plan out your food or just go with it

whtlatina1214
whtlatina1214 Posts: 765 Member
edited October 6 in Health and Weight Loss
hi im looking @ some of my friends diaries and im like wow you know their meals are super healthy and look so difficult im wondering is it better to plan out your meals for weight loss and for convienice or do you just do what i do and just log everything through out the day

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  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I think having at least some idea what you're going to eat on a particular day makes staying on track easier.
  • Miss_Chievous_wechange
    Miss_Chievous_wechange Posts: 1,230 Member
    I always plan my week's meals and workouts. Planning is key to staying on track.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    i the beginning i planned out everything the night before. i usually put in over my calorie goals, because i knew i would sometimes take something off.

    now i kinda pre-log everything, especially on days that i work. just because i pack my lunch and snacks the night before.
  • mysteria_
    mysteria_ Posts: 44 Member
    I plan if I'm going out to eat... I panic if I'm at a restaurant otherwise, because they usually don't have the calorie counts on the menu! I like to look ahead at the menu online before I go.

    Other than that I just go with the flow... because other than a restaurants, I usually have access to something (packaging, MFP food log, etc) in order check calories as I go.
  • sms1986
    sms1986 Posts: 113 Member
    I mostly just go through the day and log, although for the past few days I've half-planned the day's meals.
  • MaddameKat
    MaddameKat Posts: 200 Member
    I plan on sundays the food i will eat mon to wed and the i do it again on wed, gives a me a chance to change my mind about what i want later in the week. I stick to 95% of it and leave some cals spare as a buffer on the day.
    Workouts are always scheduled or i would not go to the gym and i would make excuses. On my cardio days i just find a WOD or a HIIT i fancy and go with it.
  • funkycamper
    funkycamper Posts: 998 Member
    I never plan ahead as I find that too tedious. Plus, while I try to make sure I eat at least 4-5 times during the day, preferably 6, in order to keep my metabolism stoked, my appetite varies from day-to-day and I try to listen to that and eat accordingly. Since I zig-zag my calories and pay more attention to my weekly target than a daily target, this works well for me. In other words, some days I'm just not hungry and I will eat less and be under my calories but, other days, I might be ravenous and eat over. It evens out. Since it's kind of hard to plan for that, I don't try.

    I do make sure that my fridge and pantry are filled with the proper food choices so that it's easy to eat a small snack or a large meal that is nutritious to properly fuel my body.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I plan my dinners way in advance (I normally have about 2 months worth of dinners planned). Weekly I input that weeks dinners before I go to the grocery store. I then have a few options for breakfast/lunch that I can choose from on a daily basis. Same with snacks. Those get logged before I eat them.
  • CiciPorcayo
    CiciPorcayo Posts: 380 Member
    I like to plan my meals out otherwise I always go over my calories -_- which I did yesterday. Grr today I didn't plan anything either so I am a little worried but I think it is better to plan and portion the night before so you do stay in calorie range
  • christibear
    christibear Posts: 93 Member
    I like to plan out my day but its for a silly reason, I like to plan on meals I will look forward to for dinner that way I will not want to eat something I shouldn't because I am excited for dinner.
  • whtlatina1214
    whtlatina1214 Posts: 765 Member
    I like to plan out my day but its for a silly reason, I like to plan on meals I will look forward to for dinner that way I will not want to eat something I shouldn't because I am excited for dinner.

    me too for dinner i usually always plan but like everysbodies break fast and junk looks all fancy lol and healthy i cnt wait to be like that lol
  • whtlatina1214
    whtlatina1214 Posts: 765 Member
    THNKS THIS HELPED A LOT
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