Do you track EVERYDAY?

drummer_lady

I try to track every day, but lately that has been pretty difficult for me. I don't have a smartphone, so I can only enter my food on my computer. If I'm working really late like I have been a lot lately, and don't get the chance to enter the rest of my food till late at night I sometimes don't bother finishing logging the day. I kind of want a smartphone now for the sole purpose of having MFP wherever I go haha

scoobiesaan

I don't track on Saturdays. I usually have 1 cheat day that I eat anything I want.

AmandaInGA

I track every day. If it goes in my mouth, it goes in the diary. That includes the good and the bad, water, supplements (even if there are no calories). I like to have a good idea about what different foods are doing to my body. I look to see when I have the greatest loss and when I don't lose anything. I look back to see what things I was eating on the days that I lost the most to incorporate them into future meals to continue weight loss. I look at the days when I didn't lose anything to see what caused it and to limit those types of food.

Coffeeholic8

Everyday without fail, since I started this some 150+ days ago, via the app on my phone.

tennisbabe94

I track every day! It just helps me stay on track, especially since I've just recently start to shift into maintenance mode, I want to make sure I'm eating enough.

MSeel1984

Will not be logging for at least part of this week....

Wedding is enough to stress about. But I know what my days look like when I came out under on calories and I intend to continue working out...

I'll do my best but make no promises.

I aim to track 6/7 days/week (but this week will definitely be less)

ByTheNumbers

I track my calories every day with the iPhone App. Estimates and guess sometimes need to be made but I don't sweat it. What's important is to collect the information, look at it, and then decide how you can improve diet going forward.

Romans624

I mean to... but I missed the last few days. I think when I'm a little demotivated I don't track... but I really should to see what I am eating and how it reflects how I feel, etc. Also for reports accuracy. I am starting to pay attention to those.

AwesomePossum82

I track Everything

fhsjewfro

yep, i track everyday

i dont always complete my entry tho because i forget, but its on there i promise!!

taunto

I have missed a day or 2 in the past but I usually do track. Even on my cheat/spike days when I eat 4,000+ calories I will log it. I always log the good and the bad. Thankfully I have friends who don't judge my bad days and infact support and motivate me to do better

Brandicaloriecountess

I try to log everyday. Sometimes, like last night while I was at a wedding I just gave up

loleina777

Yes, I track everyday! That way I know what I have eaten and that also helps me plan out an eating plan for a special occasion!




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natalianogueira

I really try to get things accurate even when I eat something I shouldn't. I wanna know what i did wrong so I don't do it again.
The most difficult days to track are on weekends, I usually spend the whole day out and it's hard to keep guessing the nutritional values of everything. And I always try to make the right choice about food, really cutting the crap out.
I usually use the app on weekends, it's easy and it's becoming a habit for me.

mszebra

I don't track every day. I try to track 5-6 days per week.

I do this intentionally, for purely mental reasons.

This. I don't want to get too obsessive.

tarrinlin

I track everyday I am somewhere where i am able to track. A lot of days I dont have access to a computer or my phone. Those days I write everything down. Just because we dont log it doesnt mean we didnt eat it

vikdexkaykai

Agreed (see below)
However I know what you mean! It's almost near impossible to be 'exact' with calories consumed! I find you have to guesstimate sometimes espeially when you're searching for a specific calorie count and there is such a vast difference. I try and over estimate just in case!

Every day but rarely eat somewhere I can't get the nutrition information, when I can't I estimate.

kimmymayhall

I track every day, everything I eat. It is about accountability to myself. Yes, it can be frustrating trying to figure out the numbers of food you don't prepare yourself, but with all the foods available in the database (and other websites) you should be able to come up with a pretty good guess. For me, the weekly summary is more important than the daily total. If I keep my cals low all week I can eat a cheeseburger on Saturday. Or if a friend calls me up and wants to go out for some drinks and a bite, that's totally okay but I know i have to work the next few days to get the numbers to even out in the end. But to do that, I need to know the indulgent calories i have to work against. And again, with the the mobile app you can track anywhere. When I first started I was little embarrassed and kept apologizing to my dining companion (usually my boyfriend) "I'm really not obsessive, I just need to get this in" but he was just happy that I'm taking getting healthy seriously.

vikdexkaykai

WOW...this is so true!! You look great!! :laugh:

Every single day, even when I'm eating badly or having a drink. Phone app makes it too convenient to not log.

I've done the mental math on some days before I started getting healthy. There were some days sitting at the bar watching football all Sunday long, drinking and eating crap for 6+ hours, and I could easily be 4000+ calories into the day before dinner. One day could undo everything I worked for during the week. I won't let that happen.

vikdexkaykai

I've done this too!!

I track everyday. If I don't know the cals, I look up average cals for it, and rpund it out. But on occasion, I have stopped tracking due to being unable to figure out cals.