When do you log your food?

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  • Gingerspice45
    Gingerspice45 Posts: 137 Member
    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
    ... 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
    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
    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
    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
    I have been told, "when you bite, you write."
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I don't really have a set time, just do it when I remember.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Always at the end of the day. Logging before would spoil the surprise.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    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
    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.
  • AbsolutelyAnnie
    AbsolutelyAnnie Posts: 2,695 Member
    Almost always a couple of days in advance. It really helps me to have those decisions made and to not have to think about food so much. It also helps with grocery shopping. There are times, of course, when life throws changes at me and I make adjustments to my log as needed. From experience, if I waited until the end of the day I always forgot something. Just as easy to log before a meal as after and I find I am much more disciplined when I log before. Best of luck!
  • Kreepie11
    Kreepie11 Posts: 76
    I almost always log right after (although in some cases, I'll log it once I make it - hello coffee and Kahlua). Pre-logging isn't a thing for me because a) I hate to cook and b) it seems stressful. I don't want to have to worry about whether or not I can have something. I will try to make good choices, and if at the end of the day that wasn't enough then I guess I better throw in some exercise. I'm very straightforward that way.
  • Kreepie11
    Kreepie11 Posts: 76
    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?

    I like this. To me, this is a very good way to look at/handle things. (^_^) Kudos.
  • deflepchik
    deflepchik Posts: 11
    during the week I normally know what I am taking to work to eat, so I'll log first thing in the morning. At night I'll log my dinner either right before or right after. :flowerforyou:
  • Hunnergomeow
    Hunnergomeow Posts: 231 Member
    I usually log it while I'm cooking or (if I wasn't the one to cook) right after the meal.
    I try to log my lunch for work the night before that way I can decide what I'm having, and if I don't eat it all I'll just take it out.
    There are days when I've decided my meal plan the night before and log it then, but that isn't every day, and sometimes dinner changes or work is too busy to eat, so I'm not too set on doing that.
  • tlp8rb
    tlp8rb Posts: 556 Member
    Most of the time I log as I prepare my meals since the packages are available and I use the APP bar code scanner on my phone/ipad/ipod. It's so easy to have them handy and my laptop/PC isn't always turned on. Other times I log at the end of my meal. Rarely do I wait until the end of the day. I can't remember where I put my keys, much less what I ate and how much!!

    Connie
    Pomona, MO
  • MicheleMWolf
    MicheleMWolf Posts: 49
    I log it first thing in the morning. If something changes, then I'll change it before I eat it.
  • christa279
    christa279 Posts: 222 Member
    I plan the majority of my meals for the week on Saturday or Sunday of each week. Most of the time I log it before I eat but the same day. If I know I'm going to be extremely busy, I will prelog my main meals the day before.

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