On Here Too Many Times Per Day

What do all of you do to avoid being on here to log every time you eat anything? Do you write down what you eat, and log later? I know some people log ahead, but I don't think it would work very well for me. Do you just try to eat less often? I don't want this site to be my whole life!
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  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    The app is really good for that.


    But other than that, I'm no help. I'm on here all the damn time :laugh:
  • jacksprat
    jacksprat Posts: 46 Member
    You could make notes on your cell phone so you don't forget anything. I log in twice a day,
  • Sovictorrious
    Sovictorrious Posts: 770 Member
    Meh... I pretty much packed my stuff and live here. Please take your feet off my couch and use a coaster. No friggin manners!!!
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Well, I don't have a smartphone.
  • ladytiburona
    ladytiburona Posts: 17 Member
    I pre log what I can and make adjustments when logging for the next day.

    We have a calendar on the refrigerator where we plan the dinner meals for two weeks after I go shopping. I found the best way for me is to cut my calories into daytime and nighttime calories. Daytime is breakfast, lunch and a snack. I can log all of that later if something changes from what I had planned or if we decide to go out. I make notes to help remember anything I need to change or send an email to myself.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I usually just spend all day on here goofing around anyway.
  • bheigl
    bheigl Posts: 7
    Im on here all the time too!!
  • biddie1
    biddie1 Posts: 125 Member
    I try to keep my meals simple so I can remember, when I don't have time to log,
  • amosmoses88
    amosmoses88 Posts: 163 Member
    I practically LIVE on MFP now. I log everything and motivate others. It motivates me to do better as well.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    I only log in once a day.

    I just stay for 24 hours.
  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    The more I'm on here, the more honest my log is and the more motivated I am. I'm actually glad when I get obsessed with this site because I know I'll see results!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I just do it... If you want it bad enough you will find a way to make it happen.
  • hotjodels
    hotjodels Posts: 118 Member
    if you don't want to be on here all the time, then writing what you eat down on paper and logging later seems like a fine idea. I myself get on every time I eat to log it doesn't take long and I don't feel like it consumes my life.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I just do it... If you want it bad enough you will find a way to make it happen.

    This is good.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    I usually just spend all day on here goofing around anyway.

    +1
  • I log on a couple of hours after breakfast and put both brkfst and lunch in. Then I log in at night for the rest of the day.
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Meh... I pretty much packed my stuff and live here. Please take your feet off my couch and use a coaster. No friggin manners!!!

    Hey! Get off my lawn! :mad:
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    I'm on the computer and online for work and personal pass-times so it's no big deal to open another window for MFP and log.

    When I travel I just track in a note pad and log in nightly.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,419 Member
    It takes about three minutes per meal to log.
    I eat two meals a day. So six minutes a day. Totally acceptable to me. Sometimes I pre log, sometimes I log after, sometimes I skip it altogether. Make it work for you.


    Now, going to my Groups, Home page, creeping everyone else's Home pages, perusing the forums for nuttiness, etc....THAT takes a lot of time. :laugh:
  • katznkt
    katznkt Posts: 320 Member
    I'm obsessed with here too. But I find that keeping my mind on here keeps my hand out of the cookie jar and increases the odds that I actually exercise. So I deal with my addiction with a smile.

    You could always snap a picture (assuming you have a camera or your phone takes pics) of everything that goes in your mouth so you can log everything later.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Use the app and pre log.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    This is pretty much my day

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    I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

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  • SusanL222
    SusanL222 Posts: 585 Member
    I only log in once a day.

    I just stay for 24 hours.
    :laugh: :laugh:
  • I am on here a lot! Usually after each meal, or after I snack. It helps me to feel connected to the site, and to what I am doing. It also helps me keep an eye on where I am at, and where I am going in my day. If you can remember what you ate in the day then you can go on the site less. You just need to figure out what works for you.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    What do all of you do to avoid being on here to log every time you eat anything? Do you write down what you eat, and log later? I know some people log ahead, but I don't think it would work very well for me. Do you just try to eat less often? I don't want this site to be my whole life!

    NO! Not an option for me b/c headaches. What I do to keep track is use my cell phones notepad feature and keep track of things there then input it on the PC later at night all at once. While traveling on a road trip I made each note a distinct date and then just logged on late on the nights we arrived late somewhere and logged all the previous day's foods as well as prelogging very basic foods that can be found anywhere for the following day as well all at once. It was like two days worth of work done in one shot. Worked great for me. Hope this helps :flowerforyou:
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I log in advance, before I go to bed the night before. But I'm also here all damn day just like everyone else in this thread. :laugh:
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    This is pretty much my day

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    I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

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    I'll be taking both of those.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    With almost 20,000 posts, I can't tell you.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • chelstakencharge
    chelstakencharge Posts: 1,021 Member
    I don't avoid it. I am on here all the time!!!