Do you "lie" on your food diary?

K_Serz

No, although I get too lazy too log everything sometimes (I don't log when I feel lazy and I know for sure that I'm at least at my goal calories for the day).

I mean just because you tell some calculator on the internet that you didn't eat something it isn't going to magically disappear from your stomach...

Same here.... I do this from time to time. I also forget to add all the water I drink and complete my entry for the day. But at least I keep coming back each day and do the best I can to stay under control.

donahm01

so my answer NO log it in it helps!

kbauman09

If you lie, you're only hurting yourself. If you are EVER going to be completely, 100% honest, it should be with your food diary!

MightyDomo

I am an obessive logger so I feel like others should be too (just my nature) but some people just don't log certain meals because they eat it all the time in similar amounts and know that it fits in with their diet or they are intermittant loggers which doesn't help them much IMO.

I think if you don't agree with their logging and don't feel like it's a good fit for support then voice it to them and afterward if you continue to feel the same then maybe they aren't meant to be your friends and support while you make your way to your goals.

Seaglass1123

The only thing I "lie" about is that I don't typically put spices on my food log. And, of course, sometimes I just have to guess at things I didn't make for myself.

Pretty much this. I don't log an occasional piece of gum , my vitamins or spices. I am a figity person who is set to sedentary because I have a desk job. I make it a point to get up several times a day to keep moving. It has worked ok for me so far. I think I would go crazy logging those little things and for me they wouldn't add up to much.

KetoEric

I make as much effort to not lie to myself and fudge things. It doesn't do me any good plus with making it all public, the whole point is accountability. So i try to make sure I'm as accurate as possible and go over the food log for the day several times to make sure I have it correct.

Especially since I'm doing keto I have to keep a tight reign of my carbs or I'll throw myself out of it.

Babygirl928

I log all of my food, that being said, i am not disciplined enough to create recipes and figure all the seasonings and olive oil in cooking, etc., so I leave room for those calories. I am also fasting through lent so I try to only eat one large meal a day and that puts me at about 900-1000. Another factor, when i am eating all meals, I am not used to eating so many calories and find it hard to find calorie dense meals sticking with my high protein and lo carb eating habbits. If you are concerned about those logging so little, don't auitomatically assume they are lying, maybe ask them instead everyone but...Just my opinion :flowerforyou:

NanaWubbie

Lying gets you nowhere. The scales don't lie either.

MelStren

I have a bad habit of not logging but I eat pretty close to the same thing everyday so 'if' I log, it's probably something I've changed the contents of, or it's fairly new in my diet.

susanmarnold

I log for myself, good or bad. It is for my records so I can understand my body better. Just like I log my weight, up or down.

JuliePleasant

Some of the people that you are seeing may have had Weight loss surgery. I try to stay under 1100 per day.

BunkyBumBum

I don't lie in my tracker, but I also keep it private. If it was public I might be tempted to not write down small stuff that adds up. I write down everything, even when I eat 3 blackberries, for instance. It all goes in my tracker, just for me.

Jess830409

I used to just guess on how much of something I was eating or just not log that bite of this or bite of that. But I realized I was really only sabotaging my efforts. For the last 8 weeks I have logged every single thing...including the days I had 5 rum and diet cokes (ouch) or the two french fries I snagged while working the other night. I also weigh my food now.

I figure the more accurate I am then the more I can learn about my body and how it either loses or holds on to weight.

Honesty really is the best policy when it comes to this

ChristiH4000

I log honestly and it shows. :embarassed:

lilmissymoo90

i eat 1200 or under every day i dont binge... and i log everything infact its 6.30 pm and my diary might look empty but im actually not hungry ...

sunnyside1213

Never. I would be lying to myself. That being said, I am tiny and I only eat TDEE - 20% = 1025 c a day.

Justamom410

It's one thing to "forget" to log a meal. But I see breakfast, lunch and dinner...and each meal is like 300 calories.

I use other people's food diaries to get ideas for new meals. So it's frustrating when all I see is "2 saltine crackers" or something.

I'm just getting back on the wagon after over a year of being off. And I'm determined to get the weight off and keep it off.

red9812

No, although I get too lazy too log everything sometimes (I don't log when I feel lazy and I know for sure that I'm at least at my goal calories for the day).

This.

Faye_Anderson

What's the point, who would you be lying to? I do know when I first started here I was averaging 900 calories a day thinking I was doing a good thing, maybe the people who log 1000 don't realise the harm they are doing :flowerforyou:

StefPayne

The only thing I "lie" about is that I don't typically put spices on my food log. And, of course, sometimes I just have to guess at things I didn't make for myself.

Pretty much this. I don't log an occasional piece of gum , my vitamins or spices. I am a figity person who is set to sedentary because I have a desk job. I make it a point to get up several times a day to keep moving. It has worked ok for me so far. I think I would go crazy logging those little things and for me they wouldn't add up to much.

This for me too!

MaintainCats

I lie about tiny things...like tic tacs...I don't log my tic tac consumption.

However under 1K cals isn't a good idea. There are plenty of people on here in various stages of eating disorders. Some are recovering, some are just starting, and most are somewhere in between.

laurengaugler

I don't understand why people would want to lie on their food diary. You are only cheating yourself.

There have been times I made some REALLY bad choices and didn't want to log them, but in the end I decided I can only learn from my mistakes and move forward. I log EVERYTHING I eat, even if it's just one pretzel or one chocolate chip.

Lyssa62

what would the point in lying be? it's not like your body won't know if you ate crap or not. I mean I'm sure there are people who don't put it down..but it's working against them

taymarie8046

When I first started using MFP, and didn't have any friends, I would lie to myself and "forget" to add snacks that I had after dinner. Finally, I put myself out there, got a few friends and I make sure I'm not lying. In my mind, if they choose to be honest with me, I should be with them too.


On another note, I do notice that the weeks where I don't eat much, my body tends to go into starvation mode. That was my problem for a while. I only recently figured out that I need to eat more to lose more.

HolyPeas

I'm a big person eating a steady 800 calories a day because I had weight loss surgery - these people may have had the same and are not sharing that aspect of their weight loss so I wouldnt be so fast to say that they are lying.

keem88

they're only lying to themselves and you can obviously see if they eat more than that just by looking at them. i'm ocd with my diary and everything is recorded

GinaLPadilla

If I snack it, I track it. Many times I turn away from nibbling on something just cause I know it will have to go in my log.

Azexas

I don't lie on mine. I keep it as honest as possible. Plus ( I think) my diary is open, which is more motivatoin to keep it healthy. Even the one time I went to Burger King on a road trip- I still logged it.

Benji49

I try not to lie - because really I'd just be lying to myself so what's the point? I do forget to complete logging some days. There are alot of people who try and "diet" there way to weight loss and haven't figured out that you can't lose weight by starving yourself and stay healthy.

If I know the person then I will comment directly to them about the lack of calories and a lot of the time they will respond by logging more calories (now whether or not they truly are I will never know). At the end of the day you can be supportive but we are all responsible for our own weight.

Zekela

If I see myself going over 3000 cals, I lie... lol... If looks better to me. Also, before I got a food scale, I totally overestimated calories. I try not to though, but sometimes when you have to make a guesstimate, you may under estimate... just saying...