Do you log your meals/snacks before you actually eat them?

987Runner

Kind of like a goal? Like, this is all I"m going to eat today?

When I make my lunch before I head off to work I measure most of the stuff out and log it right then. I don't exercise until the evening so I make sure I'm eating enough in order to have meet my calorie max or just below it. I also go ahead and log my snacks so I know what I'm sticking to. It's helped me a lot.

Just wondering if anyone does it too.

lizard053

Frequently I'll log it just before I eat. If I make it ahead of time, I'll log it when I make it. But I do usually log what I'm eating before I eat, then adjust afterwards if I don't eat as much as planned.

mama2shi

It is a great idea. I sometimes log what I am planning to have so if it comes out to more calories than I want, I can change it up. Nothing worse than eating it and then logging to only realize it was twice the calories!

BAMFMeredith

I usually log before I eat if I've brought all my lunch/snacks to work with me. Since I know that's what I have to eat, I'm going to eat it. But if I haven't brought anything with me and have to go grab something at lunch, I don't log until I know what I'm getting.

bcattoes

No. I don't log anything I eat after I leave work, which is usually more than half my calories for the day, until the next morning.

therealangd

I log everything in the morning. For the most part. I will sometimes not know what's for supper. And whatever I have left I eat up in the evening and log it then.

Jessie544

all the time... keeps me more accountable that way, especially with drinking! There are frequent times I have to go in throughout the day and change the quantity, or something I didn't eat, or something I did eat...

knl124

I do the same thing. I log everything I plan on eating at the beginning of the day and add on from there. I never log my exercise until after I finish though because what I plan on doing is not always what I end up doing.

Angelabec

I plan my day, log it all in the morning when I get to work, and adjust as necessary if I eat more or don't eat something. Planning is key for me.

ChefCupcake

Yes! I always do it on the days that I will be out of the house for around 15 hours or so...(I take the food with me those days). It's the days that I do no plan ahead that cause me to eat things I shouldn't!

lozzae85

Yes always!!! I normally run about 2-3 days ahead of myself. I need to plan in advance what I am going to eat to stay on track. If things change throught the day and I eat something different I will change it though to reflect what I have had.

iSteakers

95% of the time I will log my whole day the night before. I like to plan out each thing I'm going to have so that I know what I can and can't have. The only real time I don't is if I'm going out, but I don't know where to yet. I find I get hungry if I don't log it in advance. Then I want to munch. When I got it ahead I know that is all I will need and if I'm hungry I probably just need to drink more water.

shanteel612

I plan out my whole days meals so I can make sure I stay within my macro-nutrient limits. Otherwise I would stay within my cals but go way over on carbs and fat.

lewandt

i log everything the day before and just tweek it throughout the day

tuffytuffy1

If I am planning on drinking alcohol at night, I log them before I drink them so I know how many calories I have left for dinner and snacks.

JenGranzow

Ditto Angelabec.

carrie_eggo

I usually log everything at the beginning of the day and make adjustments as I go.

jgood21

I always log a day in advance. That way I don't stand at the pantry "choosing" what I will eat. If I have a choice, it is usually bad!

soaps54

Yup, I usually log everything I plan on eating in the A.M. but of course things change so some tweaking in between. It helps me stay on track.

sheels9

I don't always (I'm not great at planning ahead), but definitely notice I eat much better when I do. I even work out longer sometimes when I've logged it ahead of time.

iamthevieve

I used to log after I ate, but found I was usually eating all of my calorie allowance before 4 in the afternoon, so I would end up over eating or feeling like I was starving until bed time. I find when I log ahead of time, I spread my food out better.

noiva

I usually log breakfast after I eat it, but I pre-log lunch and dinner. Helps to be able to have a game plan going into making lunch @ work and cooking dinner @ home.

stubbysticks

I do very often, especially since I try to meet particular macro goals. It also eliminates the stress of trying to figure out what to eat through the day while I'm trying to focus on other things like work or whatever. If I already have my plan in place, it's easy enough to swap things out if I have to.

Janiot

I log what I intend to eat when I go to work or on days off, and adjust if approaching calorie limit, or it will encourage me to go to the gym or walk the dog and I wear a FITBIT, which automatically adjusts my calorie limit the more I move or exercise.
It just makes me more "mindfull" of what I eat.

thepetiterunner

Nope, I log right after I eat on my phone if I'm not at my computer. Things change, sometimes I don't feel like eating toast for breakfast, but I'll eat it later for a snack. Things like that. And I keep track of the time I eat things, so it's hard to do that if it's all punched in already.

robinogue

when I pre-planned my meals I will log them in.

sbkab88

No I log everything as I eat it or as I exercise. I use my phone most of the time and the scanner is my best friend lol. My sister logs food and exercise before she does them and then doesnt go through with it, but doesnt change it if she eats more or exercises less. I find that doing it right after I eat or exercise makes me more accurate.

ColeyBear08

I ALWAYS log before I eat! This way I know what I can budget for later or so I know I'm not going over in my calories for the day.

Werglum

I log my main meals so I know what I have to play with for my snacks.

Ender928

I plan my day, log it all in the morning when I get to work, and adjust as necessary if I eat more or don't eat something. Planning is key for me.

This is exactly how I do it allows me to stay on track better.

CADreaming09

I usually have to because I need to know how many calories is in what I eat. Especially when I make my own salads.