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calories today or tomorrow

chicalatte
chicalatte Posts: 174
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So say I went out dancing on st patricks night at 1130 and danced until 230 am and then got food afterwatd. What day would you log that under?

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  • romanhokie
    romanhokie Posts: 30 Member
    You danced and ate before going to sleep. I'm no expert, but I think that, for weight loss and control that it makes sense for a day to be from wake up to wake up. As long as you're consistant, I'm not sure it matters.
  • charlene_1980
    charlene_1980 Posts: 96
    I don't know the answer... I can only tell you what I do.

    I work a lot of night shifts, so I log all food and exercise before I go to sleep, as one day, and anything after I sleep, as the next day...

    Oh wow, that sounded better in my head... hope it made sense? lol
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    so I log all food and exercise before I go to sleep, as one day, and anything after I sleep, as the next day...

    I would agree with this; if it's before bed, it belongs with the previous day =)
  • KeyMasterOfGozer
    KeyMasterOfGozer Posts: 229 Member
    It shouldn't matter, since your net calories over time will be the same either way. Personally, I end the day when I go to sleep for purposes of logging my work hours as well as for logging stuff like this.
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