log in food before or after?

bebby

I find planning out my food and exercise first thing in the morning helps to keep me on track. This especially helps if I'm going out for a special occasion - then I know how much room I have for special treats like dessert and drinks.

This has worked best for me and now makes me more aware on the days when I don't track as I have a better idea as to the food's calorie content.

KarenBorter

Personally I log before I eat it so I know what is going in before it goes in. I also try to plan my next day's meals the night before (or at the very least breakfast, lunch and snacks). This gives me a good indication of what calories (etc) I have "left over" for dinner/desert and how much I need to burn during my workouts so I have enough to use in the evening (I use a HRM so I am pretty accurate on this). Planning is TOUGH but it's worth it!

Paige1108

I try to add everything in the morning or the night before. This really gives me a tool to use against an food urges that may come up in the day. That tempting treat can pull at me all it wants, but I feel strong when I can say, "Your not in my plan for today, maybe tomorrow I'll add you, but today no". If I'm still thinking about this pesky little treat that night I'll add it to the plan for the next day. But I find that most of the time it was just an urge of the moment and I'm just as happy to have not eaten it.

You'll find a way that works for you. my only actual recommendation would be to make sure you log everything. Good luck on your journey.

josparkle

I tend to log my breakfast and mid-morning snacks as they are usually pretty much the same each day. I then work out how much lunch is going to be by playing around with the database. Then I log the actual food eaten or amend it if I've left it in the sytem later. Then I play around with the cals for dinner to work out what is possible based on what's left and any exercise that I've done. Its very flexible plus I have a good idea of how many cals etc I've allocated for each meal and usually a little in reserve in case I'm tempted by an extra snack or glass of wine. .