[ainsleymom]

I find tracking points (or calories) to be a daunting task, but I want to make it a habit. To make it a little less daunting I don't log 0 point items. For instance if for breakfast I have yogurt with berries and granola - I only log the yogurt and granola. Or for lunch if I have a salad with chicken and dressing I only log the chicken and dressing. I make sure my 0 point items are reasonable (i.e. not eating 12 bananas over a day) and that I'm getting in fruits/veggies every meal and snack.

I'm sure if someone saw my points+ tracker they'd think I was terribly unhealthy because it looks like I'm not having fruits/veggie, but it's working for me so far.

[CurryMama]

I still log the 0 things. Just for informational purposes, I guess. Might help if you need to look back later.

[seagirl]

writing "berries" is daunting?

I track them, sometimes I'll bunch them together and then just put "0" next to them, but I do want to know what I'm eating each day, even if it's 0 points. That way I can review things if my weight loss stalls or is really good. If I don't have all the information I can't fully review.

[ainsleymom]

Originally Posted by seagirl

writing "berries" is daunting?

I don't write it manually, I use the WW tool if I'm doing points or SparkPeople (or something like it) if I'm counting calories.

Like if you make a big salad with romaine, cucs, peppers, tomatoes, etc do you log each item or just put green salad?

[JenB77]

I log everything too, it helps me see why I sometimes have too many points left at the end of the day (eating too many 0 point items)

[seagirl]

Originally Posted by ainsleymom

I don't write it manually, I use the WW tool if I'm doing points or SparkPeople (or something like it) if I'm counting calories.

Like if you make a big salad with romaine, cucs, peppers, tomatoes, etc do you log each item or just put green salad?

I use etools. I just use the quick add and write "0 - celery,bok choy, mushroom, broc" or "0 - veggies" or "0 - 2 clemetines, banana, apple"

[Koshka]

I don't log them on WW...but I also count calories at livestrong and I do log them there.

[skinnycow126]

I track everything... sort of. If I eat a zero point salad, I just put salad down. For fruits like clementines, I just write down clementine and then put tally marks next to it for how many I have eaten.

I also find online tracking to be a bit daunting, so I prefer paper. However, if I were doing calorie counting on Sparkpeople I think I'd probably track everything, but for points with WW, probably not.

In my opinion, if what is doing is working for you, then there isn't a reason to change. No one is going to audit your tracker, so I wouldn't worry about it looking unhealthy unless it really bothers you personally.

[jessy 49]

I don't track the 0 point food either. I eat the same breakfast every day -- and just put "breakfast" into my online tracker. :-)

[fatmac]

I don't log 0 point foods in the online tracker either. But, I eat nearly the same things every day (except dinner) for weeks at a time so that makes it easy to track trends.

[NYGiantsGirl]

Foods, yes.

Condiments/spices, no, not unless it's integral to the dish and I get something out of it (like salsa in a Mexican omelet).

[river]

I do log 0 pt foods. I can eat a lot of fruit and if I don't have a loss some weeks I review what I ate. Although, I don't really think too much fruit would be the problem (unless wine is a fruit).

[osu2k1]

I do but I am just doing it to keep an eye on my power foods. Spices, etc, I don't log. But fruit and veggies yes.

I don't log Diet soda or something that's 0 for liquid.

[KimberlyP]

I think it's personal preference, if you find it keeps you on track by making sure to count everything you consume throughout the day than definately do so I track everything just in case I do have a gain, then I can go back and take a look at what I had eaten on a particular day to figure out why