Chewing gum.

HURLEYX3RO
HURLEYX3RO Posts: 269
in Food and Nutrition
Does anybody (like myself) log when they chew gum in their food diaries?

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  • patesimon
    patesimon Posts: 3 Member
    The way I chew gum I should list it as an exercise! I do not log my gum because I chew sugarfree. If you are chewing regualr gum you should log it
  • HURLEYX3RO
    HURLEYX3RO Posts: 269
    I chew Wrigleys 5 gum.

    It is sugarless, but it has 4 Calories and 2g of Carbs per stick.

    I dont think many people (epecially those like me who chew a lot of gum)

    realize that there are Cals and carbs in it :P I believe it should be logged.
  • charliedavisxxx
    charliedavisxxx Posts: 53 Member
    i log it! but i'm a bit obsessive about logging... its so much fun! :D
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    I log all my gum. I haven't found one that I like that is calorie and carb free. Atm, I'm chewing Extra professional (3 cals, 1 carb) because it's the only gum that still comes in sticks rather than chiclets.
  • awmejia
    awmejia Posts: 147 Member
    I log my gum, crystal light, breath mints, everything...
  • Pinkgirl319
    Pinkgirl319 Posts: 80 Member
    If you swallow your gum is it more calories?
  • ldalbello
    ldalbello Posts: 207 Member
    I don't log it unless I swallow it, which I rarely do.
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    Nope. Even though there are calories in sugar free gum, I don't think its worth the trouble, in comparison with the rest of my diet.
  • berryfield
    berryfield Posts: 5 Member
    Well I think if you are going to log the calories then you should also log the 11 calories you burn in an hour of chewing gum. Over a year I think its something like 10 lbs you can burn if you are chewing constantly.
  • messymutt
    messymutt Posts: 24
    I don't chew gum. i used to specifically to burn some calories and to (hopefully) work my face/jaw muscles to tighten up so I don't have a double chin.

    I have logged tums before. lol
  • khubcap
    khubcap Posts: 16
    I don't, but now that it is a subject, wondering if i should... because i sure do chew alot of gum.

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