Forget to log food

busylakemom
busylakemom Posts: 3 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
have alarms set up , but just cut them off then forget to still put my food in.What do I do? Help
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  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Make notes on paper or post-its as you prep of food items, scale weight/serving weight. Do your logging entry later from the notes.

  • ElvenToad
    ElvenToad Posts: 644 Member
    Set your food log as your home page on your PC. Bonus, never lose your streak!
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    Prelog your day.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Get more dedicated.
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  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Make notes on paper or post-its as you prep of food items, scale weight/serving weight. Do your logging entry later from the notes.

    I do this - I then log on my phone or laptop, while I eat, or just before.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I prelog my day everyday while I'm having my morning cuppa.
    It's the very first thing I do when I turn on my computer.
  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    I log it as I'm preparing it, so that I can scan the barcodes and check the info is correct, then I adjust the weights as I'm serving it.

    I don't think it matters how you do it though. If you're committed, you'll find a way.
  • Chezzie84
    Chezzie84 Posts: 873 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Make notes on paper or post-its as you prep of food items, scale weight/serving weight. Do your logging entry later from the notes.

    ^^ This is what I do.
    Makes preparing dinner less of a rush. I like counting calories but I like eating dinner at the same time as everyone else more.



  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,312 Member
    If you are weighing and measuring everything you eat you would either jot it down on a piece of paper, or enter it directly on your phone/tablet/computer as you are plating it.

    I suppose that if you're eating out, and you don't log the items as you're eating them, you may forget the occasional item.

    If I am with other people and don't want to ignore them to play with MFP on my phone, I take a picture of my meal before I eat it.

    I then perform a "forensic picture based estimation" to determine what and how much to log <- lots of fun can be had with this one, I almost posted a picture once to ask for estimation advice :blush:

    Obviously, estimating from a picture is not nearly as accurate as using a scale! I've only taken my scale into a single restaurant, so far, in spite of the event not even being that traumatic!

    Having said all that: it sure sounds like your concept of logging does not quite include logging everything by exact weight...
  • PixelPuff
    PixelPuff Posts: 902 Member
    If you are asking if you can STILL log it, then you can. Just click the arrow to change to the previous day.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.
    I agree with this, it really comes down to how much you want to do this. I have in my head that I log or I don't eat. Tell yourself that you can't have it if you don't log it. It will help you get to your goal much easier :)
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

    I don't know why this got flagged. I think it's a good point.

  • ariamythe
    ariamythe Posts: 130 Member
    PixelPuff wrote: »
    If you are asking if you can STILL log it, then you can. Just click the arrow to change to the previous day.
    Yeah, but then you don't get credit for the streak. I broke a 300+ day streak because I waited until after midnight to log food during a vacation day.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

    I can't believe that some body flagged this!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

    I can't believe that some body flagged this!

    I'd hate to see how this special buttercup reacted to actual abuse :huh:
  • 1966spen
    1966spen Posts: 33 Member
    I have paper, pen, scale and calculator. Weigh, check and work out cals, add up and add to tracker.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Prioritise your commitment to losing weight and do it

    Or as was put far more succinctly and accurately


    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    I have to be organized during the week, so I find this a great pre-planning tool. On Sunday I take 30 minutes to plug in the week's meals. It helps that I have been at this for awhile and pretty much know how much of any given thing I will eat and have my recipes saved. I can always adjust if things weigh more or less or my plans change but at least I have a rough guide to go by.
  • FitGamerSmoak
    FitGamerSmoak Posts: 224 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

    whomever flagged this is crazy....it's a very good point
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  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Prioritise your commitment to losing weight and do it

    Or as was put far more succinctly and accurately


    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.
    This.
    Perhaps you just aren't really ready and committed to the process. We always make time for what we really want to do.

  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Get more dedicated.

    + a zillion

    if its important to you, you will remember to log it.

  • ohmscheeks
    ohmscheeks Posts: 840 Member
    busylakemom wrote: »
    have alarms set up , but just cut them off...

    :/
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    OP...maybe this will help.

    I have MFP set up on my bookmark toolbar. Every morning when I turn on my computer I automatically just open it up to my dairy page. That way every time I sit down to the computer I see the window that it is open in. Only takes a minute to click on it and post anything that I have eaten since earlier in the day.

    Other than that...even if it gets me one of those flags...

    You are doing this for you...

    If you want this badly enough you will find a way...

    Methods that work for one person might or might not work for you...

    Make a commitment...own it...embrace it...be accountable to yourself...

    One last thing...there is nothing that any of us can say that will make you log your food...that is entirely on you.

  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    GuitarJerry wrote: »
    Log it before you eat it. I don't understand any other method. Always log before. Afterwards is too late. You have to weigh and measure, that's when you log. Afterward, you have no idea how much you ate.

    ^^This. "Write it before you bite it".

    Each evening, after the day's work, dinner, clean-up, etc. is all done, I think about what I'm going to eat the next day and log it. It's the only way that works for me.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Make notes on paper or post-its as you prep of food items, scale weight/serving weight. Do your logging entry later from the notes.

    Ya, I have a notebook for making notes as I prep food. When I eat alone, I log while I eat. If I'm going to being eating with people, I might pre-log. Last night I logged while my fiance did the dishes. (Yes, he's a keeper.)

  • ariamythe
    ariamythe Posts: 130 Member
    edited June 2015
    Busylakemom, I can definitely sympathize. I'm also a mom, one with three kids under 12, and no matter how sincerely I intend to log it all ahead of time, or as I eat, etc., it's just not something that always happens.

    Me (sitting down to dinner after making sure the kids have all been served): "Okay, time to log this -- "

    Kid 1(has chugged her drink already): "Mom! Can I have a drink?"

    Kid 2 (has scarfed his food already): "Can I have more chicken?"

    Kid 3 [throws potato-laden spoon on floor]: "I don't LIKE mashed potatoes!"

    Me (dropping my phone and grabbing a single hot bite because I know the food is going to be cold before I get to take a second one): "Yes, yes, and Kathleen DON'T THROW YOUR FOOD ... "

    I would say try your best, don't feel bad if you're not perfect, and don't ever let anyone tell you you're not "dedicated" enough because you miss a few beats.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    ariamythe wrote: »
    Busylakemom, I can definitely sympathize. I'm also a mom, one with three kids under 12, and no matter how sincerely I intend to log it all ahead of time, or as I eat, etc., it's just not something that always happens.

    Me (sitting down to dinner after making sure the kids have all been served): "Okay, time to log this -- "

    Kid 1(has chugged her drink already): "Mom! Can I have a drink?"

    Kid 2 (has scarfed his food already): "Can I have more chicken?"

    Kid 3 [throws potato-laden spoon on floor]: "I don't LIKE mashed potatoes!"

    Me (dropping my phone and grabbing a single hot bite because I know the food is going to be cold before I get to take a second one): "Yes, yes, and Kathleen DON'T THROW YOUR FOOD ... "

    I would say try your best, don't feel bad if you're not perfect, and don't ever let anyone tell you you're not "dedicated" enough because you miss a few beats.

    Weigh and log it before you sit down

    Teach kids to wait or serve themselves?

    Being committed to your own health is not a bad thing to teach your children
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited June 2015
    The moment you realize that you're worth taking the time and effort for is the moment you will change it.

    And not a second sooner. :)
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