Do you track your calories when you over-eat?
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JennyOne2277
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I mean like if you are away for a weekend or hang out with friends and throw caution to the wind re: food & alcohol; Do you still track, just to see how off track you got? Just curious.
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Tracking is a habit now, so yep pretty much. I do it out of habit. Plus it can help explain any extra water weight gains.0
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I track/log everything, it is the only way to stay accountable. I had a horendous week last week and had major binges (1st time in a year) and I logged everything. It made me so disappointed in myself that it was enough to make me get back on track starting today!!!!0
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Yup.....as much as I can remember to. I always want to see 125 day in a row....130 days in a row.
I do the best that I can that way its just a habit like putting on deodorant.
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I usually do even though it's painful to see. I think it helps me by making me learn from my mistakes.0
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Absolutely. No point in ever tracking if you're not going to honestly track.0
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Yes because now it has become a habit. I don't want to be guessing and then 3 weeks later wonder why I have gained weight.0
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As much as it pains me, I do!0
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Yes I do! It gets my butt in gear and then I make better judgements next time!0
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I don't let myself overeat. I workout like crazy everyday so i can eat what I want0
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Yes along with a note as to WHY I ate so much. Party, PMS, just felt like it.... whatever. It lets me track trends.0
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Yes. I don't understand why people would ONLY track when they are doing good. I had a 40oz beer and snacked on chicharrones all night on Saturday. It all got tracked. I think it's even more important when you aren't sticking to your normal portions and meals... at least for me because I want to know....0
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I try to but some times it is just to hard. For example this weekend I was at a backyard cookout for 10 hours and basically was snacking on little bites of things. I'm sure I overate but I didn't bother logging because I have no idea exactly how much of each thing etc so it wouldn't even be close to accurate. I hate logging if I don't think I'm at least in the range of calories that I 'really' ate.0
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It depends. Sometimes on those occasions I know that whatever I log is going to be a wild estimate so there's not much point. If it's easier to keep track, I'll do it, partly for the reassurance that I haven't somehow eating an extra 8000 calories!0
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I log everything. I can't wrap my head around the purpose of keeping a log of just the good days. The bad days teach us how to get better.0
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Yes. In fact, I have yet to completely throw caution to the wind. I mean, I know I over eat sometimes and I'm in the red really bad but believe me, it could be worse and would be worse if I didn't think about my MFP log.0
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Sometimes I go a few days without tracking.
I just can't be tamed.
I stay aware of what I'm eating, but logging can be a pain--it's tedious.0 -
Likewise, tracking is now a habit for me, so unfortunately, yes. I do track even when I over-eat and feel like a cow.
I normally don't go over by a huge amount often, but I can go over by a ton at least once or twice a month I go to almost 2500+ calories. Then I get my toosh back into gear!0 -
I mean like if you are away for a weekend or hang out with friends and throw caution to the wind re: food & alcohol; Do you still track, just to see how off track you got? Just curious.
Only time I don't is when I'm at our cabin and there is no internet. At those times I just try my best to NOT overeat! But If I do I note it on Monday when I weigh myself (I keep an offline log that I started before MFP).0 -
Absolutely! It keeps me honest with myself, and that's what matters most! :bigsmile:0
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Yes. If I don't, it's easy to pretend that I had a healthy day. Logging makes me think twice before I eat something. This is why I alwyays log BEFORE I eat anything.0
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