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Calories for drinks ..... yey or ney?

RoxySherwood89
RoxySherwood89 Posts: 70 Member
edited January 4 in Health and Weight Loss
So ive never logged my drinks calories and it has worked in the past (ive lost 58lbs to date) but seeing a few MFP'ers diarys im begining to think i should be.

Whats does everyone do?

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  • chelle_fri
    chelle_fri Posts: 333 Member
    Log it, those calories add up quick. Personally, I log everything that I consume.
  • angelacasey736
    angelacasey736 Posts: 249 Member
    I log as well. 1 oz of liquor is 69 calories!
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    If it has calories you should log it.
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    Heh...they add up!:drinker:
  • rubyautumn4
    rubyautumn4 Posts: 818 Member
    You should definitely log your liquid calories regardless of juice, soda, coffee etc - they add up really fast! There's sugar as well so that's important too. If you're drinking a latte everyday that will affect your macros.

    If you want to truly capture your caloric intake it should all be logged accurately.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Log 'em.
  • RoxySherwood89
    RoxySherwood89 Posts: 70 Member
    sorry i ment to add in there that i do log alcohol ... i very rarely drink so those calories are always accounted for. I guess the main thing i dont log is tea/coffee or diet drinks (although i rarely drink pop too)

    hmmm guess i should start logging them lol
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I don't log booze, I don't log exercise.

    I never have, I never will.

    Yeh, I know, bonkers.
  • rjcelmer
    rjcelmer Posts: 431 Member
    Log it, those calories add up quick. Personally, I log everything that I consume.

    Absolutely.
  • brazerbramon
    brazerbramon Posts: 33 Member
    I agree, log everything. I even log my green tea consumption, and that doesn't even have calories. It helps give you a overall picture of your eating habits when you look back on your diary. I think I'm going to start writing in the diet notes as well, to keep track of how I felt that day on what I ate. Couldn't hurt right?
  • Rodhands
    Rodhands Posts: 54
    I don't log booze, I don't log exercise.

    I never have, I never will.

    Yeh, I know, bonkers.

    same as this guy

    but then all I drink outside that is water and diet coke (which are both essentially calorie neutral)
  • debbiefaragher
    debbiefaragher Posts: 6 Member
    Anthing that goes in my mouth is logged.........well almost everthing x
  • ravenforest3009
    ravenforest3009 Posts: 50 Member
    Everything that touches my lips gets logged.
    Solid or liquid.....all adds up
  • jrsey86
    jrsey86 Posts: 186 Member
    Calories are calories. Log whatever goes into your mouth.
  • tigerlily8045
    tigerlily8045 Posts: 402 Member
    I do for tea because I use sugar to sweeten and thats 45 cals. If you are drinking tea/coffee straight then I would think not, then again I don't know if coffee has calories..... I wouldn't want someone to look at my diary and think that i just eat 3 tsp of sugar every day..LOL

    If you have a soda, there is sodium in it regardless of if its diet, so it depends on if you watch that or not.
  • ritasice21
    ritasice21 Posts: 200 Member
    I log everything over 5 calories,so I skip spices, black coffee etc. I figure I would need 20 of them to make 100 calories, so I just lower my daily goal calorie goal by 100. I do not have time to add 1 mint or sprinkle of spice.
  • lilpoindexter
    lilpoindexter Posts: 1,122 Member
    Better yet, give them up.
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I don't drink anything that has calories, but if I did, I would log it. Those calories add up, just like the others. If you don't log them you could easily end up consuming more calories than what you realize.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Better yet, give them up.

    Thanks Mum, good advice!
  • Jo_nye
    Jo_nye Posts: 6
    Everything that touches my mouth gets logged otherwise i feel i would not get a true daily calorie in take. :-) x
  • wolfenevo
    wolfenevo Posts: 7
    Even log things like breath mints or gum...it all adds up. Log anything you ingest to give yourself an honest count. And I tend to underestimate the amount of calories burned from exercise etc...

    Drinks can end up being a full meals worth of calories in a day if your not careful..especially if you drink milk like me.
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