Is there anything you NEVER track?

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  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
    I don't track my coffee because it's only 1-2 calories. I don't track sodium or carbohydrates. Just look at the calories.
  • wisebadger53
    wisebadger53 Posts: 382 Member
    The Extra sugarfree gum that I chew while I'm working out. I figure the 5 calories get lost somewhere between all of the chewing and logging of my exercise calories, which are only close approximations anyway.
  • careyannal
    careyannal Posts: 161
    I don't track gum, spices, or my water. I keep cut up bite size melon in the fridge, I don't track it if I have one little piece, or one strawberry.

    Also with veggies I guesstimate my serving sizes since the calories are negligible.
  • knb2000
    knb2000 Posts: 29 Member

    LOL..I must be totally anal, I track just about everything!! Unless I really can't find or figure out the calories myself, then I guess-timate it.
    <raises hand> Anal here too.. Or should I say I have OCPD. Everything going in gets logged..

    Haha I can be like that too. The other day my boyfriend fed me a cracker with cheese and I was like "Thanks a lot. Now I have to log a cracker and slice of cheese! :grumble: " lol
    hahahahaha.. My husband thinks it's hilarious to do things like that..
  • hazelnutgranola
    hazelnutgranola Posts: 3
    I hardly ever track my tea, coffee, diet soft drinks, or anything that has more than 5 calories per serving. I guess the only reason is that my BlackBerry App is so slow that I can't be bothered to track all the minor details >.<
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I've seen people track gum. Sugar free gum.. -_(\
  • CrisN99
    CrisN99 Posts: 159 Member
    I do track my supplements. My four pills have 45 cals and a few carbs (the caltrate vanilla chew is the culprit for those I think).

    I don't track pepper or salt. I rarely add more than a shake of either and its not something I want to dole out by the teaspoon. I also don't count the cinnamon in my coffee on weekends. I do count the splenda.
  • DonM46
    DonM46 Posts: 772 Member
    Black coffee, diet soft drinks, and other "zero" calorie items have varying amounts of sodium, a small amount of carbs, some potassium, etc.
    Kinda depends on what you need to track.
    Some medications, prescription and over-the-counter, have a small calorie content as well as some of the other macros.
    These little things add up in a day's time: Two here, five there, four somewhere else.
    I log everything.
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    I track everything. The only exceptions to logging are if I'm heading to bed soon, and am a few hundred calories under for the day, and eat some tiny snack like 5 goldfish crackers or 7 grapes, or something. I've become familiar enough with logging to know that isn't going to put me over, so I don't log it.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    I track everything because I am determined to ensure my fat loss goals are realized.

    Not tracking is cheating, and the ONLY one hurt through cheating is yourself in this regard.
  • KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON
    KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON Posts: 258 Member
    chewing gum
  • LALOCHA34
    LALOCHA34 Posts: 340 Member
    semen

    HA HA!

    I might forget that occasional 4th meal after a night out with the girls, but that happens A LOT less these days!
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    yeah chores and and walking to and from class.
  • RiversideBabe
    RiversideBabe Posts: 75 Member
    If I go camping, or if I am spending a day out with my family and trying to truly enjoy life I don't log everything, Im too busy having fun. Isn't that what life is about anyway? I don't want to miss anything while Im on my phone trying to log something.
  • Rebeccawks
    Rebeccawks Posts: 61 Member
    My black coffee, tea, diet soda (rarely have it), mustard (0 cals), spices, sugar free gum (5 cals) but i don't care.
  • Nikkie_too
    Nikkie_too Posts: 495 Member
    Spices like basil, oregano, garlic powder, dill etc. They have no sodium and *maybe* one calorie. Effort is greater than the reward in that case. I do log anything with salt though - chili powder, garlic salt, celery salt.
  • gobraves47
    gobraves47 Posts: 213 Member
    I don't track herbs/spices, extracts, diet drinks, water. I'm too lazy--I think I do everything else though. I love water and drink a ton of it so I'm not concerned with getting the minimum.
  • makemewannadie
    makemewannadie Posts: 401 Member
    Like over people, I don't bother tracking herbs or spices, and I always forget to track water :3
  • imhungry2012
    imhungry2012 Posts: 240 Member
    I have one travel mug of coffee every day on my way to work and add a little FF half and half...I NEVER track this. I'm not exactly sure why but it is my one "cheat" and I don't ever feel bad about it! I think it's mental for me...like I am getting away with something :)

    However, I literally track everything else to the T...various portion sized tupperware, measuring cups and spoons, food scale are my best friends.
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    Spices, water, coffee. I don't usually bother with mustard either since I'm not worrying about sodium. And I guess at vegetables and lower-cal fruits. I didn't use to log supplements but then I realized that *duh* algae oil would have calories.
  • NicLiving
    NicLiving Posts: 261 Member
    Saturday nights!

    Great idea! That's usually the day I have a drink lol. Other than Saturdays I'm really strict about logging EVERY thing 500 days & counting lol.
    .
    If I bite it; I write it!
  • Punkedpoetess
    Punkedpoetess Posts: 633 Member
    I don't track spices. It's not even worth it. And sometimes I forget to track my zero-calorie drinks.

    This is me also along with sugar free gum (only chew a piece once in awhile). To me tracking seasonings and spices is not worth ithe aggravation over the few calories they have. I also rarely track splenda or stevia packets when I use them in something.
  • Angel1066
    Angel1066 Posts: 816 Member
    I track everything except if i go out to eat and i can't found out the calories.
  • mbajrami
    mbajrami Posts: 636 Member
    semen

    ^This. :-)
  • freew67
    freew67 Posts: 348 Member
    Anything 0 cal I dont bother, gum since it might be 1 piece a month, and lettuce.
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    Zero calorie drinks, low calorie condiments, etc.
  • sds76
    sds76 Posts: 215 Member
    I track it all, even no calorie flavored waters because a lot of them have sodium(diet soda does too but I don't drink that) and that has to be watched too at least for me it does.

    On the other side of counting(exercise), I do not count that I am nursing my child(supply is fine and she's old enough that if she weaned I would be happy anyway). I do not count house cleaning, (I might if I were to maybe clean out the basement or garage or something). I would however count mowing the lawn since I have a non-propelled push mower with a very hilly yard, and it's not something I do every day, heck with the drought we've had I have only done it once this summer.

    edited to add: I do track medication(thyroid meds) because it helps me remember if I took it or not :)
  • southernsky1
    southernsky1 Posts: 2 Member
    I don't count banana's or any fruit, i try to limit how many I eat, but i didnt count it on weight watchers and I still lost weight.
  • Yummamamma
    Yummamamma Posts: 79 Member
    I dont track water because I drink a TON
    I dont track spices
    I dont track Gum

    I get pretty crazy measuring out condiments and how much Silk is in my coffee/tea etc. That stuff really adds up!! If I add salt to my meal i usually guess but I like to log it most of the time so I can watch my sodium...
  • missmayeb
    missmayeb Posts: 182 Member
    I guess I am weird too but I track everything. . . .unless I skip the whole day entirely. Even late at night when I want a snack I say to myself "Do I want to eat it then track it or do I just want to sleep?" Usually sleep wins out. I think the point is to track everything so I do. I even track my coffee, tea, water, diet sodas, etc. I need to see what I am doing wrong, where I can fix things and what I am doing really well.

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