Do you log these things?

2

Replies

  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    I log pretty much everything... My pre-workout has 0 calories, k-cups have 5, pickles have 0.... I still log it.
    Everything is usually in my recent foods, so it's not much more time out of my day just to do it.

    your pre-workout is zero calories? Mind sharing what that is?

    ARO Pink Lemonade by Vitacost. It's from vitacost.com - it's their brand of pre-workout. It has worked pretty well for me so far after switching from C4 because of stomach issues
  • naomijuliette96
    naomijuliette96 Posts: 153 Member
    gum: nope
    vitamins: I don't take any. in my opinion, if you're deficient in something, you should be changing your diet, not taking a supplement..
    water packets : yup
    lemon lime juice: noooo
    Marinades: YES ALWAYS!
  • SpicesOfLife
    SpicesOfLife Posts: 290 Member
    i dont log these things (except soy sauce, etc.. but that actually has quite a bit of calories). since i dont think that calculating the calories is 100% accurate anyways, i dont feel i need to log stuff that has like 5 calories. maybe other people manage to log more accurately than me, i dont know, but lets say i cook 4 portions of stir fry and then take roughly a quarter of the whole pan, i divide total calories by 4 and use that amount, even though i doubt that it is exactly 25% of what i have cooked.
  • kethry70
    kethry70 Posts: 404 Member
    Gum - No
    Vitamins - Yes, mine are 45 calories a day
    Lemon or lime juice (like in water or over chicken/salad/tacos/etc) - a squirt no, a recipe amount yes
    Water flavoring packets - if they have calories then yes - usually
    Seasonings (some are calorie-free, but most have sodium and a couple carbs) - No
    Marinade - Yes

    What she said.. Except my vitamins aren't quite that number of calories. And it never even occurred to me to log tums. I have been stalled for months but I know my issue is logging in general (was inconsistent for a while) and too much dessert in particular. Definitely not the small stuff like this. Right now, I'm just eating near maintenance to give myself a break- not logging that stuff clearly isn't hindering me :)
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    Gum - No
    Vitamins - don't take any if I did I probably would though
    Lemon or lime juice (like in water or over chicken/salad/tacos/etc) - In a recipy yes, I don't really use it the rest of the time, I cut up a lemon and leave it in the water jug but I don't count that so no
    Water flavoring packets - I don't think we have these here... I log squash/cordial though..
    Seasonings (some are calorie-free, but most have sodium and a couple carbs) - If following a recipe yes, rest of the time no
    Marinade - yes!
  • Amandawith3kids
    Amandawith3kids Posts: 367 Member
    i dont log the tiny things, like when i'm scooping food for my kids and i get some on my finger or something. i dont chew gum (damn tmj)

    things like marinade, where the meat sit and soaks, but you dont cook in it or drain it off after cooking (like you would with a steak) confuse me.. i'm putting it on it yes, but only SOME of what i put on gets soaked in. so i dont know how to log that. it hasnt been an issue yet, but with summer coming i do marinate quite a bit the stuff i grill, so it will become an issue shortly.
    i do log my vitamins.
    i try to leave a few cals at the end of the day to cover any inaccuracies and tastes.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    I log all of those except for the dry seasonings.
  • cbhubbybubble
    cbhubbybubble Posts: 465 Member
    I log just about everything, but sometimes I'll skip things like mustard or other zero or almost zero calorie foods in the interest of time. I don't log my tic tacs. I usually leave a few calories unused in my diary to account for the few little things I didn't log.
  • greytniki
    greytniki Posts: 51 Member
    I don't log the following things, never have, probably never will, they haven't changed my weight loss efforts:
    Gum
    Cough drops
    drinks (but I rarely drink anything with calories)
    condiments
    marinades
    seasonings

    Works for me, would probably set a lot of people over the edge :-)
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    I'll log lemon juice or seasoning if it's part of a recipe, but not if I'm sprinkling a tiny bit onto prepared food or squirting juice into my water. I log pickles to track the sodium more than the tiny calories. My fish oil supplements are basically half a tablespoon of fat in capsule form, which is too many calories to ignore. Coffee yes, green tea no, but my favorite herb tea has a few calories so I'll log it (especially because it looks weird to have the honey in the log without the tea, not that anyone but me is going to see it.)

    One thing I didn't log at first but do now was cough drops. I have allergies, so my throat's scratchy a lot, and those 15 calories per drop add up on a bad day.

