How/when do you log your meals?

Pebble321

Like lots of others on this thread, I pre-log most days. This makes it easy to plan what snacks I'm going to take to work for the day, and how that balances out with my planned brekky and dinner.
I don't treat it as a fixed thing though - if something changes during the day (like birthday cake at work!) it's easy enough to drop out some snacks or take something away from dinner to make the day work out.
I don't usually pre-log on weekends, though as I go for a long run either Saturday or Sunday I usually have plenty of cals to play with and if I don't eat them Saturday, I'll eat them on Sunday.

stephanie_salvi

I pre-log for breakfast, lunch, and snacks that I eat at work. When I get home, I find something that I want to eat for dinner that fits in with the goals I've set. It gives me something to look forward to for dinner, and I find I stay on track more if I have some wiggle room.

Also, if I splurge on dinner or if I want more calories so that I can something extra, I make sure I exercise more BEFORE I allow myself the splurge or treat. Today, for instance, I really wanted a sweet potato for dinner, but I didn't have enough sugar left for the day, so I went for a jog, then ate the sweet potato.

LuciaLongIsland

I started out logging what I eat as I eat it, but then I found that I was running out of calories well before dinner and I ate poorly. So I've decided to plan my meals ahead of time and put them in my diary in the morning and only eat what I put in. Does anyone else do this? Is it effective?

Sometimes I do that and it works.

LuciaLongIsland

Me too.

LuciaLongIsland

Me too.

daffodilsoup

I always always always log before I eat, usually in the morning, but that's mostly because I'm neurotic.

pastryari

I log as I go and I haven't had any problems with not having enough calories left.
But I also go to the gym almost every day so I have extra calories there if I need them but I don't usually eat back my exercise calories.
If you're pre-logging, which I think is great & will probably start doing after I make a trip to the grocery store, I would also plan for 100-150 extra calories just in case. Always plan ahead just to be on the safe side! Hope this helps.

ekz13

plan ahead but log it right before I eat it, that way I can see what the "damage" is and adjust (do I really want that extra peice of meat, or veggie because it "costs" X amount)

Tiggerrick

I tend to log as I go. I find it more useful this way, but If I will not slow down to log and not enjoy my meal.

DPernet

Depends on the situation. I pre-log as much as possible, but for stuff like eating out or eating at work when I never know what I'm going to have then I log it before I eat. That way I can adjust how much of it I eat depending how many calories I'm over or under.