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Your Food Diary

timeformetofly
timeformetofly Posts: 64 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
When you do your food diary do you log down what you eat when you eat it? or plan your whole day and then eat it.. I plan my all my meals.. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and anything I will drink or snack on.. when I have ate what I logged for the day I am done eating..

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  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I plan my meals at the start of the day so I can see how many snacks I have to get in. At the end of the day, I make any changes based on how the day has gone (for example, if I traded one snack for another, picked a different type of veg for my evening meal or changed a meal completely). Logging in the morning just helps me keep aware of how many calories I have and need to use, and when.
  • bellstalker
    bellstalker Posts: 30 Member
    I log after I've eaten. I am not organized enough to 'plan' my whole day of meals. After I track I see how much room I have left and if I want to eat more...I exercise first...then enjoy.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    I log after every single meal
  • taramaureen
    taramaureen Posts: 569 Member
    I log after every meal. I can't plan things out because I am completely unsure of how I will feel at each meal. For the most part I know what I can and cannot eat and I know the days I exercise heavily (like yesterday) I don't have to worry about eating when and if I"m hungry.
  • cantobean
    cantobean Posts: 287 Member
    I log right after each meal. Sometimes I miss a meal and I usually try to go back and log, but I'm not always successful. I'd say I'm 90% successful during the week, 75% on the weekend.

    I plan most things ahead, but I need to feel like I have some "wiggle room", like if I really want an extra snack after work, I could eat one without going over. So I always plan for that.
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