Daily Food Diary Logging

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  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    Question: Does it help you to log everything you plan to eat at the beginning of the day or add as you eat throughout the day? I'm noticing some of my pals complete their food diaries early in the morning. I log as I go throughout the day. How do you do it? Any particular reason for your preference?

    I always plan my day when i start - sometimes not supper though because I have to see what the woman wants lol. I log everything to begin with so i know how much protien, etc, i will get during the day, so i can plan to eat more or differant! Helps with 'cheat' meals as well!
  • STrooper
    STrooper Posts: 659 Member
    I have always logged as I go. once you get a sense of serving size and the general nature of calories in your most common foods, you develop a sense of what is working for (or against you).
  • 256Sept12
    256Sept12 Posts: 41
    I log as I go. I don't like the idea of logging everything at once, wouldn't want to have to go back and make changes if I don't eat what I logged.
  • 256Sept12
    256Sept12 Posts: 41
    It's really a matter of personal preference. Do what works for you!

    I use both methods. I find that when I pack my lunch and snacks for the day, I log them all when I am packing them up in the morning. This gives me a good idea of where I stand throughout the day and makes it easier for me to either accept a piece of banana bread a co-worker brought in, or politely decline because I know I'm already tight on calories for the day.
    On days I don't pack lunch/snacks, I have no choice but to log as I go.

    Again, do what works best for you!

    VERY GOOD point about the banana bread. I log as I go because I work from home..but if I worked away from home, I would log my packed lunch as I pack it as well.

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