Are there foods that you DON'T log???

NicLiving
NicLiving Posts: 261 Member
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm obsessed with logging in my diary... and so far all my hard work has paid off (40# and counting). So I'm curious, do you log EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth? What about zero calorie items such as diet drinks ie Vitamin water and diet sodas? What about coffee & tea? What about desserts made with zero calorie sweetens like splenda? This was really hard on Halloween & I know Thanksgiving is going to be a logging nightmare LOL. Is there anything that you DON'T log?
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  • paigele
    paigele Posts: 123 Member
    Most days I log everything, because it will affect the sodium intake, mostly.
    Also if you hit a barrier and you aren't consistent with logging accurately it will be difficult to ascertain the nutirents you are getting.

    The mobile apps are very helpful in this.
    As for difficult meals, I take a pic with my phone and come back to it later to remind me what I took in.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    i don't log things that have no cals or veggies that i cook with. If i'm just using olive oil or butter to saute something i don't add that either
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    I don't log ketchup or stevia....that's about it.

    No reasoning behind not logging ketchup..i just never have, not that I eat it everyday but when i do use it as a dipping sauce i don't use very much at all so i just don't bother.

    Stevia is no calorie so i'm not going to bother with it. No real sense in logging 0 calorie foods when using a calorie tracker.
  • fatty2fabby
    fatty2fabby Posts: 415 Member
    i log everything! a little sweet here a few chips there it all adds up at the end of the day!
  • miss_jamaica
    miss_jamaica Posts: 376 Member
    Actually, oddly enough I don't log ice cream. I just allow myself that one thing without logging it because it keeps me sane. Lol.
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    I log everything except water... cause there's no point in that. Things like coffee and tea sometimes do actually have nutritional values though.
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    I log it all! Thanksgiving and Christmas days I will not log anything...all other days I do! :)
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I log almost everything. i do log diet sodas because they have like 50 mg of sodium or something. i don't log tic tacs. lol ;)
  • sabcooke
    sabcooke Posts: 82 Member
    I log everything keeps me in check, even no calories drinks and tea and coffee but each to their own :)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    water since im too lazy. or gum
  • airycha
    airycha Posts: 135 Member
    I don't log anything!!!!

    -edit- and yes I am losing weight
  • darbym7
    darbym7 Posts: 61
    I dont log my tea or if i have a cup of orange juice or something like that. i think that those are little treats and usually low calorie
  • czechsmate
    czechsmate Posts: 556 Member
    I log everything single thing that I eat or drink. :drinker:
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    I will be logging Thanksgiving and Christmas - to the best of my ability anyway. lol. But I do plan on enjoying myself! :)
  • lisaidem
    lisaidem Posts: 194 Member
    Yeah, don't log gum either. Burn those five calories just from chewing it.
    And mustard. That habit goes back to my old Jenny Craig days when that was a free condiment.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    packets of the like o cal .5carb sweetener would be the only thing
    ETA: yea, SF gum either
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    I log it all.
  • gsager
    gsager Posts: 977 Member
    I don't log coffee because I drink it black and I don't drink diet drinks but yes I long everything but coffee.
  • cygnetpro
    cygnetpro Posts: 419 Member
    I'm like Miss Jamaica, but with coffee (and 1/2 and 1/2 and a teaspoon of sugar) instead of ice cream. For some reason, I do not want to log that. It's my little treat every day, and logging it makes it feel different somehow!

    I also don't log the spray 100% olive oil that I coat my pans with. I do log all veg and fruit, though.
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    I don't log less than 3 sour pickles, or pickled peppers. okra, etc.
  • KandieLantz
    KandieLantz Posts: 423 Member
    I log it all! Including supplements, vitamins, etc... It has helped me more than anything else. :)
  • lisaidem
    lisaidem Posts: 194 Member
    I'm kind of surprised by the things people don't log. Orange juice is over 100 cals per serving, and over 25 carbs, mainly sugar. That's a lot to me, but I guess everyone has different goals.
  • archivalbiz
    archivalbiz Posts: 2 Member
    I log everything. Vitamins, coffee (which I drink a LOT of), everything. I'd feel I was cheating myself if I didn't log it all. Also, someone mentioned not logging water. Actually, your water intake is very important! It can make a big difference in how you digest food and it's essential for every cell in your body. (my $.02)
  • crystalinda
    crystalinda Posts: 151 Member
    i don't log things that have no cals or veggies that i cook with. If i'm just using olive oil or butter to saute something i don't add that either

    word, me too. I also don't log pill form medications or water. I know I drink well over 100 oz. a day so what's the point.
  • sarahdillon08
    sarahdillon08 Posts: 3
    I log everything except seasonings and water. As far as things like Halloween and Thanksgiving, I give myself one day a month (ONE DAY ONLY) that I do not log at all. If I know I'm going to a potluck or a big meal or a special occasion, I save that day as my monthly day mostly because it's too hard for me to try and log a million foods that other people made.
  • sara709
    sara709 Posts: 170 Member
    I don't log gum or tea/coffee (I drink them black with Splenda).

    Oh, I also have cheat days where I don't log. Usually one a weekend. It slows my weight loss but I only have 6 more to lose and I find the cheat days keep me sane and get me wanting to get back on here. It doesn't work for everyone but it works for me.
  • Mama_CAEI
    Mama_CAEI Posts: 235
    I don't log my actual coffee, but I log what I put in it, such as a flavoured creamer or whatever.
    I don't log gum.
    I don't log the odd little candy I grab out of the dish on the kitchen counter (which will soon be put away because it's Halloween candy and it's almost gone. lol)
    I also don't log olive oil or margarine if I use it for cooking.

    My husband, who has also lost about 35 lbs lately, bought a bunch of little chocolate bars after Halloween "because they were on special." I am forcing myself to log every single one I eat so I can keep myself accountable!! I will try to do the same around Christmas because chocolate is my downfall!
  • crystalinda
    crystalinda Posts: 151 Member
    I'm kind of surprised by the things people don't log. Orange juice is over 100 cals per serving, and over 25 carbs, mainly sugar. That's a lot to me, but I guess everyone has different goals.

    yeah I would totally log juice. People don't realize how many calories they drink, that really adds up.
  • whiskey9890
    whiskey9890 Posts: 652 Member
    i tend not to log my cups of tea and coffee, because they have always been part of my life and always will be, without them i would struggle to get any fluids into me on some days as i rarely drink soft drinks and sometimes the water near me is just horrid
  • hdhbam
    hdhbam Posts: 40
    I don't log anything. Am I doing it wrong?
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