logging in advance?

I log the day in advance, and sometimes the next day too if I feel like it.

It's easy for me as I have the same thing for breakfast every day (cereal and milk), one of three or four things for lunch which are all roughly the same number of calories and I buy all the dinners for the week on the weekend as I'm cooking for the family and have put the recipes in to the recipe builder so I decide what we're having and log that.

I prefer doing it that way as I can then see how many calories are spare after the main meals and plan what to have for snacks throughout the day to bring me up to my calorie goal. I think if I logged as I went along I'd either find that by dinner time I didn't have enough calories left to eat my dinner or have to eat a 500 calorie snack before I go to bed just to get me to the limit.

I sure do, I have had too many occasions where I logged something after I ate it and was over because of it. So to avoid that,i log in advance x

I do it. In the morning I plan my whole day out and then at the end of the day, I go back and make changes. Sometimes I end up not feeling like what my planned snacks were etc so I change them later. It works well for me although it is a full time job sometimes. Especially because I cook a LOT and have to enter a million recipes all the time. I think MFP has become a bit of an addiction for me now lol.

I usually log it the day before, i know where i stand with extras then.

Logging in advance has helped me understand the different nutrients foods have and have made me more accurately hit my numbers. I start with my proteins, as they are what is hardest for me. I load my carbs (fruits first, then veggies and then starches). After that, I will tweak foods to make the numbers work, adding food here and there. On a day I have complete control over (feeding myself), I can log in about 10 minutes now, though it was much longer when I started. When I know I'm going to someone's house for dinner, for example, I leave a flexible snack in my purse (like almonds) and leave some protein and carbs and fat for that meal. When I log it, I might need a few almonds to make the numbers work, so I eat them on the way home. I don't know if this process will help you or not. Best wishes as you work on your health. :drinker:

I have noticed if i log the food the night before, then i only have to follow the day calories, rather than having extra bits and making the calories go over than the 1200 marker. If i don't log in advance it goes abit haywire!

I wrote out my meals and snacks (on paper though) ahead of time because I think doing it ahead of time helps a lot so you aren't looking for food while hungry and can look over the whole day and make sure you have the right amount of what you need ie protein, carbs, dairy, etc When I had tried just making a goal and writing things down as I ate, I tended to not get in what I needed to and/or would overeat.

Does anyone else log their food intake in advance?

Yep. I do that a lot. It helps immensely in staying on track.

I've only ever logged in advance a couple of times. My life is not that predictable, and I ended up having to change the meals and snacks, at the end of the day. Thus, giving me more logging to do. Not my favourite passtime.

My days are very varied, and I rarely eat anything twice in the same week, as I'm always trying new foods, and receipes. Also, I like eating out, at the drop of a hat, whenever I feel like it, and the canteen is quite good, as well (I think it's called cafe culture, in Europe). I just logg, as I go along with my phone app, as this suits me best.

Every morning! Then close it out. If I change my mind I can edit! It's nice to know my cal and carb intake ahead of time. Keeps me focused!