Do you track before or after you eat?
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I tend to log before I eat. Sometimes at the beginning of the day before even having anything other than a glass of water and then just tweak things as the day goes on. It also helps me to see if I need to do some extra exercise to allow for my choices if I need to. It also shows me if I need to add more to my diary for the day too. I do so much better when things are planned out in advance.0
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Before, almost all the time. Sometimes, though, things will change--I'll enter everything in the morning, then things will change during the day. But I think before keeps me better in line.0
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I track after I eat and adjust my work out daily depending on what I do and eat.0
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lunch and breakfast before i eat , and dinner usually as i eat:) and then i munch on treats(pb and crackers, yogurt , and fruit ) right up till im out of calories or its bedtime:)0
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I track afterwards. If I track before, I never seem to eat what I said I was going to eat!0
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Most days before, or I start the day eating my typical foods , log in/track around lunch and then use it to decide on dinner. Other days I may be out with friends and I just want to log/track in order to be accountable even though I know it's over. This is helpful because then I can plan for special treats if I know what the caloric price will be.0
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I usually log while I am eating or after.....0
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Whenever I can, before. But that's just because I've just started, and have no idea what will fill daily requirements.0
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I plan and track ahead. That way I adjust as necessary and then forget about counting. I do sometimes have to remind myself to eat my evening snacks though! If I didn't work this way, my calorie count would just be all over the place and I'd be constantly worrying about it.0
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Since I pack my lunch and snacks, I log my breakfast, lunch and snacks before I eat them. I like it since that way I know exactly how many calories I have for dinner and can decide what to eat from there.
I also do this, so I know exactly how many calories I am going to consume and I can see if there are some things I may not want to include for one reason or another. You can always go back and tweak the logs if you need to. For example, I packe dmyself a sandwich, carrots, yogurt, applesauce, etc.. etc... today for lunch and snacks and I logged that all before I left the house for work. I only ate my sandwich and my carrots, I just came home and deleted those other things.
I think it gives you more control and more room to make corrections, better choices, and a more accurate log
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Depends. Usually I know what I'll be eating for breakfast and how much so if I'm up at midnight I'll go ahead and log it and the water since I always have 16oz of water with breakfast. (I take my morning meds then too, so I need it) I'll also log before if I'm eating meals I've had before and I know how much will be served/eaten. Basically I try to do it if I'm ever going out because I hate pulling my phone out to log, I feel like I'm being rude or I look like one of those teenagers buried in their phones. I'm only 22 but I get mistaken as 16 so often it's amazing I don't get carded for being in a place that sells alcohol.
I log after if I'm home and made the meal since while it's not often I sometimes like a bit more and I don't want to log a serving when I've eaten a serving and a half or quarter. I log after snacks since I can never predict those.
Personally I don't see either one as better since to me it depends on other variables.0 -
I often log while I eat0
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I log all the ingredients or food items before I even prepare it.0
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If I am cooking at home I log first. If I am going out to eat and I have a good idea what I'l have, I'll also log first. If I am out then I just guesstimate after.
I am a horrible meal planner, so I can only log at meal time.0 -
I usually put in breakfast, lunch, and dinner so then I know how much I have left for snacks between meals.0
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I log everything the night before (don't hit complete until the next morning)
I also pre-log the exercise I'm doing for the day so I can fuel my body accordingly.
If I tracked/logged after the fact I would most likely over eat my calories and not get the nutrients I may be needing (calcium, potassium ect)0 -
I always log the night before.0
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Usually I track before
but sometimes I don't know what I will have to eat like tomorrow or when I go out with friends.0 -
Both. I pretty much have learned what to eat and in which amounts to hit my macros. So, not too hard to predict.0
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I do both depending on where i'm eating0
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