Does anyone pre-plan their days?

pauljsolie

I've lost 79 pounds so far and have 54 to go to reach my goal. I have had great success so far just "winging it" but realize that the remainder will be harder than the first 79 pounds. How many of you enter your next day's food intake to make sure you hit your nutritional numbers. Up until now I've mainly targeted only calories and sodium. Your input is greatly appreciated and I'll probably do whatever the majority of you say. Thanks!

hillbillyannie

Absolutely. I'd never make it if I just ate and then counted it. If I can plan ahead it will make it easier to make changes if I need to.

samanthanic0le

I always log mine ahead of time. It gives me a good chance to really see where I need to adjust. It gives you something to look forward too. Plus, it's always a good feeling to match up close. :]

shenhannigans

I do this most weekdays.. weekends, not so much. Helps me make sure I stay within my limit.

lruff1987

Any day I work I always enter my foods in the morning or the night before. It really does help!!

dg09

The night prior or that morning is when I log my food.

MommaFuhrer

I get my workout done in the morning and then plan my meals after that. Then I change it if I need to throughout the day!

misslissa121

I don't plan the whole day, but I do try to plan around my dinner. I enter what I am having for dinner when I enter my breakfast (I have the same thing for breakfast all week, mainly for financial and ease of getting out the door on time) But having my dinner planned in the morning helps me pick out what snacks and lunch I will have and if I will be hitting the gym harder.


Also if I am too lazy to log it before I eat it then I don't eat it

salene17

I do every night before I go to bed. Sometimes I make adjustments, but for the ,out part I stick to my menu!

Cody78xx

I always plan ahead but only 1 meal at a time (except for breakfast). It keeps me in check so I never eat more than what I already had planned

tataliciousd89

Yeah, I pre-plan most days. I usually know how much I will burn exercising and have to pre-plan to make sure I eat enough of those calories back.

keywestsunset

I also do this. On the days I work, I put in breakfast, lunch and snacks, and then I know what number of calories I have left for dinner, and plan accordingly. I also try to plan my dinners for the week, so we aren't trying to think of something last minute. That used to result in fast food too often.

kaetra

I pre-plan most days in the morning and change things up as the day goes on.

If I'm going to a restaurant I always draft up my day so I know how much wiggle room I have.

JoolieW68

I plan what I am going to eat for breakfast and lunch during the week. I don't log anything though until I eat it.

pauljsolie

I think I'm seeing a trend here. Thanks.

kryptonitekelly

I did a few years back, but that made me obsess. So I eat then count.

aprillk

I just recently started entering my meals the morning of. I enter everything including snacks, that way i know the plan... if i were doing it on my own it wouldnt happen. Its kinda like i put it out there now i have to live up to it. Congrats on the weight loss!

Peacock2468

I usually plan my meals the night before. There are time when I make adjustments if I feel I am not getting enough. I usually try to stay an extra 200-300 calories under my goal. Some days this works, others not so much.

kimad

I wouldn't say that I pre-log, but I eat so much of the same thing that I know how many calories I can use for each meal/snack. If I am tempted to eat something else or indulge I will plug everything in to make sure I have enough.

I honestly only target my calories at this point, but realize I may have to adjust that as the scale goes down more.

pauljsolie

I did a few years back, but that made me obsess. So I eat then count.

I guess that is what I've been doing. I usually adjust my exercising in the evening to match what I ate for the day. I don't watch my protein/carb/fat intake closely though. Those numbers are usually all over the place, mostly on the low side though some days I'm over.

tiabirdie56

Most evenings, I plan the next day's meals. It's a great help to me in avoiding an overload on sodium. Sometimes though, I don't have the time or I'm just too tired to sit at the computer and it shows in my diary. Like today, UGH.

ANeWcRe8N

I sometimes log the night before.. most days I log that morning for my whole day, especially if we plan to eat out

nellie1965

yes every day if I wind up doing something different I just change it congrats on you super success thus far!
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022988

I try to do this, at least breakfast through lunch. I eat lunch out often at work, and I try to log it so that I can make a good choice before getting to the drive thru. If I didn't research and pre-plan it, I would end up with a 900 calorie lunch. This way I can make sure I get a decent option at Subway or Wendy's.

Same for times when I know I'll have a large dinner, I try to pre-plan that way I can be sure to bring a low-calorie lunch and snacks to work.

modernmom70

Yes I do during the work week. I eat the same breakfast, lunch and snacks every day so I just copy over the previous day for each meal. Then whatever is left is for dinner!

itsjustdawn

Pre-planner here! Mostly during the week when I know my schedule. Weekends, not as much. I tend to eat the same meals Mon-Thurs at least. Simple and it works for me. There are only slight variations, but that's like eating jello vs. not eating jello, using a different marinade for my chicken, etc etc :-)

Mommyofseven

I tend to eat the same thing in the morning due to time issues. For lunch I generally eat salad greens with whatever leftover protein I have from dinner the night before. My husband and I figure out what we will have for dinner and then I input the calories to see what a good serving size will be to keep me below 1200 calories.

shanolap

I pre-plan a week in advance. I start on Wednesday planning what I want to eat next week. Cook or prepare it on Sunday and log all of it, except for dinners. Dinners is whatever is left to consume. I don't log weekends.

sassyshell

I plan most days and especially weekends which are my hardest days. My breakfast alternates between two meals so that's easy. Lunch and dinner I plan also because I plan my meals for my family for week too.If I don't plan, I always go over.

Maria052007

Hi! Congratz on the lost! I "semi" pre-plan if I can. I normally enter it before I make/ buy stuff if I can. That has come down to sitting in a restaurant w my bf and looking up nutritional information on the MPF app in order to decide what I'm going to order. But, I always try to plan how many calories I'm going to eat at which meal and do my best to stick to it.

MsBaby117

Always!! It helps keep me on track!! :flowerforyou: