Log log log....

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  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    This is not what I came here for.

    Anyhoo...I log randomly. I eat a lot of the same foods day to day so I'll log it after, but if it's something I'm unsure of, I'll check the calories before I eat it.

    So, basically, there's no rhyme or reason to my logging.
    you were thinking of this weren't ya.....
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    I end up eating pretty much the same stuff, if I need to check, I'll either do so before or just afterward, so A and C \m/

    It's big, it's heavy, it's wood....
    It's better than bad IT'S GOOD!!! \m/™
  • WanderingPomme
    WanderingPomme Posts: 601 Member
    This is not what I came here for.

    Anyhoo...I log randomly. I eat a lot of the same foods day to day so I'll log it after, but if it's something I'm unsure of, I'll check the calories before I eat it.

    So, basically, there's no rhyme or reason to my logging.
    you were thinking of this weren't ya.....
    giphy.gif

    I end up eating pretty much the same stuff, if I need to check, I'll either do so before or just afterward, so A and C \m/

    It's big, it's heavy, it's wood....
    It's better than bad IT'S GOOD!!! \m/™

    LOL:laugh:

    Thank you for your responses and well wishes!

    Whenever you *do* leave wiggle room for the rest of the day when you prelog, how many calories to leave space for?
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    A and B

    Usually my days and treats are planned around breakfast time that morning :drinker:
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    wow I must be weird...

    None of the above

    I log my week usually...

    On Sunday night I sit down after i have done the shopping and plan my meals. My breakfasts vary depending on where I am, lunches are usually what was left over from the previous nights dinner and then my dinners are planned based on if my husband is working a day shift or night shift.

    I typically do not vary from it as I do this to ensure my macros are hit. That being said I do vary if I feel like it...I am not that OCD about it.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Typically it's A and B - I try to plan out my day early and than just make any changes I need to.

    When I wait til the end of the day which I have a few times, are always the days my calories and macros are horrible because it takes a little planning
  • haleema93
    haleema93 Posts: 70
    Curious to know. How do you log?

    Do you...
    a.) the beforehand think of what you're going to eat the next day or for the day and prelog everything from breakfast until dinner?
    b.) log while you're eating?
    c.) log after you've just finished a meal?
    d.) log everything after you've finished eating for the day?

    If i'm having a cheat meal I usually add it to the diary the night before so i know how many calories i have left.
    usually log just before a meal so i know i'm only eating that and not nibbling on other things!
  • SrMaggalicious
    SrMaggalicious Posts: 495 Member
    I find that I am way more successful when I plan my meals and pre-log. Then if I have to make adjustments, I tend to have more wiggle room.

    Also, I find it very helpful for resisting temptation. Nothing like seeing a muffin that weighs in at whopping 700 calories added my diary to make me decide not to shove it in my mouth and help make rethink how I need/want to use those calories.

    I do the same thing. You'll stray less if it's already written down and you have a game plan.
  • mysecretself
    mysecretself Posts: 15
    a little bit of everything, I plan out most days or at least some of my meals
    If anything else I add just before or after I eat it
    Sometimes I wait til later in the day to do a whole count(I always have a rough count in my head though)
    x
  • BigTireFlipper
    BigTireFlipper Posts: 116 Member
    a.) the beforehand think of what you're going to eat the next day or for the day and prelog everything from breakfast until dinner?

    A hybrid of this. My breakfast doesn't change much so it's easy for me to know how many cals I'm going to have for it. The exception is on big workout days where I need to eat more cals than normal in order to not be stuck with a huge pile of cals I need to eat at the end of the day.

    Lunch is always prepped for the week. I do up a big batch and enter it as a recipe so I can simply select it to populate my diary.

    Dinner is the stand out. I look at whatever I have left and put together a meal that fits the remainder. This method lets me feel like I'm maintaining control over my counts, doesn't leave me with any end of day surprises, and lets me get creative at the end of each day.
  • vickiem74
    vickiem74 Posts: 49 Member
    I usually log just before or just after.
  • romancefan1983
    romancefan1983 Posts: 88 Member
    I log beforehand as it works best for me and it helps keep me from overeating as I can prepare my meals and snacks the night before. If I don't do it before I'm more likely to over eat. Of couse stuff happens and I adjust as necessary.
  • mom2aeris
    mom2aeris Posts: 98 Member
    I log either as I am eating or when I am finished. That way, I log exactly what I have eaten. I am too easily bored with food to just pre log and expect to stick to it.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Some combination of A-C. If I waited for D, I would forget stuff. A is especially good if I'm going out...I can go through the restaurant's menu and find something in advance that has a calorie count I can live with, and is still tasty.
  • chani8
    chani8 Posts: 946 Member
    The answer is "Yes," Or "all of the above." ;)
  • westendcurls
    westendcurls Posts: 252 Member
    Mostly I log/plan the whole day after breakfast but I occasionally I'll just log as I go throughout the day. Pre-logging does make meeting all my goals easier so I try to make it a habit but then there's life so you know... lol.

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