Here are my confessions...

lina1131
lina1131 Posts: 2,246 Member
edited September 21 in Health and Weight Loss
1. I never count the calories from my creamer in my coffee. It's like a total free for all when it comes to that. And, even though I have never counted them...i'm still losing.

2. I also do not count the calories in the marinade that my husband makes for our grilled chicken (olive oil, etc.) It's just too much drama to try and figure it out so I act like it doesn't exist. Again, still losing.

I am sure there is more, but I have to keep my reputation around here solid...so i'll stop. :laugh: :bigsmile:

Give me your confessions...:smokin:
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  • KarenECunningham
    KarenECunningham Posts: 419 Member
    I don't count barbecue sauce I brush on my grilled chicken and I don't count the margarine and olive oil I use while cooking veggies. I count the cream in my coffee and everything else but for some reason those two things I do not count. I am still losing so it must be working.:smile:
  • Rivah67
    Rivah67 Posts: 91 Member
    I'm really bad i don't count the marge i use on toast and sandwiches although i use low a fat one i must miss off about 70 calories every day :blushing:
  • Yurippe
    Yurippe Posts: 850 Member
    I'll take a drink of my boyfriend's soda just to savor the taste so that I'm never tempted to have my own. I'll also take an occasional bite of whatever naughty thing he's eating because one bite of alfredo is definitely better than the whole plate.

    I do think you should log everything you put in your mouth to stay honest, but I don't in the above scenarios. How do you guestimate the calories in a sip of soda or one bite of pasta?
  • shanerylee
    shanerylee Posts: 298 Member
    I dont count the coffee that I drink. Its black, so its not that much in calories. I also dont count bbq sauce if I put in grilled veggies.
  • oliveoil7979
    oliveoil7979 Posts: 112
    :ohwell: I don't count the squirt of honey I add to my plain yogurt! Oh, and every once in a while, on Monday's I will buy a choclate bar and have a square every day for about a week and a half. I don't count the squares. :smokin:

    Man that feels good to admit!
  • elzettel
    elzettel Posts: 256
    I do count the creamer but do not count any marinade or olive oil when doing veggies (or whatever) either. I'm also guilty of not counting a "nibble/taste" from my husband or son's whatever. I was a very bad snacker so I try to keep very strict on not doing this but when I do take a taste I don't count it....as long as it is just a taste. I agree...how can you count/calculate a sip of pop? I do try to leave a small amount of calories at the end of each day to account for these things or a mis-measure. Still losing too :happy:
  • Michellerw1
    Michellerw1 Posts: 367
    I am slowly transitioning to using only full fat dairy products, no fat free or low fat (save for what I have left in my fridge), and I am still losing as well!

    And yeah, coffee creamer. I only use a little but i always neglect to write it down. Really everyone needs something to keep them from going nuts!
  • crazyjkgirl
    crazyjkgirl Posts: 123 Member
    I don't count the sugarfree gum I chew- it's around 3-5 calories a slice and I chew three pieces a day sometimes.
  • JenniferH81
    JenniferH81 Posts: 285 Member
    I dont add my workouts here.

    ...it's probably why I'm stuck at a month long plateau.
  • benmarcum
    benmarcum Posts: 132 Member
    man i wish i could get to the place where i did not count bourbon... ;)
  • vinjama
    vinjama Posts: 52
    I dont count the half and half I put in my coffee. I man I know I put 2 tablespoons an I think thats around 40-50 calories but whatever
    I'm eating fewer calories than I should be anyways
  • cileee21
    cileee21 Posts: 12 Member
    I don't count diet soda...since there are no calories or sugars anyway...I figure it doesn't matter. I don't count it in my daily water intake though...since it can't possibly be that good for me.
  • daimy
    daimy Posts: 11 Member
    My 7 year old daughter and I hang out a lot. I usually take a bite of her cupcake or a sip of her soda... It's just a bite, it can't hurt that much right?..... :blushing:
    I don't count the cuban mojito that I use to season my chicken.
    I don't count the ketchup that I use on my morning eggs or to dip my chicken into.
    BTW, still loosing.:bigsmile:
  • sweetbn
    sweetbn Posts: 318
    I am REALLY bad... I go to Whole Foods and sample all their samples (a few grapes, a cheese cracker, some cheese cubes).

    I'm sure its at least 100-200 calories... still losing so I guess its okay. :)
  • snowsflake
    snowsflake Posts: 214 Member
    I don't log on the weekends. For whatever reason I just don't want to do it...however, since I'm trying to drop some more weight I guess I'm going to have to log on the weekends...grrrrr...!!! I don't eat out of control, but I won't log...MUST LOG ALL FOOD...:grumble:
  • Yurippe
    Yurippe Posts: 850 Member
    I don't count the sugarfree gum I chew- it's around 3-5 calories a slice and I chew three pieces a day sometimes.

    Forgot this one. Guilty!
  • squoozyq
    squoozyq Posts: 305
    I don't count any chocolate that I eat, reason being, I will never give it up. I don't, and never have, eaten fast food, fried foods or anything like that. I don't smoke, I don't drink....chocolate is my vice.
  • kellykat
    kellykat Posts: 180 Member
    I don't count the sugarfree gum I chew- it's around 3-5 calories a slice and I chew three pieces a day sometimes.

    Forgot this one. Guilty!

