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anything you dont count in daily calories?
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VanillaBeanSeed wrote: »VanillaBeanSeed wrote: »
Good point, it does depend on what kind. I'll log a little pack of honey mustard or bbq sauce, but those tiny packets of Taco Bell fire sauce or a small packet of ketchup (which I seldom use) I typically don't log. Dijon mustard, bbq sauce etc used in larger quantities in a recipe do get logged
The first thing that came to my mind when reading condiments was MAYO! Which can have tons of calories. But things like mustard - most are 0cal or 5cal - but I usually log them because of all the sodium.
I always log my ketchup & bbq sauce though - some bbq sauces I have are 60-70 cals a serving!
But - what ever works best for the individual doing it
Yeah I don't track sodium or other micronutrients, barely keep an eye on my macros other than to try to get enough protein
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Coffee, condiments (I prefer low calorie ones like dill pickles, mustard & vinegar anyway), onion/garlic, herbs & spices, salt. I also estimate fruit & veggies if they are plain and not part of a recipe. I have to may change the fruit & veggie estimating now that my deficit is so low.
I should note I don't track sodium at all, some of the above would definitely skew a sodium count.0 -
I don't log herbs, spices, garlic, some condiments, small bites and tastes, low cal veggies sometimes if I can't be bothered.0
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Out of curiosity I've been logging everything this go-round (after putting on 10 lbs) but I've lost weight previously without ever worrying about counting vegetables (provided they weren't covered in dressings, sauces, etc.) and it has never been a detriment to my weight loss.0
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garlic. I get a protein shake once a week and log everything in it except for the scoop of fiber.0
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Gum0
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water, coffee, tea, and pickles - if the jar says 0 calories per serving. I count everything else, including garlic cloves when cooking.0
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I don't count my cordial (fruit concentrate I sometimes add to my water). I can't really be bothered measuring it and it's not much anyway.
This. I also don't log green tea most of the time because it is 0 cal.
I don't bother logging spices, either - although I do log stuff like vanilla essence in my baking.
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The only thing I do not log is drinks, which only consists of tea, water and very occasionally fruit juice. I log condiments because I like mayo which all adds up.0
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i don't log anything that has less than 5 calories, so that covers my crystal lite drink packets (i use half a packet per 32oz of water) or diet soda. i also don't bother logging spices because overall, they aren't adding much of anything to the total recipe.0
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Tea (nothing else is added) & diet cola.
I also don't track herbs & spices, except for salt. I cook with a lot of flavor, and I used to add them all in, but because I use so many herbs/spices it was a lot of logging and hardly any calories.0 -
I don't count unsweetened tea or coffee, diet pop, water, seasoning, fish oil supplements, yellow mustard (most of the time), lettuce (most of the time), sugar free gum, Pam cooking spray. Basically anything that's pretty much 0ish calories.0
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I log it all even spices. I figure this way I have a log if a medical issue would come up.0
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I don't log spices.
I do log condiments, but for ketchup, I log the next serving up rather than take time to enter the exact amount.0 -
I don't log coffee and tea because I take them straight mostly. If I'm adding milk, cream, sugar or honey I always log it0
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Water and tea, basically. Everything else gets logged, for now.
I may get a little more casual about small things later on. But at the moment I'm logging not only to count calories, but to make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition within those calories. Logging everything helps me make sure my vitamins and nutrients are high enough and my sodium and such are low enough.0 -
I didn't used to count my coffee creamer until I measured it and realized how much I was using...there was about a 70-100 calorie difference.0
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I rarely track condiments (ketchup, mustard, steak sauce, etc.).0
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AmazingShrinkingMan wrote: »I rarely track condiments (ketchup, mustard, steak sauce, etc.).
I have to track ketchup, I am a ketchup monster.
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