Food Log (when do you fill yours??)

I add all my main meals for the day, while i'm logging breakfast. Then i know what i've got left for snacks etc and to just basically keep on track

I fill in as I am planning and preparing and make adjustments throughout the day. I have MFP on my ipad so I am always connected.

At first I logged as I went, after I had eaten, but then I found I had calories left over in the evening (I am on 1200) and was not happy about eating more in the evening; so now I sometimes put what I plan to eat in the diary, and then juggle things around so I get some protein and more carbs first thing in the morning; then maybe less carbs later in the day. It also helps if you log something and find it is way out of line with what you should be eating, you can delete it and NOT eat it - but once it's eaten you have to count it :laugh:

I usually double check the nutritional value of food items as sometimes it is way out!

I log the food as I'm preparing it or about to eat it - either through the website when I'm at work or on my computer at home, or using the Android app the rest of the time.

If I didn't have the mobile app I would have really struggled to keep up with it, but being able to log food easily whenever I need to has just become part of the process for me eating now... I log the food as I prepare it, then eat it.

I try to fill it out as the day progresses, I am a stay at home kind of fella. Sometimes, I fill it in before I eat, sometimes after I eat. Usually finalize yesterdays food log the next morning.

Hi all,
I'm new to MFP (day 2) and wondered if anyone added what they were GOING to eat (for example for their evening meal) in advance?? It would help knowing how many calories you have left for snacks/treats etc??
Last night I entered what I would have for my meals during today so I wouldn't get left short this evening. Evenings are
my danger time!!
Any tips?? Also any fave low cal snacks??
L xx

That's exactly what I do. I fill it out at the beginning of my day. Use it as a menu planner close it out to see "what I will weigh in 5 weeks" if I stick to the day's plan...and then use that as motivation to stay on track. I have asked MFP to put some kind of a "check mark" device in the food diary. So after I eat something I can "check" it off. I've gotten lots of feedback from other users to "make a list and check it off yourself" UMMM DUH I DID make a list...when I created the diary....on my mobile device....I want convience...not to have to make another paper/pencil list..heheh

As I work from home and have full access to my laptop, I fill in my food diary as I go along xx

Most times, I fill mine as soon as I have decided what I'm having. I pack my lunch/snacks and take it all to work with me, so I fill all of that in as soon as I know I'm going to eat it. With dinners, I can sometimes plan those earlier and fill them in, but I usually have to adjust portions later in the day. Whatever works for you!

I log mine when I get into work in the mornings. I eat the same breakfast most days, and I prepare all of my lunches beforehand, so then I just have to decide what to have for dinner. Sometimes I change my mind and have to go back and change it, but it's not hard to do, and I really do think that planning has been key for me.

I fill it out as I go if I can if not I fill in some of things I know I have daily. But I do fill in dinner and all my snacks before bed time and log it in sorta helps me from eatting more then I should

I do every morning before breakfast. I plug in the basics of what I'm going to eat B/L/D and then do a litte tweeking and done.

I do it after the meal, just in case I add or delete something. The only thing I add before hand is water. If I grab a bottle and it's 24 oz. (3 servings) I'll click 3 before I'm finished.

I normally do it throughout the day. I keep MFP up so as I eat I add it. I live in a VERY small town so if I'm going to eat out its pretty much McDonalds - or a little bar that serves food very similar to what I'd get at McDonalds. I have learned the cal count on those by now. If I know we're going out to eat in town, I'll look it up before hand and decide then.

Welcome to MFP! I'm fairly new also - seriously logging for about 2 weeks now. I tend to log as I go which may not be the best idea. I like your idea of logging in advance; it may help me stay on target.

One of my favorite night time snacks is the dark chocolate dove candies. I can take 1 and break it up in 2-3 pieces and savor each piece. It makes me feel as though I really had a chocolate treat. If I eat it too quickly, I tend to want more. If you like dark chocolate, try letting it melt in your mouth! Enjoy.

I'm a stay-at-home mom so I do it as I go along. If you work, and can't use MFP during work hours, just get a journal and write it all down and record it later. Better to know then sit there guessing.