Do you guys track EVERYTHING?

babylemonade
babylemonade Posts: 250 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Such as fruits? Sometimes I get hungry at the end of the day and I'll eat an apple or something and not track it. Does anyone else do this? I've read that so called "negative calorie foods" are a myth but I just wanted to know what everyone else does.
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  • _stephanie0
    _stephanie0 Posts: 708 Member
    if you're dedicated to tracking, then track fruit.

    i don't but i also just don't care as much, im trying to build muscle.
  • GoatBoat66
    GoatBoat66 Posts: 56
    I track fruit. I don't track gum or coffee.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I track everything. I'm down to not much of a deficit since I'm close to my goal so it's important to be as accurate as possible. When my deficit was larger I would estimate on things like coffee creamer, but I've had to get more rigorous as I've gotten closer to my goal.
  • mjrkearney
    mjrkearney Posts: 408 Member
    Everything but the curry powder.
  • alaskaang
    alaskaang Posts: 493 Member
    Yes, everything.. at least since I started tracking everything. Depends on what you use MFP for. If you really want the data available to know exactly what you are consuming and how it affects you, it has to be logged.
  • megleo818
    megleo818 Posts: 595 Member
    As far as I've been able to ascertain, there's no such thing as a "negative calorie food". Fruits, especially, are full of sugar and calories. There are probably folks out there who would say that something like celery, which is so very fiber-rich, burns more calories to digest than it leaves behind (which I think is malarky), but fruit would definitely not fit into that category.

    All that being said, I do not always log things that I eat after I've closed my diary for the day, as long as I know I have breathing room before hitting my upper calorie goal. Like if I'm 250 under and I have a cup of tea with milk, I don't log those 45 calories -- they won't hurt my overall progress and logging is more trouble than it's worth. However, if I closed my diary with only 35 calories remaining and I eat an apple (which has around 80 calories), I usually go back in and log it, just to keep myself accountable.

    In the end, it doesn't matter if you log or don't log what you eat. It's not what you log, IT'S WHAT YOU EAT. If you put it in your mouth, it will have some effect on your body. Your diary might say you eat at your recommended calorie level every day. If your mouth eats more than that in reality, your body will show the truth ...
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Fruits can have a lot of calories. I track them.
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    i track everything, especially fruits. They really add up.
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    I don't track gum, the 3 or 4 Sport Beans I eat during a workout, or my gummy vitamins. I usually don't log lettuce and I sometimes don't log veggies-like if I have carrots with dinner and don't put anything on them. Fruit I track because I track sugar.
  • soonerman4life
    soonerman4life Posts: 8 Member
    Whether I'm taking in surplus calories while building muscle or consuming at a defict to lose fat, I weigh, measure, and track everything. It really depends on your level of commitment and current goals.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    i dont track:

    black coffee (artificial sweetner)
    cooking oil (i dont use a lot and its healthy oils)
    mustard and ketchup (don't use a lot and im not going to measure it)

    track everything else carefully.
  • RockstarPunch
    RockstarPunch Posts: 203 Member
    track it all
  • elm2008
    elm2008 Posts: 95 Member
    everything except gum, some vitamins/supplements, some hot sauces/spices/condiments unless very high in sodium, and diet drinks.
  • EatClenTrenHard
    EatClenTrenHard Posts: 339 Member
    lol, apple has at least 150 calories in it. eat 10 apples, and thats 1500 calorie, with tons of sugar, a good way to get insulin resistance.
  • Snooozie
    Snooozie Posts: 3,461 Member
    yep.
    the good, the bad, and the truly ugly (like a dinner that took me 1/2 hr to log and came close to 1800 calories or something close a few months back.. ) :embarassed:
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    I track everything but coffee, low cal condiments, and single bites of whatever (note: single bites, not 5 or 6 single bites in a day). Fruit is not low calorie, so it does make a difference. I sometimes eat a little late snack and add it to the next day because I like my numbers for the day, but that's just me being silly.
  • erikaaaaaaaa
    erikaaaaaaaa Posts: 155 Member
    I try to track everything except spices.
  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    I do for the most part. It has become a habit. LOL
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    Such as fruits? Sometimes I get hungry at the end of the day and I'll eat an apple or something and not track it. Does anyone else do this? I've read that so called "negative calorie foods" are a myth but I just wanted to know what everyone else does.

    Yep.
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    yep.
    the good, the bad, and the truly ugly (like a dinner that took me 1/2 hr to log and came close to 1800 calories or something close a few months back.. ) :embarassed:

    Lol. I had to log "8 tbs of whipped frosting" today. Not a proud moment.
  • vertigokid
    vertigokid Posts: 3
    Yeah. I brought a bag of grapefruit from Costco, logged it in and was flabbergasted to know that a large grapefruit contains 120 calories! I don't track tea, coffee, or the Werther's Apple Caramel candy, hehehe.
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    i track everything. sometimes i forget about something small until the next day or the day after, but i do go back and put it in my diary if i remember.
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    Every single bite ! Every single time !
  • Michaelsdin
    Michaelsdin Posts: 146
    TRACK EVERYTHING there is no negative calorie food a 5calorie gum that you do not swallow has calories no matter what. if you want this site to help you track every single thing you put into your mouth unless ur like me and have a pen chewing problem....no there is no calorie for that lol.
  • dvisser1
    dvisser1 Posts: 788 Member
    Everything. If you eat it, your body sees the calories and so should your food diary.
  • Katbody10
    Katbody10 Posts: 369 Member
    I track it all .. good, bad ..and the "oh my"! I don't leave anything to chance
  • DonM46
    DonM46 Posts: 771 Member
    I track it all.
    Black coffee, mustard, pickles, lettuce, celery, etc.
    I'm not overly concerned about any of the chemicals listed, so I rotate them around periodically.
    Logging everything lets me use the 'report' section to check my overall nutrition.
    I print these and show my doctor when I get my annual physical exam.
    He loves it.
  • chopzgurl05
    chopzgurl05 Posts: 84 Member
    I keep track of my fat, protein, and carbohydrate rations so I track everything. Having excellent results keeps me motivated to stick to it!
  • sgv0918
    sgv0918 Posts: 851 Member
    anything that goes in my mouth, occasionally I'll have gum and not chart but otherwise everything. Do what you want. My theory is it impacts me so I chart all. Even cheat day, binges, alcohol. Otherwise how will i be able to see trends
  • kandilynn03
    kandilynn03 Posts: 110 Member
    I don't track gum or spices, especially those I don't measure, but I'm thinking I should start measuring and tracking salt. I don't track things without calories like tea with splenda or vitamins. I don't measure a lot of stuff when I'm cooking, and I don't know how to figure out servings. I've started trying to keep track of measurements, because it's hard to accurately value half an onion or a handful of spinach.

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