What things do you refuse to log?

Many condiments are particularly calorie dense so I do log them... salad dressings, mayonnaise, ketchup, etc are among these... Hot sauce and diet drinks I do not because they are zero calorie. If I eat 2-3 tic-tacs, I usually don't worry about those.

I refuse to log anything as exercise that would be included in my daily routine... walking in relation to my job, cleaning, mowing (riding mower), etc... UNLESS, it is well beyond my normal daily routine... Moving boxes when I am on my feet all day doing it and normally am not would be an example of that. I never count strength training which I do most days but do count any cardio such as treadmill, elliptical, etc.

It is good to remember that MFP logging is OUR TOOL.. It is only as good as we make of it. If we are gaining weight and are under our calorie goal every day, it would be wise to really look at how we are logging. If we are losing about what we are supposed to be losing as we are logging, I don't think we need to change anythign... it is OUR tool... nobody elses. Our bodies don't care what we log.. they care what we consume.. and what we do... Our bodies then respond accordingly. They could care less what we log or don't log... Not logging is akin to the obese man sneaking to the fridge at night and eating that chocolate cake so nobody knows he did it... Hey, the results are evident.

At the same time, there is no need to be totally OCD about it... At best, our logging is a good estimate... Certainly not an exact science -- even if we weigh everything in sight there will be a 2-3% variation in true values... especially with calorie dense foods... and exercise is even more questionable.

Anything that's under 10 calories, I don't log. Unless I eat enough of it to add up to 20 or higher. My diet isn't going to be ruined by 10-20 calories.

Coffee! It's my one and only vice that will never go away, it will always be a part of me and my 1 cup a day is never going to change. And I'm okay with that

And water. I know I need more and don't need to jog it to remind myself.

I don't log spices or gum. On the days I get tired of this whole process, I don't log anything :laugh:

vitamins and small amounts of herbs + spices. Salt.

water, diet soda, salt, onion powder, garlic salt, occasional coffee (i log the creamer), gum

Gum

Green/herbal tea (no milk or sugar anyway)

Small amounts of herbs/spices

I don't refuse to log anything... I would log everything if there was a good reason for it.

But I don't currently log: diet soda, water, vitamins, tums, medicine, salt & pepper for seasoning at the table, I can't believe it's not butter spray (most of the time) and single bites (like if I'm tasting something while cooking or a small bite of my son's sandwich or banana - if it extends beyond a single bite then I'm logging it).

coffee
I usually forget to log my water, but I chug it considering I breast feed.
mustard (most of the time)
unsweetened tea
truvia (usually forget)

When you fail to log alcohol calories, you are not at all being honest with yourself. If that's the case, what's the point of logging at all?

Kind of a weird comment.

I used to not log alcohol. The reason is because it is not nutrition therefore I am not counting against my nutrition I need for the day. It's over and above. I understood that no big deal. I still feel very strongly that way. I just don't drink much any more. But when people don't eat so they can drink that night, I think they are idiots. Alcohol is not nutritious. If anything you should eat more to give your body extra nutrition to repair the damage the alcohol does.

Totally agree. My point was, how can you use the log to figure out what is happening in your journey, if you are leaving out what can be a significant porion of your calorie intake? Obviously, my point wasn't made! LOL

Foods:
Spices (especially if it's a blend or if it's just a dash of something)
If I have just a bite (like if I snag a single bite of my kid's snack, take a sip of hubby's soda (or beer), or get a sample at the grocery store or farmer's market)
Sometimes I forget about coffee, even if it has cream and a bit of sugar in it. I'm under most days, so 20 cals is not going to make a huge difference
Tea
Supplements (vitamins/minerals/herbal remedies)
Medicines/cough drops

Exercise:
Climbing stairs to my second-floor apartment
Walking around a store
Hefting small children
Cleaning
Playing/dancing with kids

All of these ^^^ I just consider part of my everyday activity, so I don't count it as working out or exercise, even though it burns more cals than doing nothing.



Also, this:

I log pretty much everything but I guess on the measurements. My goal is 1650 right now and I find myself under most of the time. I'm more focused on hitting my macros than the actual calories since I'm just starting out. Since I joined MFP I've put on a pound of muscle so I'm doing something right!

I'm way more focused on macros than cals, so the "basic gist" of cals is more important to me than the to-the-gram measurements other people take.

I used to think I logged everything.. til hubby pointed out that he got this variety of margarine over another, saying it was only a 20 cal difference. It suddenly occurred to me that I never logged it anyway. I will say though, that we use a low fat/cal margarine, and I use WAY less now than before I found MFP. Instead of a tablespoon, I use less than a teaspoon on most things.
I used to log when I had my hot tea.. but since it's 2 tea bags, 0 cal and 2 tsp of truvia at 0 cal.. I just count the water instead.
Like others have said, I don't count the single bite of my son's or husband's food I might get. A single bite of hubby's bagel this morning isn't enough to send me over the deep end of my weight loss. I may have a total of 5 or 6 bites all week long of something. I refuse to obsess over my food. I already know I have some OCD tendencies and I don't want to give into them by making every single bite a possibility for failure.

As for exercise things that I don't log.. I DO log my daily walking with my FitBit, and I log my DVD workouts (30DS, Yoga, Zumba, etc). But I don't count something like walking up and down the stairs or doing laundry. I have in the past counted cleaning the house as long as it was at least moderate intensity and got my HR up, making me sweat

I don't log my black coffee, vitamins or my zero calorie Zevia soda's(although I used to). I might not log salsa but always log the tortilla chips I eat with it.

I don't log spices. I also don't log 'exercise' like cleaning, cooking, or walking around the house carrying my baby. I don't consider those things to be exercise.