What nutrients do you track?

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hazzaram
hazzaram Posts: 77 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Right now I'm tracking:

Carbs, fats, proteins, sodium and fiber. I need something useful besides sodium to track because I don't have a sodium-restricted diet and I'm not too worried about it. I'm thinking Calcium but I'm not sure if it's a good thing to track. I really don't drink milk or dairy, so maybe it is...

Anyway, what do you track and what do you find useful to track?

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  • schwest76
    schwest76 Posts: 77 Member
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    Just calories and protein. I'd drive myself crazy tracking more than that.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
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    Carbs, fat, protein, fiber.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    1) Calories
    2) Protein, Fat & Carbs

    Nothing else is required unless you are deficient or medically advised to.
  • mummy_3
    mummy_3 Posts: 6 Member
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    to be honest, just calories and try to not go too over my sodium goal. Im still needing to lose alot of weight (like 60lbs) so Im just focusing on calories right now, so I dont get too confused!
  • hazzaram
    hazzaram Posts: 77 Member
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    Thanks for your answers everyone!
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
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    I've got Trans Fat instead of sodium, but otherwise the same as yours. It's supposed to be limited as much as possible, so I figured I'd keep an eye on it. But I'm focused on calories, protein and, recently, fibre.

  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    I watch protein to make sure I'm getting enough while losing.
    I watch my fiber (cause you know).
    I only look back at sodium if I've gone up on the scales sometimes.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,897 Member
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    Iron, because I'm anemic. But if not, I'd just track calories, carbs, fats, proteins, and fiber.
  • marm1962
    marm1962 Posts: 950 Member
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    Carbs, Fiber, Protein, Fat........and the last one I change up for a few weeks to see how I am doing with the others.
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
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    Calories, Carbs, Protein, & Fat are the only things I track.
  • kissedbythesunshine
    kissedbythesunshine Posts: 416 Member
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    Carbs, Fat, Protein, Fiber
  • Michelle2622017
    Michelle2622017 Posts: 17 Member
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    Calories only.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
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    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    I watch protein to make sure I'm getting enough while losing.
    I watch my fiber (cause you know).
    I only look back at sodium if I've gone up on the scales sometimes.

    This is exactly what I do.
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
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    Calories 100%
    Protein, fat, and fiber rather half-*kittened*
  • lemmie177
    lemmie177 Posts: 479 Member
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    hazzaram wrote: »
    Carbs, fats, proteins, sodium and fiber.

    I'm tracking the same. Don't have a sodium-restricted diet either, but its nice to be able to correlate jumps in the scale with sodium intake.

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