plan out your food or just go with it

whtlatina1214

hi im looking @ some of my friends diaries and im like wow you know their meals are super healthy and look so difficult im wondering is it better to plan out your meals for weight loss and for convienice or do you just do what i do and just log everything through out the day

UponThisRock

I think having at least some idea what you're going to eat on a particular day makes staying on track easier.

Miss_Chievous_wechange

I always plan my week's meals and workouts. Planning is key to staying on track.

engineman312

i the beginning i planned out everything the night before. i usually put in over my calorie goals, because i knew i would sometimes take something off.

now i kinda pre-log everything, especially on days that i work. just because i pack my lunch and snacks the night before.

mysteria_

I plan if I'm going out to eat... I panic if I'm at a restaurant otherwise, because they usually don't have the calorie counts on the menu! I like to look ahead at the menu online before I go.

Other than that I just go with the flow... because other than a restaurants, I usually have access to something (packaging, MFP food log, etc) in order check calories as I go.

sms1986

I mostly just go through the day and log, although for the past few days I've half-planned the day's meals.

MaddameKat

I plan on sundays the food i will eat mon to wed and the i do it again on wed, gives a me a chance to change my mind about what i want later in the week. I stick to 95% of it and leave some cals spare as a buffer on the day.
Workouts are always scheduled or i would not go to the gym and i would make excuses. On my cardio days i just find a WOD or a HIIT i fancy and go with it.

funkycamper

I never plan ahead as I find that too tedious. Plus, while I try to make sure I eat at least 4-5 times during the day, preferably 6, in order to keep my metabolism stoked, my appetite varies from day-to-day and I try to listen to that and eat accordingly. Since I zig-zag my calories and pay more attention to my weekly target than a daily target, this works well for me. In other words, some days I'm just not hungry and I will eat less and be under my calories but, other days, I might be ravenous and eat over. It evens out. Since it's kind of hard to plan for that, I don't try.

I do make sure that my fridge and pantry are filled with the proper food choices so that it's easy to eat a small snack or a large meal that is nutritious to properly fuel my body.

Athijade

I plan my dinners way in advance (I normally have about 2 months worth of dinners planned). Weekly I input that weeks dinners before I go to the grocery store. I then have a few options for breakfast/lunch that I can choose from on a daily basis. Same with snacks. Those get logged before I eat them.

CiciPorcayo

I like to plan my meals out otherwise I always go over my calories -_- which I did yesterday. Grr today I didn't plan anything either so I am a little worried but I think it is better to plan and portion the night before so you do stay in calorie range

christibear

I like to plan out my day but its for a silly reason, I like to plan on meals I will look forward to for dinner that way I will not want to eat something I shouldn't because I am excited for dinner.

whtlatina1214

I like to plan out my day but its for a silly reason, I like to plan on meals I will look forward to for dinner that way I will not want to eat something I shouldn't because I am excited for dinner.

me too for dinner i usually always plan but like everysbodies break fast and junk looks all fancy lol and healthy i cnt wait to be like that lol

whtlatina1214

THNKS THIS HELPED A LOT