Logging on your worst days.

thistimeismytime

I log everything. It helps me keep it all in perspective. Even if I go way over one day, if the week still looks good, it's ok. It really helps me to just be honest with myself, and continue to move forward. I'm determined to banish guilt and depression from my eating routine...it's just soooo self-destructive. I log it, own it, move on

PinkEarthMama

I log everything, every day. Once or twice, i've forgotten to log something ( especially if I ate it really late ).

My diary is public, so I *know* one of my friends is going to say something... or my personal trainer!

Does it help? maybe.

Does it hurt? Sometimes my feelings are a little abused when I realize OH CRAP I ate a LOT. Yesterday was likely my worst day with 300+ over goal.

Some days though, I am GOING to splurge. Lifestyle, not diet.... I'm not willing to give up donuts forever!

maru84

Logging on days when I go way over SUCKS, but it helps me a) stop eating that day! b) learn from my mistakes and c) keep learning about what portion sizes are and how to control my eating better. Some of those days, I give up and resolve to track again the next day. Just do what it takes to keep tracking for the next day- I find that a cheat meal leads to a cheat day the next day and that's something to avoid!

Scandanovich

I wasn't logging my bad days at first. Then realized I was only cheating myself. Now I log every bite. I finally made it off that plateau I was on because of chaning my logging habit.

Pkiddy

if it passes the lips it has potential to hit the hips. LOG EVERYTHING. if you don't how will you know what you have done???
Log it!

Helenatrandom

If I don't log on my bad days, then I won't learn from my mistakes. If I don't learn from my mistakes, I will never be any wiser. If I don't become wiser, then getting older will REALLY suck.

Scorpioangel

Ignoring the bad days defeat the purpose of using this webisite, IMO.

I agree. I log everything so I can look back if my weight changes, etc. and see what may have caused it.

beckylawrence70

I log every single day, everything I eat, good or bad, every workout, what's the sense of this program otherwise??

usafbeach

My body counts it, so I count it.

ccbing

Yep...I'm logging the good and the bad....Friday and today = bad

XoHolliPopXo

I always log on especially on my bad days or when I allow myself to cheat a little bit that way it holds me accountable for every single day. I also look at my progress for the week one day I may be mad and then the rest of the week I'm really good and it puts things in perspective. Also I love when you complete logging for the day it shows how much you could weigh it adjust depending on how good or bad I've been, def keeps me motivated!!!

milaxx

yup, I log it all, good, bad and ugly. I also makes notes if there was anything going on that day, that may have effected my day.

pandasand

I log everything. Every single bite, even the samples at grocery stores or the little bite of my friend's food.

repubgurl

I log on the bad days and the good days. I need the accountability and if I start skipping bad days then the whole point of logging goes out the window for me.

mdebbie1026

I feel like I am only cheating myself if I don't at least try to log everything. Days that were nearly impossible like Thanksgiving I make a food note of Thanksgiving, or birthday etc. MFP can only do so much for me if I am not honest in this then how do I expect to lose any weight....the main goal for all this?..I have tried also to exercise enough to at least break even but now I am going to take the printout of the post about eating your exercise calories and go to bed.

AngelaChase84

I've been logging honestly since I joined (although if I eat a late night snack but had a decent day before that I'll add it to the next day's calories-- a little "averaging" if you will to trick my mind into feeling positive about my progress) I ate frosting on pancakes and logged it. I figure if we are here to make a real lifestyle change it is good to be honest with ourselves and others about what is going on with our behavior!

Keep up the logging guys!

chickybuns

Yes, I have logged everyday for the last 4 months. I feel it's really important for me to take responsibility for what I eat, and logging also helps you not eat as much I feel. In the past, I would log all week and not during the weekend, but ended up just maintaning becasue I was probably eating back my deficity from the week during the weekend. Since I have been diligant about logging, I have lost an additional 6 pounds and am at goal weight.

mdebbie1026

I log on the bad days and the good days. I need the accountability and if I start skipping bad days then the whole point of logging goes out the window for me.

Well said!! This is what I tried to say:D

joanneonline

Yes - I've had 2-3 very high calorie days since starting in January and I used the recipe builder to log everything and titled it "Splurge." Both times involved going out to dinner and drinks and boy can they add up! I figure, no sense in pretending it didn't happen - just log it and let your MFP friends help keep you focused the next day (mine certainly did :happy:)

alltalk199

Balance baby! I log everything because it makes you accountable for what you put in your mouth, good or bad. You will have up and down days, but deal with it, accept it, log it, train even harder and most importantly, move on! Next!

thatsnumberwang

Yup, I log my very very worst days (including spike days, cheat days, treat days, whatever you want to call them), down to the last bite. I can eat it and enjoy it, but I'm cheating myself out of important information if I don't put it in there.

jennifer282000

I log everything..and honestly my goal calories for the day is set @1200 but I usually end up eating somewhere around 1600..but Im still losing weight so Im okay with going over a little..and I dont deprive myself of the foods I enjoy. I have just learned to eat everything in moderation..dont like the word diet. Im trying to stick with something I will be able to live with the rest of my life. lifestyle change..

sofitheteacup

For me, logging is accountability and so far the simple idea that other people would know just what all I stuffed my face with has been enough to prevent me from doing that. I don't think it'll work forever though, but I'll probably do my best to log that as well, to motivate me not to do it again.
Some people have said that logging bad days/meals out can help increase awareness of what you're eating,but I typically plan ahead so that doesn't really happen. I imagine it's plenty useful for that, though. Simply looking up some of my favorite fast foods has downright scared me out of eating them right now. When I do feel like indulging, I create a deficit to allow for it by being careful with other meals/snacks that day and going to the gym.

kristinkt

It is sometimes hard to log in a terrible day, but I do like to be able to look back at the progress report to see how I have done with net calorie goals, and I can see that most of my days are on track. I end up feeling better about my overall progress, and I am learning more and more that one day will not make/break a lifestyle.

shmunster

I log no matter what, as I need to own it, and I think my worst ever was about 4000 cals over lol!

upwiththesun

I log everything, bad, good, indifferent. I eat about 2500 -3000 calories on my bad days. Good thing I run. I haven't gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either, :blushing:

I like to see my patterns and triggers. I do find that on the days I don't log, I actually eat LESS. I think it's a mind game with me.

Good luck!

Debbisue52

I try to log even on my worst days....if I can remember everything! If I have a really bad day and can't remember everything...I just hit easy tools and add an approximate calorie count....like 3,000 or something....lol! Then I write myself a note on the page about what I did that day that caused me to consume so many calories.....and that I estimated.

kardsharp

I always log my food intake. Good, bad and ugly.

speedycakes

Yes i log everything. That way 2 weeks from now i know why i'm not losing. It's sucks to look at and makes you feel bad but it can be a wake up call. Today was 1800 for me, i don't like to go that high. My worst days are 2500-3500.

tataliciousd89

I used to not log on bad days, but the bad days became every day and I stopped logging all together. So, now I log everything every day, the good, the bad and the downright ugly.