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Is There Anything You Eat That Don't Record - What and Why?

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  • jaytrix
    jaytrix Posts: 2
    I don't log milk. I made a conscious choice not to as my body needs it and I don't want to start skipping out because it will add calories. I drink 1% in moderation, don't feel guilty about it and don't log it.
  • Lillemeddy
    Lillemeddy Posts: 94
    I don't log spices, unless there's sodium in it. :)
  • jzaz903
    jzaz903 Posts: 306 Member
    just tiny things that aren't even a half or quarter of a portion- sprinkles of parm cheese on my broccoli or cinnamon on my cheerios
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    tea, unless it's black tea with cream and sugar
    hot sauces
    mustard
    spices
    anything zero calorie and little to no sodium
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    I don't log the food I steal off my kids' plates... bite of pb&j, french fry, etc.

    lol
    thank goodness it's not just me.
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    I don't log spices usually because they have practically no calories and I don't use a ton of them. I don't log gum either, and only coffee and tea if I had something in them.. sometimes diet soda too if I don't remember, but I don't drink it heavily like I used to.
  • channa007
    channa007 Posts: 419 Member
    Typically don't log zero cal items unless there's a barcode and I'm tracking sodium.
  • pixiexxgirl
    pixiexxgirl Posts: 141
    I log everything, except for spices, i dont think a small shake of garlic is going to put me over my limit, but other then that i log everything that goes into my mouth.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Salt, pepper. I do log other spices.

    ETA: I log spices other than S & P because I like to keep up with them as "supplements/vitamins" sometimes... turmeric, cinnamon, garlic, etc... those have lots of good stuff in them supposedly.
  • celticmuse
    celticmuse Posts: 492 Member
    I don't record anything with zero calories, such as tea or coffee, but do record whatever I put in them. ie half and half, honey, etc. I also don't record vitamins or flax seed or water. I know I drink plenty, and I just can't be bothered.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I don't log calories eaten while on vacation
  • houstonian
    houstonian Posts: 32 Member
    I don't log coffee (which I drink black, without cream or sugar.) It's 2-5 calories, so doesn't make a difference.

    This, exactly.
  • pdworkman
    pdworkman Posts: 1,342 Member
    Oh, you guys are all so well-behaved.

    My secret is that if I am below my calories for the day, I will often grab a few chocolate chips on the way to bed by way of a reward, and not log them. Heh heh heh. It's my way of rebelling. And yes, I really do mean just a few chocolate chips, not a handful or anything. Just a sweet reward that rarely shows up on the balance sheet. Mwah haa haaa!
  • determined2lose89
    determined2lose89 Posts: 342 Member
    Coffee, a handful of blueberries or a few baby carrots.
  • melg126
    melg126 Posts: 378
    I don't log my daily one cup of coffee... because it's only a few calories for brewed coffee.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    I don't log the coffee/tea I drink, but I log whatever I put into it.

    I don't log my vitamin.

    I don't log spices.

    Everything else, I log.

    ( Except water. I don't log that because I drink 3+ liters a day )
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Sometimes I don't include hot sauce...which I should as it is 5 calories per tsp (or tbsp? can't remember). I guess it isn't that big of a deal...isn't like I am drinking a whole bottle and I usually only have a few drops with my meal.

    Other than that, I track pretty much everything. I don't think I ever leave anything out.
  • samantha64118
    samantha64118 Posts: 71
    Pickles, because I eat them like candy lol and the kind I get are 0 cal so I don't think it matters.
  • JamesonsMommy
    JamesonsMommy Posts: 771 Member
    coffee because i drink it black, life savers (the only time i suck on them is at the gym), and cough drops (i'm sure i burn way more calories coughing than what they are worth.lol)...
  • JamesonsMommy
    JamesonsMommy Posts: 771 Member
    Pickles, because I eat them like candy lol and the kind I get are 0 cal so I don't think it matters.

    I log pickles because of the sodium levels
  • GdeVries
    GdeVries Posts: 232 Member
    I try to log everything, although I 'm sure that at the end of the day I might forget something. If I'm not sure how to log something, I'll generally err on the side of caution and log it much higher than it probably is.
  • Catzwitch
    Catzwitch Posts: 205 Member
    Samples at publix. Because they are samples. And sample calories aren't real calories, lol!

    Other than that, I don't count garlic much because we use it so much
  • AZDizzy
    AZDizzy Posts: 434 Member
    Spices, except the ones with sodium in them. I just started logging the little bit of crystal light I put in my water to drink more.
  • rm830
    rm830 Posts: 531 Member
    I don't log the food I steal off my kids' plates... bite of pb&j, french fry, etc.

    This...unless I have more than a bite. I also don't usually log all my water, or tea.
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    HA! I don't log the calories from the Costco samples either. Brie last night. YUMMY.

    I don't log coffee. Black. I don't log Light Italian dressing. 5 cal. I don't log spices unless it's in a recipe. I don't log my water. I drink enough. I don't log my diet soda. But I do log my club soda with my vodka. Funny that.
  • 1Timothy4v8
    1Timothy4v8 Posts: 503 Member
    I don't log fruit or veggies as a way to promote eating them more, every thing else I keep to 1500
  • Punkedpoetess
    Punkedpoetess Posts: 633 Member
    Here are the items I don't usually log:

    * Diet soda and other 0 calorie beverages
    * hot Tea or diet iced tea
    * splenda/stevia packets added to things
    * Spices/herbs
    * hot sauce
    * sugar-free gum
    * All mustards (except for honey mustard)
    * Vitamins/medicines (I take an iron pill due to low iron based Anemia everyday, multi vitamin, allegra (I have terrible allergies), and birth control (PCOS). I wouldn't log cough drops or any medicine if I was sick either.

    Everything else I log. Even my 16oz of black coffee in the morning.
  • mem1086
    mem1086 Posts: 136 Member
    I don't log anything under 40 calories total (Cuties clementine, 1 Hershey's kiss, etc). I figure with the amount of water I am drinking which results in numerous trips to the bathroom, I am walking those calories off throughout the day. I work in a big office, so its a quick walk and stretch each trip. Also my morning coffee cause its a vital need at 5AM.
  • kmp411
    kmp411 Posts: 30 Member
    I dont log -

    spices
    leafty greans (spinach, romaine, etc)
    mustard (yellow)
    hot sauce
    black coffee (I will log the creamer)
    crystal light - I drink mostly water, so if I do have its maybe 8oz
    splenda - I use 3/4 packs per day

    everything else gets logged
  • mesicali_chica
    mesicali_chica Posts: 71 Member
    mint tea & spices - no sugar, no calories, no protein value. Im tyring hard not to cheat myself.
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