Do you track your calories when you over-eat?

JennyOne2277
JennyOne2277 Posts: 26 Member
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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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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    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.
  • NewMnky1
    NewMnky1 Posts: 264
    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!!!!
  • zenyacleveland
    zenyacleveland Posts: 45 Member
    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.
    :)
  • AnnaSmith27
    AnnaSmith27 Posts: 66
    I usually do even though it's painful to see. I think it helps me by making me learn from my mistakes.
  • rumplesnat
    rumplesnat Posts: 372
    Absolutely. No point in ever tracking if you're not going to honestly track.
  • SlimJanette
    SlimJanette Posts: 597 Member
    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.
  • crystalrp
    crystalrp Posts: 113 Member
    As much as it pains me, I do!
  • KaylaMack0215
    KaylaMack0215 Posts: 55 Member
    Yes I do! It gets my butt in gear and then I make better judgements next time!
  • marywilsoncline
    marywilsoncline Posts: 301 Member
    I don't let myself overeat. I workout like crazy everyday so i can eat what I want :wink:
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    Yes along with a note as to WHY I ate so much. Party, PMS, just felt like it.... whatever. It lets me track trends.
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
    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....
  • chollands29
    chollands29 Posts: 46 Member
    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.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,464 Member
    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!
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    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.
  • admegamo
    admegamo Posts: 175 Member
    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.
  • OfficerFuzzy
    OfficerFuzzy Posts: 222 Member
    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.
  • skparker2
    skparker2 Posts: 132
    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!
  • erikkmcvay
    erikkmcvay Posts: 238 Member
    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).
  • JuneBabyJeannine
    JuneBabyJeannine Posts: 15 Member
    Absolutely! It keeps me honest with myself, and that's what matters most! :bigsmile:
  • jfauci
    jfauci Posts: 531 Member
    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.
  • SlimdownMommie
    SlimdownMommie Posts: 4 Member
    I absolutely track everything I eat. Even If i know that I will go over my calories for the day. It is a great way for me to stay accountable, but it is also a great way for me to get in exercise. There are some days that I just feel like eating everything in the kitchen and not want to exercise. On those days, it also gives me a great excuse TO exercise!
  • cclarkcts
    cclarkcts Posts: 97
    I do... as much as I want to forget about the calories I consumed, I still consumed them. It's pure habit for me now as well.
  • MrsB123111
    MrsB123111 Posts: 535 Member
    I never PLAN to overeat... Sometimes it just happens. Like this past Saturday, I was at the pool with my husband and his sister. She brought all kinds of snacks; crackers and cheese, cookies, Teddy Grahams, bars... I just kept grazing all day! Next thing I know, I'd eaten like 500 calories from snacks in 2 hours! I was over my limit by almost 300 calories that day.
  • NoeHead
    NoeHead Posts: 516 Member
    I track it because I feel like I'm lying lol...plus even though I'm going to be over i want to know HOW much I'm over...for some reason it comforts me knowing that if i'm 400 cals over vs 1,000 the tweaks i need to make aren't as much as when i started most likely...if that makes sense.
  • tigerlily8045
    tigerlily8045 Posts: 402 Member
    Yes along with a note as to WHY I ate so much. Party, PMS, just felt like it.... whatever. It lets me track trends.

    This. I usually try to make a note. Some times it is just Just Because day..lol But then when I gain 5 lbs overnight I know why.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    No, and not when I under-eat, either. I have a hard time with tracking. I'm trying to improve.
  • Gdeeaz
    Gdeeaz Posts: 60
    Yes I do. I need to start putting notes on the days that I overeat so that I can see my patterns.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,384 Member
    That depends.




    How much alcohol are we talking?







    Because, at some point, I just forgets all the stuffs.
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  • AleciaG724
    AleciaG724 Posts: 705 Member
    Yes, I track everything now. Once I ate a bunch of different appetizers & bite-sized desserts so rather than try to figure out each thing I ate, I just "quick-added" 2500 calories. I knew I was way over for the day, but no way to know really... So now I just try to find something close to what I ate & log as much as possible. I think it keeps me from just saying "screw it" after a cheat day and not getting back on track the next day.

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