Are you 100% honest with your food diary?
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I try to - if I'm at work it's a lot easier than if I am out. I find it harder to whip out my phone while out at dinner to track everything (I just find it rude - I try to be present with the people I am with), so I usually try to remember everything and log it later - but I am sure I forget things.0
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I guess a lot of portions when I'm not in my kitchen. And the supermarket I shop at is one of the less popular ones, so most of their foods don't have their own entry, so I have to use the nearest thing. It's not lying by purpose though. I try and round up when in doubt so I don't go over by a mile!
And I don't log herbs and spices - ain't nobody got time for that!0 -
I log everything! Even like yesterday I literally had like 2 chips and some dip left over from a party...but I logged it!! I don't log the Pam spray though0
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absolutely agree with you there no point in lying to yourself0
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I try to as best I can, meaning that sometimes the best I can do is log something that is very close to what I had if I didn't prepare it myself I can't always know exactly what was in it or the amounts. I do try to get as close as possible and to make up for the unknow I try to be below my calorie limit each day.0
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Pretty much, but not always. I don't consider it lying to myself, because I know I ate it. It's lying to people who read my diary log.
I know I ate those extra calories though, it's not like NOT logging it makes my brain forget I ate it.
If I nibbled a few random snacks that I can't figure out how to log, I just do a few extra jumping jacks or something. No sense trying to log either (to me).0 -
Pretty much. I don't log if I eat a jelly bean or two, or a hard candy (20 calories, tops), but I know that I've had them. It's not a matter of being honest or trying to hide them or anything; I simply don't bother. If my weight loss starts to stall, I know exactly where to look first, logged or not.0
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Yes, I do. The diary is mostly for my benefit. It helps me fine tune my diet so why not be honest.0
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I try to record everything - If I am not honest it is because I did not eat enough so i pad it a little. My Dr. said 1000 - 1200 calories but I find if I eat under 1200 I get the "starvation mode" lecture from friends!!0
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I try to.0
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I HAVE GONE A FEW DAYS WITHOUT LOGGING EVERYTHING AND IT SUCKED CAUSE I PAID 4 IT0
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For sure!! You can't get rid of 73 lbs of FAT with out logging EVERY thing!! :)0
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Yup. I even log tic tacs..0
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I do try. Unless I am not near my dietminder.0
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For the most part. Sometimes I don't have time to measure things out, so I eyeball. My food diary is to hold myself accountable for what I eat. I know what I eat and if I really feel that I haven't logged everything, I don't finish the day.
Same thing for me...mostly I log to keep in mind my portion control, and to make me more aware of what i'm eating--make me think about that brownie before I eat it...most times I put the brownie down :flowerforyou:0 -
I try really hard. Most days I am tracking every bite, and then there's one day every 1-2 weeks when I stick an approximate number of calories in there and call it good.
I have my food diary set to private, and I think that helps me personally with being honest. I know for some people, it might have the opposite effect.0 -
Do you record every calorie that passes your lips?
Most days! I try but there are times when I'm not. Weekends are my hardest!0 -
I generally log everything.... now if going out to like a buffet, it's almost impossible to accurately log. I just tend to estimate high0
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Yes, the over and unders. I'm accountable to myself for this to work.0
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I always try to log as accurately as I can but I remember that at the end of the day 'your body keeps an accurate journal of what you eat' regardless of what you write down.0
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F**k...I don't know how to post a photo, apparently.
Yes and no, I try but some things are just ridiculous.0 -
Mostly. But not miniscule things like a spray of Pam or a dash of seasoning for recipes.
This. I weigh my food and measure it as best as I can. Sometimes I guesstimate if I am eating out, but I try my best.0 -
Yes and no- while I don't add the pam or use an exact scale all the time, I do scan my products and I setup my meals for the whole week so I am ready to just add them each day. Meal planning is important for me to keep up with my diet and tracking.0
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Yes because otherwise what is the point to log on calories? I am doing it for myself, not for others...0
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As close as possible. Cheating or not recording only hurts you.0
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I try to, but sometimes I don't make it to my computer before I crash for the night. Then by the next morning I forget some of the items I ate the day before. When I first started I logged everything. I have relaxed a little and need to get back to my strict discipline...0
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Definitely otherwise you are only cheating yourself.0
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When I was on here last year (recently started again to lose my final 15), I recorded every little thing that passed my lips. This includes vitamins, gum, etc. And it worked because I lost 30+lbs.0
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I log it all including my vitamins (mostly to keep track of the fact I've taken them) to a point. I don't log spices. I want to maintain accountability and if I don't log it I'm only lying to myself. I remember one day I logged the 23 calories from the two cheetos I snuck from my daughter. It shocked me that it was that many calories for just two of those little things. From then I decided I didn't want to get too crazy with the logging so I keep the cheetos revelation in mind every time I think of sneaking a little bit of something. If I don't want to log it then I probably shouldn't be eating it int the first place.0
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