Logging diet sodas or no calorie items?

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  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    No.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    I don't log my diet soda, but I don't care about my sodium. My blood pressure is great and I don't retain water from it, so the insignificant amount in diet soda certainly doesn't bother me. Most people would argue otherwise, I'm just a weirdo who doesn't care about sodium intake.
  • icerafta
    icerafta Posts: 38
    Yes. I log on my 8 calorie energy drinks, diet soda (diet Coke and Fresca). We have the option to track our water, so I usually track everything I put in my mouth. My fitness program includes weight loss so I need to take logging seriousely. I was logging manually before MFP and it sucked big time. I got lazy and neglected to jot the stuff down. I spend a lot of time on my computer anyway (lately) so I cna just hit a few buttons and POOF it's done. (-:
  • Francesca3162
    Francesca3162 Posts: 520 Member
    if i bite it, i write it.
    in this case if I drink it too!!!
  • Ephena
    Ephena Posts: 610 Member
    I log most of it because of sodium or other macro content but I don't always. It can be handy to have the info available for the doctor or just to check for myself how many crutches (calorie laden or not) I'm using. Some times it's worse than others based on what's going on in my life but being able to see what I'm putting into my body helps me make better decisions the next time around.
  • sarahlinson
    sarahlinson Posts: 19
    Same. But also, even though diet sodas are 0 cal I'm pretty sure they make you retain weight. At least with my experience, cutting out everything but water made my tummy flatter than ever!
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    If you track sodium, i would still track all diet items because they will prob contain sodium. If all items on the nutritional label say zero then maybe I would not log, but most of the time there is something. What are some the zero calorie items you speak of?
  • mayerel
    mayerel Posts: 254 Member
    Right now I don't but that's because **right now** I'm only concerned with calories. If I hit a plateau, I might start for a week or so just to see my sodium and things like that. But right now, I'm losing weight and still drink a diet coke a day!
  • jennkain97
    jennkain97 Posts: 290 Member
    I log everything. If you hit a speed bump or start to feel like you're retaining water, knowing how much of the diet sodas or non-calorie items you're consuming can help you narrow down where you might need to make changes.

    I completely agree with this. Plus if you are looking to improve your overall health and not just lose weight it is great to be able to look back at everything you eat or drink and see where you can make healthier choices :)

    this.
  • SpecialKitty7
    SpecialKitty7 Posts: 678 Member
    if i bite it, i write it.
    in this case if I drink it too!!!

    Ha! My Mom got me started on here with the same advice. You bite it, you write it. It does however make it hard to judge just how much i licked my fingers while making cookies!

    I however don't log my diet pepsi, green tea, black tea or others unless there's calories.
  • New_Keeley
    New_Keeley Posts: 170 Member
    I do. I log absolutely everything !
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    I don't log my diet soda, but I don't care about my sodium. My blood pressure is great and I don't retain water from it, so the insignificant amount in diet soda certainly doesn't bother me. Most people would argue otherwise, I'm just a weirdo who doesn't care about sodium intake.

    this is the correct answer.
  • Missmissy0003
    Missmissy0003 Posts: 250 Member
    I dont log diet soda, tea, coffe, water or gum. It's just not what I'm interested in at this time. I am interested in sodium, but it's because, I often need more sodium than I get.
  • kstep88
    kstep88 Posts: 403 Member
    Since Sodium is a big deal to me, I do. I retain water like crazy if I don't stay around 1600. I have a drinks section in my diary, so if it's not water I just scan the label with my phone. Easy. :)
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    My can of diet pepsi has 25 mg of sodium. Which is 1% of recommended intake. Why does everyone think that diet soda has a lot of sodium?
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,286 Member
    Yep...I even log my medication and supplements I take even if they have no nutritional content.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    My can of diet pepsi has 25 mg of sodium. Which is 1% of recommended intake. Why does everyone think that diet soda has a lot of sodium?

    Exactly. I've been saying this forever. I'm not against people logging it/cutting it out/ saying it's bad with all the evil chemicals...but the argument that it has sooooo much sodium is a slight exaggeration.
  • vrutwind
    vrutwind Posts: 25
    The only thing I don't log is herbal tea if I drink it black. If I add any milk, nut milk or sweetner I will log it. I don't drink too many diet drinks, but I have the occasional vitamin water zero and will log that since it has artificial ingredients.

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