What DON'T You Count?

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  • leannediet
    leannediet Posts: 8
    Chewing gum, Coke Zero, 0 calorie sweetners
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    I stopped logging my gum and Altoids. It wasn't that big of a deal...I rarely chew them anyway. I do spices but only because some have tons of sodium and also because depending on how much you use you can be well over 5 calories.
  • sbilyeu75
    sbilyeu75 Posts: 567 Member
    I don't log my water intake. I know how much water I'm drinking and I log every other fracking thing I put in my mouth, so why bother?
  • annacataldo
    annacataldo Posts: 872 Member
    If I eat (1) french fry, I dont log it, but only cuz i dont know how. like...when i steal one out of my boyfriends fries from a fast food place.
    Sometimes i log my artificial sweetner cuz it does have sodium to it (but not enough to change it too much so sometimes i bother, and sometimes i dont).
    Sometimes I log my 5cal gum. Sometimes I dont.
    But most everything else i always log, like down to i ate "1carrot" or "1grape" i still put it in. Even lemon wedges that r only listed as 1calorie, or garlic cloves that r 4calories.

    As time goes by, Im getting more comfie with the process so I dont worry so much about that 1 carrot, or that 1grape... but at the beginning it was important to me so i did. Now im generally always way under calories so im not as worried about 5 or 10 calories.
  • 123456654321
    123456654321 Posts: 1,311 Member
    I don't log water...I'm drinking it all day long every day so I'm sure I get my "8 glasses" and then some:P
  • WalkingGirl1985
    WalkingGirl1985 Posts: 2,046 Member
    Mostly gum or tea..I do drink a lot of coffee and use flavored creamer so after the first few cups I tend not to log it..and i should.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I don't log water...I'm drinking it all day long every day so I'm sure I get my "8 glasses" and then some:P

    oh yeah, that too, me too.
  • suzycreamcheese
    suzycreamcheese Posts: 1,766 Member
    i dont usually bother logging my coffee, even though i have skimmed milk and sweetner in it.

    If i log it, then i always get comments about how much i drink :O
  • callipygianchronicle
    callipygianchronicle Posts: 811 Member
    I don’t log my “chef bites” those little tastes of things that you do while cooking to check for seasoning and doneness. But because I have sodium issues, I do log any added salt. I don’t log spices in my diary (say a roasted chicken breast with dried oregano), but I do add them to my saved recipes.
  • veganbecky
    veganbecky Posts: 29 Member
    I don't log my kids' vitamin bears which I eat instead of taking a grown-up vitamin. It's like a free little sweet treat. :)

    I also don't always log my tea with agave nectar. I only put a few drops in and I don't really think the 10-15 calories is going to make or break my weight loss. I'm not very exact with my calories anyway. I'm not really one to get out the measuring cups or food scales, so I'm sure I'm off by more than a few calories per day already. I try to overestimate sometimes just to make up for it.
  • wilyz
    wilyz Posts: 37
    Raw fruits and vegetables. Why should i be penalized for eating an apple?
  • TheNettis
    TheNettis Posts: 22 Member
    It becomes to tedious sometimes but I don't log:

    Lettuce
    Crystal Light
    Sweet Peppers
    Onions
    Tomatoes
    Pretty much anything healthy that I put on a salad, other than the chicken and the dressing. They arent that many calories and I dont see them as a burden. Its all good stuff I guess lol
  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    I don't log plain tea of any sort. I wouldn't log coffee if I drank it black, but I add milk and sugar so I log it all. I don't log spices if I'm just putting on a few sprinkles (or even that 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in my coffee or oatmeal), but I do add them to recipes because some have significant calories in the amounts I use there. I don't always log the 1 Tbsp or less of skim milk I add to scramble an egg. I usually, but not always, log the mustard I put on a sandwich.
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    I often don't log things like ketchup or burger toppings (lettuce, tom, onion) etc.

    But I do keep them in mind and if I have had a bunch I just quick cal in somewhere between 25 and 100 cals to cover it.