    I don't count my gum either due to the fact that when I went to a diet clinic a few years ago they said not to worry about gum since you burn the calories chewing it.
  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
    I allow myself 1 mini hershey's chocolate or square from the huge dark chocolate bars and don't count it. I also don't count the sugar free gum or flavored water packets (5 cals for each). Occassionally I eat a brownie (made with unsweetened apple sauce instead of oil and cut to be 1/24 instead of 1/20 so only 80 cals each) and don't count those either.
  • Clew
    Clew Posts: 910 Member
    I don't count the samples I get from the sample ladies at Costco. Luckily, we don't go there TOO too often :wink:
  • oliveoil7979
    oliveoil7979 Posts: 112
    I don't count the sugarfree gum I chew- it's around 3-5 calories a slice and I chew three pieces a day sometimes.

    Forgot this one. Guilty!

    Ditto
  • nsking83
    nsking83 Posts: 145
    I don't log foods on the weekends.....at least not very consistently. But it's keeping me from going absolutely nuts over this whole journey. I try to eat in moderation still, but damnit, sometimes I just want to eat pizza without having to have the shock of entering it.........even though I know good and well in my head what I'm doing before I put it in my mouth!

    I should stop counting my stupid coffee creamer............it costs me about 100 calories a day, and I'm sick of it! But I can't drink coffee black.........wish I could!



    And yesterday? Went and ran 5 miles; swam for awhile, then came home to finish dinner. Hubby was hungry so he warmed up my leftover Olive Garden meal (which I only ate half of Saturday and was STILL 510 calories) to tide him over...........and I had about 4 bites. This, my friends, is not the same as a couple sips of soda or some ketchup. It was the Braised Beef & Tortelloni - I counted on Saturday, there were 15 tortelloni with the pieces of meat and mushrooms...........so I probably consumed about 200 calories in those 4 bites. And I didn't log them. Sue me :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • cfischer81
    cfischer81 Posts: 111 Member
    I never count ketchup or mustard. I wouldn't have even thought of counting gum, mints, or even those 5cal crystal lights...although I don't have them that often.
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
    I'll also take an occasional bite of whatever naughty thing he's eating because one bite of alfredo is definitely better than the whole plate.

    I do think you should log everything you put in your mouth to stay honest, but I don't in the above scenarios. How do you guestimate the calories in a sip of soda or one bite of pasta?

    ditto.....same here! I may take a sip of my hubby's tea or Dr Pepper and yesterday I had a bite of my son's swiss cake roll...but same scenerio...how do you calculate just a bite. Besides...I'm not gonna kill myself over a bite! It's either that or I'll go bonkers and rip the whole package open shoveling it in my mouth so fast that it goes up my nose!! :laugh:

    I don't log my coffee in the am either. Half the time I won't even get to drink half the cup before it gets cold so....no harm done!
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
    I wouldn't have even thought of counting gum, mints, or even those 5cal crystal lights...although I don't have them that often.


    ooops. got me here too! I might have a crystal light packet in my water once a week...if I think about it. But I do chew some sugar free gum. again.....I'm not gonna kick myself over 3-5 cals. We work hard enough to be able to chew a friggin pc of gum! :wink:
  • CreativeRedhead
    CreativeRedhead Posts: 2,166
    :tongue: This should be labeled the naughty thread! I never count the occasional Diet soda I have! I never ever count the little chocolate kisses I sneak sometimes! And from time to time, I purposely don't log my food because I know I went way over haha! I also don't count the gum I chew during the day and definitely not all the exercise I do!
  • LilMissAngi
    LilMissAngi Posts: 127
    I log as much as I can.

    Sips and bites and stuff is to hard so I don't log any of that. But I don't really ever do that anyways.

    I am always right at my goal (give or take a few) and I log all my exercises!

    however I don't lose as much as I think I should be. I feel like I should be losing more than half a pound a week. I eat right and exercise at least 3x a week for 30 min (at the least)

    I have switched things up too... so I am lost

    if anyone has any suggestions feel free to message me, as I don't ever check back on my posts.
  • lutzsher
    lutzsher Posts: 1,153 Member
    I thought that I was doing so well that I would have nothing to confess . . . until I browsed through the posts and realized that I have never counted any gum. Not that it would calculate to much, but guess that is my failing . . . so I will now add the occassional stick of gum to my diary.
    Im always shocked at how much that little bit of half and half adds up as I just can't go without my 2 cups of morning coffee. We have switched to milk at home but my cup at work has one creamer in it . . . I always diary this though because I want to know the actual number at the end of each day.
    For instance, I figured that the one solitary bite of the birthday cheescake I ate last week shouldn't add to much . . . but I figured that one bite was about 35 calories . . . of course it was part of my totals that day though!
    I figure that the only person Im cheating is me by not being completely honest about everything that passes through the lips!
  • meliamom
    meliamom Posts: 23
    This post is so me! I don't count marinades, olive oil used for cooking, gum, or butter (which I rarely use). I also don't count Crystal light. It's only 5 calories per 8 oz glass. Sometimes I don't count the lettuce or tomatoes on a sandwhich. I did it one time and realized it was less than 15 calories, so I didn't do it again. I also sometimes take "bites" of my husbands food too! I know all of these little things add up, but I always stay under my calorie goal by at least 100 calories to make up for it. Some things are not worth the time and energy to log in!
  • Alita2011
    Alita2011 Posts: 265 Member
    I agree the title should be the naughty thread!.

    I do not log the gum I chew. I also don't log on the weekend because I don't want to. I don't go crazy on the weekend but I do eat. I love McAlister's sweet tea so whenever we go I sip mu husband sweet tea! I don't log it. If my daughters have something I want to taste I don't log the taste. Somedays when I very exhausted I get a piece of candy from my co-workers office I don't log that either.

    I am still losing so for right now it is not hindering my progress
    !
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