When do you log your food?

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  • theocine
    theocine Posts: 36 Member
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    I'm a log as you go person. I have it on a tablet and my home computer, of course - but can't always get the log correct when i'm out and about. Then I just log as well as I can figure or make Food Notes and then update when I get home.. To me it's an important part of mindful eating - to pay attention to the numbers as I eat. Do the numbers taste good? or are they not worth it?
  • ElisaGutierrez26
    ElisaGutierrez26 Posts: 16
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    i log right before i eat and sometimes a i try to pre log what i would be eating through out the day
  • pangepange
    pangepange Posts: 49 Member
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    I try to log breakfast and lunch before I leave for work since I usually pack and bring my lunch to work. I like to know how much I've eaten before prepping and serving dinner.

    When I snack, I log before or during. Sometimes it makes me change my mind or my portion when I see the damage, haha.
  • Pants2fit
    Pants2fit Posts: 8 Member
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    I typically log my breakfast and lunch while I am eating it :) I most often prelog my dinner to see how much I can have and how much I need to save for dessert :)
  • stonehedge_4
    stonehedge_4 Posts: 1
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    I like to log my meals as I go, at work it just taking the time during lunch. I am usually bad :ohwell: about tracking dinner but working on that :smile:
  • AwesomeGuy37
    AwesomeGuy37 Posts: 436 Member
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    Do you log it before you eat it? Right after you've eaten? At the end of the day?

    Yes. Yes. Yes.

    Edit: ..and sometimes while I eat.
  • ChrysalisCove
    ChrysalisCove Posts: 975 Member
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    I always log before I eat, to check that I have the space & that it fits my macros. On work days I log breakfast, lunch & snacks the night before so I know what to pack & what I'll need more of at dinner time.
  • lindseyas1
    lindseyas1 Posts: 25 Member
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    I log breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the day the night before when I make my lunch to take to work. I like doing it that way because then at night, when I'm craving a "real" meal or a glass of wine, I know exactly how many extra calories I have left. The exception to that is if I know I'll be going out that night. Then I do the opposite, knowing I'll probably eat or drink more than normal. I've been pretty successful staying close to my goal that way, even when on vacation last weekend.
  • stormbornkraken
    stormbornkraken Posts: 303 Member
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    Ideally before hand or during as to have an update account.
  • jac_84
    jac_84 Posts: 128 Member
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    usually when Im eating it lol or right after so I dont forget
  • Gingerspice45
    Gingerspice45 Posts: 137 Member
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    I prelog the things Ive already planned out to eat and then log things like snacks and unplanned things after I eat them.
  • toshtip
    toshtip Posts: 14 Member
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    ... still in the honeymoon phase (1 week in) - but I am logging as soon afterwards as possible. As others have said, it lets me know "what / how much" I have left as the day progresses... and if I am projected to be waaaaayyy under on something (protein, etc.).

    I obviously don't pre-plan as many apparently do (lacking discipline) & I know I can't wait until the end of the day, lest I forget damn near everything.


    BTW - I LOVE the barcode scanning app! It is like a personal challenge for nerds!
  • jacquiearchambault
    jacquiearchambault Posts: 86 Member
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    I log most of my food the night before so I have a Plan on what I am going to eat and I can control myself. It changes sometimes and that's ok. I am more conscious of what I put in my mouth this way
  • lesteidel
    lesteidel Posts: 229 Member
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    In the morning before I eat a single bite.

    I make changes though out the day as I need to.

    Logging after I eat usually means I will eat too much and not realize until after it's already in my body
  • rubydrm
    rubydrm Posts: 112 Member
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    I'm trying to log my food at the beginning of the day to keep better control of myself throughout the day. So far it's worked, but it's really hard sometimes. Otherwise, I usually check my numbers on here before I eat to gauge how much I can eat of what, then I log after.
  • Eric_DeCastro
    Eric_DeCastro Posts: 767 Member
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    I have been told, "when you bite, you write."
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,065 Member
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    I don't really have a set time, just do it when I remember.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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    Always at the end of the day. Logging before would spoil the surprise.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
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    I log first thing in the morning for the whole day. That way there's no guessing, and I can pre-plan my snacks.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
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    Usually as I'm eating it. Weird, I know. Sometimes I can't log until late at night. I hate that because I can't accurately keep track of my calories.

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