Does anyone admit to cheating?

Today was the only day I considered it. I had a super fun night out with the family last night. We were across town about an hour away near a restaurant we used LOVE going to. It's called Chino Bandito (it was showcased on Diners, Drive ins & Dives on Food Network) and it's Chinese/Mexican food that is to die for! I went into it knowing I was going to cheat once and do well the rest of the week. Normally I would feel really bad and down on myself. I am more serious about my weight loss now than ever before so I knew that this one meal wouldn't ruin the whole week for me. Even so, I was still nervous about logging things and having everyone see.

I was really surprised that I was only slightly over my goals for the day! I ate really well yesterday (in preparation, lol) so that helped. I'm glad I fessed up and logged what I ate. I want to be sure that I'm accountable.

No I don't know why anyone would to be honest. What's the point. Xx

If I eat it, I log it.

I have often had to calculate by guesswork, and admit that I might be a little hopeful in my guesses. I also omit some little additions if I lick the cooking bowl, or chomp a bit of cauliflower stalk. But I regularly stay below my 1200 calories, so I have to hope it doesn't hurt too much.

your only cheating yourself if you leave it out, Every one should have a treat once in a blue moon, we are human afterall lol

I try to log everything, even the fudge and truffles I made for Christmas presents and tried little pieces of. I was absolutely shocked at the actually calorie count once I put the recipes into MFP. It's really good motivation for having only one I try to be as honest as possible since this is a tool for me to use while learning a healthier lifestyle. Don't feel bad if you binge every few weeks, it's not the end of the world as long as you track it and see if something is triggering the behavior. Good luck!

I log everything. I figure if my friends (the only people who have access to my diary) can't deal with it -- that's THEIR problem. I am human and sometimes I have REALLY bad days. I log it all and start fresh the next day.

I guess I don't see the point in trying to make it look better. This isn't about what others think - your diary is for you. It is for you to learn to be honest with yourself about what you're eating. Who cares what someone else thinks? "Cheating" your diary really only cheats yourself. Your body knows what it ate - regardless if you write it down or not.

I don't see any point in it - I'm not on a restricted diet - so there is no way I can "cheat". I may eat more than I should one day, but so far I've figured out that I'll probably under eat another day and it balances out.

I'm doing this to change my eating habits for good so that in a year when I'm at goal weight, maintenance will be easy (well actually hard since I'll have to add back about 500 calories a day to maintain).

Good luck - and remember it's a journey and it's all about being true to yourself.

At the moment, I'm with you in this mindset. I tend to see my calories as an overall amount for the week, so I could have some "bad" days where I am over. Then this could be cancelled out by my really good days. Although I always make sure I eat over 1200 calories a day.
I never cheat with it though. There's no point. Yes at weekend I go out, and the alcohol takes me over my calories, but then during the week I pull it back, through my exercise and healthier eating. This is my second time on MFP and this mindset helped me lose a stone the first time, so even though I've only been back on here a few days, this is working for me at the moment!! Maybe later on down the line, I'll rethink this.
If you're going to cheat, you're going to fail.

No, bec ause I have scheduled in a weekly cheat day and that seems to keep me in line. The only thing I'm slightly embarassed about is my wine consumption, but hey - I'm doing better than I used to!

I put it all out there, the good, the bad, and the ugly!