Energy Drinks - Should i log it in Myfitness pal

ppeaches21
ppeaches21 Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm very tired today and i bought myself a engery drink. I really want it but i dont want to go over my calories.. Should these be entered in as well?

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  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I'm very tired today and i bought myself a engery drink. I really want it but i dont want to go over my calories.. Should these be entered in as well?

    I've never had one before but i would think there are a lot of calories in it so yes log it. if there's calories you should log it.
  • JHB2011
    JHB2011 Posts: 153 Member
    yes. it's something you're putting into your body- log it. it definitely has calories and a ton of sugar. by not logging it to not go over your calories is cheating yourself.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    It depends. Which energy drink? If I drank a regular monster or rockstar I'd definitely log it. Even monster rehab or rockstar lemonade (both are 20 calories) I would log. Once in a while I'll have a monster ultra zero or use an energy power mix like Jack3d but both of those are zero calories so sometimes I don't bother logging it.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    It depends. Which energy drink? If I drank a regular monster or rockstar I'd definitely log it. Even monster rehab or rockstar lemonade (both are 20 calories) I would log. Once in a while I'll have a monster ultra zero or use an energy power mix like Jack3d but both of those are zero calories so sometimes I don't bother logging it.

    This. If it has calories, log it, if it doesn't, don't worry about it.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Log it, don't lie to your food diary or to yourself about the calories you're taking in.
  • mattschwartz01
    mattschwartz01 Posts: 566 Member
    Yes, do so. The best advice I've ever received was to log everything. Also, you can use the MFP app on your smartphone (if you have one) to look stuff up before you eat it.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    Agreed. I log everything that has calories. Anything that doesn't (black coffee - I guess that technically has like a half calorie per ounce but really, I'm not interested in getting THAT detailed - diet soda, I don't even log water since I know that I drink plenty though for some people it's important to track), I don't bother.
  • MiamiKid305
    MiamiKid305 Posts: 357
    yes. and you shouldnt be drinking energy drinks, theyre full of empty calories and a lotttttt of sugar, the reason why this country is obese. if your tired get more rest, eat better, or have healthier alternatives like coffee or green tea
  • JHB2011
    JHB2011 Posts: 153 Member
    yes. and you shouldnt be drinking energy drinks, theyre full of empty calories and a lotttttt of sugar, the reason why this country is obese. if your tired get more rest, eat better, or have healthier alternatives like coffee or green tea

    Exactly.
  • pterradactyl
    pterradactyl Posts: 35
    Log it--if you're over then you're over. Not putting it online wont change anything, and it'll be good to have it recorded if you need to remember.

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