Does anyone pre input food into their log?

sporter90

Do you plan out/input your food the previous night and abide by it? I was thinking of trying this method so that I'm more likely to be within my calories, and become more structured with my diet.

gothchiq

Yes, lots of people do this. It's a good idea.

chezzabelle82

If I have a busy day and I know exactly what I will be eating (I have made a packed lunch or I have got meat out for dinner) then I pre log otherwise I would probably forget. Most of the other times I log what I am eating either that morning or as I am eating it as if I pre logged everyday I would feel like I didn't have a choice if I fancied a soup instead of a salad if you know what I mean.
Give it a try and see if it works for you

manto2112

Yes!! I almost always do it with breakfast/dinner because I usually eat the same meals.

lolo_bunny

I pre-log for the next day and it helps me stay on track. Personally, I find it easier this way but I am more of a planner, whereas for others, it may be too structured that way. I second trying it to see if it suits your needs.

sporter90

Thanks Chezzabelle i usually have busy days too, I cook at pizza place and usually have split shifts, I eat 1/4 of a half sub for lunch break with some chips then the other 1/4 for dinner, and usually know what I am having for breakfast (eggs or Greek yogurt). My problem is I end up being really hungry and drink beer and snack a lot after work (I run around a lot and just want to relax, drink and eat after work, haha) . If I pre input what I am allowed for HEALTHY snacks inbetween working I think I'll have more control.

Shadowmf023

Every day

sporter90

For some reason it just dawned on me that this would be the best and easiest way to go about this app. Instead of putting everything in after each meal and snack. Didn't think of it until now! I was just wondering if anyone else did this. Although, this wouldn't work on spontaneous days out/eating out.

Machka9

Yes, absolutely.

Some people plan out a day or two in advance. Personally, I enter everything for the day at about lunchtime. That gives me a really good idea what I can have for the rest of the day and/or how much exercise I need to do in order to eat what I want.

I don't have many spontaneous days ... not when I'm actively losing weight. But as for eating out, if my husband and I plan to eat out one evening, while I'm sitting there at lunchtime eating lunch and entering my day, I also look up the restaurant we're going to and figure out what I can eat there and enter that.

jmidd97

Absolutely, its the best way for me and many others. When I'm hungry, and have to mentally on-the-spot run through all my food options, decide if I want to save calories for later, figure out how to meet my protein macro, plus fibre too it all gets a bit stressful for me lol. So yes, pre-logging ftw!

zyxst

If I know for sure what I'm eating, I prelog in the morning. Today I prelogged lunch and will need to go back to adjust the amounts to what I ate.

PoundChaser2

Always

capaul42

I prelog everything but my dinner, as we usually can't decide until late in the day. If I'm feeling ambitious enough, I'll prelog breakfast and lunches for the whole week as they are usually the same things during the week. Same with my morning and afternoon snacks, which is 2 coffees. This way I just have to edit amounts when I'm eating (like if my chicken wrap was 75g of chicken instead of 70g or if I used 9g of mayo instead of my usual 10g).

Mariekegetsfit

I should do it way more! When i prelog, I am much more likely to stay within my calorie limit than on days that I don't. It also reduces stress, because when I get hungry in the afternoon I just know how much leverage I have for snacks when my dinner is already prelogged. Problem is that most days I don't know what I'll have for dinner until 5/6 in the afternoon.

ForeverSunshine09

I usually prelog 2 weeks at a time. Things get moved around sometimes but, at least I know calorie wise what I can have for each meal. Very few Ppl do what I do but, I do also for groceries because then I only get what we need.

Francl27

I try but it never works out because my appetite varies.

fr33sia12

Yep I pre log every meal usually a day in advance. Sometimes I change my mind for dinner depending on what I feel like eating at the time, but at least I know how many calories I can play with. Obviously I'll change the weight of the food after eating it, so I just log the weight I had the last time I ate it.

kuroshii

I've found that pre-logging is a great way to remind myself that I wanted to eat those leftovers.

leejoyce31

I pre log one to two weeks in advance. I tweak as I go, but it really helps me.

dutchandkiwi

In general yes. I pre input my breakfast, lunch and snacks as they the do vary but only but a little and all is in my recent listing. My dinner I will pre-input if I can. Often have to slightly adjust it after the meal as some ingredients are a little more or less than my guesstimate. But over time (I've logged over 950 days) even the guessing forward is turning out be pretty accurate.
I usually re-log to the coming day at the same time that I am closing the current one

olymp1a

I always pre log most of the next day (if I leave something out then this is dinner). It really helps me stay in check and be within my calorie and macro goals.

EDollah

I don't always, but in my experience I'm a heckuva lot more compliant to dietary goals when I do pre-log. If I don't pre-log, when lunchtime hits I'm far more likely to hit up the local pizza joint when I get a Tweet letting me know their special slice of the day happens to be my favorite than if I've pre-logged my turkey on flaxseed pita bread.

fireytiger

I pre-log dinner in the morning when I know what i'm going to be making/having. It makes me more likely to stick with that plan (although it doesn't always work!) I'm usually eating pretty decently for breakfast and snacks as is, and then I decide what's for lunch based on the numbers leftover.

RogerToo

sporter90 wrote: »

Do you plan out/input your food the previous night and abide by it? I was thinking of trying this method so that I'm more likely to be within my calories, and become more structured with my diet.

Hi
FWIW I used to sit and do three days of menus ahead. That was part of what helped me stay on track and lose all that weight I lost. Plus Pre/planning makes it easier to balance out the meals to make a good use of the days calories. I used a kind of skeleton when doing that. I do tend to eat many of the same things mush of the time.

Example:
a 12 Ounce Bag of frozen Vegetables split between Lunch and Dinner. Some protein shakes with breakfast that were all within 10 calories of each other. A Similar size Banana as a part of Breakfast, a Medium Apple with lunch and a Citrus with dinner, usually 2 Tangerines or Clementines.
With Lunch & Dinner a 80 calorie Light & Fit Greek Yogurt as a protein and then working from that base I would work in some light Desserts and snacks as well as Entrees for Lunch and Dinner.

Good Luck
Roger

sgt1372

I do to it plan/adjust calories/macros for upcoming meals but generally not more than a meal or 2 in advance.

indiacaitlin

I plan ahead a lot of the time, makes it easier to know what kind of snacks I can have throughout the day! Also I find once I've put it all in I'm more likely to stick to it.

Rabbitsocksgardener

Doing this keeps me accountable for my day and prevents me from getting to dinner and having little to no calories left to stay on track!

RoxieDawn

Yes I prelog everyday. The first thing I do is ask my family what they want for dinner, log that meal and then the rest are my calories to prelog with my own stuff I eat when they are not home.

clicketykeys

Some of it. I pack lunch anyhow so I just log it when I make it.

JDMac82

I eat the relatively the same things day in and day out. I either plug my meals in as i go or at the end of the work day. I set meals so i can just click those instead of selecting each seperate food.

meanazza

Yup I do, most mornings are the same meal and so is lunch if I have something else on top I just add it in. Its definitely helpful