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Do you "pre-log"?

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  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    i plan out and pre log everything and try to stick to it and make adjustments as i go throughout the day. if i know i'm going out to eat at a restaurant before, i will research the menu & nutritional facts ahead of time and plan what i'm going to eat before i even step foot into the restaurant. it helps tremendously.
  • Pink_Tina
    Pink_Tina Posts: 164
    I love to pre-log the night before or the morning of that way I can keep from going over my macros.
  • buffyangel2000
    buffyangel2000 Posts: 54 Member
    I log my dinner the night before, cause I know what I'll be eating that night.
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    A bit of both. My breakfast I decide in the morning. During the week I bring my lunch, so I prelog that. Since I typically cook supper and plan ahead of time, I will add that early as well. Helps me plan portions at supper, depending on what I have left. This may also spur a longer work out so I can eat more :). I usually pre log my exercise too (I take a lot of classes at the gym) which helps me make sure my food is right. Before I started doing this, there were times after the gym (7:30 pm) I had 750 calories I needed to eat. Now my days are much more balanced.

    On the weekends it can be a bit more "fly by the seat of my pants." But I make sure I log as I eat so I don't end up surprised.
  • DERBS21
    DERBS21 Posts: 33 Member
    I have only been doing this a few days. But I have found that pre logging before I eat a meal helps me determine if I need to adjust what I'm eating.
  • IronManDan007
    IronManDan007 Posts: 2
    When I go to work, I fill my backpack with what I'm allowed to eat. I usually pre-log because I know everything in backpack will be eaten. If not, I'll delete it before I close out the day.
  • ilikepandasyay
    ilikepandasyay Posts: 96 Member
    I pre-log but I check in whenever I have a change.
  • hellerd2003
    hellerd2003 Posts: 8
    I've been pre-logging (I need a plan); then if something happens (forgot my lunch at home, woke up late, etc), I change the entry to match what I actually ate. I don't "complete" my food plan until the end of the day, when I'm done eating.
  • KCramer12
    KCramer12 Posts: 153 Member
    I usually log as i go but some days i pre plan some meals.
  • Sjenny5891
    Sjenny5891 Posts: 717 Member
    I pre-log when I pack my lunch for work so I don't forget. I can remove it when I get home if need be. The rest of the day I just go with the flow.
  • sabolfitwife
    sabolfitwife Posts: 423 Member
    I take my lunch and snacks to work with me, so I log everything in in the morning (breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack). Makes me feel like I have to hold myself accountable because I'm too lazy to change it :-P
  • AlotOfSweatAndPain
    AlotOfSweatAndPain Posts: 234 Member
    I log in advance
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    I usually log the day before then I just need to account for any changes that day. It helps me plan better and because I bring lunch to work I already know what I am eating. I sometimes don't pre-log on weekends but mostly do just to make sure I don't go over on my macros.
  • armadillolabrat
    armadillolabrat Posts: 104 Member
    Both. I often attempt to pre-log to keep my eating somewhat in check so I don't have to do many adjustments at end of the day.
  • BeyondThePixels
    BeyondThePixels Posts: 91 Member
    Some days, if I'm craving a not so healthy food.
  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    Most of the time. Usually before I get out of bed or the day before.
  • turkkm
    turkkm Posts: 66
    I don't have the kind of phone service to have access to this site, bummer. So, I tend to log somewhere mid to late afternoon. However, i had a few scares where dinner had to be light to stay within goal. So, I may start to preplan and prelog. You can always change it if you eat something different.
  • sweetjen8302
    sweetjen8302 Posts: 25 Member
    I do a bit of both. Sometimes if I know that Im having a dinner that isnt necessarly diet friendly, Ill log it just so I can see exactly what I have to work with for the rest of the day. It also allows me to rethink that dinner, maybe load up on veggies and have just a little of the other stuff. I think it helps to see the numbers.
  • Laddiegirl
    Laddiegirl Posts: 382 Member
    I pre-log my breakfast, lunch and breaktime snack at work during the week because those are set in stone and I like to know how many calories I have available for dinner since I usually only am certain about what the protein will be (chicken, fish, ect) but the rest is up in the air.

    On weekends I don't pre-log because I don't really know what I'll eat when since I spend weekends at my BF's and we tend to eat out or have get togethers with friends frequently so there is a huge variable. I just try to eat as responsibly as I can and log when I can then.
  • beekuzz
    beekuzz Posts: 428 Member
    Both. I pre-log the night before or first thing in the morning so I can plan to thaw my protein and/or shop the next day for something missing. Then during the day, I log on and edit any differences. This allows me to make the maximum out of my 1200 cals. It's basically a game for me and I'm a numbers person.
  • GabyG69
    GabyG69 Posts: 213
    It just depends.. sometimes I like to pre-log just so that I know what I'm gonna have for breakfast the next morning. Sometimes I wake up with just enough time to get ready for work and I don't have the extra time to look in my fridge for 10 minutes to try and figure out what I'm gonna have that morning.. or for the rest of the day..
  • xsabrinalynn
    xsabrinalynn Posts: 146 Member
    I always always always prelog! I work full time in and office with a lot of down time so its easy to snack, but I prelog the night before and ONLY bring what I have logged so I cannot deviate from the plan! It has helped tremendously. I actually almost prelog my whole week that way I"m not buying extra snacks and food.
  • rowbseat13
    rowbseat13 Posts: 147 Member
    I log as much as I can first thing in the morning. It really helps me keep from going over on any components.

    For example, one day I might know what I'm having for breakfast and what I'm packing to take to work for lunch. I know I'm going to have a bagel with peanut butter post-run. I'll log all that (on my phone) before I even get out of bed. That way I'll know if I can grab that mid morning snack at work or which component to avoid at dinner (eg. If I only have a few carbs left, I'm not making pasta for dinner.)
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    I end up logging at the end of the day usually, but sometimes I pre-log just so I can make sure I'm getting enough calories in.
  • bodiva88
    bodiva88 Posts: 308 Member
    I log my food as I go but sometimes I prelog my exercise to force myself to stop at the gym if I'm feeling a bit reluctant.
  • RyanWilson1993
    RyanWilson1993 Posts: 409 Member
    Log as I go since I have the time
  • veduffey
    veduffey Posts: 73
    I log as I go, because I usually don't know what I am going to eat at any given moment! Sometimes good, sometimes bad! I am trying to get in the habit of preparing fruit etc, so I have some healthy food to snack on when I get the urge!
  • apriltrainer
    apriltrainer Posts: 732 Member
    I prelog. It also sets me up for the next day. I already have in mind hat I am going to eat, what cals I have alotted for certain meals. So even if i veer off the path while out and about I will have it in my head how much lunch/dinner, etc would be and adjust accordingly. It's working!
  • amrita0286
    amrita0286 Posts: 75
    I log as I go along.
  • Sarah_Wins
    Sarah_Wins Posts: 936 Member
    DEFINITELY! Sets up my whole day, hita my macros and other goals, puts my few carbs in just the right place for maximum energy, etc.
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