    There are some days or strips of time where i am being SUPER diligent (like on a plateau) where i log EVERYTHING but as long as I am not gaining and am slowly losing, I try not to be too super anal about logging.
    Raw fruits and vegetables. Why should i be penalized for eating an apple?
    I definitely log fruit though - it has a lot of calories sometimes. A large orange and you could be missing 150 cals from your diary. That's a big difference! A calorie is a calorie! Same goes for big salads etc - I log them, though I might not log lettuce and tom on a burger.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I never log water because I always drink plenty. I have one or two Altoids a day and don't log them. It works out to only 3 calories per mint. I used to log spices (not seasoning blends, I don't use them and also some have oil added- check your McCormicks labels!). As someone else mentioned it is way too fussy for me to sustain and when I did log them it was working out to ridiculous numbers, like 8 calories of thyme in a giant pot of soup.
  • sue26
    sue26 Posts: 412
    nothing - i try to log everything i put in my mouth:smile:
  • Life0nMars86
    Life0nMars86 Posts: 155 Member
    sugar free gum...which I've cut back on a lot, in the past I prob had like 1/2 pack of that stuff a day at least! lol if I still did thatttt I'd prob add it lol but a peice every now and then or once or twice a day...don't log it...
    spices - to me thats just overdoing it, I stopped with adding salt, but pepper n other stuff...I dunno...I know it has sodium...but yeah...I just try not to use too much of it
    cooking spray - never really thought to try to look it up, n I only use a lil for my eggs or chicken sumtimes
    spray butter - tryin to cut back on this too...cuz I'm sure it cant be good for u either lol n I know I typically use more than jus like 5 sprays :ohwell:

    other than that I try to add everything I eat, all fruits n veggies cuz trust me they add up....esp in sugars and carbs! blech...
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    I count everything. Including spices. Some of those spices are higher in calories than you might think. Plus, I was surprised to find that many of them contain potassium. I'm not perfect in my logging, but I don't have any across-the-board "freebies."
  • vxmittyxv
    vxmittyxv Posts: 122 Member
    I log absolutely everything, calories or not. That way I can look back at week I did well and figure out why. For example: I could eat the exact same things and drink diet coke, which is 0 calories, and not do as well as the week I drank water. If I had not journaled it I would have forgotten I even had it.
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    Tea and sugar free gum
  • newbeautifulme
    newbeautifulme Posts: 112
    I don't log:
    Water
    Black Coffee
    Tea
    Gum/Altoids

    If I use more then a couple packets of Splenda (like in a recipe) I log it. If it is a packet here and there, I don't worry about it.
    I try to log spices, but if the barcode scanner doesn't pull up the right thing, I am don't log it.
  • lalilalu
    lalilalu Posts: 102 Member
    I dont log garlic, stock cubes or cooking spray. I know the cooking spray is like 30 cals, but over a dinner that serves 4 or 5 people it's very little, plus don't get back the calories when I have to share my meals with my little girl.

    I also dont log the swigs of my husbands beer I occasionally have.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Hats off to those of you who truly log everything!
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    the daily serving of birthday cake I have

    :laugh:
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I don't log diet soda, sugar free sweeteners, fish oil tablets, MVI, spices. If I am not sure about what I am loggin I go over on calories and under on exercise. Safer that way.....
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I think cough drops and Dayquil are the only things I didn't log.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I count EVERYTHING......even 3 calorie gum.
  • jisabelle
    jisabelle Posts: 156 Member
    I dont log Spices and I never log Mustard
  • LaLa2469
    LaLa2469 Posts: 3
    Sugar free Jello. Its 10 cals. I don't log it.
  • amberaz
    amberaz Posts: 328 Member
    Diet soda, a splash of juice for my water, spices, vanilla in recipes, black coffee, gum and the occasional piece of sugar free hard candy. I pretty much log everything else. If I know we are going to have a veggie tray with dinner, I might log just 2 cups of broccoli or something rather than log each veggie individually, though. I am not too worried about veggie calories
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