Trouble writing down everything...

girltrumpeter85

I've found I have trouble writing down everything, so I decided to instead take a picture of it. I've found that I often 'forget' to list items that I ate, and I'll remember two days later..."Oh, yeah, I did have ice cream that day...wait, what? I didn't list it...?"

Anybody else have any suggestions?

onfleur

You have to do what you have to do. I think you need to do whatever works for you.

hahahollylol

taking a pic of it, sounds like a good idea. I also like to write it down on a scrap piece of paper, and then insert it on the website when I have time.

I also like to just focus on how many cals are in the food I ate

today wasn't a good day in my food choices. I normally do try to eat good food choices.

barbiecat

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Absolutely do what works for you.

What works for me is to add it to food log before I eat it. I usually plan my day's food the night before. If it's not already added to the food log, then I don't eat it.

The most important thing is to make a commitment to healthy eating. :bigsmile:

hahahollylol

sometimes I go over to babyfit or sparkpeople to get an idea of what to eat before I eat

TKelly06

I do what Barbicat does. I do my diary the night before and plan out the whole day. I make sure that I only eat what is on the diary. If I have a temptation, I think to myself, do I want to put it in the diary? I always don't so I don't eat it. It works for me.

mszSHOGAN

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Absolutely do what works for you.

What works for me is to add it to food log before I eat it. I usually plan my day's food the night before. If it's not already added to the food log, then I don't eat it.

The most important thing is to make a commitment to healthy eating. :bigsmile:

I also add most foods before I eat them (unless its just not feesible). Doing this helps me to not eat things I shouldn't be - seeing my numbers in calories/fat/sugar increase dramatically before eating helps me curb that craving.

girltrumpeter85

Awesome - thank you for the replies! I like the idea of putting it in the night before, so you have to eat what you put down.

Another friend also told me to put it in your phone.

Euphonasia

I have one of those little flippy-book pad things that I take everywhere with me and I write down what I eat in it just in case I am away from the computer, but generally I make it a goal not to eat outside of my house (I'm on this whole no fast-food for a year thing) and it works pretty well.

arewethereyet

when I went on vacation I did this. It turned out to be a great vacation diary! I sent a slide show of all the food I ate from the airport in FLL to the pizza in NYC and the lobster in Boston harbor, chowder in RI. It was a funny slide show!!:flowerforyou: