Do you guys log the calories in vitamins that you take?

Martinez83014
Martinez83014 Posts: 21 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't know if anyone has asked this already, but I'm not sure if I should log them or not.
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  • slw37
    slw37 Posts: 89 Member
    No.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Martinez83014 wrote: »
    I don't know if anyone has asked this already, but I'm not sure if I should log them or not.

    No I don't, but I just checked and there's no calories listed on the three things I take.
  • 4rtistry
    4rtistry Posts: 33 Member
    I do. Things like fish oil and CLA can have more calories than you might think.
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    Multi - No
    Fish Oil - Yes
  • babysaffy
    babysaffy Posts: 232 Member
    Yes i do for the macros
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    No because there's no calories on mine as I take doctor prescribed calcium, vitamin d and iron
  • MalkinMagic71
    MalkinMagic71 Posts: 1,433 Member
    I don't log my multi vitamins or fiber gummies.
  • netitheyeti
    netitheyeti Posts: 539 Member
    mine is literally listed as 1 calorie... I still log it just to keep track of stuff (vitamins, iron, etc) though
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    My multivitamin is not listed as having calories but I try to log it as a reminder that I took it.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    I do, I look at my MFP micro nutrients from time to time.
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    I do...but have wondered 'where' the info comes from. Rarely listed on the any of the vitamins I purchase...I just put in what mfp's database provides.
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  • temazur
    temazur Posts: 76 Member
    I do not. I probably should, but eh...I only take one multivitamin, so I figure it's not going to break me. If I started taking more supplements and they added up calorie wise I'd start tracking them.
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    Yes, anything that goes in my mouth is logged
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I log my multi-vitamin so the micronutrients are logged, and when I tried taking flax oil supplements (they don't agree with me) yes, I logged the calories.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    I log mine, both for the nutrient info and because the calcium and fish oil gel caps have a daily total of 40 calories, and my calorie allowance is tight.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    NO, because I'm a sloppy logger. It's accounted for in my goals.

    But you'll never hear me suggest to someone that being sloppy is the right solution. It works for me, but It's inefficient. It also works for me because I'm relatively active in my non lifestyle time. I'm sedentary occupationally, but I generally run or walk 3-5 miles 5 or 6 days a week. I also do strength training. Quite a bit of that doesn't get logged or eaten.

    You've got to figure out what works for you. IF you can afford slop and progress good for you... IF you can't. Tighten it up.
  • alcomer
    alcomer Posts: 101 Member
    Calcium chews - yes, multivitamin - no
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Unless you are hiding your vitamin in a Snicker's bar to fool yourself, no you don't need to log it calorie-wise, it's in the noise.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I do not.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,187 Member
    No, I don't and never did or will. It will be an over kill for me and I don't want to be that OCD with my logging.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    NO, because I'm a sloppy logger. It's accounted for in my goals.

    But you'll never hear me suggest to someone that being sloppy is the right solution. It works for me, but It's inefficient. It also works for me because I'm relatively active in my non lifestyle time. I'm sedentary occupationally, but I generally run or walk 3-5 miles 5 or 6 days a week. I also do strength training. Quite a bit of that doesn't get logged or eaten.

    You've got to figure out what works for you. IF you can afford slop and progress good for you... IF you can't. Tighten it up.

    Agreed. I tend to think that the most important part of logging is consistency, not precision. If you're consistent, you can adjust based on your results as needed. It's impossible to measure calories with perfect accuracy anyhow - there are simply too many variables - but it's certainly possible to be consistent.

    To the OP's point, I take D, iron, and folic acid supplements that don't have calories listed so I don't log them. I started taking fish oil a couple of weeks ago and hadn't been logging it until someone pointed out that it can have up to 70 calories per dose, which did increase my blood pressure momentarily. Turns out the brand I got is 20 calories per dose, but I'll probably still log it going forward.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    I log as a reminder to take them. But thinking about it, I also am glad I log as I look at my micros at times, and they would be off if I didn't log.

    Don't care about the calories. At 15 a day it's just noise.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I log fish oil, and the blackstrap molasses I take in addition to iron supplements. (Those I don't log.) The first two add up to 57 calories, so I think it's worth logging.
  • DavidJohnson29
    DavidJohnson29 Posts: 14 Member
    yes, especially fish oil--i take 1g pills so that counts as 9 calories
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    I created a meal of my vitamins/supplements just to remind me to take them. The calories aren't really my worry, it's the remembering to take them!
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    I don’t log minimal exercises like walking, gardening, yard work as that is all pretty normal for me. I also don’t log vitamins or gum. I figure it all is close enough. I already feel pretty obsessive counting calories.
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