Do you log food before or after you eat?
tatianna68
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I use my food journal to plan my day and what I will eat. For me this is what works best, plus I don't have to remember to log it.
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I do a little of both. I'll log my food especially if I have a special meal coming up so I know how many calories I have for that meal. Otherwise I usually log after I eat.0
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I pre-log most of my day each morning. I have found that it is a tremendous help in keeping me on track so that I don't throw my macros too far off.0
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Both...I pre log the majority but still leave room to see what will fit, and what I need once my exercises have been done. If something changes like I eat less or more than planned, I have the space to adjust it, and compensate with other stuff if need be.0
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I pre log too. This help me not go over the bad things lol0
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I prelog my main meals.....like breakfast, lunch and dinner, then fill in the snacks as I go.0
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Little bit of both.0
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I do mine after, or the end of the day. No particular reason why, though.0
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It varies. Sometime I log afterwards but when I first started I would do it before I ate; I think I sort of know some of the carbs and calories now because I done it so much in the beginning.0
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I log mine before I take my first bite, so that way I know exactly what I'm eating, it's there in front of me. If I am planning a special occassion, I will log that meal in at the start of the day...or if I pack a salad or something, I'll log that at the beginning of the day as well.0
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I do both-breakfast & dinner are usually afterwards. I log my lunch and snacks before I leave home, so I don't have to worry about it during the day, and I know what I'll have left for dinner.0
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In the beginning I logged everything before, but I've wound up with a set of breakfast and lunch meals that are around the same calories, so if I'm eating one of those, I'll just log it later on. I usually like to log dinner before I cook it so I can make sure I keep in my range.0
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What I plan on trying soon is logging the next day's plan the night before and attempting to stick to it. Of course if anything changes, then no worries so long as I stay inside the 1000-1200 calorie frame.
For now, because my family are celebrating Ramadan I'm logging the food as I eat it because our meals are pretty spontaneous and very unstructured compared to the rest of the year0 -
I usually pre-log my day the night before.0
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I pre-log my foods.0
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I do both. When I don't pre-log, things can get dicey.0
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I pre-log most of my day each morning. I have found that it is a tremendous help in keeping me on track so that I don't throw my macros too far off.
^^^ THIS ^^^
I used to log after eating, but realised my macros were way out.
Fail to plan, plan to fail and all that
Now I have started pre-planning our meals (and my snacks) the night before (usually after dinner, it keeps me occupied) and then I have a good guideline for the next day to follow.
It's not set in stone, but certainly helps me plan to know what I'm making and packing for OH's lunch for him to take to work!0 -
I try to plan my main meals the day before. That way I know how many calories I have left for drinks and snacks. I try to leave a few hundred calories spare so that I can have a cake if someone offers it to me, or an evening snack.0
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