if you know your going to go over-do you log?

Bluestar083
Bluestar083 Posts: 146
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
On Fathers Day (Sunday here in Australia) we are having a morning tea then a dinner. I know I will be going over calories. I don't care! Do you still log everything you ate or just skip it on a day like that?
This will only happen a few times in the 1-2 months it will take me to lose the weight...
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  • skinnyjeans1224
    skinnyjeans1224 Posts: 76 Member
    I log everything
  • winstonh
    winstonh Posts: 48
    I would totally log it! You gotta be able to see the bad along with the good to get a decent picture. Also, you'll know how many calories you'll have to burn to make up for it!!
  • vodkaswigger
    vodkaswigger Posts: 467
    I always log, even when i have my treat days or a drink a few times a month with friends, im ususally way over but i dont like to miss days xx
  • tashacan
    tashacan Posts: 121
    Personally, I go ahead and log it. I don't do it often but as a matter of fact, I did last night. I went ahead and logged everything. It was scary but it helps hold me more accountable. Also, I can go back and see what I have eaten at a later date if needed. Hope this helps....
  • jrami24
    jrami24 Posts: 18 Member
    I only log when I behave
  • KHaverstick
    KHaverstick Posts: 308 Member
    Yes, I try to. Sometimes it is difficult at events like that, because you may not have accurate nutritional information, but I do try.
  • rmsrws
    rmsrws Posts: 639 Member
    The purpose of keeping a food log, is to track what you eat. Even if you are going to go over, it helps you see what you have consumed, and you can use it for reference in the future.

    I saw a helpful little hint on someones post " If you BITE it, you WRITE it".
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    It depends on the day. When I have a "cheat" day I usually don't record what I eat, still log my exercise and water on those days though...which is probably a bit weird, but it works for me. Some days if I know it will be going over late in the day, I'll still record it all.
  • wgrape
    wgrape Posts: 40 Member
    Record as best as you can. Add a note if it makes you feel better that it was a special occasion!
  • steffiejoe
    steffiejoe Posts: 313 Member
    I would log it in also. My BDAY is coming up on the 9th of this month and I plan to log it in.
  • SWEETS1234
    SWEETS1234 Posts: 243 Member
    OWE it, eat enjoy but record it.
  • dsak
    dsak Posts: 367 Member
    Log it all.....
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I log it. I think it's nice to see what ways you can cut back on days like that in the future!
  • jamhamster
    jamhamster Posts: 98 Member
    I log everything its good to see how much you do go over by
  • MoonIite
    MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
    Yes, I still log. If I don't know the calorie content of the foods I will be eating, I try to provide an estimate to keep myself accountable. That way when my scale displays a weight gain (real or water weight) I know it's from the excess food that I've eaten that day.
  • tangdalun
    tangdalun Posts: 8
    I would say log it. If nothing else, it will give you the sense of not having "cheated". Some days you eat more, some days less, but if you don't log it, to me at least I feel I have sort of given up. That's why I log even on those days when the family goes to a restaurant for lunch or dinner. After seeing just how many calories, fat grams, and carbs I consumed, I am more determined to resume my diet. Just a thought. Good Luck.
  • mea9
    mea9 Posts: 561 Member
    You clearly care or you wouldn't have posted. It's OK to do that, a good thing even. You should log because then you can get a real picture of your entire month (there is really about one holiday a month). I do it almost every Sunday because that's when my family gets together. The food is homecooked and awesome. It's not wrong - just a different focus. I'm complex and multilayered :laugh:
  • webdiva1
    webdiva1 Posts: 326 Member
    Yup. Now if I could just rig my keyboard to give me a liiiiiittle tiny shock when I go over, THAT would help me learn. :D

    Happy Dad's Day!
  • TMcBooty
    TMcBooty Posts: 780 Member
    Record as best as you can. Add a note if it makes you feel better that it was a special occasion!

    Agree
  • peteb79
    peteb79 Posts: 386
    Why bother logging if you don't log everything?
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Absolutely. I like to know what my weekly average is (even if it includes a 4000+ day), then I know exactly why I am NOT losing (and I don't have to ask the board :wink: ).
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
    I do... think of it as if you don't log something, you're taking the first step toward falling back into old habits.... a bad day is a bad day.... nothing more, nothing less... but if you don't log it to remind yourself, it may become the first in many.
  • Kristin111365
    Kristin111365 Posts: 77
    I log, even though I hate it I log.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    I only log when I behave



    Only logging when you behave is cheating yourself. You need to be able to recognize your trends, so you can address them. If it's truly a once in a while thing, then what's the harm in logging?
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    It depends, I don't really log weekends so if it falls on a weekend then no, if it falls during the week when I would normally be logging anyway, absolutely. I'm almost always under on any given day anyway, so I don't sweat it I just log it.
  • sophjakesmom
    sophjakesmom Posts: 904 Member
    YES, YES, YES!!!

    It keeps my splurges in check and I try to balance it out through the week.
  • change_happens
    change_happens Posts: 491
    logging is a good thing. i log everything. i read on here somehwere, "if you bite it, write it."
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    On Fathers Day (Sunday here in Australia) we are having a morning tea then a dinner. I know I will be going over calories. I don't care! Do you still log everything you ate or just skip it on a day like that?
    This will only happen a few times in the 1-2 months it will take me to lose the weight...
    I don't log on weekends because I have no idea what I'll be eating. My family has parties ALL the time so to figure out what calories are in the foods we have (everyone's homemade dishes recipes are different) would drive me nuts. Only thing I log is my weight, up or down.
  • Racheyj76
    Racheyj76 Posts: 34 Member
    I log EVERYthing even if I know it will embarrass me. I had one day I did not log as we were out 2 days in a row and I forgot what I ate on the first day.
    It keeps me accountable on all days to log everything.

    Rachel
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    Log everything! But don't worry about going over, especially if you stay under maintenenace. And (reasonable) cheat days are not only part of a good diet, they can even help you lose more (supposedly) by tricking your metabolism.
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