What DONT you track
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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.
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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.0 -
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)0 -
ketchup, tea, gum, vitamins.0
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lemon juice, teas, and weekly shot(s) of vodka1
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Herbs and spices.0
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Emergen-C packets and airborne tablets.0
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ketchup, hot sauce, and diet sodas everything else is tracked0
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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.0 -
tea, artificial sweeteners, diet soda, walden farms type stuff.
When I'm getting down to the last bits, I make sure to log my gum and stuff. I can chew a lot .0 -
Cooking spray, Diet Mtn Dew (which has a few calories), anything that's "officially" calorie-free. Sometimes I'll skip really low-cal stuff like pickles or lettuce.0
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I don't log any sauces I use (which is often hot sauce and a honey hot sauce) and sometimes I wont log if I have a piece of mini sized candy that usually tends to be 20 calories depending what it is (I have a bunch of cherry hershey kisses hoarded away and I will take one kiss sometimes. more than one and oh yeah I am definitely logging).
Same goes for any vitamins or samples depending what it is. I would say I am really chill honestly.0 -
BTW, if you are new to MFP and reading this you really should start with weighing and logging everything you eat over a calorie because small stuff can add up. It does not for me and the reason I know it is because I started with logging everything and I am hardly ever a nibbler/forager/or snack eater.5
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BTW, if you are new to MFP and reading this you really should start with weighing and logging everything you eat over a calorie because small stuff can add up. It does not for me and the reason I know it is because I started with logging everything and I am hardly ever a nibbler/forager/or snack eater.
I so agree with this. The biggest plus of mfp (in my opinion) is that it helps build the habit of mindful eating. After a while you learn what tastes or small bites count and which ones don't. But a regular 'serving' of salad dressing/ teaspoon of nut butter/ or it's only a 20 cal chocolate or tsp sugar in tea can really add up over a day. So my advice for newbies is log everything that goes in your mouth at the beginning - after a while you can be a bit more chilled about the stuff that doesn't count.2 -
BTW, if you are new to MFP and reading this you really should start with weighing and logging everything you eat over a calorie because small stuff can add up. It does not for me and the reason I know it is because I started with logging everything and I am hardly ever a nibbler/forager/or snack eater.
ABSOLUTELY so many of us respond to things like these, but we've been doing it for years and have years of logging experience under our belts and KNOW how many calories things are and what *we* can get away without logging. For my first two years ( i think im on year 5 now, i dont even know), i weighed logged EVERYTHING.2 -
Low cal condiments, veggies and fruit like carrots, cantaloupe, lettuce, and broccoli, chocolate if I only eat a small square and diet soda. I'm pretty relaxed about logging the small stuff since an extra 50 calories or so isn't gonna ruin everything.0
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While I log low calorie veg (leafy greens etc) I don't bother weighing them. Whatever amount I logged most recently is how much I had today too (generally the difference is <10 calories, not a worthwhile investment of my time). Evens out in the end since sometimes I overestimate and sometimes underestimate.2
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Spices, stevia/truvia, hotsauce, mustard, walden farms stuff0
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Black coffee. Altoids. Mustard. Anything with so few calories that it's just not worth the time.0
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