Are there foods that you just don't log when you're tracking

kwardklinck

I don't log my tea or my diet soda or my chewing gum. If I ever get to the point where I'm not losing, I'll start logging them. These things are sugar free and basically calorie free so I don't worry so much.

mmccurrach

The only thing I don't log is my drinks and really the only thing I feel like I should is my coffee because I put skim milk in it but it's not worth it to me to add that little bit of milk.

Emilydmo

I don't log mints (tic-tacs) or the spinach and 0 cal brown mustard I put on my daily sandwich. Oh, and I don't log diet cokes. I bought a 90-day fitness planner at Barnes and Noble to coincide with my P90X journey, so I've been doing all my logging in there the last few weeks and for that I will log EVERYTHING just because it's easier to write it then to search for it.

ccounts

I try to log everything but generally take one day off a week from logging. I try not to sit at the computer too long, as it slows my momentum, which is very important for me to keep. Anyway, I usually add the mustard, mayo, whatever I'm putting on my sandwich, even the lettuce, etc., because I want to keep track of all my choices, good or bad. I've cut waaaay back on diet sodas and usually only have them when I'm out at lunch or out with friends in the evenings. I don't keep it at home anymore. I drink tea regularly, but rarely add anything to it at all, yet again I keep track of it because I want to keep from going overboard on caffeine. When I have coffee, I taste it before I add any half and half. If it's good rich coffee, fragrant and wonderful, I don't add anything. If it tastes a bit raunchy, I add half and half and usually only drink a few sips before I dump the whole thing down the drain. So, coffee, yes I track it.

catherine1979

I don't log tea or coffee when I drink it black.

lilshorde56

i never log what i eat on sundays!! it prob would be an embarrasment to myself for ppl to see! lmao

THuffers

I don't log my tea. I never add sugar or milk to my tea so I figure the 15 calories per bag won't hurt me. :-) Otherwise I try to log everything. I'm still new here and have had to learn that if I don't log the smallest things I want to cheat more. It helps me to be more conscience of what I grab to eat. :-)

Phoenix_Rising

When I'm on track and doing super well, I log every substance that enters my mouth.

When I'm idling along, not losing much, maintaining my own, I leave out a lot of low calories foods:
lettuce
most raw veggies
gum
diet sodas
kool aid or water flavor packets
pickles, mustard, vinegar

They do add up, probably to 100 calories a day, but my daily caloric intake here is a guestimate, so I don't stress to much about these.

Jerzeebabie04

I guess I should start logging my gum too! It's sugar-free, but I chew a lot of gum throughout the day, it definitely helps me not to eat something else, but I chew enough pieces a day that it probably could count. Less than 5 calories a piece, but it could still add up.

Jerzeebabie04

I do take phentermine diet pills prescribed by the doctor and a multivitamin each day.... is there a way to log those? Is it even important to log those type of things?

Fieldsy

beer, liquor, fried foods, junk foods, unhealthy foods

I dont track on cheat days

tntrav44

I used to not log cough drops, till I logged one on a whim one day and saw that it had 20 calories and a few grams of sugar. :noway: I would pop those things like candy when I was sick! Funny how something so little can add up so quickly.

Minerva

BTW re: quitting smoking- when I decided I HAD to quit (my oldest son agreed to quit if I quit) I chewed the gum, used the patches AND the lozenges when I needed it. Don't worry because as long as you don't "light up", eventually, the nicotine craving gets less and less and 6 pieces of gum becomes 5, then 4, then 3 etc. Been quit 6 years now this March.

iRun4wine

Log everything! Especially pickles - even if they don't have many calories they are loaded with sodium and can put you way over your sodium allotment for the day. Plus, all those little calories throughout the day do add up...

That's exactly what I was going to say- I pay just as much attention to sodium as I do to calories.

marjaskow

I'm logging everything just because I have a hard time eating the number of calories they want me to eat in a day. So 10 or 15 for catsup helps me get closer. When I was on Weight Wathcers veggies were free, but they too have calories so they aren't free anymore, just better choices.

Wolfena

beer, liquor, fried foods, junk foods, unhealthy foods

I dont track on cheat days

:laugh:

Dom_m

I log everything except:
pepper (how do you even measure that?)
salt (ok, so sodium is a big deal, but I use so little these days - just 1-2 grinds of sea salt mixed with herbs every few days, maybe once or twice a week)
coffee - I drink black coffee, no sugar. I use a plunger and when I've finished I add water to the same ground coffee, so it progressively dilutes. I know this is dehydrating and probably ages me, and I think I'll switch to green tea soon (how about this afternoon?) but it helps me study, and I drink a lot of water to try to balance it).
Green tea - sometimes I just log it as water.

Occasionally I have 1-2 cashew nuts (I've done this twice so far this month) and don't bother, but I try to balance it by having 1-2 less next time I actually have enough to bother counting it.

At restaurants I have to give very wild estimates sometimes.

BrendaLee

I log everything just to be safe. A lot of stuff may not have many calories, but may be high in sodium (like hot sauce).

I guess I do have exceptions- I generally don't log green tea, pepper or other spices. There may be a few other things.

WINEYINVA

I dont log my coffee- drink it black
I dont log my iced tea- I drink the unsweetened variety
I dont log my gum- I chew sugar free