Vitamin Calories

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the_wild
the_wild Posts: 28 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you count the calories in your vitamins or exclude the them?

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  • EliseTK1
    EliseTK1 Posts: 483 Member
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    I occasionally take a calcium chew, and I count it.
  • TheLittleFangs
    TheLittleFangs Posts: 205 Member
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    My vitamins are prescribed by a dr. I take them as I would my other medicines. Or do I need to freak out and start worrying my other pills I take a day might have calories? I see no reason to count them...I'm 14lbs down.
  • Lathandria
    Lathandria Posts: 42 Member
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    I log everything I put in my mouth. This includes my vitamins.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    I take the same vitamins every day, so I don't log the calories. When I am looking to cut back on calories I'm not going to be cutting back on the vitamins.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited March 2016
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    Gummies you must log them.
    Some are loaded with sugar/calories/carbs, anything you call them.

    A supplement like fish oil may contain 10 calories.
    If you take it daily, why log it?

    I log my multivitamin because I track my calcium.
    The body can only absorb 500 mg of calcium at a time.
    I will avoid eating a high calcium meal with my vitamin and just take it later.
  • tryin2die2self
    tryin2die2self Posts: 207 Member
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    Lathandria wrote: »
    I log everything I put in my mouth. This includes my vitamins.

    This is exactly what I do and costs me about 50 cal a day. Nothing to break the bank over.
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
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    I used to but realized it wasn't necessary so I stopped.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    All calories count. I log 'em!
  • TheLittleFangs
    TheLittleFangs Posts: 205 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Gummies you must log them.
    Some are loaded with sugar/calories/carbs, anything you call them.

    A supplement like fish oil may contain 10 calories.
    If you take it daily, why log it?

    I log my multivitamin because I track my calcium.
    The body can only absorb 500 mg of calcium at a time.
    I will avoid eating a high calcium meal with my vitamin and just take it later.

    I'm on calcium and D3 together hypercalcemia is very dangerous not possible from food sources alone (as far as my googling has shown - but im not a dr) but from supplements - mine are Dr prescribed and I have bloodwork done to keep an eye on the calcium in my blood. Thank you for the info regarding absorbtion as I'll make sure I don't take them with a calcium food source - did not know that.
  • TheLittleFangs
    TheLittleFangs Posts: 205 Member
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    usmcmp wrote: »
    I take the same vitamins every day, so I don't log the calories. When I am looking to cut back on calories I'm not going to be cutting back on the vitamins.

    I agree with this sentiment, makes sense

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