Do you log drinks?

lisahewitt22
lisahewitt22 Posts: 102
in Health and Weight Loss
I log things like smoothies or milkshakes but I never know if I should enter things like a glass of orange juice or the milk with my cereal.
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  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    They have calories, so of course you need to log them. Why wouldn't you?
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    I log the coffee and Joint Juice, I don't bother logging water.
  • jfsears
    jfsears Posts: 47 Member
    Anything that has calories, I log it.
  • spaghetti93
    spaghetti93 Posts: 140 Member
    of course... if i have drinks... i usually just drink water. But why wouldnt you? just because something is a liquid doesnt mean it doesnt have nutrients...
  • kirstyfairhead
    kirstyfairhead Posts: 220 Member
    This one is easy, if it has calories, log it. Fruit juice is good for you but can have a ton of calories in it, a couple of big glasses can be as much as a meal!!

    It is the only way to be accurate and you could easily get a completely wrong idea of your intake if you have these 'hidden' calories and before you know it you are wondering why the weight just isn't coming off!!!!
  • neacail
    neacail Posts: 228 Member
    Log all food and drink that goes into your mouth. The only thing I don't ever log is chewing gum, though that should ideally be logged as well.
  • scoutbelly
    scoutbelly Posts: 8 Member
    Yes - a lot of calories can sneak in through drinks. Log all beverages, both alcoholic and non, except for water.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    100% as they contain calories.
    You will learn quickly to drink less orange juice or to stop drinking it, it's pretty calorie dense!
  • Gracie1214
    Gracie1214 Posts: 120 Member
    yes it all adds up
  • lua_
    lua_ Posts: 258 Member
    I don't drink anything but water, green tea, regular tea and black coffee (when I do have milk in my coffee, I log it) so no, most of the time I don't.
    I definitely log alcohol though.
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    I log everything that has calories.
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    If I'm faithfully logging, I log everything that is listed as having calories, including gum.

    Why wouldn't you? How would you expect to get an accurate report of calorie consumption without doing it? Fruit juice has a lot of calories.

    I've seen this question before here, and frankly I don't understand it. I can only chalk it up to a complete ignorance of food values or the purpose of tracking calories.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I log everything with calories, including black coffee.

    However, I am of the opinion that if what you're doing now is working, don't worry about it. If you're not logging drinks, and still losing (or maintaining) as expected, then there's no problem. As soon as you stop losing as expected, that would be one area to look at. I think it's helpful to log absolutely everything so you know exactly where you are, but there is something to be said for a more relaxed approach too.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I log everything except water. Water I keep track of in the little glass at the bottom of the diary. On occasion I'll forget to log a diet drink, but since when I do log them they're 0 I don't worry overly about it.
  • kaylindeschanel
    kaylindeschanel Posts: 105 Member
    drinks are just condensed food.
    they have calories, sugars, carbs, fats, proteins.
    so yes, i do log them.
  • aprmay
    aprmay Posts: 216 Member
    Yes
  • lisahewitt22
    lisahewitt22 Posts: 102
    If I'm faithfully logging, I log everything that is listed as having calories, including gum.

    Why wouldn't you? How would you expect to get an accurate report of calorie consumption without doing it? Fruit juice has a lot of calories.

    I've seen this question before here, and frankly I don't understand it. I can only chalk it up to a complete ignorance of food values or the purpose of tracking calories.

    I just don't understand how some people, without exercise, can still manage to eat below 1200 calories even including drinks and all the other little things.
  • Mom_To_5
    Mom_To_5 Posts: 646 Member
    I log everything that has calories.


    me too^
  • jimshine
    jimshine Posts: 199 Member
    Only if they have calories. I have my coffee listed daily. But I pretty much only drink unsweetened iced tea during the day, so I do not count it.
  • bbyrley
    bbyrley Posts: 9 Member
    If you bite it , write it
    If you drink it , ink it
    If you nibble it , scribble it
    If you snack it, track it
    grab a pencil , instead of a utensil
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    yup I would! :) Once I started to really think about it, I was actually drinking ALOT of calories before!! Like I'm talking probably 1000 calories a day in liquids! Ekk!!! I like food too much, so I switched to mostly just water now with the occasional juice or milk (which I log) :)
  • SandiW02
    SandiW02 Posts: 223 Member
    I track my water daily and add all the calorie drinks I consume for example my small Starbucks coffees or milk. Anything with calories I add.
  • 27jynx11
    27jynx11 Posts: 16
    I don't log drinks, because I only drink water and on occasion may be once a month a cup of coffee, (no sugar or milk) water has no calories and the coffee only a 1-2 calories, and won't make any noticeable difference.
  • nikkicokc
    nikkicokc Posts: 6 Member
    When your calories are lowered that is when you start to really look at those liquid calories. I catch myself saying all the time I don't want to drink my calories. It's not worth it. I will have OJ a few times a week, but definitely not every day. I have gone to drinking mostly water. It's not my fave, but it is so much better for me, and I feel good when I drink it. If you want to be able to drink more calories, exercise more and use those calories for imbibing. :)
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member

    I just don't understand how some people, without exercise, can still manage to eat below 1200 calories even including drinks and all the other little things.

    I don't understand how people can live off 1200 calories, period, exercise or no. I'd eat my own arm. And likely a leg. (Perhaps 1200/day is not a reasonable goal for you?)

    But more to the topic at hand: many people, myself included, chose to avoid "drinking their calories". I don't drink juice or sugared sodas, ever, and milk rarely. I drink water, black coffee, herbal tea, diet sodas. I do enjoy some alcoholic beverages on the weekends, but I plan for them and log them.

    Everything you eat should be logged, or what's the point? You're just kidding yourself about your actual intake, and it makes it much harder to adjust your goals accurately and meaningfully as you go along.
  • Bizzarrini
    Bizzarrini Posts: 69 Member
    I log everything but usually manage to stay below 1200 - I will try to open my diary to public for you to see. I do exercise almost every day even if it is just a walk but pretty much net 1200.

    Hope this helps :flowerforyou:
  • harric88
    harric88 Posts: 82 Member
    Defo log them!!!
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    yes, as some drinks can go as high as 300 cals in a glass.
  • lisahewitt22
    lisahewitt22 Posts: 102
    I log everything but usually manage to stay below 1200 - I will try to open my diary to public for you to see. I do exercise almost every day even if it is just a walk but pretty much net 1200.

    Hope this helps :flowerforyou:

    I took a look, your diary is very thorough so I'm going to try and do the same with mine, Thank you :bigsmile:
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    I just don't understand how some people, without exercise, can still manage to eat below 1200 calories even including drinks and all the other little things.

    Those people are very hungry, and most won't be able to sustain that calorie level for long before giving up. They're also more likely to have binges. I've been that person many times and have always given up because the suffering outweighed the benefits. I also quickly gained back whatever I'd lost.

    Just by upping my calories a few hundred a day (I generally eat between 1400 and 1600 and don't really exercise) I'm much happier and can see doing this for the next year or more. But I still don't drink my calories - what a waste when I could use those calories to actually chew and swallow something and feel much more satisfied.

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