Don't feel like logging so I push off eating

HeatherAshh

My laziness sometimes gets to me and if I don't feel like logging food yet, I'll just not eat until I do. I suck at life sometimes. I feel like I'm the only person that does this....

heybales

Can't remember what you ate until later?

or complex enough you need to weigh it to be accurate enough?

Ya - you need to try another system the logging then - to skip food because too lazy to do the program is bad idea in the long run - probably the short run too.

You need a system where your foods are already laid out for about how much you need. Or you use those containers and just fill and go.

Results will match effort.

Sloppy logging - sloppy results.

Sounds like you know this already.

llbrixon

I am the opposite...if I am going to do excess snacking, then I have to log everything. You can always pre-log your meals each day by copying the meal for the next day and the day after that. I basically have the same thing each day with a few variations that need to be changed or added

SassyMommasaurus

I sometimes put off food just because I don't feel like making it, so you're not the only one who does things like this lol.

SassyMommasaurus

You guys are acting like she's saying she doesn't log her food, shes's saying she puts off eating until she feels like logging, two very different things.

atitagain1958

You don't HAVE to put it in your diary BEFORE you eat. But if you have problems remembering what you've eaten, I kinda agree with heybales. Pre-planning and charting is a good idea. Then you just look to see what you've planned for yourself that day. However, I wouldn't recommend eating the same thing every day. First, it gets boring and can cause you to go off track. Second, your body could get used to the same calorie intake and you could plateau easier. Change it up and plan around some of the foods you like and enjoy. Don't get discouraged! At least you are willing to admit what the problem is. There IS a solution!! You CAN do it. You just have to find the right way. Good luck to you!!

ponycyndi

I heard that lots of people pre-log their day, so I started trying it. I love doing it now. Because I'm bulk cooking my meals, and then logging them, I can make everything fit into my cals and macros.

That never seems to stop me from changing my mind halfway thru the day. And sometimes I'll eat half my breakfast for a snack, or flipflop and eat my dinner for lunch, and lunch for dinner.

ponycyndi

It also means I'm doing it at night while I'm laying in bed (having already eaten) so I'm already on my phone with a full tummy. Then I'll know the night before if I need to make a grocery run on the way back from the gym.

HeatherAshh

atitagain1958 wrote: »

You don't HAVE to put it in your diary BEFORE you eat. But if you have problems remembering what you've eaten, I kinda agree with heybales. Pre-planning and charting is a good idea. Then you just look to see what you've planned for yourself that day. However, I wouldn't recommend eating the same thing every day. First, it gets boring and can cause you to go off track. Second, your body could get used to the same calorie intake and you could plateau easier. Change it up and plan around some of the foods you like and enjoy. Don't get discouraged! At least you are willing to admit what the problem is. There IS a solution!! You CAN do it. You just have to find the right way. Good luck to you!!

Thank you! And that's an interesting point about having the same calories from the same foods. I never thought of that!

HeatherAshh

Such good ideas, never thought of prepping and doing things ahead of time. I'm always in the moment I guess lol. But I'm definitely considering trting some of the ideas here. Thanks!

heybales

To clarify why I said use a different system rather than just waiting to eat because you don't want to log.

Usually that ends up causing people to be more hungry then they really need to be - thereby eating more than they need - when you finally get around to eating.

So it would be better to eat either some known amount or one of those systems going by container size. Can't recall the name now.

But also having about 3-4 different breakfasts, 4-5 lunches, and 5-7 different dinners - makes it easy. Those can be written out, or in your recipe builder as a meal basically - and just added in one fell swoop when you happen to eat that one. Several common snacks too.

Most people I've found if they review back over normal eating habits - don't have much variety anyway, unless it's getting a different burger at Wendy's when they go through.
So while those different meal counts may sound small, the number of options available within a week is plenty of variety.

Making some of those meals ahead of time makes it easier too as some said, even beyond pre-logging them.

ponycyndi

I also keep things on hand that i can just scan the barcode- snack bars, yogurt, protein shakes, etc. Then you can just save the containers and scan them all at once, either before (when you come home from the store, or in the morning) or after you've eaten them.

heybales

Just confirm with scanning that the database nutrition stats have kept up with the real world.
All my yogurts I used to eat changed 2 x since I started.

Manufacturers rarely change their SKU for an item, but will change the size, content, low fat low suger ect of the makeup, and resulting calories.

nutmegoreo

Sometimes I'll write it down and then log it later. That way I can eat and get about my day.

michelleepotter

I used to not eat a lot because I just didn't feel like making food. I hate cooking and food preparation, and when I looked in the pantry I wouldn't see anything to eat, I'd just see "ingredients." And no idea what to do with them. So I wouldn't eat until my husband got home and made dinner (and then I'd eat more than enough calories for the day, because I was starving, and that's how I got fat).

What I like to do is eat the same basic meals over and over. I eat the same breakfast every day, two different kinds of snacks, and then maybe 4 or 5 different lunches. Each of these things is saved as a "meal" here on MFP, so all I have to do is add the meal and the adjust the amounts if necessary. For some things, like cottage cheese, I always measure out exactly 113 grams (1 serving) when I prepare it, so it's always the same. For other things, like chicken breast, I weigh it and then adjust my entry. I even have a meal saved for my coffee, with the amount of half & half and sugar that I like to add.

The only meal that ends up actually taking any time to figure out and log is dinner, because the husband and kids like a variety. But even then, I save things as recipes and then if I make it again, I can just adjust the amounts to be accurate.

jagodfrey08

ponycyndi wrote: »

I heard that lots of people pre-log their day, so I started trying it.

I do this. It absolutely helps me stay focused and on track with my goals. If I have to change anything, it's just a quick thing here or there.