How often do yall track?

charesnake · May 2020

Currently im 8 months in tracking everyday ... I weigh my food mostly and make recipes using the recipe thing. I had a bout with binge eating so i found this out tracked macros and havent had a true " i cant have this food " feeling yet (iifym/calories) . i like tracking but i just want to get a feel .. How much do yall track everyday

cmriverside · May 2020

I log all my food every day.

I lost 80ish pounds and have kept it off using food logging. I have to continue to log, when I don't log my food I start eating too much. Some people never log food. So you'll have to find what works for you.

sardelsa · May 2020

I am currently maintaining/recomping. I haven't tracked my food intake in about 5 years. I have gained (on purpose), maintained and lost weight during that time.

GreenValli · May 2020

I log what I eat every day! Currently I have a streak of 138 days. Even now with my gym being closed I am logging even though I am not losing weight. I guess it is partly because I am not exercising. But I know if I did not log my food I would be going up. I have used MFP for years. Once upon a time I weighed 250 lbs. I lost 75 lbs but have still gone up and down some. Logging keeps me maintaining and losing if I exercise.

AnnPT77 · May 2020

I'm almost up to 5 years of tracking the overwhelming majority of days. I tracked daily in detail while losing weight, weighing foods whenever I could (like at home), estimating when necessary (like restaurant meals or eating at other people's houses).

Now, after being in maintenance a long time, staying at a healthy weight, I skip tracking some meals or days if they're very complicated/imprecise to log (like maybe dinner at an Indian restaurant buffet, say; or a potluck), or if I'm especially busy/distracted on a random day, but still log accurately and in detail the majority of days. It's just an easy habit, these days.

After around 30 years of obesity, that 10 minutes or so daily I spend logging, to keep calories and nutrition where I want them, and stay at a healthy weight for 4+ years . . . that may be the most profitable 10 minutes of my day - huge payoff.

TonyB0588 · May 2020

I track every meal every day, as well as all calorie burning activity.

sijomial · May 2020

I track my food one or two days a year to help plan my fuelling and nutrition for very long cycle rides.
Tracking food isn't necessary for me to control/manipulate my weight so of little benefit to me.

I track my exercise to give me an idea of my very variable calorie allowance.

rainbow198 · May 2020

I plan/track my calorie count and exercise daily. Holidays and vacations included.

It doesn't take long and tracking allows me to maintain my weight nicely (80+ pound loss for 7 years with no regain) while eating everything I want!

alabastermama · May 2020

Hello!
I log my food everyday(no matter what i eat) and any activity I do that burns a significant amount of calories.(no diet plan and daily exercise). Been tracking since February(19.6 lbs down)

paperpudding · May 2020

Are u asking about tracking in maintenance?

I track every day but my logging is quite loose ( guestimations, averages etc) and I don't track at all on vacations.

spiriteagle99 · May 2020

I'm like paperpudding: I log food and exercise, but don't weigh my food and don't track when travelling. After a lifetime of yoyo dieting/weigh gain, I've learned that I can't just assume I know how to eat. Every single time I've lost weight in the past, when I stopped paying close attention I started gaining again. Occasional treats become regular treats become daily excesses. Logging keeps me honest. It has worked well for the past 6-7 years.

tuckerrj · May 2020

I've tried all sorts of "half way" logging food or weighing myself and was never successful. This time I weigh/measure EVERYTHING, EVERYDAY that I eat and weigh myself EVERY morning. Bam! I'm down 66 lbs and I've been successful for over a year. I suspect I'll continue doing it for a long time.

MadisonMolly2017 · May 2020

Weighing & Tracking all food daily for the past 970 days...did quite a few months here or there prior, but mot with a food scale.

I want to maintain my 71lb loss. Tracking helps me do that, as I don’t get clear hunger signals & I was obese for 40 years, and the tracking helps me from Falling back to those old ways of eating.

Hollis100 · May 2020

I reached my goal weight in November 2019. I'm getting sick of logging at this point, but I know I have to continue to do it.

Out of sight, out of mind. If I stop logging, I'll start the habits that made me obese. Logging every day and weighing myself at least every few days are my two tools for self-control. I do NOT want to become obese again.

amusedmonkey · May 2020

I track every morsel 99% of the time. I have done so for 7 years.

briscogun · May 2020

Every. Single. Day.

Kekibird · May 2020

When I'm good and on track, I'm logging everything, everyday. When I stop logging, my portions get out of control.

425Recess · May 2020

I am a daily tracker. I may miss a day but very seldom. I know it has keep my weight on track for about 20 years. But besides the calories, I like watching my fruits and veggies so I don't skip veggies to keep my calories down and eat something not so good for me. That said, I'm loose with weighing/measuring every bite. At this point, I do a lot of estimating.

MadisonMolly2017 · May 2020

425Recess wrote: »

I am a daily tracker. I may miss a day but very seldom. I know it has keep my weight on track for about 20 years. But besides the calories, I like watching my fruits and veggies so I don't skip veggies to keep my calories down and eat something not so good for me. That said, I'm loose with weighing/measuring every bite. At this point, I do a lot of estimating.

@425Recess
YES! Fruits/Veg (and that reduces saturated fat for me) is one of the main reasons I am tracking daily. I also love looking at the trends in my data.

Congratulations on 20 years!!

aries68mc · May 2020

I still track every day.

gradchica27 · May 2020

Tracking daily now. I will go for a few months at a time not tracking or loosely tracking (ie, track breakfast and lunch, guesstimate dinner), which usually results in a small gain over time. When I hit the top of my maintenance range, or, occasionally, my “oh *bleep*” number, I start fully tracking again until I’m down the 3-7lbs. And track for a while, then start again. The freedom of not always tracking every day means I will gain a few pounds, which is a trade off I’m willing to live with. Until I’m not.

How often do yall track?

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