Late night food logged today or tomorrow?
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calibriintx
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Just wondering what everyone does when eating after midnight. I know it's Sunday now, but if I haven't slept yet, it seems like I would log it as food for Saturday. It probably doesn't matter in the grand scheme; just curious what other people when eating after midnight.
I guess my title should have been "yesterday or today"
I guess my title should have been "yesterday or today"
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I log as that day until i go to bed. So it's still "Saturday" for me...0
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If it's before 4am I log it as the previous day.0
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depends if its midnight or not..0
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I work nights alot so my day starts at Midnight, so anything after midnight is the new day:)0
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I log as that day until i go to bed. So it's still "Saturday" for me...0
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I log until I fall asleep. If I wake up in the middle of the night and eat something, I log it as breakfast.0
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I work night shifts every other month so I have to go by the physical day. I changed my meal catagories to times and if it happens at 1202am then I consider it the next day and 1159pm that same day.0
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but honestly it doesnt matter what hour you choose to star your "day" it just matters that you are consistant. Otherwise you will bend your times to feed cravings.0
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I was just about to post the same exact question. I work 2 days and then 2 nights a week doing a 7pm-7am shift. I don't even get lunch break till around 1am or even 3am sometimes. I've been logging it same day. I figure my new day doesn't actually start until I go to sleep and wake up again. This way i can also keep track of what I'm eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner. People find it funny that I eat oatmeal at 4 or 5 in afternoon but it keeps me on track on night shifts.0
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I log as that day until i go to bed. So it's still "Saturday" for me...
When I worked night shift it was the same. If I woke up at 5pm on Sunday, I'd track all that food as SUNDAY even until I went to bed at 10am on Monday.0 -
I pre-log these days, being that my sleep schedule is so wacky. My day ends when I go to bed, be it at night or morning.0
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My first "meal" of the day in my food diary is labeled "Last Night's Midnight Snacks"
Unless I had the extra calories the day of the late night snack attack (in which case, i'm claiming it!), most after-dinner noshes end up recorded next day.
It works for me, and I have an easier time budgeting my calories and not beating myself up over late night decisions this way, for some weird psychological reason.0 -
My day ends when I go to bed, even if it's after midnight. I feel like logging things on the next day can set you up to overeat if you want a late night snack (by saying, "Well, I can just log it for tomorrow, and I'll eat less tomorrow...") I tend to be hungriest at night and I stay up late so I always save calories for a snack. On weekends that snack is usually after midnight.0
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It depends on what my "calorie chart shows". If I have already maxed it out and it's close to midnight when I eat then I log mine is as the next day so I don't show an over eat for the day. That way, I can make up for it the next day and hopefully eat less or workout more so it balances. It's like a second chance to make up for a late night no-no.0
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Depends if it'll put me over my calorie count for the night before... heh0
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i used to get confused on this as well, but lately anything consummed afer midnight i log it for that following day. Feel like "technically" its a new day and i don't want those cals added on to the previous day's intake.
Its totally a personal preference and up to u. Complete it how u like at your own discrection.0 -
half cookie at 11:59 is logged on that day. The other half is eaten at 12:00 then that is the next day. For me anyway. :bigsmile:0
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I work nights and this was an issue for me too. I finally decided to log all food after midnight as the next day and anything before midnight the current day. it was to confusing to try to keep up with otherwise.0
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Keeping everything logged on the same day before you go to sleep makes things much, much easier.0
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My settings break down my meals into times instead of breakfast lunch dinner and snacks.0
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