Does anyone admit to cheating?

I wondered the exact same thing earlier today. Everyone is right though. You would only be cheating yourself. I log everything. No one is here to judge, hopefully, everyone should be here to help and support.

I think that would defeat the purpose of this site and try to be thorough when completing my diary. Although, I am sure sometimes (when the middle of the night munchies attack) I may forget to log. You are only fooling yourself by not being honest.

I had this big ole long story typed here to tell you, but instead I will just say, don't worry about what others think of your diary, do this for yourself or it will never happen for you.

really? to impress strangers? why?

^ my thoughts exactly

I am pretty honest but I have omitted stuff from my diary. More so when I started or when it was the holidays than now. And there were those days where I just didn't finish my diary for the day because 1) Had no idea how many calories I ate or 2) I cheated, felt guilty and gave up for the day. (followed by my guilty workout the next day)
Sometimes I'll complete my entry, but have a snack attack that I give in to minutes later. Stupid button... lol.
What helps is I have a "cheat day". I don't go all out and eat everything in sight, but allow myself some little treat so I don't crazy.

I would just love to curb my sugar addiction because when I have a craving, it's usually that. I want to be more balanced and accountable with my diary

The 500+ calories I had to add the other day due to a m&m's attack says No!

how would you do that? by indicating you ate half a portion when you ate a full portion?

I admit that I do that if I have over-indulged at a social gathering. Otherwise, I try to keep it true. Doing it on a regular basis would be a problem, I think.

nahhh, your only kiddin' yourself arnt ya really.

I track everything that goes in my mouth even gum, nyquil, and tums.

I'm so glad I read that! Call it a brain fart or whatever, but I honestly didn't even think about gum, tums, etc. Not that those are typical intakes, but still. Now I have that in mind, so THANK YOU!!!!

As for the cheating....I just started this week, but no way. I think if you're really serious and determined, then strangers be darned!! Besides, I'm doing this for me & I'm going to be accountable for it all. That's part of what I like about having the MFP app on my cell phone. I can't use the excuse of I "forgot" to log something because I was away from my computer. I felt guilty last night having a big bowl of apple crisp (over 400 calories), but I added it because I stuffed it in my face. lol My bigger problem is that I don't eat much & I'm really starting to realize just how much I DON'T eat. It's a real struggle to eat 3 times a day (as opposed to my typical 1 or 2). I don't have a big appetite, so I'm retraining myself.

I think I do the opposite, if I'm guessing how much I ate (like if I was out at a restaurant) I always try to overestimate what I had, or choose the MFP food with the highest calories. If I don't measure portions out exactly, then I try to overestimate.

This is me too... I choose the highest calorie option if i'm not sure!

I do this too, just to be safe!

And I agree with the majority here...what's the point? The whole reason I have my diary viewable to friends is because it holds me accountable & I like looking at others' diaries for healthy meal ideas. I would never lie to impress them...that's the opposite of what I'm trying to do here. If I eat something someone else doesn't agree with & they get rude with me, I would just delete them...seriously. This is an online community & I don't really care about what strangers think about my food choices. If I ask for advice, that's one thing, but I know what I'm doing at this point for the most part.

I think we're all here for the same reasons & none of us are perfect or will have perfect diaries...I'm not trying to be the cool kid with the best diary!

If I'm really :blushing: about certain foods I've eaten, I'll log it as quick calories. Otherwise, I'm honest with myself and my friends on MFP.

Are you really asking, do we sometimes eat too many calories? The answer is yes. Do we always record our calories when we overeat? The answer is sometimes we do and sometimes we don't. If you do happen to overeat some days don't let negative thoughts sabotage you. Tell yourself "One slip-up isn't the end of the world. I can get back on track."

I have so far, even before starting the calorie counting on this site, seen from experience, that cheating (as in indulging in something really bad to eat, once a week) is a very important part of the whole experience. Because if you don't indulge a bit, you obviously reach a point where you simply eat everything you see all in one day. Using this approach, I have not only managed to never over - indulge, but also managed to lose 50 pounds, and another 3 this week. Your best way to do this, is to decide in advance what it is that you want to eat wrong, so that you don't eat anything unplanned and you won't feel as bad after. And lying to yourself and on this page, is something that you should never do, it will only make it easier not to hold yourself accountable for the decisions you make about the food you eat . Always fess up to it, no matter how bad it looks and GOOD LUCK!!!!

Of course......but in the end I end up putting everything on it to hold myself accountable! The good, the bad, the calorie laden. Plus it drives me to work out everyday so I have the extra calories in my "bank" so I can "cheat" and not feel too guilty:)