Do you log...

Montepulciano
Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
in Food and Nutrition
...your fish oil and and other vitamins you are taking?
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  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Yup.
  • arson714
    arson714 Posts: 117 Member
    Yes! I created a specific group for Supplements so I can add my viatmins, fish oil, etc..
  • mferguson39
    mferguson39 Posts: 3 Member
    Fish oils, specifically, contain some of your daily fat intake. If you do not account for these in your daily log, you results for that day may be misleading.
  • misterdale67
    misterdale67 Posts: 171 Member
    arson714 wrote: »
    Yes! I created a specific group for Supplements so I can add my viatmins, fish oil, etc..

    I did the same.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    I do..
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Only the ones that have calories.
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    Excellent, I added them and will continue to do so. Thanks for you advice.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I log them, but mostly to remember that I've taken them. :)
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    my creatine has 50 calories so 100% yes
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    i never did...seems rather insignificant to me...
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Yep. I have them saved as a recipe so I can add them all at once and change them easily when needed.
  • youdontknowwhatyousaw
    youdontknowwhatyousaw Posts: 221 Member
    Log both vitamins and meds
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    edited November 2015
    Yes. Calories aren't my biggest focus; rather, it's just that I really like to check my reports here on MFP to see how the vitamins and stuff have contributed to successfully hitting nutrition requirements.
  • healthy_hermione
    healthy_hermione Posts: 64 Member
    Nope
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I log them every day. But then forget to take them. That's my problem.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    No but I don't take a lot of supplements regularly.
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    As like with most thing, no one true way. No harm in tracking them since they do have some calories. Thanks all for sharing!
  • calistizo
    calistizo Posts: 26 Member
    arson714 wrote: »
    Yes! I created a specific group for Supplements so I can add my viatmins, fish oil, etc..

    How do you do that?
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    Go into Food/Settings then scroll down to your meals. You can add in your vitamins there as a 'meal'. I call mine vitamins, I have seen supplements on other people's diaries.
  • Triskele2
    Triskele2 Posts: 50 Member
    This never even occurred to me. It almost feels a little obsessive like those folks who weigh their bowel movements.

    I guess I can see it as helpful if you're closely tracking nutrients though.
  • rbakedq
    rbakedq Posts: 142 Member
    Also, if you take more than one pill, vitamin, supplement or what ever, every day, create a meal or even a recipe for them. That way you only have to hit one button to add them to your diary.
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    Oh that would work too, thanks rbakedq.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited November 2015
    Triskele2 wrote: »
    This never even occurred to me. It almost feels a little obsessive like those folks who weigh their bowel movements.

    I guess I can see it as helpful if you're closely tracking nutrients though.

    it's fairly over the top depending on the supplement...obviously things like protein supplements are also going to be packed with calories...but I'm personally not concerned with the 5 calories that are in my multi-vitamin or whatever.
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  • nyponbell
    nyponbell Posts: 379 Member
    I log to make sure I've taken the vitamins and supplement (I take iron, for instance, as I'm a vegetarian who is often put on iron supplements by my doctor) and to see if I'm hitting my targets. :smile:
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    arson714 wrote: »
    Yes! I created a specific group for Supplements so I can add my viatmins, fish oil, etc..

    Same for me - also things like protein shakes, carb gels, sports drinks etc. (things eaten for training performance and recovery in essence) go in there. Think I had more than 2,500 cals logged in Supplements one day but that was a long cycle ride.

    Generally the day to day logging is a reminder more than anything else.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    OP...If it is beneficial to you then log it.

    My doctor has me on a higher level than normal for a while on some minerals and vitamins. I log what I get from my supplements so that I see how much more I need to get from the foods that I eat. I also log my prescription meds since that it is imperative at this stage that I take them daily. It is helpful to me...serves as a reminder.

    If it serves as no benefit to some and it seems a bit obsessive or over the top then don't log those types of things. Some of us find it useful for various reasons however.

    Just to add...no...I don't weigh my poop. So I guess that I am not too obsessive.
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    It certainly can't hurt to log it, and does give me a record of what I have been taking and for how long.

    Not sure where the judgments came from as I simply asked what people do and I appreciate all the explanations of why as it helps me make a choice. Statements made for shock value, well, not particularly what I was looking for.

    There is no one true way, everyone finds their own path to success (or failure).
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    I log them and no it's not "over the top" to do so. Calories are calories after all and accuracy is important for many people. Besides it helps me remember that I took them.
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