do you log every single food you eat?

aftergypsies

Unless I eat the tiniest bite of my husbands meal, I track everything. One cookie. One chip. Everything.

nattiepeach

I log absolutely everything - even when I'm way over in the red. Really holds me accountable for what I'm eating which is how I've succeeded at this rather than my previous scatty and greedy eating habits! x

You're right, when you log everything and you go into the red zone, it really makes you think twice about how much extra you are eating. I used to stop logging when I went into the red because I felt guilty, but obviously I was just trying to con myself. Now I log everything, even if I do go into the red so I can balance it out the next day or with exercise.

shankleefranklee

I log majority of things I eat. I don't count butter or marinades.I know I should, but I don't. or if i drink 0 calorie pop i don't log

journey_to_me

I do, if it's only a little something I guestimate the calories :P The only thing I get a bit lazy recording and sometimes don't bother with is diet drinks. For example, a 2l bottle of lemonade I got contains 4cals...I don't really see the point of counting those! xD

persian_star

I try to, mostly because I'm far less likely to eat it in the first place then!

mamashatzie

I learned my lesson on this when I was baking a cake. I made homemade cream cheese frosting (and oh, that stuff is divine) and took a nibble here and a bite there. Like I said, it was fantastic, so I couldn't help but keep nibbling.

Afterwards I decided to check and see how many calories I consumed.

264. I ate 264 calories by nibbling on frosting.

Since then, I always track everything. It really adds up.

willdbill0712

I do the reverse. I eat every single food I log. I plan/log everything before I eat it. Sometimes plans change, but I almost always change the log first before I eat differently from what I had planned. This is a huge help to me in staying on track.

same here, then I have no room to think about adding anything else, cos it`s already been planned

This is what helps keep me interested. I plan a day or two ahead. That way I can mix/match things to add up to a good bottom line with c/f/p. And to me that is a challenge, which makes it fun.

RachelMinAus

I log everything before I eat. If we are having take out I plan in advance and have been known to have scrambled eggs or something healthier while my hubby and kids have McDonalds.

My favourite phrase is:

If you fail to plan - you plan to fail!!!!

Pebble321

I log most things, but I don't lose sleep over it if some things are estimated (I always have to estimate when I eat out for example).
If I have a bite or a taste while I'm cooking I don't usually log those individually but I will make sure they are covered when I enter my meals.
I think logging accurately is a good idea, but in reality there are times where it's just not possible to be 100% accurate, so I enter a near guess and this hasn't hindered my weight loss.