When Do You Log your Food

I try to log as much in advance as possible. I do what others have mentioned. I add, tweak and delete recipes as needed. I tweak my log during the day if it changes. I often find that I have to drop food during the day, as I might miss my snack time.

I also (generally) don’t put it in my mouth unless I have whipped out the phone app and entered it. That makes me count it and aware of what I am doing. And I don’t forget it that way; it’s too easy to forget the little things.

Went to a fundraiser one night where it was heavy hor d'oeuvres for dinner. THAT was a challenge. I had only been using MFP about three weeks. I spent the ride home in the passenger seat trying to get my husband to remember what I had put in my mouth. I over ate 1000 calories that day, by my estimate. But today I still would not drag out my phone there. I guess that is kind of my limit.

I pre-plan in the morning ... feels like a mini-contract with myself to remain on track. If I'm eating out ... I search the menu on line and kinda pre-plan what I want to eat adjusting my other meals to accomodate.

As soon as I eat. I try to keep up with it otherwise I might forget something.

I try and log everything for the day in the morning when I wake up, then I tweak it if anything goes awry!
If I logged after I ate, I'd be worrying all day about whether I was going to go over or not.

@oOMusicBabii...excellent idea to send yourself a text. Mostly I log with my iPod app but sometimes I jot it down on paper. I will have to remember to text it to myself :happy:

Thank you all for the ideas!

I always have my phone on me so it's a perfect solution for me.

You have gotten some excellent responses here as well!