Logging food ahead of time

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  • MimiCro
    MimiCro Posts: 96 Member
    i see a lot of people who have their meals planned do it, and they stick to it...
    i tried it few times, but my lifestyle is so spontaneous, and changing every hour, i cant really keep up with it
  • 000WhiteRose000
    000WhiteRose000 Posts: 266 Member
    I pre-log a week in advance! It makes it easier for me to plan my food shopping. But I normally change a couple of snacks a day
  • honeyandmilk
    honeyandmilk Posts: 160 Member
    I can't really do that because my food choices are almost entirely based on craving. I'm not the type of person that can stick to specific meals on specific days; if I don't want it, then I won't make/eat it.
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    I've done it for today. I'm going to a beast of a circuit class tonight and wanted to make sure I eat enough to fuel. Its sometimes useful for making sure I'm going to hit macros,
  • Ascolti_la_musica
    Ascolti_la_musica Posts: 676 Member
    It's a personal choice. I log it all in the morning, because I eat essentially the same thing every day, and know what I will add in if I work out.

    My husband logs at the end of the day and always wonders how he got this or that number.

    Your results may be different.
  • momasox
    momasox Posts: 158 Member
    I always log everything ahead of time. Usually the night before but definetly before I eat it. I try to keep my macros in check and I find that if I log first it keeps my chioces better.
  • auntiejack
    auntiejack Posts: 62 Member
    I log breakfast and dinner in the morning. Then I know what I have left for the rest of the day and can play around a little during the day.
    Seems to be working at the moment
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yep, i do it, then you stick to it.
  • wmstormvet
    wmstormvet Posts: 145
    I do log food ahead of time once in a while. I don't do this for daily meals, even if I have the same thing. I only do it if I know we are doing something out of the ordinary, like beer and buffalo wings. I log that early in the day so that I can watch how much I eat the other meals of the day before going, and also so I can make sure to exercise enough so I don't gain from my splurgee. As I said, this isn't often, once or maybe twice a month, just when we have our cheats.
  • seif0068
    seif0068 Posts: 193 Member
    I usually log breakfast and lunch the night before so I can plan ahead for dinner. Very helpful!
  • jzebracki
    jzebracki Posts: 112 Member
    I often do that so that I stay in my calories! It helps give you a road map for the day - as long as you stick to what you put down and make any necessary changes.
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I log ahead too. I usually do it while I'm eating breakfast or right after. It really helps me to stay on track through the day. And if any changes come up (sometimes hubby doesn't want leftovers, lol) I can always go in and see if the changes would fit in with my day. It seems to work a lot better for me than logging each meal at a time.
  • LacyJean1
    LacyJean1 Posts: 36 Member
    my work schedule is crazy. I often times have to make my meals a day or two in advance. I always log them in when I make them.
  • lkeverett1
    lkeverett1 Posts: 34 Member
    I always try to pre-log my food and exercise for the day. This helps me to stay on track. Otherwise I tend to want to skip excercise "just that day" and if I pre-log I know I have to exercise to keep my numbers straight.
  • CathyDW95
    CathyDW95 Posts: 13
    Huh. I seem to be the lone person here that doesn't pre-log my food. I log it after I eat. I had asked my doctor when I was at my heaviest weight how many calories I need to lose weight. I keep that number in my head and as I log in my food, I make adjustments for breakfast and lunch. I stay a little under the number he gave me so that I can splurge a little on dinner. Seems to be working for me! :)
  • SlvrBluGoddess
    SlvrBluGoddess Posts: 239 Member
    I don't always prelog... but on weekdays I tend to prelog my lunch & snacks that I have for work.
  • norghost
    norghost Posts: 19
    I log/plan the next day sometimes. Frees up some time that next day and also minimizes the chance of impulse snacking when everything's already set up.
  • _Tara_R
    _Tara_R Posts: 688 Member
    I always pre-log. It really helps me stay on track!
  • slroggemann
    slroggemann Posts: 168 Member
    I log everything the night before during the week and usually on weekends I'll log as I go since I sometimes sleep in and miss breakfast, or don't eat much lunch, etc. During the school week though, I log the next day the night before.
  • MissPeppers
    MissPeppers Posts: 302 Member
    I find that logging ahead of time.. sometimes gives me the time to reconsider whether I really want to be eating what I'm about to eat :happy:

    This, and it makes me happy when I can say at the end of the day, "Yay! I can delete that!"
    This! I have started pre-logging kcals only for the entire week, and then add meals when I've decided what to eat. Ingenious.
  • Buckeye_Fittie
    Buckeye_Fittie Posts: 64
    I love pre-logging. It takes all of the guesswork out of my meals-- so that when I head to the fridge, I know exactly what I'm retrieving.
  • pumpkinspice84
    pumpkinspice84 Posts: 160 Member
    I almost always log my breakfast, lunch and dinner in the morning. That way I know what calories I have for snacks. Its easier for me that way. Also if I change my mind about lunch I can change it if I didn't end up eating that. My breakfast and dinner almost always stays on planned.
  • deprek
    deprek Posts: 101 Member
    sometimes when i put my lunch together in the morning (salad w/ protein, etc) I'll log it in or if I plan a dinner then I'll log it in and see how many calories I have left for my other meals. It certainly cant hurt and you can always go back and revise if you ate less or more
  • cals83
    cals83 Posts: 131
    If I already know what I am going to be having, I will log as much as possible in the morning while I am logging/eating breakfast. This helps me to determine what I am going to have for lunch and snacks.

    If I were more focused on my macros, I might log things in advance so they would be easier to hit...Currently as long as I hit my target grams for protein and fat, I don't really pay attention to anything else...it gets too complicated for me when I start adding in my exercise calories.
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    I do and it works great for me :)
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    I do both...

    If I know.. I log ahead of time.. if I don't know I don't


    Simple!

    I usually log tomorrows food the night before.. I don't always know dinner, but at least I know where I'm at without dinner. Usually not enough. I always pre-log more then I actually eat. I always *plan* to eat more then I do, but then when it comes to it, I just can't eat it all. Sometimes I work out a lot more then I thought I would.. I really try hard to eat more on those days.. It's a battle. But at least it makes mornings easy. I know exactly what I am having for breakfast and what snacks to pack for work and usually what lunch awaits me. Somtimes it changes.. but I'm usually pretty good.
  • getup25
    getup25 Posts: 119 Member
    I like to log in ahead of time. I'm trying to do lower carbs so i can adjust where I need to.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I log my entire week ahead of time, usually on Sundays. Then adjust as needed.
  • Rachelito
    Rachelito Posts: 119 Member
    Every night before bed I sit down and log everything I plan on eating tomorrow. It keeps me from having to worry about what I am eating next and keeps my calories in check. I adjust when needed, but I usually eat exactly what I have logged already.
  • RitaSantoss
    RitaSantoss Posts: 986 Member
    I actually just posted tomorrow's intake. I feel like when you already know ahead of time what you want to eat at a certain time, it cna help you to be on track. But there are still many times where I change up a meal, add or take something from it it, and so on. You just do what feels best for you.

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