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Consuming past midnight

DeniseMayree
Posts: 133 Member
So you're up drinking past midinght... do you divide how you log it between the days? I'm confused? I have plenty of calories and carbs left from "yesterday" to log it on there.
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It doesn't really matter. Your body is counting it either way. Personally, I put on the day before because I haven't gone to bed yet. But when I worked night shift, I ran it from midnight to midnight.7
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I’ve always considered my day from waking up to going to bed. So I would log it on yesterday if I haven’t been to bed yet.2
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I agree, my day starts when I wake up up until I go to bed (nap not counting hihi), so I would log it accordingly to the previous day1
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Pick the way that works best for you and stick with it. There’s no wrong answer!1
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LinzZzCole wrote: »I’ve always considered my day from waking up to going to bed. So I would log it on yesterday if I haven’t been to bed yet.
That's why they say you shouldn't go to sleep on the same day you wake up!!0 -
I log in 24hour periods. Midnight = next day, which sometimes makes it look like I had whisky for breakfast. In all honesty, it doesn't matter so long as your average is still in a deficit. Our bodies can't tell if we had a glass of wine at 11:30 PM or 12:30AM, just that we had the wine.
Do whichever you feel more comfortable with.0 -
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Just start a new log when you typically wake up, easier to track and remember that way imo.0
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I log in 24hour periods. Midnight = next day, which sometimes makes it look like I had whisky for breakfast. In all honesty, it doesn't matter so long as your average is still in a deficit. Our bodies can't tell if we had a glass of wine at 11:30 PM or 12:30AM, just that we had the wine.
Do whichever you feel more comfortable with.
Whiskey for breakfast sounds like a great idea some days.0
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