Are you guys going to track everything you eat

amwoodruff
amwoodruff Posts: 54 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
on Thanksgiving day? How will that work? Seems like a lot of guessing and time spent... Or is it a free day?
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  • brittanyholocker
    brittanyholocker Posts: 53 Member
    I would like to say that I am going to track everything, but I know I probably won't. Thanksgiving will be a day about family, etc. and not focused on calories. However, this does not mean that it will be an entirely free day for me. I definitely will be focusing more on veggies as well as moderation.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    yes.. il guestimate
  • Hollycat
    Hollycat Posts: 372
    Uhh....no.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    Moderation, a couple bites of everything. I personally will be logging. I'm obsessive about it though. lol
  • jhanso86
    jhanso86 Posts: 35
    Free Day!
  • fldiver97
    fldiver97 Posts: 341 Member
    Yup, what I don't know I will estimate as much as I can. I am not going to preplan my meals but I will run a 5K in the morning, eat, drink and log. However good, bad or over the limit........:tongue:
  • lilmisfit
    lilmisfit Posts: 860 Member
    Probably not...I have vegetarian entrees that I ordered from a local restaurant and have no idea what the nutritional value is. And, everything else is being made by my sis-in-law. I will have NO idea how much I'm eating (or drinking). But, it's a holiday, so I don't care.
  • jesswait
    jesswait Posts: 218 Member
    Whenever I can't measure before I cook or eat out, I usually estimate. After you've measured often enough you start to be able to estimate portion sizes.
  • marthathebear
    marthathebear Posts: 498
    I'll do my best but I won't obsess over it.
  • sabgoe
    sabgoe Posts: 65 Member
    Free day!!! :)
  • kcoftx
    kcoftx Posts: 765 Member
    No. I'm gonna log in 3,000 quick add calories and move on.
  • prettymomma16
    prettymomma16 Posts: 92
    I think a free day is okay if you have a handle on your new life style change. However if you think it might send you off the deep end, I would stick to everything in moderation! You can still have that cake, just make it a smaller piece ;)
  • BelindaDuvessa
    BelindaDuvessa Posts: 1,014 Member
    Nope. We are having a pot luck at work, and I can't even begin to know what I will be consuming. So, I'm putting in 3000 quick add calories and calling the day done. Why 4000? I know I will be sampling at least 3 desserts, plus some higher fat content side dishes.
  • gadenni34
    gadenni34 Posts: 294 Member
    not logging here. Just going to enjoy the day with family and try my best to eat as reasonably as I can. Enjoy!
  • Sharkington
    Sharkington Posts: 485
    haha, no. I am definitely not going to log what I eat tomorrow. :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    double post
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    I am going to guess at most stuff, but no idea what my family's recipes contain and not going to spend my time with them getting the recipe. Had a big deficit yesterday and today and went to gym both days, and will do the same Friday and Sunday (long walk planned for Saturday), so I figure it will all even out in the end.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    yes
  • meeka472
    meeka472 Posts: 283 Member
    Yup, I'm logging every bite. Since I've been celebrating all week, I've been logging everything. Good, bad, and ugly!
  • darleyschroeder
    darleyschroeder Posts: 322
    It's a free day and I am still going to track. If I was eating someone else's cooking I likely wouldn't track, that's just too much work. Luckily, I am the cook here and know exactly what foods have in them.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Yes I'm going to track everything. Actually I just finished pre-tracking all of my food for tomorrow.
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    No. For me tracking would deter from quality time with my family. Just gonna have fun and eat
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    I think a free day is okay if you have a handle on your new life style change. However if you think it might send you off the deep end, I would stick to everything in moderation! You can still have that cake, just make it a smaller piece ;)
    This makes far more sense to me than throwing all the rules learned out the window and calling it a "free for all day". That's more of a diet mentality, eating wisely even if it's treats etc., is fine if you can handle it, some can, some can't ... if you've not got the confidence in your choices yet, would make more sense to be careful so you don't throw out all your hard work and have to drop the lbs. all over again!:noway:
    Of course I'm going to track. I ALWAYS track. Even on my birthday, christmas, whenever.
    This! Sounds like you're someone that "lives" the lifestyle, makes good sense. :heart:
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    I'm going to try really hard not to totally obsess about it, but I'll probably do a "best guess"...
  • gadenni34
    gadenni34 Posts: 294 Member
    To not track simply because you want to eat more and call it a "free day", doesn't make much sense??? Why would it be considered a free day? If Holidays are free for all as you say isn't that looking to gain and then get back on track and have to re-lose all that weight all over again?

    just because some are not tracking does not mean that they are wanting to eat more. I want to enjoy the day with my family from start to finish. not sit logging everything I put in my mouth. I will not eat like I have in the past, mindlessly stuffing my face, but I will enjoy what is there to be had. and one day is NOT going to cause me to gain back everything I have lost. I was at the gym lifting today and will be there on Thursday. tomorrow It is more important to me to enjoy my day than log...I call it flexibility.
  • Eat_clean_stay_tiny
    Eat_clean_stay_tiny Posts: 67
    Of course I'm going to track. I ALWAYS track. Even on my birthday, christmas, whenever.
  • lewcompton
    lewcompton Posts: 881 Member
    Plan to track it all in hopes that it will keep me from eating everything...
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Yes, everything.

    It isn't that difficult...consistently tracking for the past 18ish months, I've gotten really good at it.
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    Why would you not track your food like every other day? Some shared they'd be guesstimating, since it's not made by them, that makes sense, it's all you can really do.

    To not track simply because you want to eat more and call it a "free day", doesn't make much sense??? Why would it be considered a free day? If Holidays are free for all as you say isn't that looking to gain and then get back on track and have to re-lose all that weight all over.

    I am not gonna track, but nor am I gonna over indulge. I never eat huge horde of food on Thanksgiving da anyway.. We don"t have lavish dishes or deserts. . For me, tracking is time consuming and makes me over worried about perfect numbers. Tomorrow is a day to enjoy my family and not be bothered with the exact percent rage of carbs and proteins. I may gain a pound or two of water /sodium weight, but it will come right back off In a few days. People are more important and tomorrow is about my important people.
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    no

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