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

akivi73
akivi73 Posts: 27
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
My two would be pickles and coffee (as long as I use "fake" sugar and not much creamer). I figure they're both pretty low in calories and have pretty much as much as I want of each. They're my "cheat" foods. :laugh:
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  • kimberlygo
    kimberlygo Posts: 74
    I don't log diet coke. There is like nothing in there.
  • smae1980
    smae1980 Posts: 794 Member
    logging would be most accurate because a little can addup to a lot. 1 pickle spear may only be 20 cal, but eat a few and you could easily add 100 cal.add in a tsp. of mustard there a dab of creamer here and so on...
  • txcwgirl
    txcwgirl Posts: 127 Member
    I don't log my Diet Dr Pepper.
  • drvvork
    drvvork Posts: 1,162
    I log everything right down to my gum since the ste is so simple to use. Boy, it opened my eyes and has helped me curb some bad habits or at least alter them... LOL... :laugh:
  • kalmf
    kalmf Posts: 351 Member
    I don't log my Nicorette - which I chain chew! It probably adds another 100 calories a day, but you know what? I don't wanna:sad:
    All right - I'll start.:grumble:
  • xonophone
    xonophone Posts: 474 Member
    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...

    I haven't been logging in my chewing gum though...perhaps I better start?
  • epoeraven
    epoeraven Posts: 458 Member
    If it doesn't have calories (like diet pop) I don't. If it has calories I log it - so even the pickle that has 5 calories goes on my log. I even log ketchup and mustard. All those little things add up.....
  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    I don't add stuff like Splenda packets and Coke Zero. I know the Splenda has carbs and the Coke has sodium, but I just don't want to add them. They have nothing else in them. Yet, I only have a Coke once a week, and I have one Splenda packet a day. If I were eating lots of little things like this per day, I would probably log them, because they could be important. If I drank 5 Coke Zero's a day, my sodium would be insane, but I wouldn't know b/c I wasn't logging them. Just depends on the extent of your snacking I suppose!
  • siobhannestor
    siobhannestor Posts: 177
    Don't log tea or Stevia or the (very occasional - maybe 1x per week) diet soda... Also don't log one little pinch of salt in cooking (rarely use any, except for potato dishes).
  • Sarah219
    Sarah219 Posts: 46
    yes i dont log diet coke either :laugh:
  • charlottemay
    charlottemay Posts: 19
    I know diet coke doesnt have any calories but does it contain sugar? I just find it too good to be true that you could drink as much as you wanted and it wouldnt affect you?? Anybody know? I hope that makes sense or do I sound stupid?
  • BigdaddyJ
    BigdaddyJ Posts: 357
    I don't log coffee or tea because I usualy have it on the go and since i'm usualy 2-300 low on calories I dont really worry about it.
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,249 Member
    I don't log my black coffee, the cinnamon I sometimes sprinkle on foods, my supplements, the salt I add to foods (I don't track my sodium either, but I am conscious of trying not to use excessive salt), or most spices when I'm creating recipes to save in My Meals.
  • JenniHagerman
    JenniHagerman Posts: 1
    There is no sugar, but there is probably aspartame in it to make it sweeter.
  • youngs
    youngs Posts: 250 Member
    I log anything that enters my mouth..:wink: no matter what it is!!:laugh: and that way I know there will be no cheating here..:noway:
  • drvvork
    drvvork Posts: 1,162
    I know diet coke doesnt have any calories but does it contain sugar? I just find it too good to be true that you could drink as much as you wanted and it wouldnt affect you?? Anybody know? I hope that makes sense or do I sound stupid?

    It is made with aspartame (a very controversial sweetner). :flowerforyou:
  • jlw02
    jlw02 Posts: 12 Member
    I don't log gum, ketchup, mustard, altoids. That's about it.
  • BigdaddyJ
    BigdaddyJ Posts: 357
    OH! and I dont log ANYTHING on Sundays, since it's my day off, i also take a day off logging. I'm still careful about what I eat tho!!
  • sportsqueen32
    sportsqueen32 Posts: 115
    i log absolutely everything from the coffee to the splenda to the mentos. about the only thing i don't add is water that is used in a recipe, well that is if i log the ingredients here then save them as a meal. If I log the ingredients on Shark then the water is added. I even log supplements and drink packets ie: crystal light or wylers.
  • NurseMisty
    NurseMisty Posts: 312 Member
    Okay, so I'll be the next to admit I don't log my coffee with half and half. I know it's around 25 calories. If I eat more than one pickly, I'll log it, but not one. I never log gum but my gum is sugar free. I don't log my my diet a&w. If I make a sandwich, I use only a quarter of a teaspoon of mayo and I don't log that. I'm usually 200-300 under, so I'm comfortable with not logging it.
  • mbowen
    mbowen Posts: 16
    I was guessing on my coffee creamer and sugar, but the other day I measured it and realized I was using 2-3 times what I was logging in. So now I am logging everything!!! If I would have measured and logged in the creamer/sugar accurately I may have been over on my calories. I think it is important to log everything to make sure you don't go over daily intake goals.
  • pannellkat
    pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
    I log it all. If it enters my mouth, it is being logged in. Even my equal or splenda with zero calories get logged. I like to keep myself accountable for everything.
  • mbowen
    mbowen Posts: 16
    I don't log my Nicorette - which I chain chew! It probably adds another 100 calories a day, but you know what? I don't wanna
    All right - I'll start.

