does anyone not document their liquid calories?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Juice can have crazy calories. So can tea drinks - other than some of the diet ones. I log it. I log my diet soft drinks too because they have sodium.
  • Colorfan
    Colorfan Posts: 230 Member
    Uh, yeah man.

    A lot of drinks have TONS of calories, carbs and sodium. If you arent tracking them, then youre probably consuming a lot of calories that you werent even aware of.

    Just look at the label on a bottle of Sobe, for example. One bottle is actually multiple servings, and one serving has a few hundred calories.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    I don't mean like soda pop or really high sugar drinks, but I don't find the point in putting in calories for my cranberry juice or Arizona Green Tea....i know I probably should, but do those drinks really make THAT kind of a difference?

    and this is a perfect example of why many americans are overweight.
  • saudade108
    saudade108 Posts: 33
    If I didn't, I'd be in trouble. My problem area for excess calories comes from my coffee and creamer I can't give up. I don't drink anything but coffee and water, though. If I didn't count my coffee, I'd never lose weight!
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Don't see the point? Wondering if they make THAT much difference? No wonder people fail at weight loss.

    I mean. why bother logging anything? I just ate chocolate cake. I don't eat it every day, so why bother logging it right?

    The rudeness in this post is uncalled for. A simple, polite answer would have done just fine.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I know this is going to sound crazy and backwards, but I document ALL of my liquid calories.

    Except booze. LOL I know it doesn't make sense, but that's how I do it.

    I'll join you in the crazy corner.

    I never logged any exercise either.

    Other than my red wine it's water or black coffee now, since I cut the heavy cream I don't log it.
  • Ronngie
    Ronngie Posts: 295 Member
    I leave out seltzer, other than that I log everything sweetened or not.
  • Laddiegirl
    Laddiegirl Posts: 382 Member
    Anything that isn't water I log. Juice can have a lot of calories and sugar so you probably want to log that and you'll be surprised how the calories from Arizona Green Tea can add up as well (70 cals and 17g sugar per 8 oz).
  • JosephVitte
    JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
    I'm no pro but why wouldn't you input Arizona Ice teas and other calorie filled drinks.
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    I use to drink that stuff until I saw how much sugar was in them. I had a sugar intake problem, now I drink Lipton diet green tea, citrus, mixed berry, ect....no calories, no sugar, no fat..............it tastes excellent, and yes, I stilll input it although it doesn't have calories, I input water as well, I input everything I guess............and I've lost more than 10 pounds in less than my first month on here..................feeling way good too!
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    I don't mean like soda pop or really high sugar drinks, but I don't find the point in putting in calories for my cranberry juice or Arizona Green Tea....i know I probably should, but do those drinks really make THAT kind of a difference?

    and this is a perfect example of why many americans are overweight.
    True. To the original poster:
    There is sometimes more sugar in juice than there is in soda you drink. I would say often actually, depending on what juice.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    It doesn't matter where they come from, they are still calories. The significance of them will depend on the amount you drink, etc.
  • sillybird
    sillybird Posts: 4
    I have been drinking nothing but water, try to drink a gallon jug a day. I have noticed a huge difference in my weight loss and even in my skin. I sometimes will add the MIOS sweet tea flavoring, just 2 little squirts, but that is 0 calories 0 sodium. But if I drink anything else I too, will log those calories, they all add up. Also if you are drinking the Arizona cans of tea, there are 3 servings in each can. So that adds up really quick!! The lemon tea has 240 calories in the whole can.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't mean like soda pop or really high sugar drinks, but I don't find the point in putting in calories for my cranberry juice or Arizona Green Tea....i know I probably should, but do those drinks really make THAT kind of a difference?

    Juice can definitely make a difference. Regular cranberry juice can have more than 100 calories per cup. If it's a diet drink with artificial sweeteners and very few calories then it's unlikely to make much difference. But 100% juice, juice cocktails and sugar sweetened teas can definitely carry a lot of calories.
  • I_love_frogs
    I_love_frogs Posts: 340 Member
    I log everything, be it food or liquid.

    It keeps me accountable and helps me be sure that I am drinking enough, and if I am not losing? I can look back and see a pattern....IE this drink was higher in sodium, or this drink had a lot of cals and I had 2 of them etc.

    Besides to me its a good habit to be in to log it all. The only one you are hurting is yourself....why lie and say that the calories in my tea don't count. I only had 5 cups....with milk and splenda. Calories are calories and the amounts of everything else will add up. Just MY opinion, but log it.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    What is the point of counting calories if you aren't going to count them?

    A restaurant glass (20oz) of Arizona green Tea has 175 calories in it, and the same restaurant glass filled with Cranberry juice has 325 calories.

    So just drinking a glass of each you burned 500 calories, that is more than a 8 oz New York strip steak or a whole pound of chicken to put it in perspective.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    Arizona bottled/canned drinks definitely contain enough calories to make a difference, and juices (even healthy 100% juice) tend to be very high calorie. You could drink 1,000 calories without batting and eyelash and probably not notice. So yes, it is very important to log liquids.

    The only things I wouldn't log: black coffee, unsweet tea, water, diet soda. (Anything 0 calorie).
  • matchbox_girl
    matchbox_girl Posts: 535 Member
    Thank you guys for the polite, helpful answers. To the rest of you: we're you born ignorant or were you teased as a child?
  • lesliefb
    lesliefb Posts: 88 Member
    I log everything I drink except plain water. I even log carbonated water and plain iced tea, because as you get closer to your goals and/or hit a stall, you might see that certain "non" foods can actually make you retain water weight or get cravings for junk food, etc. It's easy enough to add, so why not?

    This info graphic is a great visual about how drink calories add up:
    http://www.extension.org/pages/19894/a-day-of-beverages-make-good-choices
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    Thank you guys for the polite, helpful answers. To the rest of you: we're you born ignorant or were you teased as a child?

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  • ceejay1982
    ceejay1982 Posts: 44
    I log everything except weak squash with no added sugar...i class that as water! Strange but I cannae drink tap water
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    I log everything I drink except plain water. I even log carbonated water and plain iced tea, because as you get closer to your goals and/or hit a stall, you might see that certain "non" foods can actually make you retain water weight or get cravings for junk food, etc. It's easy enough to add, so why not?

    This info graphic is a great visual about how drink calories add up:
    http://www.extension.org/pages/19894/a-day-of-beverages-make-good-choices

    now that definitely help put it in perspective for most, part of the reason why I drink water now when thirsty.
  • axialmeow
    axialmeow Posts: 382 Member
    They make a huge difference. I would log them like anything else.

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