Do you use MFP to plan your day?

Yes...

I'm normally good for keeping an eye on counting the food at work but when I get home with an empty tommy then....

I plan my day every day, then I pick one or two little things that I can have for a treat every day, it's so fun!!!

I make a plan of all of the evening meals I'm intending to do for my family for an entire week before I do our weekly shop. This helps in a couple of ways, it means I buy everything I need at the shop, it means I only buy what I need and it makes it easier to stick to eating good, healthy meals because if I know what I'm having and I know I've got all the ingredients in then I'm less likely to give up and have takeaway instead! Then, each day I add to my diary what I've had for breakfast, and then usually enter what I'm intending to have for lunch and dinner that evening too - as a previous poster says, by doing that, I'll know what I have left over for snacks so that I know I won't go over my limit. It all just helps me to keep focussed I suppose

i do mine in advance and then look at my caolries but also my protein and fat / carb amounts and figure out what i need to eat to make sure i get the right nutrients not just the right calories - sometimes ill even log a whole week beacuse if i am at work i know what i am likely to take to eat for lunch etc... then i know what i can have over a weekend

I used to not, but now I have to because I have to hit particular macros. If I don't plan everything for the rest of my day out beforehand I end up eating the most ridiculous dinners.

Example:

Half an english muffin, with 2 tablespoons of mayo and a sliced up sausage. I ate it like a pizza, with mayo sauce. Ugh!

As you can see, I hadn't planned out enough fats! ^.^

Funny... that is exactly what I am doing right now. I log my breakfast and then log in everything I am taking with me for lunch and snacks throughout the day before I go to work... if I know what we are having for dinner before I leave... I will log that too. Otherwise, I just leave extra calories, etc. for the unexpected dinner.

I think planning it out right at the beginning helps me combat any of those unexpected temptations... I am a teacher, so we ALWAYS have someone bringing in doughnuts or cupcakes for some reason or another... it's easier for me to walk away when I know I've packed my own healthy treats to indulge in... or if I absolutely want that red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting... I can check to see if I have room... if not... it's out. If I have room... YUMM-A-ROO!

I do! my day is already filled out with the food intake I plan on eating and it's only 8:33 am

This way I know what I need more of, or less of

I try to put my whole day in after I eat breakfast, that way I know how much I have left throughout the day if I do want a little extra snack or if maybe I need to workout extra that day

I plan my WEEK in advance and don't consider that OCD, it's one of the most intelligent apps on your phone/itouch/ipad (when your competition is Angry Births and Bejeweled, LOL!) and beats reading a free newspaper on the train

Yes I typically plug in everything the day before or the morning of. It helps me stick to my goals and makes me accountable for what I put in my body. I think it helps me focus on my final goal.

Ditto

I pre-plan and enter everything for the next day beforehand. I then make my lunch and bag up snacks in portion sizes. My 8 hour work day can easily become a mandatory 12 hour day. I HAVE to be prepared or turn to fast food establishments. However, I DO NOT enter my exercise since my goals and plans can easily be thwarted by mandatory OT!

I plan everything at breakfast. This way I will not over indulge in unhealthy snacks when I am craving or hungry. When I make my lunch bag in the morning, I enter it all, including snacks that I have packed, then it shows just the calories left for dinner. So far it has been working.

I do! I pre add everything in my diary... it also helps so you know if you could have an extra things throughout the day because you can see exactly how many calories you are going to consume on your meals/snacks.

this is me exactly!

I plan mine every sunday night for the upcoming week. It is easier for me to make sure I get all that I need to that way. I can make sure I plan in enough veggies, I do my grocery shopping, I premake as many meals as I can, I do a lot of the prep work for stuff, like cutting fruits and veggies, browning ground turkey, making pasta sauces, getting breakfasts together, clean out the fridge from last week....... I am a bit anal about it all.

This is a great idea! I like to plan my week, also, I just don't log it. I hate having to make more than one trip to the grocery store. You should try e-mealz.com. You'd like it.

I dont log it until I eat it, but I have it written down on the fridge. I have a tendency to skip meals and by me posting it there, my boyfriend will check in with me randomly and ask "how was your smoothie this morning?" or "Dont forget to take your Salmon pita for lunch!". It makes dinner making really easy too, I have as much as can be done ahead done, so it is usually just a matter of heating up a couple things and only having to cook one. And since Kurtis cooks a lot too, he helps me on sunday and plans with me and we go shopping together and do the prep together. It is my favorite day of the week. (Besides Friday after 5)

I do. I believe that is an important part to keeping a food journal.