Do you include your vitamins in calorie/carb totals

Idreamofforeverhealthy
on 2/19/17 10:38 am
VSG on 02/01/17

Morning everyone!

I am curious as to the "norm" here. My plan has me taking lots of supplements. All together they add up to about 80 calories and a few carbs even though they are sugar free. Are all of you including those in your daily calorie/carb/macros count?

I am on soft foods, almost three weeks out, and eating 750-900 (once) calories. I've hit my first stall...so I'm looking at everything very carefully to ensure I'm going at this 100% on point.

I know I'm right on track for a stall. Just curious is all.

Many thanks,

Rachel 

I had a VSG 2/1/17.

 

(deactivated member)
on 2/19/17 10:49 am
VSG on 10/31/16

Yep, I count my supplement calories and when I track every day it automatically gives me a breakdown of my macros.  When I was in the soft food stage I believe I was eating around 600 -700 calories.  I hit a plateau at 3 weeks too. Hang in there, if you follow your plan you will lose.

Idreamofforeverhealthy
on 2/19/17 10:55 am
VSG on 02/01/17

Soho,

Thanks. That's good to know.  I'm tracking everything.  I figure when we put so little in our mouth it's good practice to do so.

It's amazing me that I can get in 800 calories. But wow...these dense proteins slow you down fast !

Rachel

I had a VSG 2/1/17.

 

Cathy H.
on 2/19/17 12:36 pm
VSG on 10/31/16

WOW, Soho, look at you!!  LOVE the new pic, you are looking so great!!!  You go girl!!

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(deactivated member)
on 2/19/17 12:41 pm
VSG on 10/31/16

Thank you so much, Cathy!!  You made my day.  Hope you're having an awesome day.

Gwen M.
on 2/19/17 10:56 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Yup - if it enters my mouth, it gets tracked.  

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Fredbear
on 2/19/17 10:57 am
VSG on 11/29/16

I agree, though I admit I don't track water, since that is not a problem for me (120+ oz. a day, easily).

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Fredbear
on 2/19/17 10:57 am
VSG on 11/29/16

I count my calcium chews - they only have 15 calories, but they have some carbs so I include them to keep track of my carb total. For the first month my vitamin chews were my biggest source of carbs (something like 14g each twice a day). Those and the calcium chews were messing up my carb goal, so when I finally had the option of moving on to swallowed vitamin capsules, I went to those instead.

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peachpie
on 2/19/17 11:07 am - Philadelphia, PA
RNY on 04/28/15

Nope- I don't and never have. To me that falls in the category of over complicating this. 

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Grim_Traveller
on 2/19/17 11:41 am
RNY on 08/21/12

Absolutely. Everything that goes in my mouth that isn't zero calorie gets counted. It can add up, fast. At this point, 80 calories is a very significant percentage of your daily total.

6'3" tall, male.

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