what i munch on and taste!0
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