    how long have you been chewing nicorette? Is it working for you or are you now addicted to the gum? Just curious as I have a friend who needs to quit and has set a date at the end of the month to give it a shot.
  • junipuni
    junipuni Posts: 264 Member
    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...

    I haven't been logging in my chewing gum though...perhaps I better start?
    ITA with logging EVERYThing. One of the things I am keeping track of is sodium and even if there is something with no calories or fat it has sodium. :)

    I don't log my gum though. But I rarely have it.
  • kiffypooh
    kiffypooh Posts: 1,045 Member
    I don't log diet soda or veggies on my sandwiches. If I make a sandwich at home and put a leaf or two of lettuce on it or a couple tomato rings I don't normally log it. I figure I didn't get to 250 lbs eating lettuce and tomatoes :laugh:
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Okay, so I entered a can of Diet Coke, one 1oz Claussens Garlic Pickle and 1 serving (2Tbsp) Half and Half into my diary just now.

    SHOCKER FOR YOU:

    Cals 44 total
    _____________
    Carbs 2
    Fat 3...............................(In 2 Tablespoons of Half&Half - most of us use 4 or more as a "serving")
    Protein 1........................(I need to get to 58g, so can't have all from animal sources with 15g Sat Fat allowed)
    Sat Fat 2........................(I'm only allowed 17g daily - pretty much ALL Fat in Half&Half, and 2g Saturated!)
    Calcium 3......................(Just from the cream - there are lots better ways to get calcium: my Goal is 100g daily)
    Cholesterol 11mg.......(I can have 300mg)
    SODIUM 322mg..........(Recommended is 1500 or less)

    The biggest problem with Diet Pop is that it leeches Calcium from your bones, ladies!

    Do the research, I think you'll find that Diet Pop is a waste of your money, the earth's resources, and there are tastier and more nutritious ways to hydrate without all that SODIUM! Cheaper ways, too. Like water and green tea.

    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    I don't log diet soda or veggies on my sandwiches. If I make a sandwich at home and put a leaf or two of lettuce on it or a couple tomato rings I don't normally log it. I figure I didn't get to 250 lbs eating lettuce and tomatoes :laugh:

    Same for me
  • dogmeat
    dogmeat Posts: 83
    I don't log gum and I have estimates for some things like coffee with milk (based on a few measurements).

    Coffee was a bit of a surprise, I drink it with 1% milk and no sweetener, and 1 mug contains about 60 Calories. Since I drink anywhere between 5 and 12 mugs a day, that can be a significant portion of daily energy intake :) At least I'm getting enough calcium!
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    I was guessing on my coffee creamer and sugar, but the other day I measured it and realized I was using 2-3 times what I was logging in. So now I am logging everything!!! If I would have measured and logged in the creamer/sugar accurately I may have been over on my calories. I think it is important to log everything to make sure you don't go over daily intake goals.

    This is important... especially if you use creamers! One tablespoon (even of the fat free or sugar free varieties) have anywhere from 25-60 calories per TABLESPOON. If you are just dumping in what seems like a little bit, it could easily be 2 or 3 or more tablespoons and should be logged. My coffee every morning is almost 100 calories (for a 24 ounce cup) I use artificial sweetener for it, but now I also use some regular milk along with LESS fat-free vanilla creamer - because I realized just how much creamer I was dumping in one time when I measured it at home - and not necessarily for flavor, but because it wasn't the shade of brown I preferred. :tongue:

    I wish I could just give the stuff up but can't seem to do it! :blushing: & Yes, I've tried vanilla flavored sugar free syrups, they're okay - but just not the same.
  • kiffypooh
    kiffypooh Posts: 1,045 Member
    I don't log my Nicorette - which I chain chew! It probably adds another 100 calories a day, but you know what? I don't wanna
    All right - I'll start.

    how long have you been chewing nicorette? Is it working for you or are you now addicted to the gum? Just curious as I have a friend who needs to quit and has set a date at the end of the month to give it a shot.

    My aunt has been chewing the Nicorette gum for about 28 years and my mom has been chewing it for about 25 years. I did the patch and I've been nicotine free for almost 5 years. I did use the second level patch one packet longer then they called for because that's where I feel off the wagon and started smoking again the last time I had quite.
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