Do you "lie" on your food diary?

You can lie, but the only one you are kidding is yourself. As much as it pains me, I log everything. It makes me more accountable for what I eat.

One thing I admire about people on MFP is that I've never once see a diary where anyone drank more than a glass of wine or one beer. It's an amazing record considering the large number of people here and the fact that no one lies.

LOL Superbowl Sunday all my calories were from beer.

I used to. It didn't work out well for me.

Edited to clarify: I lied to myself about portion size. I didn't just make up stuff to put in my food diary.

no point lying you are only hurting yourself, I never eat back my exercise calories and I also try to be at 1200 or less calories wich my Dr. said was fine for me. But today I think I only had about 800 calories and I find it funny that so many people will say good day, I know it wasn't a good day, I just wasn't hungry and it doesn't happen everyday.

I definitely get lazy with my food logging. Right now I am trying to be consistent and log everyday. I usually skip a lot of the veggies I eat, because well... they're veggies! And I eat a ton of them. But I always log the high calorie items (dairy, meat, grains)

If it passes my lips -- it goes on the log - spices and all -- I use the build a recipe function and everything. I have had this attitude since day one. I have only had one occasion when I didn't log -- and it was a night of cocktails while out with my husband. And I felt extremely guilty for not logging. I am too afraid otherwise to NOT log. I don't want to give myself permission to cheat on myself. Because I am afraid if I do it once -- then I will find an excuse to do it again....and then again. And well, that's what got me to this point in the first place -- for not mindfully eating.

Some people are restricted to those amounts of calories by their doctors for certain medical conditions but for the rest of us NO NO NO! That is way too little and you cant expect to be healthy or even lose weight properly and expect it to stay off.

My diary is all true. I log everything. The good, the bad, & the ugly. No lies in my diary. Thankfully, I am not much of a calorie counter and dont care one bit if my calories are over which they usually are Hasn't impeeded my weight loss at all.

NEVER. Every single item I eat, whether it is one bite...I add it in..why cheat yourself?

This. Im still not losing and my net is often below 1000, im still not losing, but im also doing Insanity and losing inches.

I'm in the same boat. I generally eat 1K or less per day. My body is transforming itself...I'm losing inches in my waist and hips. I use other people's food diary's for tips. Most days I'm looking to see if I can get an idea for a low cal dinner or snack. You shouldn't use it to criticize what other people are or aren't eating.

One thing I admire about people on MFP is that I've never once see a diary where anyone drank more than a glass of wine or one beer. It's an amazing record considering the large number of people here and the fact that no one lies.

Ahaha, I've drank 2 times since I'm here, once it was 0.7 l other time around 1 liter of wine I wish it wasn't that much...

Probably, because you just can't eat that little for that many days in a row without binging on something. And I doubt they record the binge.

Those people are the ones whose weight never changes, too.

I tend to seek out friends who are active, who eat normal amounts of food (or even excessive amounts!) and still lose weight or maintain where they are. If I see a friend starving themselves, I will usually say something and if they ignore it I'll unfriend them.

For me, this site is all about positively reinforcing my decisions to eat well and exercise. I'm down almost 30 lbs so far so I know it's working. I don't need anyone who might interrupt that momentum chatting with me.

That is kind of body policing of you, isn't it? Not everyone who eats little is miserable and "tiny" and weak, mind you. I spent a lot of time eating 1000kcals per days and I was not miserable at all.

never!!

I log it all...the good, the bad, and the ugly. Its going to show on the scale anyway. If I didn't log it all, I'm only hurting myself.

Since I started logging I try to log everything before I eat/drink it. I do forget things but I try to keep it as real and honest as possible. I really only do this for myself to keep track and keep myself accountable. What's the point if I'm not honest?

Probably, because you just can't eat that little for that many days in a row without binging on something. And I doubt they record the binge.

Those people are the ones whose weight never changes, too.

I tend to seek out friends who are active, who eat normal amounts of food (or even excessive amounts!) and still lose weight or maintain where they are. If I see a friend starving themselves, I will usually say something and if they ignore it I'll unfriend them.

For me, this site is all about positively reinforcing my decisions to eat well and exercise. I'm down almost 30 lbs so far so I know it's working. I don't need anyone who might interrupt that momentum chatting with me.

Wrong... you can eat that little and not binge.. I did it for an entire month.. Of course I didn't do it intentionally, and I'm not claiming it's healthy and I did lose weight (*how can you not lose weight eating that little???) I don't have an eating disorder.. my lack of eating was a response to life events and I didn't even realize I wasn't eating. i'm active, I was hiking at that time and jogging and other things. I ate normal foods, just not enough of them.

It's crazy to not feel hunger, but some people don't. It's a fact. That does not mean i stuff my face at night and lie about it. It means I need to train my body to expect to eat and be fueled, so it reminds me to eat if I don't. It means I have skipped so many meals that my body is not expecting food and isn't looking for it. Not a good thing. Ya'll can say that i had to know or I was starving myself or i'm a liar, i've been called it all already, but i didn't know, I wasnt' paying attention. Still to this day if I don't pay attenion I forget to eat. Skipping a meal or two does not lead to over eating for me or bingeing. My tummy is only so big and can only hold so much food, so there is a point where i'm full and it's the same point if I skipped the previous meal or not.

I don't lie.. if my diary reflects 800, that's what i ate, if it reflects 2000 that's what i ate. I am accountable to me, I am trying to maintain health moreso then weight loss. My journey is mine.

I know what I am doing is working.. I've lost weight, lost inches and gotten my medical stuff fixed. I still struggle to eat enough, but it's getting easier everyday. I am grateful to those who encouraged me on here and understood what I was dealing with and gave me good advice and encouragement. Instead of those who just told me what an idiot I am and how can i do this to myself and how easy it is to eat more calories. It's not always that easy, just like it's not easy for some to eat less calories.

I was told repeated.. add granola to your breakfast or eat nuts.. ok.. example.. this morning.. I added some granola to my yogurt.. I haven't eaten since.. I'm not hungry.. so my calories for the day so far are under 200. How is that helping me eat enough? When I eat those calorie dense food I am full and I don't want to eat. I ate that yogurt about 4 hours ago. I'll eat my greek salad now that I am thinking about it.. but that's less then 100 calories too. I eat clean, becuase that's the food I like. It tastes good.. it also means I have to eat a lot in order to eat enough. It's hard.

Everyone's starting point is different, but our goals are the same. Understand, accept and encourage or don't say anything.

I see some food diaries where people are consuming less than 1000 calories a day...multiple days in a row. And these aren't "small" people. I'm wondering if maybe they are fudging it? I mean...can someone really be healthy eating 900 calories a day??

I try to log everything that I eat. Even if it means admitting that I made a bad choice. I just don't understand how people can live on that little.

I am one of those people and I log every single thing down to the amount of oil I use for my roasted veggies. I eat very healthy, very balanced (protein and veg at every single meal). I cannot figure out how I keep it that low to be honest but I am below 1000 and have been all week since I started logging my food. There are days where that is enough and there are days (depends on my cycle) where I need more food. But I don't bing, I eat healthy and to satisfaction.

I am very active, I work out 5x a week doing cardio and strength training.