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

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  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    The days that I overeat are the days that I need to get under control...they are actually more important for me to track than the days that I eat normally. So I log those "bad" days so that I have an idea of how far I have come in controlling what I eat.

    I had one of those days on Thursday...I was hungry all day. I felt as if I had eaten 4-5000 calories. When I logged all of it I had actually eaten at maintenance. I at least know now that even when I eat all day that I am making much better choices.

    I think that a lot can be learned from those "bad" days.
  • Bolibadale
    Bolibadale Posts: 16 Member
    Yes log and stay with it good or bad. I am phy disable so I do not exercise as often as most and I dont want to be tempted with extra calories so I do not log my exercise......I do water exercise 3x a wk
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    I log everything! It's the only way I can have an accurate view of what's going on with my weight. Eat too much? Yep, will gain weight. Stay on track with daily cals? Yep, will maintain... Eat at a deficit? Yep, will lose...

    It's just cause and effect and it's important to be honest about it to stay on track with goals :) No point being in denial or hiding the facts ;)
  • lowriderjim
    lowriderjim Posts: 18 Member
    I have bad days. The difference from the past is I don't let it get me down. I log it and go on. I try to plan on plus goal calories and restrict before the event but sometimes just splurge. I admit to making use of "generic pig-out"
    or "generic pizza pig-out" entries and don't let it depress me. That would just lead me to further over-eating.
  • holagatita
    holagatita Posts: 1,785 Member
    I do cheat days and I dont.
  • paulandrachelk
    paulandrachelk Posts: 280 Member
    ALWAYS log!! Keeps me on target. If something happens and can't log I added an item that 1 of "travel" is 2500 calories then adjust the quantity to what I mentally calculate I ate. Since have been doing this a couple of years, feel I get a reasonable number.

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