Does anyone else count calories from supplements?

leslielove
leslielove Posts: 251 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
I'd assume so since everything I take was already listed in the database when I searched for it, but I'm wondering how extreme that really is. Its a grand total of ~35 calories a day and I don't really think of fish oil and cinnamon as 'food'. Friggen things put me over my calories today and I'm annoyed to see the dumb red numbers because of some pills haha.. I'm not overly worried about it by any stretch but just curious. Logging it is more of a way to make sure I remember to take them every day than to count the omgcalories in 2 cinnamon capsules.

Thoughts?

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  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I count everything I ingest, because my body does, too.....
  • amycrims
    amycrims Posts: 94
    i wouldn't count them, but then again, i dont count diet soda with no calories. i agree its weird since its not even food.
  • AntoinetteONeill
    AntoinetteONeill Posts: 22
    Hmmm, my supplements come up as 0 calories, so I put them in. Personally I think I'd skip it if I were you though.
  • Phoenyxtears
    Phoenyxtears Posts: 173
    I would count everything, from pills to diet soda. While they may not hold a lot of calories, they have something else that can hinder or help your body.
  • lushy20
    lushy20 Posts: 215 Member
    i wouldn't count them, but then again, i dont count diet soda with no calories. i agree its weird since its not even food.


    should still log diet soda because it has sodium in it unless your not too worried about that
  • mikki3
    mikki3 Posts: 63
    I think a tsp of oil is a tsp of oil whether it comes from a fish oil pill or from a bottle of olive oil.
  • lushy20
    lushy20 Posts: 215 Member
    I'd assume so since everything I take was already listed in the database when I searched for it, but I'm wondering how extreme that really is. Its a grand total of ~35 calories a day and I don't really think of fish oil and cinnamon as 'food'. Friggen things put me over my calories today and I'm annoyed to see the dumb red numbers because of some pills haha.. I'm not overly worried about it by any stretch but just curious. Logging it is more of a way to make sure I remember to take them every day than to count the omgcalories in 2 cinnamon capsules.

    Thoughts?

    i would log it but maybe you did some housework or something you havent logged today as exercise so you can see all your numbers as green??
  • GabrielMaestas
    GabrielMaestas Posts: 88 Member
    I'd say counting 35 calories from supps might not be that essential seeing as how the body may require 40 calories to process the supp anyway :o) in short, don't sweat the small stuff.
  • Knbrooks42
    Knbrooks42 Posts: 63 Member
    I use to, but it's not that big of a deal to me anymore.
  • jgr117
    jgr117 Posts: 2
    I make a note that I've taken my vitamins, but i don't actually list them in my food intake... Anyway, those 35 calories are all from supplements i'm assuming are super beneficial to your heath, don't worry about them! I personally wouldn't consider the calories from vitamins at all. good luck =)
  • leslielove
    leslielove Posts: 251 Member
    Glad to see the same answers I give when I'm arguing with myself haha.. I do think the oil is more significant because of the omega 3's but the cinnamon is basically null.

    Interesting feedback, thanks guys :)

    Edit - I literally went over my calorie goal by 12 calories if I take the supplements out for the day. Not worried at ALL, just also not interested in measuring .3875 cup of beans. I'd rather just eat the damn half cup and be done with it :tongue:. My diary is open for viewing if anyone's curious!
  • tameekag
    tameekag Posts: 84 Member
    I'm not counting cals from supplements but I can see the value of posting them on your food diary as a record of taking them every day.

    For those trying to cut consumption of diet drinks (and increase water instead), I think posting diet soda would help too. Once you write down everything, you can really get a sense of how much you put into your body. So, while diet drinks are zero calories - they aren't very good for you. Maybe having a visual record could motivate someone to switch to a better option. My 2 cents. :smile: :wink:
  • LaurenRose2011
    LaurenRose2011 Posts: 86
    A lot of people get confused on this particular topic, but the answer is quite simple. Yes, you need to add the calories from your supplements. A calorie is essentially the energy needed to increase 1g of H2O by 1°C. The 35 calories you took in through your supplements is enough energy to bring 1g of H20 from 0°C (Freezing) to 35°C (A very hot summer day). This is very important in your body, and should be counted. ;)

    I hope this helps you. Have a great day.
  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    I count my multi vitamin gummies, they have cals and sugar so its a must, but i wouldnt worry if they put me over because is more healthy than bad
  • IronSheff
    IronSheff Posts: 52 Member
    I count mine as well. I take 4 different vitamin supplements and put them together as one of "my meals." Then I just enter them in first thing in the morning even though I split some up throughout the day. The Omega 3 Fish Oil counts 45 total calories for me (3 capsules @15 cal ea.), the other 3 are zero. If nothing else, it's helping me remember to take them. I personally want to know exactly what I'm putting into my body.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    i count my calcium supplement (20 calories) when i take it.

    if you are worried about the green number, go do 3 minutes of jumping jacks and count it as cardio. :)
  • kitujainen
    kitujainen Posts: 143 Member
    my linol acid 4 capsule is 40 kcal, duno about hoodia, acai, vitamin, and calciumpyruvate-citrin supplement. On 3 days lost on average 0,8 pounds on them PER DAY
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    I could mine because they are the gummy kind. I cannot take pill vitamins because they make me throw up. I figure if I am chewing them I got to count them.
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