Is there anything you don't log?

Colorscheme
Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Out of curiosity, what foods do you not log? for me, I don't like spices like pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, etc. I also don't log ketchup because I use so little of it. Oh, and I don't log some veggies if I'm consuming a small amount of it, like a couple pieces of spinach or kale.
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  • kdz526
    kdz526 Posts: 210 Member
    mustard and pickles..but they don't have calories
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    Pickles do have calories, nothing is calorie free :P
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Spices, sugar free gum, the one packet of splenda in my daily coffee, diet soda, "zero" cal water enhancers, the occasional squirt of mustard or vinegar. Total, I am probably not logging 25 to 50 calories a day. Hasn't kept me from my goals in any way.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Some spices I don't log. I don't log diet soda or "zero" calorie chocolate syrup-though I know it's not zero calorie.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I don't log my coffee (I drink it black). I know there are calories in it but the damage from not logging it doesn't bother me.
  • Iguessicandothis
    Iguessicandothis Posts: 2,132 Member
    Spices and coffee
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    Spices for the most part. But I do log all my veggies-- even if it's just one piece of lettuce on a sandwich (!)
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Spices, diet soda, mustard, Monster zero ultra, actual coffee (I log creamer), zero calorie sweeteners (I only use a teaspoon daily).
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Herbs and spices, garlic (usually), black coffee.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    water, unsweetend tea, gum, vitamins, cold/allergy medicine
  • BuddhaB0y
    BuddhaB0y Posts: 199 Member
    Water, diet pop, spices,

    I track salt and condiments because I'm watching sodium levels as much as I can and also condiments can quickly add a ton of calories.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Spices (when using just a dash) and diet soda.
  • tabletmfp
    tabletmfp Posts: 53 Member
    A tiny drop of milk in tea and coffee. I have lost 19 kilos so not logging that worked out ok :)
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    Usually low-sodium and, for the most part, nutritionally-void foods&drinks which can range anywhere from 0-10 calories I don't log.

    I do log salt and spices and other low/no cal seasonings and condiments, but I generally do so in the recipe builder since my recipes constitute the majority of foods I log.
  • kdz526
    kdz526 Posts: 210 Member
    realityfades wrote: »
    Pickles do have calories, nothing is calorie free :P

    I must have super cool pickles then cause the amt I use according to the jar says 0 for calories.
  • Dreysander
    Dreysander Posts: 294 Member
    Pickles. I usually have a pickle with supper, don't bother to log it.
  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    condiments including sauce
  • talismanicmagic
    talismanicmagic Posts: 36 Member
    Spices, salt, (unless I use a lot), pepper, and a splash of lactose free milk in my morning and evening coffee.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited January 2016
    rosebarnalice wrote: »
    Spices for the most part. But I do log all my veggies-- even if it's just one piece of lettuce on a sandwich (!)

    I weigh lettuce on sandwiches to encourage me to use more of it - somewhere over a half ounce instead of under.
  • MrsSylvie
    MrsSylvie Posts: 301 Member
    i pretty much log everything even if no calories, except for most spices and the small test tasting bites/sips i take when cooking certain foods..
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    water, unsweetend tea, gum, vitamins, cold/allergy medicine

    was ditto on the cold medicine, and than i happen to find out the weekend after thanksgiving that each of the five cups of nyquil i took the day before actually had like 93 calories in them! it was a surprise, although it was a duh, its got alcohol in it, one.



  • MikaMojito
    MikaMojito Posts: 680 Member
    Herbs and spices, vinegar, diet drinks, tea. I don't drink coffee at work every day but if I do, I have no way of measuring the milk that goes into it. I hate black coffee but I think that if the milk that goes into ONE cup of coffee is the only thing unlogged and I'm well within deficit, it really doesn't matter.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    I don't log cough drops or peppermint (which I use to kill headaches as soon as they start.)
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,227 Member
    edited January 2016
    kdz526 wrote: »
    realityfades wrote: »
    Pickles do have calories, nothing is calorie free :P

    I must have super cool pickles then cause the amt I use according to the jar says 0 for calories.

    Sorry @kdz526, what you have is labels regulated by the FDA who says that is a food is under 5 calories per serving (whatever size that 'serving' is), the company can round down to 0 calories on the label. That's why you'll find a serving size is half a pickle or whatnot - if a serving was a full pickle, it would be over 5 calories and the label would have to reflect that.

    They're very low, but not 0 calories. They're made from cucumber, cucumbers have calories.

    Personally, I don't log the squeeze of lemon I put in my soda water, a lot of herbs unless I'm making a recipe, and while I do log my veggies, I don't weigh them, I just guestimate.
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    There are a few things I don't always log. I don't always log veggies I eat, it depends. If I eat a bunch, I log. Sometimes I eat a bagel and cream cheese and I don't usually log the piece of tomato I add on top of it, for instance. I don't log my coffee or the creamer I put in it usually. I don't log condiments like mustard. I don't log my gummy vitamins. It's worked out for me anyway and I'm steadily losing. If at any point I stop losing weight, I'll immediately tighten up my loose logging but so far so good.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    SylvieKuchma wrote: »
    i pretty much log everything even if no calories, except for most spices and the small test tasting bites/sips i take when cooking certain foods..
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    water, unsweetend tea, gum, vitamins, cold/allergy medicine

    was ditto on the cold medicine, and than i happen to find out the weekend after thanksgiving that each of the five cups of nyquil i took the day before actually had like 93 calories in them! it was a surprise, although it was a duh, its got alcohol in it, one.



    Yeah, it has a bunch of calories. I don't get sick very often though. I figure if I am sick enough to take cold medicine then I'm just not going to worry about being exact in my logging that week. If it was something I took every day I'd probably account for it.
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
    Cold/allergy meds are the only thing I don't log and that's just because it adds insult to injury to see the calories in the cough drops and stuff, haha. You're sick, why make it worse. XD

    But food wise/drink wise - every single morsel always.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    kdz526 wrote: »
    mustard and pickles..but they don't have calories

    My pickles are 21calories for a piddly 30g and 5g carbs. Mustard isnt too bad at 17 cals for 15g. But obviously everything has calories :wink:

    In answer to the OP, i don't log herbs and spices, that's about it.
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    edited January 2016
    jkal1979 wrote: »
    I don't log my coffee (I drink it black). I know there are calories in it but the damage from not logging it doesn't bother me.

    Agreed. I log the Half & Half I put in my coffee, but not the coffee itself, and I'm OK with that.

    I also don't log spices. Or bacon.

    Just kidding about the bacon, but I wish I didn't have to log it! :wink:
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Herbs and spices if I sprinkle them on a dish (I do log them in the recipe builder, mostly so I can have the full ingredient list if I want to make it again). I also don't log my mustard, but I do log ketchup, Worcestershire, soy sauce, vinegar, etc. I log my leafy greens, but I eyeball them rather than weigh them.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    the only thing i consistently dont log are diet sodas or other always 0 calorie things.

    spices i log, but are usually an estimate, unless its something in a recipe and then i use the recipe builder.

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