Do you log when you've been "bad"?

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It depends. Sometimes I'll log it and it'll deter me from going even more overboard. But other times (usually on special social occasions) I'll just forget about it and start the next day fresh. I find it easier to just move on from it, rather than trying to compensate by cutting my intake even more, which tends to just end up making things worse.

I don't take time off. It's a lifestyle change. I can't allow that... that would be the first step of denial and I know exactly where that leads.

I log everything, even the very bad PMS days (often I just end up with quick calories but they are mostly accurate).

kristenveganvixen wrote: »

Wasn't sure how to word this but when you're taking time off your diet for whatever reason (in my case, first weekend of holiday and on my period) do you ever log it anyway to check the "damage" and to try to stay on track, or do you avoid doing this as it's just too depressing?

After seeing it written down, I've told myself I'll be doing plenty exercise and eating at loss tomorrow at least for damage limitation anyway! Feel sort of down about it now so not sure whether it's a good thing to do or not.

I log everything as best I can. Sometimes I figure out how to make up for it (move my calories around throughout the week, increase activity, etc) and sometimes I let the bad day be and move on. I do the former far more often than the latter, though.

If I was on a deliberate break, I'd eat at maintenance or possibly do sloppy logging at worst. I don't think it's wise to be totally unaware of my intake. And any fear that 'knowing' might 'get me depressed' is just an irrational voice trying to steer me towards denial and ignorance. Gaining weight is what gets me depressed, not 'knowing.' Also, feeling depressed is sometimes a completely legitimate feeling to experience. Feeling depressed isn't always irrational or a brain disease.

I used to just 'ignore' my binges and overeating, partially by not logging it. I figured I was already sad, and seeing just how much I was eating would make me sadder - and that would defeat the point of a binge, which was to self-medicate with food. That pretty much allowed me to keep my unhealthy cycle going, as I wasnt holding myself accountable. I might be good all week, but one binge and all that work was for nothing, and since I had no visible record of what I'd done, I was waaaaay less likely to try to compensate for overeating with some exercise the next day.

I'm not sure exactly what changed, but a little while ago I realised that I was never tought or encouraged to be disciplined as a child. That sucks, but I'm an adult now, so I'll have to teach myself. Logging properly and acknowledging that my ED is really only better (and not 'cured' or whatever) are a part of that. *

Even if I can't always weigh everything, or read every lable, I'll always do my best to log. An estimation is better than nothing.

*Not beating myself up over eating 'badly" or too much is also part of my learning process.

Yes. It makes me feel better and more in control. I just went back to the PB2 and greek yogurt, taking little bites straight from the container. I thought I wasn't going to log it but felt guilty and found a way to log those extra grams of each. Not only do I feel more in control, I have accurate data. (As accurate as someone who takes extra licks can get).

Sometimes I log it all and divide the extra calories over the next few days... sometimes I just quick log my calorie limit for the day and move on. The latter only usually happens at Christmas, New Year's and my birthday.

Even when I know that what I'm eating will put me over my calorie goal for the day I log it because I know that I might be able to fool MFP but I won't be able to fool my body so I might as well own up.

Yes, for accountability. Otherwise it's very easy for me to slip back into old habits and gain more weight... sauces, creams, cheeses all add up very quickly and I love it all! lol

I don't consider myself to EVER be bad per say. There is no bad or good. Just more nutritional poor or rich choices.

Having that said, I log everything I eat no matter if it is rainbow chard with red leaf lettuce or a bag of peanut M&Ms.

Since I have some food sensitivity / allergies, having an electronic catalog of what I eat helps me isolate the irritant when I am trying something new.

Also, believe it or not, many times I would look at the calories on an indulgence and say to myself, 'WOW that was SO not worth X calories' which leads me to indulge differently over time.

Hope that helps - good luck!

I log everything, even if it's just my best guess. I use it as an educational tool.

Sometimes I feel like I have totally gone of the rails and when I log I find out it's nowhere near as bad as I thought.

Sometimes I think, "oh, I probably just ate at maintenance today" and then I log it I find out I was quite significantly over.

I find this information helpful.

Not logging bad days is denying yourself some pretty good data. i.e. what effect on the scales and your weight does a bad day or 4 have? Log it all, so when you have questions on why you were losing or gaining during a period of time, the answers will be right there.

What's the point in logging if you just want to pat yourself on the back? You don't need MFP for that...

It's a log. It's a record of what you're eating. There's no judgement attached to it. I log every day – the good, the bad, the ugly. It's a habit I have formed over time that helps me stay accountable.

Yes, I log it all as accurately as I can. My exercise logging is an issue for me. Totally honest with it but days of not working out makes me ashamed that I am being lazy! Got to get moving!