What DONT you track

pinggolfer96
pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
in Food and Nutrition
For me personally, I have things that I don’t track when I’m bulking and cutting, I just keep them constant in my diet. Until I get down to my single digit body fat levels on my cuts and It really counts I usually don’t track:
SF gum, mints, sugar free syrup, packaged artificial sweeteners (yes if you use a lot they count), bcaas, lemons/limes, cucumbers/pickles, non stick cooking spray....I’m sure there’s more, but that’s the stuff I usually don’t worry about until I start really fine tuning things and getting under 8%
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  • DragonHasTheSapphire
    DragonHasTheSapphire Posts: 184 Member
    I usually don't log stuff like vinegar or herbal teas, or sometimes vitamins. I do log them down sometimes, but usually it's the vitamins since they have some calories.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    Vinegar, tea (I do log the cream in it), spices, a wedge of lemon or lime in a beverage. I log everything else.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    edited April 2018
    Marinades. In addition to the things everyone above have already listed.
  • kelly_c_77
    kelly_c_77 Posts: 5,658 Member
    Mustard, hot sauce, vinegar, black coffee/tea, diet soda, and any "0" calorie sweeteners. Everything else gets logged.
  • Leannep2201
    Leannep2201 Posts: 441 Member
    Much the same as has been said above:
    SF mints, herbs, herbal tea, diet soda, sometimes I don’t log cooking spray (if I only use a tiny bit), tiny sprinkles of salt and pepper on the rare occasions they’re used.
    I figure the calories for these things are pretty nominal, and I’ve been losing just fine. If that changes, I’ll tighten up.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    straight herbs and spices. otherwise everything. (poorly-don't have a scale at this time)
  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    Black coffee or tea .
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    100_PROOF_ wrote: »
    Black coffee or tea .

    ditto!
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    My bedtime salt.
    Also, for cups of water/tea/coffee I round down to multiples of 8 oz.
    Not the aspirin 81 mg.
    Not the Acetaminophen PM.
  • need2belean
    need2belean Posts: 358 Member
    sugar free sodas, drinks, equal packets in my tea, unsweet tea, pickles, sometimes the crystal light powder packets, I log but don't weigh sriracha, hot sauce or mustard, spices (garlic powder, salt pepper etc), cooking spray, I usually log the popcorn flavoring (butter/kettlecorn etc) but I certainly don't weigh it... I'm sitting here trying to think of anything else but I can't. This is the jist of most of it and it seems like this is the same for the majority. I used to log SF gum when I was doing low carb because it's 2 carbs per piece and that adds up quick when you're eating 5 pieces a day and only allowed to eat 25g of carbs. Glad that's over.
  • DaintyWhisper
    DaintyWhisper Posts: 221 Member
    I'm not too exact with logging things like soy sauce, ketchup, lettuce, some vegetables (cucumbers, carrots, onion), salsa, jalapenos, a splash of cream in eggs, etc. I used to be a lot stricter, but I've relaxed over the past few months.
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  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I don't track black coffee or sugar free gum.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    I don't track 0 calorie items and I don't track bites of food that are likely under 10 calories. However, I probably only have a bite of food like that once maybe twice a week. There are other things I don't track as closely like salad mixes and the lower calorie salad fixings that I will eyeball. I can live with being 25 calories too high or low because I am not about to start weighing cucumbers and the like.
  • Dani9585
    Dani9585 Posts: 215 Member
    The only thing that I don't log is water.

  • Cheesy567
    Cheesy567 Posts: 1,186 Member
    Due to swallowing issues, I have to take my medicine with applesauce. I don’t track that applesauce, nor the pills, because they’re relatively constant and a necessity. If I hit a stall, it’s not something I could adjust or remove. (If I have applesauce with a meal or snack I track that.)

    I also do not track no/minimal calorie liquids, like coffee, water, tea, diet colas, etc.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    What @janejellyroll said except for the sampling. And water. I don’t track water.
  • New_Heavens_Earth
    New_Heavens_Earth Posts: 610 Member
    Vitamins, zero calorie spices or sweeteners, zero calorie condiments, black tea and coffee.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    I don't log black tea, packets of artificial sweetener, my vitamins, spices, sugar-free gum, or diet soda. Now that I am maintaining, I also don't log a single taste of someone's food or samples at the grocery store.

    Ditto!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    dsboohead wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    I don't log black tea, packets of artificial sweetener, my vitamins, spices, sugar-free gum, or diet soda. Now that I am maintaining, I also don't log a single taste of someone's food or samples at the grocery store.

    Ditto!

    Same as these gals! Earlier in the game, I did log vitamins and gum.

    I sometimes put almond milk in my coffee to whiten, instead of drinking it black, and I do log that although I think it's kind of silly with the small amount I use (under 10 calories for sure). I have it saved in my foods or I probably wouldn't bother with that.


  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    If the question is things that I never log, I don't think there would be anything on the list other than vitamins and cough drops.

    If the question is things that I sometimes/often skip logging, but do log sometimes, it would include black coffee, black tea, herbal tea (tisanes and blends), vinegar, mustard, hot sauce, soy sauce, bitters, salt, pepper, spices, herbs, leafy green garnishes, pickles, a small amount of non-starchy veggies (lettuce, tomato, onion) on a sandwich, lemon and lime wedges.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    spices, herbs, lemon

    some veg (like the sprinkle of tomato and lettuce on top of a taco- the 5-7 grams is might be isnt a big deal in my world)

    i estimate the salad mixes i use (like the container of organic salad mix) i do weigh the stuff/toppings i add to it lol ;)

    non stick sprays

    water

    diet soda

    gum, vitamins, cold meds (not that i take much of those anyways, its rare)
  • Sheluvsbread2much
    Sheluvsbread2much Posts: 85 Member
    ketchup, tea, gum, vitamins.
  • lazynwild
    lazynwild Posts: 7 Member
    lemon juice, teas, and weekly shot(s) of vodka >:)
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
    Herbs and spices.
  • artbyrachelh
    artbyrachelh Posts: 338 Member
    Emergen-C packets and airborne tablets.
  • xxerniexx
    xxerniexx Posts: 104 Member
    ketchup, hot sauce, and diet sodas everything else is tracked
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    xxerniexx wrote: »
    ketchup, hot sauce, and diet sodas everything else is tracked

    Be careful on the ketchup, a serving size is actually super small for its amount of calories, especially if you’re not weighing it out
  • dangerousdashie
    dangerousdashie Posts: 119 Member
    Lemon Juice, ACV, some vitamins, medicinal herbs, water, tea, Zevia, La Croix, spices, salt (but I’m going start because I’m too low)

    And sometimes I don’t log licking the pan, but I probably should because there’s usually a good amount of tallow from the beef I cooked in it.

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