When Do You Log your Food

mamaomefo
mamaomefo Posts: 418 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm just wondering when everyone logs their food into their diary... immediately after you eat, just before you eat, or some other time?
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  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I generally plan the day before and then tweak it if anything changes.
  • Tashymash
    Tashymash Posts: 41 Member
    I tend to do mine all at once in the evening when i have the time. I have on occasion logged it straiught after a meal, but im not usually fussed i'd rather just do it all in one go and get it over and done with :)
  • Happyspud
    Happyspud Posts: 6
    At the end of the day, or straight after if i am near a computer :)
  • Lisah8969
    Lisah8969 Posts: 1,247 Member
    I log it as I am eating it. Otherwise I may tend to forget something or end up at the end of the day with more calories than i thought.
  • Sarah0866
    Sarah0866 Posts: 291 Member
    Throughout the day, unless I'm going out to eat, at which point I typically pre-plan and pre-track my meal
  • sjschewlakow
    sjschewlakow Posts: 120 Member
    All throughout the day. Sometimes I plan things into my day, and fill in the rest as I go.
  • Missjilly1025
    Missjilly1025 Posts: 146 Member
    I log it as I am eating it. Otherwise I may tend to forget something or end up at the end of the day with more calories than i thought.
    This. Also it helps to now what I have left for the day and stay motivated to keep on track.
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
    I log it right after I eat it or as I'm eating.
  • juncture
    juncture Posts: 129 Member
    I tend to log my breakfast, lunch and dinner in the morning (or the night before) as I tend to know what I'm eating (or leave some flexibility if I only know parts of what I'm eating)

    Then I can look in the morning and know how many calories I have for snacking and then I tend to log my snacks either just before I eat them or just after if I can :)
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Generally speaking, I log the night before/in the morning and tweak throughout the day as needed.
  • Ayla70
    Ayla70 Posts: 284 Member
    As I'm eating, or as I'm preparing a meal to see how many calories it's totalling. I use the recipe section a fair bit, put it all in, tweak it, and work out how much of it I can eat.

    But definitely as I go along, or I'd never remember everything. There are so many little things I used to take for granted that I now realise tally up quickly, and I log absolutely everything down to the last herb.
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    I try to log it right after I eat it but that is not always a choice I have....by the end of the day anyway. There have been times I log it before I eat with a plan to eat well and then don't ....then I have to change it. Same with the exercise.
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,089 Member
    I generally plan the day before and then tweak it if anything changes.

    this
    if not, i always end up over
  • Natz_20
    Natz_20 Posts: 62 Member
    i do mine as i go! i am a firm believer of bite it write it!!! thats my motto :)
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    If I know what I am having for dinner I will log it first thing in the morning. That way I know what I can have for the rest of the day. Other things, I will log right before I eat.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I used to log when I was cooking it or as I sat down with my plate, but lately f I know exactly what I'm going to eat that day, I've been logging it when I wake up. Not like there are many surprises in my diet these days, which is convenient.
  • Prestissima
    Prestissima Posts: 66 Member
    I log in advance, so my meals are planned out for a few days. If something changes I tweak it.
  • DeeVanderbles
    DeeVanderbles Posts: 589 Member
    I also plan and pre-log my food and edit if there are changes. I prefer to do it this way because it gives me more time to find another snack if I need calories to reach my goals or to skip a snack if I'm over. I like knowing ahead of time what the day is going to be like.
  • misslou7
    misslou7 Posts: 42 Member
    With the app throughout the day - so easy to 'forget' what I've eaten otherwise!
  • debjae
    debjae Posts: 242
    Usually afte I eat it so I can keep track better and not forget something.
  • SPBROOKS68
    SPBROOKS68 Posts: 561 Member
    As I eat it ---that way I do not forget anything.
  • gadenni34
    gadenni34 Posts: 294 Member
    All throughout the day. Sometimes I plan things into my day, and fill in the rest as I go.

    pretty much this. I tend to sit down to log dinner in the afternoon so see just how I might need to tweak foods to fit my day or to set myself up mentally to not snack while cooking etc.
  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 675 Member
    I usually plan my meals out the day before, then tweak as necessary and add snacks during the day.
  • bluestocking01
    bluestocking01 Posts: 71
    I log Breakfast, lunch and snacks first thing in the morning. I log dinner right before I eat. This way it helps me stay focused and I know exactly what I'm eating and how many calories I have left over if I need an extra snack. It also helps me feel less guilty about grabbing that snack after dinner- because I know my leftover calories already I don't feeling like I'm cheating.
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    It's all different for me. Sometimes I log before I eat to stay on track, sometimes I log right after I eat in case I can't make up my mind, and sometimes I log everything at night before I go to bed if I'm having a busy day.
  • Elen_Sia
    Elen_Sia Posts: 638 Member
    I'm just wondering when everyone logs their food into their diary... immediately after you eat, just before you eat, or some other time?

    A week in advance.
  • HealthFreak1967
    HealthFreak1967 Posts: 116 Member
    i do it at LEAST a day in advance, but usually I'll sit down and plan up to 4 days to a week. It helps me stay on track and stick with my meal plans, and plus then I'll know what to buy at the grocery store already :-)
  • leafstucker16
    leafstucker16 Posts: 136 Member
    I log my breakfast lunch and snacks in the morning and dinner before I eat it
  • jutymo
    jutymo Posts: 162 Member
    A week in advance too. I use this as my menu planner and shopping list. My week runs Saturday through Friday. Saturday mornings I pick up a produce basket at my produce co-op and then head to the grocery store with my list of items needed based on the menu for the next week.

    I tweak daily, usually at the end of the day. Sometimes I forget to pack something for lunch (like a snack item) or I only ate half of what I thought I would, or I had something to eat that I didn't plan for, etc. So at the end of the day I log in and make adjustments to the preplanned menu so that it reflects what really happened that day.

    For me, if I didn't plan out a week in advance, I'd make bad choices every day. And if I don't have meals planned in advance, I'd never stay under my calorie limits for the day; I'd exceed over and over. At least I finally recognize that about myself....
  • crazycakez
    crazycakez Posts: 24
    First thing in the morning. I bring my breakfast, lunch, and snacks to work with me and usually know what we're having for dinner. I like to have a plan, it helps me stay focused. I will tweak things as I go along if I skip a snack or if my husband surprises me with dinner or something.

    I also log my exercise in the morning as it makes me feel like I HAVE to do it. I makes me too guilty to go in and remove it if I skip.

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