Do you plan your day?

I completely plan my day with the food diary in the morning, log it in, and revise it later if anything changes. I usually come pretty close to what I originally planned.

As for exercise, I only log it when I actually do it.

I plan a few days at a time and then change it as needed but planning helps me be more accountable.

On days when I work a long shift, I try and plan it all out. But, sometimes things change and I have to adjust it.

On days that I don't work, I log as I go.

By now, I'm pretty good on knowing what snacks I can bring with what lunch to keep the calories even but yes, I do plan. Usually I plan the day out the night before and base it according to my upcoming weekend plans. I leave 200 calories to play with though in case I get the nibbles somewhere.

I plan my dinners for the week for when I do grocery shopping. Then each day, I enter my food as I eat it. For me, whenever I log ahead of time something ALWAYS comes up and changes it. I eat pretty much the same few things for breakfast, lunch and snacks every day so dinner is my only variable and even that is within a pretty consistent range. I only log exercise when I do it based on what my HRM says. Some days are higher than others depending on how hard I workout and how I'm feeling. Working for me so far!

I sort of plan my day in my head, but I don't log anything until I eat it or do it. Usually immediately, but sometimes the next morning for dinner.

I plan food. I don't plan exercise. I tried planning exercise, but I noticed that if I already had it logged, I had a tendency to not do it. It's like seeing the numbers made me feel like I already did it. :-P

I pack all my food/snacks to take to the office each day, so I log them in each morning. Since that is all I have packed, that is all I allow myself to eat. This helps me to stay away from the office "buffet" that is usually around. By logging breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack in early, I know what calories I have remaining for dinner, and then plan dinner accordingly. I log dinner in the evening, and I log exercise after I have completed it. Planning really helps me to stay in check.

I actually am different than the others who posted ... I don't plan my meals but I do log everything as I do it ....but I really think it is up to the individual ... whether or not you are a planner, which I am not so logging as I go works better for me. Good luck on your journey !

I pretty much log everything in the morning, so I can make sure nothing is going to put me over. Once I've eaten it, it's too late.

I plan ahead two days in a row. I log all three meals in the morning. Snacks vary based on exercise and activity.

I dont plan it out at all, really, I just eat what I want* and log it. I stop eating when I run out of calories, or if I'm not hungry.

*About the only planning I actually do, is there are just so many things that I can eat. Like I know eating X is 250 to 300 calories, as are Y, Z, D, E etc...so I can have whatever of that I want for lunch and I'm good. I have 10 or 15 things I can eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that are all around 300, 300, and 600 calories, respectively....and I pretty much remember them all as I've been doing this for several months now. So I pretty much know off the top of my head how I'm going to get to 1200 calories. What I have to keep track of are 'extras' that I allow myself throughout the day to get closer to the 1700-2000 calories I want to eat. Generally, I'll add something for dinner ... but I try to keep an eye on nutrition content for that one.

I'm getting fairly close to the weight I want to maintain at this point, so I'm trying to train myself to just naturally adhere to my calorie goals for the day as much as possible.

Brittany:
I log as I go. If I plan too far in advance, then if I want something that I haven't planned I tend to rebel and eat too much. If I keep up with it during the day then I'm always aware of what I have left. Good luck!

Yup, I also plan in advance. I've noticed that it's getting easier and easier to plan ahead of time.

I work out in the morning, so I log that in afterwards along with everything, or as much as possible, for the day. For example, today I did a 30 min personal training session then 40 min of cardio. So afterward, I logged that in then logged in my coffee, breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack. I haven't logged dinner because I'm not sure yet what that will be. Most likely chicken breast and a big salad. I like logging ahead of time because, for me, it completely removes any anxiety I might have surrounding what I'm eating, how I'm doing on nutrients, and where I stand calorie-wise as the day progresses.