You might show an uptick in weight if you ate a ton of salty foods or something on your non-log day. Othere than that, as long as you make healthy choices you will be fine. I can't imagine logging every day for the rest of my life so eventually I will have to wean off of logging every day.

I think you'll be fine with one 'day off' as it were. As long as you don't go mental with it.
I do log every day but there are days when I have to guess, like when I go out to eat or to my mum's. It's just the same really, I could be seriously under-estimating.. particularly when I have a Chinese buffet :devil:
I like to log every day because I'm a geek with Aspergers so I actually enjoy logging and listing stuff :ohwell:

I think it's good to do whatever will help you stick to your plan in the long term. If a day off from tracking your food works, then do it.

There have been times when I've lost weight without tracking anything, because I have other distractions and food is really just not that much on my mind.

I used to be more lax when I was travelling or eating out, but I also found that I didn't lose weight during those times - I expected that, but once I started religiously tracking what I was consuming, I found that I was really drastically underestimating what I was actually eating when I knew I wasn't going to bother logging it. And honestly, I will probably continue to track when I'm on maintenance, because I think it helps to keep me on track, plus I like the interaction with my MFP buddies. But that's just my two cents - everyone needs to do what works for them.

Right now I have to track.... everything. I may consider trying on occasion when I get to maintenance, but just not right now.

Unfortunately, the days I don't track are not a conscious decision - they are days I just got too busy, but should have been tracking. I was just in the food tracking area trying to set up menus for the common meals (or portions of meals) that I eat so that I can add a lunch or breakfast with just a click.

I also went back to planning dinners for the week then entering it into MFP since I do have some time this morning. Then I should be able to fill in the blanks during the week quicker and with less pain!

Tracking is tedious, but a good lesson on figuring out what is going in your mouth. I'm a mindless eater; I can have ice cream for lunch then completely "forget" and have another serving after dinner. I decided my first step is to track EVERYTHING I eat so I become more mindful of what I eat during the day.

I think with time, understanding of portion sizes and moving towards maintenance, it's good to have days you don't track, so that your new eating habits are more comfortable for you.

Is it possible to change how many calories the application has you set for. I want to take in less calories than it has me set for. It has me gauge for alot of calories a day, with a 2 lb loss a week.

I always track my food but not always on here. Some days just in my head.

I like to track everyday- I think it helps me stay motivated

My nutrition coach gives me one free day per week. The first free day, I ate everything I could get my hands on--Doritos, macaroni & cheese, chicken fried rice. Since then, I feel better by splurging on dinner instead of splurging all day. I am a firm believer that if you deny yourself something you like, you'll binge on it. At least I will, anyway. I think there's value in a free day.