how often do you not eat something now...

taylor5877
taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Because it would be a PITA to log into your MFP?

We had a coworker bring cookies...and I was about to eat one, but then realized what a massive PITA it would be to log.

Eff that nonsense...

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  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    did my title suck? I thought this might be a decent topic...
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Buahahaha... when some of my co-workers joined MFP we had that discussion... myself, I don't care if it's a PITA... mostly, because I eat it and then go "oh crap!" I need to log that in... I just entered in a whole recipe yesterday for some cookies I had made... just so I knew how many calories were in it... I like to bake and thusly like to eat... so I would like to be able to eat my "creations" in moderation.
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    I estimate...but then I am lazy.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    There is some recent qualitative research about food diaries limiting people's consumption in this way.
  • emmy3111
    emmy3111 Posts: 482 Member
    I'm lazy... I look for something in the database that seems like it would be really close... and then over-estimate the serving size to make up for the "unknown"
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,903 Member
    I estimate...but then I am lazy.
    me too, yesterday I went out to eat and had a salad bar, and I was too lazy to all all the ingrediants so I just found the closest thing to it on here and called it good :)
  • The_New_Christina
    The_New_Christina Posts: 818 Member
    Alot of my meals are PITA's to log in because to get accurate calories I use the RECIPE tool. But it's better than doing fast food where the calories are already logged in the system :)
  • ilovemybuggy
    ilovemybuggy Posts: 1,584 Member
    all the time. LOL
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I'm lazy... I look for something in the database that seems like it would be really close... and then over-estimate the serving size to make up for the "unknown"

    I do that for when I go to Resturants that do not have nutritional info posted anywhere (be that the web or in the establishment).
  • Ivana331
    Ivana331 Posts: 230
    PITA??? what does that mean?
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    LOL I stop myself all the time because TOO MANY CALORIES. The bottom line is we can't eat whatever we want all the time, not even me now maintaining for a year. I love a book by Bethany Frankel called "Naturally Thin", my favorite quote from it "You can eat everything you want but just not all at once.", or something like that. The book is chalk full of awesome quotes about food and learning to not pig out and balance everything out. I love the Anything Goes Diet for the same reasons. Both awesome books.
  • lamilli09
    lamilli09 Posts: 354 Member
    Will someone please define a "PITA"?
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    PITA??? what does that mean?

    Pain in the *kitten*
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    It actually keeps me from eating out so much. I always know that I can never accurately estimate my meals. I'm not a huge fan of most chain restaurants so the stuff isn't always in the database. On the flip side, I guess it has caused me to opt for chain places a little more than I used to because I know the calorie intake would be there. I was recently delighted to find out that kroger sushi (generic AFC) is in the database...yeah!
  • Ivana331
    Ivana331 Posts: 230
    PITA??? what does that mean?

    Pain in the *kitten*
    ohh ok yeah I figured it was something along those lines, but just couldn't put it together, lol. thanks
  • MsMuniz
    MsMuniz Posts: 399 Member
    I'm lazy... I look for something in the database that seems like it would be really close... and then over-estimate the serving size to make up for the "unknown"

    ^^this^^
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    Alot of my meals are PITA's to log in because to get accurate calories I use the RECIPE tool. But it's better than doing fast food where the calories are already logged in the system :)

    I second this ^^^ I don't know what I'd do without the recipe tool, it really does help me. But back to the OP-I definitely have a different outlook now on things that co-workers bring in, if there's no calories on them (being home made or like the stuff brought in today from France) I won't eat it. I'd rather know exactly what I'm logging than trying to guess-don't get me wrong, I've done that before but I'd rather know for sure if possible
  • linhmaimac
    linhmaimac Posts: 148 Member
    Being a fat pig trumps being a lazy pig, for me. So i eat everything and then log, and then cry. :tongue:
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I'm on MFP all day at work so a situation like the OP's usually doesn't stop me, especially from eating cookies! nom nom nom

    On the weekend however, I log into the website from my phone and it can be a real PITA I've been known to pass up goodies at BBQs or parties for this very reason.
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I go to the place that I eat the salad I had for lunch quite often, and I actually told them I track everything and asked for how much of everything went into it.

    They only charge 2.00 for an extra 6 oz. of chicken breast too...basically my salad is chicken based with a little spring mix.
  • eatrainsmile
    eatrainsmile Posts: 220 Member
    I say "no" to everything that I dont know what is inside. Since I have been diagnosed with hypoglycemia, it's become easier to reject crap.
  • cupcakes_
    cupcakes_ Posts: 274 Member
    Quite often actually. It's why I hesitate to try new recipes.
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