What DON'T You Count?
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Raw fruits and vegetables. Why should i be penalized for eating an apple?0
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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 lol0 -
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.0
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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?0 -
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.0
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nothing - i try to log everything i put in my mouth0
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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...0 -
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."0
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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.0
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Tea and sugar free gum0
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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.0 -
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.0 -
Hats off to those of you who truly log everything!0
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the daily serving of birthday cake I have
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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.....0
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I think cough drops and Dayquil are the only things I didn't log.0
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I count EVERYTHING......even 3 calorie gum.0
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I dont log Spices and I never log Mustard0
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Sugar free Jello. Its 10 cals. I don't log it.0
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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 calories0
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