What are you thoughts on counting during the week and not at weekends
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Log everything so you'll have the stats. With all the numbers you can actually compute your maintenance calories. Otherwise you have no idea.0
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squatsanddeadlift wrote: »I was thinking a good tactic might be to concentrate on eating well during the week and be a bit more relaxed at weekends.. not going mad but just "free eating"?
Peoples thoughts?
This is how I'm doing it. Mostly because I don't like the MFP app and try to stay off the computer on the weekends. It's working so far.0 -
hi! (*) i would agree with everyone here that you should try it and see what happens, i personally don't log anything never and until now haven't had any problem losing, but that is something that i wanted to accomplish and from the very beginning challenge my self to do it, i did not want to log for the rest of my life (although there is nothing bad with it), for me finding and learning to moderate was a key thing that i badly wanted to learn, i go a lot by the eye measure, reading food labels and portion control, so yes it may be hard but yes it's also very possible to do it.
but hey to be honest i'm still in the race so god knows if in the future i may have to change my method .
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It find it easier from a mental standpoint to watch my intake over a week's time instead of per day, so not logging the weekends would personally screw me up.
I'd recommend logging everyday, even if you allow yourself to free eat on the weekends, log it, it's educational if nothing else. One day you may not have an app to log on, would be particularly helpful to have an idea of what's in what calorie wise.0 -
I would eat at or above maintenance if I didn't log. Weekends are especially trying for most people who work 9-5's during the week. It is easy to set a routine for the week. Weekends become danger zones for me as friends want to go out, it's easier to just order in food, blah, blah, blah. I have shifted my heavy workouts to the weekends so I can eat more then. But I definitely log
^^This is why it wouldn't work for me. If this isn't an issue for you, try it.
My question would be - why do you want 'free eating'? Do you consider logging a pain or do you want to 'hide' a treat or meal for the weekend? Also, do you think you could re-start logging your foods on Monday? Sometimes, it only takes a day or so to break your routine. As a result, you don't log for a week, a month, or longer.
Good luck!0 -
My problem is if I take a couple of days off from logging I get out of the habit. Which leads to me not logging on Monday, then Tuesday... you get the picture. So even if I'm going to have a "free for all" day (like tonight since it's New Year's Eve) I'll still start the day out logging my breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and maybe even dinner. It helps me see where I'm at and I'm more careful to just enjoy the treats and drinks that evening rather than go ape s*** and eat and drink everything in sight. Logging just makes me more aware of what I'm putting in my face.0
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I've even logged my birthday which is one of my free days, I'll eat til I'm sick and later on think "It's really not that hard to remember what all I had." I'll log it then Lol when I see how far over I am for that day.0
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It's a good way to wipe away your deficit unless you can still practice moderation and mindfulness. If you're just eating whatever whenever, good luck with that.0
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Honestly, my first thought was, "That poster doesn't really want to do this."
It sounds to me like you're only willing to put in a half-hearted attempt and cannot imagine actually doing all the hard work all the time.
It could lead to hard work five days of the week that is undone by splurging on the weekend.
Try it out. See how it goes. See how you like it. If it doesn't work out like you're hoping it will, you can always change later.
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Honestly, my first thought was, "That poster doesn't really want to do this."
It sounds to me like you're only willing to put in a half-hearted attempt and cannot imagine actually doing all the hard work all the time.
It could lead to hard work five days of the week that is undone by splurging on the weekend.
Try it out. See how it goes. See how you like it. If it doesn't work out like you're hoping it will, you can always change later.
How do you get that from my initial posting?
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I tend to eat less on the weekends.
Really it's not dumb if you have a good grip on your food patterns. I log all the time- because data nerds need data points- and also- I have this thing that says 2XX day streak- and I just HAVE to keep that going. Which means I log in anyway.
If you don't go out to eat all the time on the weekends and are super busy- it's probably not an issue- I find when I have days alone with nothing to do- that's when I over eat.
So- just figure out what you think will work for you and roll with it- if you're going in the wrong direction then go back.
I have lost quite a bit of weight so far without logging, the problem is I am now starting to lift heavier so would like some data... protein etc. I don't want it to be in vain!0 -
herrspoons wrote: »
Well "does work" is the phrase.. what works for one might not work for another, I am of course talking about adherence.
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Hey, I'm sure people do lose weight without counting calories by the happy accident of being in deficit. Me? I'd rather know.
My opinion is it's a dumb an unnecessary idea if one is counting during the week. Be consistent - either guess all the time or count all the time.[/quote]
happy accident?
, good to know that it is your opinion, your way , never have tough of myself as a person with dumb ideas, but hey gladly to see that a lot of us seem to qualify in your book
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squatsanddeadlift wrote: »I was thinking a good tactic might be to concentrate on eating well during the week and be a bit more relaxed at weekends.. not going mad but just "free eating"?
Peoples thoughts?
How do you know you're "not going mad" if you don't log it honestly and completely?
It's a bit much to expect that someone who's eating habits get them to a place like MFP in the first place is suddenly going to magically figure out reasonable portion sizes etc....0 -
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squatsanddeadlift wrote: »I was thinking a good tactic might be to concentrate on eating well during the week and be a bit more relaxed at weekends.. not going mad but just "free eating"?
Peoples thoughts?
How do you know you're "not going mad" if you don't log it honestly and completely?
It's a bit much to expect that someone who's eating habits get them to a place like MFP in the first place is suddenly going to magically figure out reasonable portion sizes etc....
Scale, gym performance etc. You don't know why I'm here so you can't assume. People are here for different reasons.0 -
squatsanddeadlift wrote: »squatsanddeadlift wrote: »I was thinking a good tactic might be to concentrate on eating well during the week and be a bit more relaxed at weekends.. not going mad but just "free eating"?
Peoples thoughts?
How do you know you're "not going mad" if you don't log it honestly and completely?
It's a bit much to expect that someone who's eating habits get them to a place like MFP in the first place is suddenly going to magically figure out reasonable portion sizes etc....
Scale, gym performance etc. You don't know why I'm here so you can't assume. People are here for different reasons.
So are we supposed to guess why you're here, are you going to tell us so you can get relevant answers? All I know is you want to lose a bunch of weight...
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You asked for our thoughts. Those were mine.squatsanddeadlift wrote: »Honestly, my first thought was, "That poster doesn't really want to do this."
It sounds to me like you're only willing to put in a half-hearted attempt and cannot imagine actually doing all the hard work all the time.
It could lead to hard work five days of the week that is undone by splurging on the weekend.
Try it out. See how it goes. See how you like it. If it doesn't work out like you're hoping it will, you can always change later.
How do you get that from my initial posting?
Do what you want to do. See how it goes. Adjust as necessary.
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Not for me, gotta log.0
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mental sanity is something that cannot be measured and varies from person to person- I like the consistency- some people for their mental health are much better doing a 5/2 split on logging.herrspoons wrote: »
It's not for me to reason why-......0 -
herrspoons wrote: »herrspoons wrote: »squatsanddeadlift wrote: »
If you don't count at the weekend how do you know if you're in deficit?
You continue to lose weight
Great. So wait a week and see at your next weigh in if you did or not.
Knowing is better than guessing.
I would give it more than a week - as one week's weight can just be normal fluctuation.
- I would give it 3 or 4 weeks - if your weight is still trending downward after that time ,then it is working for you.
- You are knowing - you are knowing it is working (or not) by results.
- Not everyone wants to know all the exact details of their intake - some do and that is fine - but results are what really matters, not the detail or otherwise of the logging.
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