How would I log a finger-lick

leslieraeann
leslieraeann Posts: 5
edited November 8 in Getting Started
I was making my son a PB&J and got jam on my finger. Out of habit I licked it off. I'm trying to be very accountable for EVERY calorie I take in, so, how or do I log that? Or am I being crazy? Lol Help!
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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I'll take crazy for 500, Alex.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    ~mmmmmmMmmmmMmmmm



    zMMMMMMMMmmmmmMmmmm 0 cals<==== like that.

    Wait did you mean your own finger?
  • SteampunkSongbird
    SteampunkSongbird Posts: 826 Member
    I'd probably log it as one gram.
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  • SciranBG
    SciranBG Posts: 97 Member
    weigh your clean hand on a scale, then put jam on your finger and re-weigh your hand. Once you have figured out your jam-to-finger ratio, and how many calories that would be, you can log it as twice the amount to account for the previous jam-fingers.

    Hopefully someone else can think of a more sane suggestion.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    leslieraeann wrote: »
    I was making my son a PB&J and got jam on my finger. Out of habit I licked it off. I'm trying to be very accountable for EVERY calorie I take in, so, how or do I log that? Or am I being crazy? Lol Help!

    You're being crazy.
  • RockWarrior84
    RockWarrior84 Posts: 840 Member
    one lick at a time
  • lunalee84
    lunalee84 Posts: 372 Member
    calm down and step away from the food log
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    SciranBG wrote: »
    weigh your clean hand on a scale, then put jam on your finger and re-weigh your hand. Once you have figured out your jam-to-finger ratio, and how many calories that would be, you can log it as twice the amount to account for the previous jam-fingers.

    Hopefully someone else can think of a more sane suggestion.

    No I think you nailed it.

  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I think you are being crazy but if you want to log it you could look at the calories in a serving of the jam and just put in the calories for 1/4 of a serving of jam. It will probably be something like 8 calories which is probably more than you had in a tiny drop of jam. You could log it if you think less than 8 calories is going to really impact you.
  • vgravedo
    vgravedo Posts: 17
    Eh, just walk around your house 1x and call it good
  • nuvimi
    nuvimi Posts: 103 Member
    SciranBG wrote: »
    weigh your clean hand on a scale, then put jam on your finger and re-weigh your hand. Once you have figured out your jam-to-finger ratio, and how many calories that would be, you can log it as twice the amount to account for the previous jam-fingers.

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  • runningforthetrain
    runningforthetrain Posts: 1,037 Member
    vgravedo wrote: »
    Eh, just walk around your house 1x and call it good

    ^this or quick add 15 cal
  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    700 calories. More than if you just made yourself the sandwich. :|
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited November 2014
    Crazy. Your punishment is 10 jumping jacks and add 5 quick add calories to your diary.

    Edited - oh wait I thought you licked peanut butter - for jam it is 3 jumping jacks and 2 quick adds. :)
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    leslieraeann wrote: »
    I was making my son a PB&J and got jam on my finger. Out of habit I licked it off. I'm trying to be very accountable for EVERY calorie I take in, so, how or do I log that? Or am I being crazy? Lol Help!

    Log it as cardio... oh wait, you weren't talking about that kind of finger lick.
  • 21million
    21million Posts: 113 Member
    Crazy, but, if you post in a few weeks saying that this isn't working and you weighed everything, well...you'll be the first I believe. :P
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    I'll take crazy for 500, Alex.

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    But uh, yeah, logging a "finger lick" is getting into the crazy territory. Unless of course you consume all your calories a single finger lick at a time.



    This all sounds so horribly wrong.
  • leslieraeann
    leslieraeann Posts: 5
    Thanks for all the friendly advice lol I guess I'm really going overkill this time around because I'm so tired of being fat and this is the longest I've ever commited, a measly 5 days. But so far I've lost 5 pounds so what I'm doing is working! Thanks:)
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,300 Member
    SciranBG wrote: »
    weigh your clean hand on a scale, then put jam on your finger and re-weigh your hand. Once you have figured out your jam-to-finger ratio, and how many calories that would be, you can log it as twice the amount to account for the previous jam-fingers.

    Hopefully someone else can think of a more sane suggestion.

    Above would work.

    However IMO a sane solution is to ignore it and move on or log it as a tiny guestimate amount like 5 grams.

    In reality you won't be able to log everything to the exact calorie degree anyway.

  • trinatrina1984
    trinatrina1984 Posts: 1,018 Member
    For next time...

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,329 Member
    Finger for a finger. All equals out.
  • nuvimi
    nuvimi Posts: 103 Member
    leslieraeann wrote: »
    Thanks for all the friendly advice lol I guess I'm really going overkill this time around because I'm so tired of being fat and this is the longest I've ever commited, a measly 5 days. But so far I've lost 5 pounds so what I'm doing is working! Thanks:)

    Nah, we're just having fun with you; it's important to be as diligent and accurate as possible - at least within reason. The big question is where to draw that line. I liked the person who suggested you walk once around the house and call it even. :)
  • PurrlyGirl
    PurrlyGirl Posts: 59 Member
    I'm pretty meticulous but that's a little crazy! Like if I'm making broccoli for my kiddos I might pop a tiny piece in my mouth, or I might taste something I'm making. If it's tiny, truly tiny, then you probably burned more calories making it than you ate, so let it go.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    leslieraeann wrote: »
    Thanks for all the friendly advice lol I guess I'm really going overkill this time around because I'm so tired of being fat and this is the longest I've ever commited, a measly 5 days. But so far I've lost 5 pounds so what I'm doing is working! Thanks:)

    In 5 days it's mostly water weight. My weight was peeling off quickly too and after 18 pounds gone in 2 months I've only lost like 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks. It's a little discouraging, but I realize what part of that loss was, and that continued loss will not be nearly as fast. Spending it logging a finger lick of yogurt (2 or 3 grams at most) would wear thin on me very fast.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    :D:#
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    One finger lick: Don't bother.

    Licking the *entire bowl* of chocolate cake batter, like I did this morning? Quick-add 100 calories, 'cause there's no way that it was anything less than that.

    Cake batter is the >:) .
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  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    One finger lick: Don't bother.

    Licking the *entire bowl* of chocolate cake batter, like I did this morning? Quick-add 100 calories, 'cause there's no way that it was anything less than that.

    Cake batter is the >:) .

    One thing for sure since I started counting cals I clean my plate like never before..lol




  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    5g jam

    Overestimating it

    Log and move on
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