Adding before eating?
mrsriisky
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Curious if anyone else does this- dinner is always my favorite meal of the day, as I am not usually very hungry until around 5. I also absolutely love home cooking a great meal for myself and my husband. With that in mind, it is always my biggest meal- I make sure it's loaded with protein, veggies, good fats.
Does anyone else add in foods to their diary they know they will eat before eating them? I like to put in what I plan to eat for dinner early in the day, so that I can keep my lunch/snacks in the right ballpark- making sure I'm eating enough, but not going over my calories.
If I don't put in my dinner calories, I find that I either am far under my calories after dinner (I'm trying to build muscle, and pretty close to my goal weight, so undereating is not my friend), or on the rare days that I do feel like munching a bit before dinner, not having enough calories to eat as much as I would like of the dish I spent an hour and a half preparing!
Any potential downsides of doing this?
Does anyone else add in foods to their diary they know they will eat before eating them? I like to put in what I plan to eat for dinner early in the day, so that I can keep my lunch/snacks in the right ballpark- making sure I'm eating enough, but not going over my calories.
If I don't put in my dinner calories, I find that I either am far under my calories after dinner (I'm trying to build muscle, and pretty close to my goal weight, so undereating is not my friend), or on the rare days that I do feel like munching a bit before dinner, not having enough calories to eat as much as I would like of the dish I spent an hour and a half preparing!
Any potential downsides of doing this?
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I think its a good idea, and do it when possible myself.
You can always adjust if something changes, but it helps keep perspective and if you can afford to sneak an afternoon snack in or something...at least you know where you stand.
I don't see any potential downside, except for the possible unavoidable change of plans we all have sometimes...0 -
Yup, do it all the time!0
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I post my entire days meal plan first thing in the morning! This keeps me within my goal before exercising. Then as I workout, I top up my calories.0
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If I know what I am having i do. And I definitely do if I am adding a recipe.0
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Sure. I make my lunch in the morning before I go to work, and add, that. I also try to have dinner at work too, so I'm not eating anything heavy past 6pm, so I add that. Less to think on if I log it early, and if I don't eat it I just delete it.
Some days I'm done logging by 8am
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if you have the discipline to eat what you plan, then this is a great way to do it. remember you can always modify it later if you don't. I like to do it that way as I tend to go over if I don't.0
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I always pre-log my food. If it changes then I go back and change my diary. I like to plan my day. For me it makes it much easier to stay on track when I have a game plan. I know a lot of MFP who do this.0
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All the time.0
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Everyday, if things change you can always modify your entries0
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I definitely do this with lunch and dinner, it helps me to plan out my whole day so there are no suprises.0
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I do this too. Mostly because I measure out my lunch the night before and I'll forget if I don't log it right away. I see no downside to pre-logging. You can always edit it later if you need to.0
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Love to plan out my food diary beforehand. I agree with everyone else that it helps me stay within my goal. It helps me avoid surprises I may throw at myself as well.0
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This is great! I try my best on work days to preplan the night before. If I know my breakfast and lunch I'll make sure that's logged. Sometimes I take things out that I haven't eaten but that's a good thing!0
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I plan my whole day out in advance...no surprises, no stress.0
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I pre-log my breakfast and lunch since those are almost always planned. I also pre-log my exercise. This lets me know if I can do some dessert for dinner or if I need to have a chicken salad lol.0
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I pre-log my breakfast green smoothies, and my lunch, because I make them at the same time at 6:30 in the morning. It's the time I'm in the kitchen with the scale so it makes the most sense.0
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i usually plan my day and leave dinner empty...i like to save most of my calories for dinner because that is when i am the most hungry...plus planning things out keeps me more focused an on track
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I do it all the time. It helps me to have a plan and stick with it!0
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I'll log my food the night before as I am preparing my meals for the next day. It helps for the MOST part. There have been days where I eat additional calories and go over my calorie goal, but it has helped to keep me in line most days.0
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yes i do it all the time, i don't have to calculate nothing through out the day and not knowing if i have enough calories to eat this or that. Its already in, plus it helps me not to slip up because i have everything in already so i only eat what's on my log only!!! i have a extra spot though just incase something comes up and i eat something extra, which rarely happens!0
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I pre-plan every meal I make at home. If I am going out to eat and know where I am going, I will sometimes look through the menu ahead of time, select my meal and add it. The unplanned calories are the ones that have nailed my progress to the wall in the past.0
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The only time I do it is if I know I'm going to have a takeaway so that I know how much I am allowing myself so that I don't end up with the mentality of "Oh well I'll just eat it all. And actually, I'll have the Naan bread AND the rice because, you know, I've done so well lately...". etc.
Sometimes I do it if I know I'm not going to go back on the computer that night.0 -
I plan everything I eat, and always pre-log it. It makes it so much easier!0
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Curious if anyone else does this- dinner is always my favorite meal of the day, as I am not usually very hungry until around 5. I also absolutely love home cooking a great meal for myself and my husband. With that in mind, it is always my biggest meal- I make sure it's loaded with protein, veggies, good fats.
Does anyone else add in foods to their diary they know they will eat before eating them? I like to put in what I plan to eat for dinner early in the day, so that I can keep my lunch/snacks in the right ballpark- making sure I'm eating enough, but not going over my calories.
If I don't put in my dinner calories, I find that I either am far under my calories after dinner (I'm trying to build muscle, and pretty close to my goal weight, so undereating is not my friend), or on the rare days that I do feel like munching a bit before dinner, not having enough calories to eat as much as I would like of the dish I spent an hour and a half preparing!
Any potential downsides of doing this?
I try to plan all my meals and snacks and log them the night before. Otherwise I may not meet every macro.
The only downside is possibly not eating everything and then being under goal. But, if you eat when hungry and not necessarily wait for a specific time, and monitor where you're at during the day, you should be good.0 -
I usually like to add in my favorites so I can budget the rest of my meals around my favorite one. 0
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I will do it if I want to make sure to have enough calories for something in particular, or if I'll be eating away from home for dinner. I can always go back and change it if I end up eating something different.0
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I do mine the night before sometimes!! That way I know how long I need to do in the gym and whether any snacks are forthcoming!0
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Wow, so many responses! Now I don't feel weird for doing this! Something else I've been doing, since starting 30 day shred- I put in my workout as I'm starting the DVD. It keeps me motivated- I already put in the time, I don't want to have to delete it and disappoint myself!0
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i add before i eat all the time so i can make sure i don't go over and i love home cooked food..if its too much i take it off and find another option instead of cooking it and eating it and being over0
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What works best for me is logging all of my food the night before and preparing my at-work meals/snacks at night so that my choices don't get derailed if I'm running late in the morning. This also helps me with meeting my macros, since I can decide whether or not to eat something ahead of time and whether or not it's beneficial to meeting my goals. I don't see a downside to pre-logging, as long as you correct any entries that end up being different.0
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