Forget to log food

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I echo those who said that you need to write it down or log when prepping--that's when you are getting the right numbers anyway.

    I usually grab some piece of junk mail on my counter (no, this isn't ideal) and write numbers down while I am chopping and prepping. I weigh my piece of meat when I put it in the oven/on the stove or, if it's bone-in, I weigh it when I'm doling out servings. I might log immediately and might do it after dinner.

    Breakfast is the same, except I have such standard breakfasts that I can usually remember the numbers in my head and log when I sit down to eat (I usually eat breakfast in front of the computer anyway, not that that's so great). I log lunch when I make it in advance the night before or else if I buy something I log immediately before or after eating.

    If you decide to eat a snack, log it in advance--that's a good strategy to avoid overeating by mistake anyway.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Pre log your day.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

    How the hell is that flagged for abuse? That's the honest truth right there. Unless you are 100% in you won't remember to log.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    Prelog
    Make meals--I tend to make the same sandwiches/coffee drinks/salads over and over again, it only takes a second to tweak amounts
    Keep a magnetic pad and pencil on your fridge to put specific amounts so you can eat with everybody, log later

    But honestly--if you're ignoring your alarms, there's nothing anyone on this forum can do to help you. You have 80 pounds to lose and you need to dedicate yourself to your health. We can't give you that.

    Re: the busy mom derailing above: OP is 55 years old. It is possible that she's still cutting up toddler food and dodging Cheerios, but unlikely. It really is a matter of being more dedicated.
  • Cave_Goose
    Cave_Goose Posts: 156 Member
    ariamythe wrote: »
    PixelPuff wrote: »
    If you are asking if you can STILL log it, then you can. Just click the arrow to change to the previous day.
    Yeah, but then you don't get credit for the streak. I broke a 300+ day streak because I waited until after midnight to log food during a vacation day.

    Once every few weeks, I get myself totally away from technology for a day or two. I intentionally miss a log day. Why should I let loosing a streak number overwhelm me? I do this to monitor my food intake, not live under the pressure of some arbitrary app.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Re: prelogging when you don't know the exact amounts--

    Usually I know roughly so I put in about what I intend to have and then adjust while I'm prepping food. So like today-- I put in that I would eat 150 grams of tomato and 100 grams of avocado. Once I had weighed it ended up being exactly 100 grams of avocado but only 131 grams of tomato so while I was standing there with my plate I just logged in quickly to change the amount.
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  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    I agree with the 'suck it up' advice. Either do it or don't - no excuses.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I don't understand the alarm thing. What does an alarm have to do with logging? I can't figure it out.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    edited June 2015
    When the alarm goes off it is supposed to remind her to log...I think.

    ETA We will probably never know...I don't think she is coming back.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    I don't understand the alarm thing. What does an alarm have to do with logging? I can't figure it out.

    The app now has a reminder built in.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    edited June 2015
    With the greatest of respect, if you have an alarm set which is successfully going off and then you decide to switch it off and not log your food while the idea is fresh in your mind, I don't think that's forgetting really. You just need to decide:

    a) to make the effort to log, until it makes a habit which feels more natural to perform
    b) decide to use another approach to reduce your calorie intake or help you be more aware of your food choices
    c) not bother and continue as you are.
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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I have my alarm set to remind me to do my squats :confounded: More often than not I switch it off and "forget", because simply, I just don't wanna do them :cold_sweat:
  • FlyingMolly
    FlyingMolly Posts: 490 Member
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    When the alarm goes off it is supposed to remind her to log...I think.

    ETA We will probably never know...I don't think she is coming back.

    Wouldn't eating remind you to log? I mean, you're supposed to log everything you eat. There's no time you eat but don't log. Looking at food makes me think about logging, so it's strange for me to imagine needing an alarm.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I think it's clear that the problem is not about "forgetting" to lot; it's about being interested enough to take the time and just do it.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    Kalikel wrote: »
    I don't understand the alarm thing. What does an alarm have to do with logging? I can't figure it out.

    The app now has a reminder built in.
    Thanks. :)
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