How obsessive are you?

I log everything. The diary is a tool, and I like being able to predict if I'm going to maintain a lose next month... if I didn't log everything, it would be pointless.

I definitely don't stick to my calories every day though, I go over some days, and under others.

I log everything. I even go to the trouble of logging and planning 80% of the next day's food as well.

Missbodyrocker wrote: »

Do you stick to exact calories everyday or do you have the odd sneaky extra and not count or add it onto another day?

I aim for about 1500 minimum, 1700 maximum. (my fitbit gives me calories too)

I will use leftover calories from the day before or borrow calories from the next day if I'm hungry enough.

Being in the red on my calories bothers me, so...I play with the numbers a bit sometimes. It all works out.

Missbodyrocker wrote: »

Do you stick to exact calories everyday or do you have the odd sneaky extra and not count or add it onto another day?

Being accurate and consistent =/= being obsessive.

I logged for many months very accurately and consistently and lost weight without being obsessed...it was just a tool and I treated it as such...I didn't become obsessed until about 7-8 months in...not sure what happened, but I definitely took a mental turn for the worse.

By obsessed I mean freaking the hell out because the app or site went down and I couldn't log something right then and there.

Going on a camping trip to the middle of nowhere and being consumed the entire time by calories and wondering if I was blowing it or not eating enough or blowing up my stupid macros or whatever.

Pre-logging my days and feeling guilty if I, god forbid, had to change something in my diary or did something that sent me over by a few measly calories.

Being afraid to go out to dinner with my wife to an establishment that didn't have nutritional information...and secretly wanting to take my food scale along with me.

That's obsessed...simply logging and keeping track of things isn't an obsession, but it can turn into one. Needless to say, I don't log anymore. Thankfully I learned a whole lot in RE to nutrition and how to fuel my body along the way as I've had no issues maintaining for 1.5 years without logging.

Lourdesong wrote: »

Danilynn1975 wrote: »

I also tried the if everyday were like today thing to see. I ate exactly the same stuff daily for 5 weeks straight.

What was the result?

they lied. it's a feel good tool. But then again it could be me, just discovered I have a thyroid issue, so your results may vary. Mine didn't. I lost only 1 pound from that experiment.

Try to be honest and log all that I eat good or bad as I feel why not log when all said and done you are only lying to yourself and is that really lying as you already know ????

I try very hard to stay at or slightly below my calorie goal, (it varies because of exercise calories) yes I have had days that go over. However I am obsessive (I don't like this word for this) on logging every single thing I eat or drink as well as measuring it correctly.

I log accurately. That means everything I eat. I don't think that's obsessive at all.

I log 95% of the time. I generally have a day or two a month when I don't log. On those days, I may or may not calorie count in my head.

I eat the same things on a regular basis and I'm pretty good at estimating portion sizes and calories. We eat out a lot and I don't freak out about it the way some people do. If the chef adds extra butter or oil, no big deal.

I log everything. I would only be cheating myself if I didn't.