Do you log your medicine?

aliencheesecake
aliencheesecake Posts: 569 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm a little pissed to discover there are 93 calories in ONE dose of liquid NyQuil! That just put me over my limit for the day, and I didn't even know it!

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  • amybg1
    amybg1 Posts: 631 Member
    I'm not surprised OTC has calories but no...I don't log my meds
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    I log my multivitamin, fish oil, fiber supplement when I take them because I track nutrients. I don't log anything else but I rarely take other medicines.
  • underwater77
    underwater77 Posts: 331 Member
    I log my supplements, but I don't really take anything else.

    That is pretty nuts, though. Might as well take a shot of real booze for that many calories. Crazy!
  • triggsta
    triggsta Posts: 140
    I log all my supplements. Most of them don't have any calories, but things like fish oil and my pre-workout do. If it's medicine because of an injury or something, I wouldn't personally worry about it. Otherwise, I don't generally take medications anyways.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,284 Member
    Yes, I do. Not necessarily for caloric content but to remind myself that I took them. :)
  • vangiebarefoot
    vangiebarefoot Posts: 1
    I didn't even consider medications. I have been battling bronchitis for the last week --taking big doses of Niquil and the like to keep the coughing under control. Now I understand why the weight has gone up instead of down.
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    I was surprised by the exact same thing. I do log medicine. Why not, its calories. If i am over, i dont stress though, because i really needed it.
  • aliencheesecake
    aliencheesecake Posts: 569 Member
    @ Underwatwer77 - RIGHT?! I thought it might have some but not THAT much!
  • aliencheesecake
    aliencheesecake Posts: 569 Member
    @ vangiebarefoot-- I know! NOw I'm wondering how much it's derailed me as well. I just got over some nasty sinus stuff and was loading up on NyQuil
  • yourstylistami
    yourstylistami Posts: 11
    that's depressing.
  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
    I never have. I say don't worry about it for today. I have been meaning to log in my vitamins but I keep forgetting and figure oh well not much anyways.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    If it has calories, yes. I did the same thing with cough medicine. I wasn't really too worried about my food intake when I was sick, but I like to keep a log of all my food.
  • tacticalhippie
    tacticalhippie Posts: 596 Member
    I do my supplements that have calories, and to remind myself to take them.
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    My prescription meds I dont. But my OTC meds I do. And just in FYI liquid means normally have calories/sugar in them
  • EBNS18
    EBNS18 Posts: 1 Member
    I log all of my regular vitamins/ medications, with out it I would never reach my calcium goal
  • 1two3four
    1two3four Posts: 413 Member
    I'm a little pissed to discover there are 93 calories in ONE dose of liquid NyQuil! That just put me over my limit for the day, and I didn't even know it!

    WOW, I never thought of that. I used to live on liquid DayQuil in HS, when I was sick (which was always) I'm sure that's similar and I think that's four doses in a day times a week is 2600 calories. WOW.

    That said I just got over being sick and didn't even think to log the pill I was taking every 4 hours. I was sick after all. Now if I was taking a ton of meds/vitamins/supplements daily I would log them just so that I remembered that I actually took them.
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    Note to self: don't take Nyquil unless they have a sugar free version.
  • woodsy0912
    woodsy0912 Posts: 323
    Note to self: don't take Nyquil unless they have a sugar free version.

    I would buy it!
  • aliencheesecake
    aliencheesecake Posts: 569 Member
    Maybe this is why, according to my friend's scale, I gained a pound back. I took a lot of NyQuil last week...sinuses and allergies and stuff.
  • Onederchic
    Onederchic Posts: 128 Member
    Yes, I do. Not necessarily for caloric content but to remind myself that I took them. :)

    lol, this is why I do it too

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