Does anyone pre-plan their days?

Absolutely. I'd never make it if I just ate and then counted it. If I can plan ahead it will make it easier to make changes if I need to.

I do this most weekdays.. weekends, not so much. Helps me make sure I stay within my limit.

The night prior or that morning is when I log my food.

I don't plan the whole day, but I do try to plan around my dinner. I enter what I am having for dinner when I enter my breakfast (I have the same thing for breakfast all week, mainly for financial and ease of getting out the door on time) But having my dinner planned in the morning helps me pick out what snacks and lunch I will have and if I will be hitting the gym harder.


Also if I am too lazy to log it before I eat it then I don't eat it

I always plan ahead but only 1 meal at a time (except for breakfast). It keeps me in check so I never eat more than what I already had planned

I also do this. On the days I work, I put in breakfast, lunch and snacks, and then I know what number of calories I have left for dinner, and plan accordingly. I also try to plan my dinners for the week, so we aren't trying to think of something last minute. That used to result in fast food too often.

I plan what I am going to eat for breakfast and lunch during the week. I don't log anything though until I eat it.

I did a few years back, but that made me obsess. So I eat then count.

I usually plan my meals the night before. There are time when I make adjustments if I feel I am not getting enough. I usually try to stay an extra 200-300 calories under my goal. Some days this works, others not so much.

I sometimes log the night before.. most days I log that morning for my whole day, especially if we plan to eat out

I try to do this, at least breakfast through lunch. I eat lunch out often at work, and I try to log it so that I can make a good choice before getting to the drive thru. If I didn't research and pre-plan it, I would end up with a 900 calorie lunch. This way I can make sure I get a decent option at Subway or Wendy's.

Same for times when I know I'll have a large dinner, I try to pre-plan that way I can be sure to bring a low-calorie lunch and snacks to work.

Pre-planner here! Mostly during the week when I know my schedule. Weekends, not as much. I tend to eat the same meals Mon-Thurs at least. Simple and it works for me. There are only slight variations, but that's like eating jello vs. not eating jello, using a different marinade for my chicken, etc etc :-)

I pre-plan a week in advance. I start on Wednesday planning what I want to eat next week. Cook or prepare it on Sunday and log all of it, except for dinners. Dinners is whatever is left to consume. I don't log weekends.

Hi! Congratz on the lost! I "semi" pre-plan if I can. I normally enter it before I make/ buy stuff if I can. That has come down to sitting in a restaurant w my bf and looking up nutritional information on the MPF app in order to decide what I'm going to order. But, I always try to plan how many calories I'm going to eat at which meal and do my best to stick to it.