Do you still log what food you eat on party, buffets, restaurant etc.?
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ferd_ttp5
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Do you still log what food you eat on party, buffet, restaurant etc.? I find it hard to log what I'm eating up because I was too distracted I drink a 1.5 litre of coke today and I don't know how much food I've eatened Expecting the scale to backfire haha. I'm just curious
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Yes. I generally prelog, even when eating out3
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Yes. I try. In maintenance I can get away with being a pretty sloppy logger. Sometimes I'll count up the calories in my head and quick add. I maintained all through the fall like this. The problem is...a lot of the time it wasn't purposeful maintenance. I was trying to be in a deficit, lol. Fail for that.7
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I used to count everything but since I've lost all the weight I wanted to lose, I no longer count calories on weekends. I still stick to and count every calorie during the week meticulously but give myself a break on weekends. It's working for me. I haven't gained any weight back, still exercise even on weekends and find that even when I don't actually count calories on those two days, I find I kind of automatically know what I can have without going to far over my calorie count.4
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You weigh and log a few months and you get pretty good at guestimating.3
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Sometimes. Most times no.2
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Yes to the best of my ability
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Yes, always. I tend to choose restaurants which provide their nutritional data and request it from those who do not- if they are not responsive, I tend to shun them from that point forward (if they are a larger chain-type place... I'm looking at you, Slim Chickens).
I don't eat out all that often, other than special occasions/trips, so it's not a huge deal most of the time. And, if I end up at a place/event where the actual numbers aren't available due to circumstances beyond my control, I just do my best and move on (and do a bit of extra walking etc. to build a cushion). I'm maintaining a 60+ wt loss for going on 9 mos so I think that it's working for me.2 -
i just try my best to input and/or i will just guess a big number (like a 1000 cal) n stick it in MFP so i know i went way over that day. plus, i will minimize the caloric intake before n after.4
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I try my best to but sometimes I forget to do it2
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yes, I estimate after. Some times I just make up a number and add it, usually high to avoid this doesn't count as i am not tracking type of thinking2
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Well thanks though everyone has different opinions and I appreciate it1
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I try
So for example yesterday at housewarming I guessed size of grilled chicken guessed amount of wine, logged 2 rice crust treats instead of one as unsure of portion size, logged grilled zucchini for both the grilled zucchini and summer squash,1 -
If you want an accurate representation of what you eat then I would log it to the best of your ability. "Closest"-to, foods, will give you some kind of information to work off of.4
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I always have a rough estimate put in. I try to overestimate if anything to be on the safe side.1
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I don't. If a day has been indulgent because we've been to a party, had a multiple course restaurant meal or been somewhere where snacks have been constantly on offer, I don't log.
The big blank space in my diary shows that the day has been excessive. I don't bother with totals, I just use the blank space to know that there's a very good reason for any gain. If I find that I haven't logged in a few days, I know that I'm getting into the habit of eating too much, so that pulls me back to where I should be.3 -
I try, though of course there's a lot of estimating involved, especially if it's a potluck or a non-chain restaurant that doesn't have published nutrition info.1
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No0
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I just quick add a rough guesstimate.1
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Yes. And I just found out my dinner was 1392 calories. And it probably was about that. It did not feel like that much, which was educational. I'm glad I exercised today, but I have suspicions that this was the most over I have ever been in one meal for the five years I have been logging. I'm stuffed. I think breakfast and lunch tomorrow will be LEAN.
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