Do you track EVERY food you eat?

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  • BamaRose0107
    BamaRose0107 Posts: 635
    I don't track anything. HOWEVER it is a personal choice for me. I know what to eat and when to eat, but if I start counting I get obsessed and it hurts my health insted of help it. I have struggled with OCD since I was a child so for me counting leads to unhealthy behaviors.
  • silversurfer
    silversurfer Posts: 3
    Yeah, I log everything I eat.
  • aml0484
    aml0484 Posts: 425
    I log everything that goes into my mouth except sugar free gum. It is the only way I can hold myself accountable. Also if I hit a plateau I then can go back and get an accurate log of what I ate and what exercise I did. This way I can tweak thinks to start losing again. If I don't log something it is out of my mind and I won't remember a week or two later that I had that extra snack.

    I know a lot of people allow themselves a cheat day. I don't do a whole day I just do one snack per week. But even this still gets logged.
  • KarenECunningham
    KarenECunningham Posts: 419 Member
    I log most everything that has a calorie including lettuce. I don't log sugar free gum. I am usually o.k. and have extra exercise calories so I don't worry if I happen to forget something. :flowerforyou:
  • lreed
    lreed Posts: 348 Member
    I don't track lettuce, and celery, that's about it, sometimes not mustard! :)
  • chandnikhondji
    chandnikhondji Posts: 136 Member
    I track everything and i need it, because i have no feeling for calories and stuff and i WANT to stay in my limits. Even when i have days with pizza and chips i put that down, it does not bring me anything to leave them out than pretending i had a super healthy day and look good in front of others which is stupid and does not help ME at all
  • RegisteredNurse
    RegisteredNurse Posts: 12
    i track everything... even the taste-tests at Costco...
  • PecanTan
    PecanTan Posts: 47
    I track everything including my vitamins and chia seeds everything that goes into your mouth has a nutritional value even water even though it is 0. The only way to see what you eat and how much you are really consuming is to be honest with yourself and track it. You will reap the reward in the end. Good Luck and hang in there!
  • sazziecee
    sazziecee Posts: 143
    I log everything I EAT but not everything I drink.

    If I am having say 1 can of diet pop and it comes out at say 2 calories then I wont log it, but if I was going to drink a whole 2 litre bottle over an evening, then I would count it, as it adds up... if that makes sense??

    I generally drink water, so I think it isn't making a lot of difference really. If all I drank was diet pop then I would count it :)

    I log treat/cheat meals, alcohol etc, but rarely go over my allowance as I will do extra exercise to earn my treat :)
  • itsybitsybean
    itsybitsybean Posts: 2
    Why on earth would you skip your "Cheat foods"? That's insane. Aren't those the foods that make us bigger than we want to be?

    If you are pressed for time, I can see not logging your "free" foods -- like fresh fruits and vegetables without sugar or sauces. You can eat those by the pound and log very few calories. But junk food and comfort food and fast food and beverages? You can easily eat DOUBLE your daily calorie allowance in ONE junk food meal plus soda.
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  • RiverJen
    RiverJen Posts: 4
    There are only 2 things I don't log: my daily vitamins (i.e. fish oil capsules) and sugar-free gum (maybe 1-2 pieces at most, and not everyday.)

    Ditto!
  • becky123456
    becky123456 Posts: 75 Member
    Yes, I log everything, down to the cooking oil I might use or even sugarless gum.. It's the only way I can stay on top of it and really know what's going on.
  • Junisahn
    Junisahn Posts: 166 Member
    I track everything but spices like cinnamon, oregano, etc. I even put fresh garlic and ginger, mustard - those little things that really make no difference. I do it because sometimes I'm surprised about the calorie counts in things that I thought weren't so bad.
  • yellowhouse
    yellowhouse Posts: 80
    I track most things. But If I have a little bite of my kids apple or something I dont always log that, just as I dont deduct when my little one eats 1/4 of my meal. I'm loosing and its working for me. I think once I hit a wall I'll be more careful of what I log. But I don't let myself eat whole snacks ect without logging it. A nibble or a lick I'll let it go, anything more and I log it.

    This is pretty much what I do too. It's working for me.
  • yellowhouse
    yellowhouse Posts: 80
    oops! double post
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