Calorie Count - Time

Anxieux
Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How do you guys count your calories ? time wise. Like do you start counting when you wake up or when it's midnight?

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  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    You do it beforehand or as you're eating/preparing food. Otherwise you won't know how many calories you've been consuming....
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    You do it beforehand or as you're eating/preparing food. Otherwise you won't know how many calories you've been consuming....
    I know that :P, what I mean, when do you start fresh for the next day? for example i count my calories from 12am-12am, and i'm wondering if some count it from when they wake up till they go to bed.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I use an activity tracker. It tracks whatever happens when I move - more activity, more tracking. I just leave it on (it's a bracelent) all the time except when I charge it.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    It depends.

    If I know I will be having a heavy calorie day I pre-log the main heavy basics to figure out what to fill the rest of the day with.

    If I'm doing IF I pre-log my fast day meal to make sure I don't go over a certain limit. On feast days I write down my food on paper on then log it all in the evening.

    On normal days I just log as I go, whatever I happen to grab I log right away.

    I have my "meals" set to times rather than actual meals. I do a 24 hour log: 6:00 am to 10:00 am being my first "meal", and 10:00 pm to 6:00 am next morning being my last "meal". This helps account for random snacking and late night outings.
  • Jesslane93
    Jesslane93 Posts: 190 Member
    From time I wake up, till the time I go to bed. First thing I do in the morning is log everything I plan to eat that day, and stick to it. That way I pretty much never go over my calories.
  • Rlavigne93
    Rlavigne93 Posts: 119 Member
    I count from when I wake up till I go to bed. I work nights, so I usually sleep late and eat late. I wish there was some way to alter what time the day changes in my food diary. Every now and then, though, I "borrow" from the next day if I want to cheat a little I guess.
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    I count from when I wake up till I go to bed. I work nights, so I usually sleep late and eat late. I wish there was some way to alter what time the day changes in my food diary. Every now and then, though, I "borrow" from the next day if I want to cheat a little I guess.
    Yeah same here, I work nights M-F, I count my calories from 12am - 12am. I'm usually around 500 calories short.

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