Do you log everything?

I think that if they are negligible calories, like spices its not too bad, because most spices don't actually have calories unless you use like the entire bottle. but I personally do log everything because it helps me to just see what I'm doing and how my eating habits are fairing. and i am a visual learner so if i see that there is something unhealthy or that needs changing i like to see it. also its good reference, i actually log my food the day before this also helps me to prepare myself for the day ahead

I do not log spices. I do log vitamins simply because that way I will remember if I took them or not, as sad as that is.

If I can shoot it with the bar code reader and if it is a splash of this or that, I will log that as well.

I do not log coffee, since I drink it black.

To each their own...

I personally log everything except for gum. I don't chew it often. As for spices, it depends on what I'm using. But yes, for the most part, I log everything . I like to see what I'm eating and what the nutritional info is. Because it all adds up in the end...

No spices and not my morning coffee.

I do log everything. But mainly in recipe complilations. Lemon juice has calories. a splash of milk has calories. So yes I log everything. If you dont see it in my diary, trust me it is in the recipe entry.

For me, every little thing counts

I don't log spices and I don't log my juice - I mix like a splash of juice (no added sugar) with like a litre bottle of water. I worked out that for all the juice I drink everyday (and I drink around 10-14 "glasses" usually) it will never be more than 50 cals so there's no point since it's so hard to measure it.

Everything else, yes I do. Otherwise I don't see the point in this if you're not logging it all.

I log everything but the tea that I drink, since I don't use sugar or milk. I had one snow pea today and, yes, I logged it. :laugh:

It's my way of holding myself accountable.

anything I know to be neglible or zero calories I dont log as there isnt really much point to it for the weight loss side of things.
thats vitamins ....spices...herbs....sugar free gum.
everything else I log religiously ...... if I dont weigh and measure all my foods then my diary would not be accurate and that would defeat the object of MFP .....also I tend to underestimate on excercise and I dont always eat it depending on my hunger levels this then gives me a margin for error.
whatever you feel is right though should be fine as long as you get the results you want without under eating and then affecting your health.
what I do works for me as I have lost weight slowly but surely from the start.

I add spices that have sodium in them.

I don't log spices or non-caffeinated teas. I do try to log everything else, though sometimes I don't bother with salt because I don't have any sodium-related issues so it's not important for me.

I sometimes will have a late-night snack after I've turned my computer off, and then forget to back-log it the next day, oops. I'm trying to get better about remembering things like that, though!

Looking at other peoples diaries, I notice they log things I don't. Do you log everything?

I know I leave off things like spices (unless I am making a recipe), tea, lemon juice, calorie free sweeteners, gum, and vitamins.

I add milk or honey if I use it in my tea, but I usually don't add the cup of tea. I know I occasionally forget things like a splash of broth (amounts less than an ounce for sure) or a supplement with a few calories.

What do you think: good, bad or indifferent?

No, you should only log the healthy stuff..........:noway:

I keep a hand written food diary so all I log in here is the total cals for each meal. I do make sure to check everything I use, eat, or drink for calories though. Some spice mixes do an a cal or 2.

I do not log spices. I do log vitamins simply because that way I will remember if I took them or not, as sad as that is.

I haven't been logging my vitamins but that's a great idea! I forget to take them more often then I remember to.

To each their own...

I personally log everything except for gum. I don't chew it often. As for spices, it depends on what I'm using. But yes, for the most part, I log everything . I like to see what I'm eating and what the nutritional info is. Because it all adds up in the end...

AGREED!!

i log everything because I don't feel like I am doing a complete job if I don't. Plus I am not completely literate about what has calories and what doesn't. I've found somethings have sodium that I didn't know had sodium at all.

I especially make sure to log drinks - I see a whole lot of ppl with diaries that don't log drinks. Drinks totally count!