    I normally try to have a few unclaimed calories at the end of the day to account for anything that maybe I should have logged but didn't. It's worked for me so far.
  • Point202
    Point202 Posts: 55 Member
    I haven't been logging this things, unless seasonings are part of a recipe that I'm putting into the recipe builder. But I'm also just starting out and am loosing easily for now. I think if I get to a place where I'm plateauing or something I'll start to pay attention more closely to these things so I can refine intake vs output...
  • MzLaLa29
    MzLaLa29 Posts: 258 Member
    I log gum, candy, mints, cough drops/syrup etc. I logged a listerine breath strip the other day. I put sliced fruit in my water bottle and have been meaning to figure out how to log that as well. My team motto is if you bite it, write it :)
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    No.
    I don't log salad dressing if they're under 80 cal/ 100g or so.
    If I wasn't getting the results I wanted I would.

    And I plan to get more anal about it when I start upping calories for maitenance and then surplus, when I've got 2.5lb or so more lost. Although, I plan a fairly 'slow' bulk and as a relative noob won't be too bothered if I'm a hundred or two over as hopefully it'll still have a good chance of going towards muscle.
  • joolywooly33
    joolywooly33 Posts: 421 Member
    This is gonna get dirty!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ssoil
    ssoil Posts: 1 Member
    I log everything that I eat including vitamins and spices, seasoning, marinate. I feel that losing weight is only part of getting healthy many of the items that were mentioned may not have a lot of calories but they do have have sugars, salt (sodium) etc. All of these things can affect my general health and well being.
  • Pipsg1rl
    Pipsg1rl Posts: 1,414 Member
    I didn't ever think about seasonings until I started making my own morning oatmeal.

    One time I decided to add an estimated amount of cinnamon and was surprised to see it added almost 20 calories.

    But it's in there and I count it.

    I always forget to add my condiments such as Ketchup, Mayo, and even Steak Sauces.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    I don't use gum or flavored water. I do log my vitamins, but they are the same everyday, so it's easy. I log seasonings and lemon juice if it's part of a recipe, but not if I'm just shaking or squirting a little on my veggies or fish. {My sodium numbers stay in the red anyway}
  • jackielou867
    jackielou867 Posts: 422 Member
    Gum no, a couple of pieces a day sugar free
    herbs and spices yes, particularly salty ones
    vitamins yes, but mainly for the iron content.
    Like someone else mentioned, if it goes in my mouth is goes in my diary. Knowing I have to do this stops me sneaking an odd bite, lick or spoonful. It is a wonderful deterrent :-)
  • lorigem
    lorigem Posts: 446 Member
    If it goes in my mouth, it goes in the diary. (At least, when I was in the "losing" stage)

    :wink:
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    If I eat it, drink it, chew it, I log it. Simple, effective, and part of my new life.
  • grillnchill
    grillnchill Posts: 772 Member
    I log every single thing. Makes it easier for me to see wtf I'm exactly putting in my body.
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
    I don't count gum or cough drops and I don't take vitamins; I also don't ordinarily count spices when I'm building recipes, but I do count condiments- I build marinades into my recipes, so everything in them apart from spices is counted. I generally don't add things to my water or tea, but if I use honey or agave I will log that.
  • MomTo3Lovez
    MomTo3Lovez Posts: 800 Member
    I don't log gum, cough drops but I try to log everything else, especially anything with sodium, that is where my problems have been before.
  • beautifulwarrior18
    beautifulwarrior18 Posts: 914 Member
    I was just curious whether most people logged these things or not...

    Gum
    Vitamins
    Lemon or lime juice (like in water or over chicken/salad/tacos/etc)
    Water flavoring packets
    Seasonings (some are calorie-free, but most have sodium and a couple carbs)
    Marinade

    I dont chew gum and if I did, I wouldn't swallow it so that would be a no. I dont log lemon or lime juice, vitamins, nor do I log most of my seasonings because I generally dont measure them.

    Marinades, absolutely. Cough drops too. They addup after 8 hours of poppin them trying to not to wake my patients up.
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    maybe excessive sauces [bbq] that have a decent amount of cals.. beside that, F no
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    I log everything. Tic tac, vitamins, lemon juice, everything.
  • johnsat
    johnsat Posts: 7
    I don't log the small bits its not worth the effort but keep an eye on things like sodium levals and if getting close to limit make sure you take the missed bits into account.
  • Driealice1105
    Driealice1105 Posts: 3
    I log everything because it might not have calories but it has sodium and more. So just like the other person said those things add up. I tend to watch all my intake levels not only calories. But is it necessary? In the weight loss process.
  • Sobus76
    Sobus76 Posts: 242 Member
    honestly i dont log things that are <5 calories, im not usually even close to my daily calorie limit, im not worried about a couple pieces of sugar free gum. I pretty much log everything else i can though.
  • ndepape
    ndepape Posts: 5
    How do you log marinade? I have quite a few homemade marinades I use, but I've never logged them. Do I put them in recipe and estimate servings?

    How do you do it?

    Thanks.
    Nadja

Categories