When do you journal your food?

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  • GreenLifeGirl
    GreenLifeGirl Posts: 381 Member
    I will usually log my breakfast and lunch for the following day, since I cook and pack it ahead of time for work. Dinners I log afterward and then make any adjustments- adding or replacing anything that changed during the day. I log my water through the day.
  • Calif_Girl67
    Calif_Girl67 Posts: 526 Member
    There's no way I can do it the day before or even hours before lol.... I logg it in as i put it in my mouth hehe.
  • TwinMumCork
    TwinMumCork Posts: 125 Member
    I usually journal first thing in the morning. Everything. I will upadate the previous day if there are any changes. But jounaling before hand has helped me understand how many calories I have left and keeps me from overeating.

    Ditto here almost exactly. I find planning the day ahead i.e. lunch and dinner means I can see if there is any room for snacks in there. Dinner is usually planned ahead for the kids anyway so this helps.
  • lili200
    lili200 Posts: 200 Member
    I do my best to write it as soon as I can- mire reliable and keeps my in the diet all day..
  • havalinaaa
    havalinaaa Posts: 333 Member
    During the week I pre-enter everything I put in my lunch box and adjust when I empty it at the end of the day. If I eat anything not in the bag I log it more or less immediately. Dinner I log while I'm trying to decide what to make, helps me get everything balanced but I don't sweat it too much. If I know we're going out or to a special event, I pre-log the rest of the day's stuff so I know how much room I have when we go out, or know I need to do some extra exercise. On the weekends I log at the end of the day because that's when I try to focus on healthy eating over calories, but I'm usually within my limit and macros.

    I could probably log my breakfast from now til the end of the year, I'm sort of a one trick pony as far as that goes. I hate eating breakfast but if I don't I'm a hungry beast before lunch time and more likely to grab a bagel or something. I'm trying to switch it up, but there are only so many foods I find appealing first thing in the morning (other than sweet sweet coffee).
  • Shelby814
    Shelby814 Posts: 273 Member
    I journal as I eat throughout the day, checking my calories & protein, the 2 things I focus on the most. I love the phone app.
  • shedoos
    shedoos Posts: 446 Member
    Wow - I guess I didn't expect to see so many variations. I was thinking the only choices were either before, during, or after. :glasses:
  • lrd2010
    lrd2010 Posts: 161 Member
    I usually make it up as I go along, unless I know that there's going to be a fancy schmancy dinner that night that I can allow for to see how much I have available to me the rest of the day...

    OR if I know what's on the menu that night I'll add it in.

    Tend not to plan too far in advance as I like to make my mind up on the day/at the meal that I'm going for.
  • Toxictwist
    Toxictwist Posts: 274
    I will track things the night before as I pack my lunch for the next day. That gives me a rough idea of how many calories I am leaving myself for supper time :)

    "Write it before you bite it"
  • cptnjck0209
    cptnjck0209 Posts: 47 Member
    always in the mornings or the night before so I can look at my plan and see where I am over/under for ALL the factors and change it as needed so the next day is simple obedience. I like to leave a little room or even pre-log exercise to motivate myself to do it =)
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