Do you ever lie to your food log ??

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  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    I overestimate sometimes. some foods you just don't know if it's accurate. My mom gave me a piece of homemade zucchini bread. Now how do you go about that? I just look up in the database and try to figure out the best I can. There are some things I do not log like coffee and diet tea or pop.

    Same for me! It's very difficult to be always accurate!
  • tania2287
    tania2287 Posts: 236 Member
    I never lie as all you are doing is lying to yourself and no one else, so what is the point..As you are the one who is trying to have a health and be fit so there is no point in cheating. If you cheat to yourself then just stop logging in all together..
  • wally1uk
    wally1uk Posts: 120
    No...your only kidding yourself, and worse misleading everyone on your friends list. If you can't be true to yourself then why bother? If your worried what other people think if you go over some times, then either

    A: get a life
    B: get new friends who won't go on when you have a treat day
    C: delete everyone cause your just wasting our time.

    I've found if I know I'm gonna have a bad day, I fess up and everyone still supports me...life is for living as well as losing weight and I'm a firm believer in the odd cheat day, esp on birthdays and special occasions or when you just need that one day break. But I still log and I let my friends know the reason.

    But I would be furious if I was cheering someone on and they were blatantly telling lies about what they are eating. My support could be directed elsewhere! If all you want to achieve is keeping the numbers green, then I suggest you go away and do it on your own and waste your own time >:(
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    No, I haven't but...I have not completed my diary before to make it show in my feed. LOL

    I do have to make some points on this thread

    *The food you ate is not going to magically disappear and it is going to slow your progress. No complaining if you sneak food...;)

    * I think a lot of people find the lowest possible food in the MFP database so they appear they haven't had a lot of food or they don't measure it. Some of those entries are so wrong and if you even question it a little bit, look it up online.
    Here is the sparks recipe calculator.
    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

    *I also believe the MFP/Machine entries are wrong too. It is so personal on how many calories you burn, it cant possibly match everyone's effort/body. An HRM is essential to know how many you actually burned. If you cant afford one, well...I heard that a rule on thumb is to cut the calories burned by 1/3. Sorry to be a Debbie downer.
  • loischapman
    loischapman Posts: 88
    I have done this too..move calories around and fix the exercise so I stay within my goal..not a lot:explode: but have and the only one I hurt is my self..then wonder why is this not coming off faster...there you have it!
  • nikkiej2012
    nikkiej2012 Posts: 236 Member
    No i don't lie to my log its like lying to myself..so i log everything from Mickey D's to healthily food like raisins and yummy granola bars..i log my food the best way i can,,if i cant find it i would find something like it and add it...like i did yesterday for that darn pizza i had...
  • debstanley4
    debstanley4 Posts: 208 Member
    I have done this too..move calories around and fix the exercise so I stay within my goal..not a lot:explode: but have and the only one I hurt is my self..then wonder why is this not coming off faster...there you have it!


    I've done this myself
  • REET420
    REET420 Posts: 160 Member
    I don't lie if I eat something I'm not supposed to I work off the extra calories so I can't go over my daily amount. I don't want to cheat because I'm doing good on this website I lost 7 pounds and I plan on keeping it off and losing another 115. If I'm really not sure I try to work it out in my head and quick add calories. I like this because If I want a cookie or a bag of chips I just have to work out. It's motivation to get off my *kitten* and exercise
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    My food log isn't my ex - it isn't going to hit me if I'm not perfect. So I have no fear of being imperfect here. I can be honest.

    And that, my friends, is an NSV!!!!!


    Thanks. I hadn't thought of that before. :bigsmile:


    I'm sorry about your past.

    :flowerforyou:

    I'm sorry also, especially seen as I've been there also. X
  • Redbirdz83
    Redbirdz83 Posts: 153 Member
    I do try to log everything because I figure that if I lie and then my results aren't what I want, I have no room to complain why nothing good is changing...aka weight loss, difference in myself. I used to not really count little snacks and if I was making something but now I do...even condiments and such. :)
  • betherzsfa
    betherzsfa Posts: 12
    No lying. No point to it! I don't want to fool myself...
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    I never lie on my food log. It's only cheating myself. Yeah, it's hard not to as I do get tempted to skip logging a snack or something that is not healthy to eat, especially since I have an open diary to my friends, But the reason I have an open diary is for people to call me out on bad eating or give adive for healthier alternatives.
  • MarincicS
    MarincicS Posts: 265 Member
    I try to log everything but since i'm not always certain of portion sizes, i probably tend to err on the light side. But . . . i missed my weigh in goal this week by 2 pounds, so i'm not really doing myself any good.

    I bought a food scale today - so i don't have that excuse anymore!
  • SusanleeBee
    SusanleeBee Posts: 144 Member
    I don't log my 10 calorie vitamin, or my 40 calorie bedtime popsicle because I don't want to get out of bed to do it, but since I'm. usually more than 200 calories under my limit, I don't think it makes a difference. I log EVERYTHING else though.

    ETA Oh, I also don't log zero calorie drinks.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Here's how I look at my food diary - If I'm going to log, I do it 100% honestly. Why lie? Your body knows what you ate, even if you choose to not write it down.

    Sometimes I don't log - I'm in maintenance and sometimes logging makes me feel too obsessive, so I stop logging. I still pay attention to what I eat, I just don't write it down.
  • 1DEH
    1DEH Posts: 23
    Why lie to yourself? I log everything. It's not frail humanity. It's denial and lack of accountability. What are you afraid of? Make peace with food. It's not the enemy.

    This!
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    No as i believe that would be lying to myself and I have a goal that is .....well lets just say important to ME!
  • RoughDiamondUK
    RoughDiamondUK Posts: 151 Member
    I don't any more. I would "juggle" calories from one day to another at one time, but I've stopped that. However I don't always log salad greens... a few lettuce leaves, a single spring onion (white part), a couple of slices of cucumber, a thin slice or two of red pepper, half a tomato... those kinds of things are so low in calories it isn't worth the effort of logging them to me. I do log things like mayo, salad cream and ketchup though.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I log absolutely everything, even if I have a spoonful of peanut butter I will log it. I might guesstimate on some things but I usually err on the high side to be "safe". You're lying to yourself if you lie on your food log and really, what's the point in that?
  • mscoco10
    mscoco10 Posts: 527 Member
    if you have to lie then maybe you should make your diary private. lying only hurts yourself
  • dalildevil
    dalildevil Posts: 55 Member
    The only things that I don't documents are like crystal light shakers, or a peice of gum or one piece of candy, or condiments, Ketchup and stuff.

    As for the rest I figure that, if i'm going to make the conscious decision to put it in my mouth then I'm going to do the responsible thing and document it. Who am I cheating if I don't document it?.....only myself.

    that's my own humble oppinion anyway :-)
  • Tararatus
    Tararatus Posts: 53 Member
    I wouldnt lose weight if I lied, best to log everything as accurately as I can that way at least I know I'm gonna lose weight in the end, :)
  • microwoman999
    microwoman999 Posts: 545 Member
    OK.. I will 'fess up that I sometimes shave a few cals by not logging all my food...Since I consider myself near normal, I think that some of my fellow members do the same thing...Did you log that extra glass of white wine or a beer ?? Did you say "forget about that microwave popcorn"...I do that and I confess my transgression...I think you should too if you want to get it off your chest and move on in our near normal lives..It's up to you...I know that some people would find it *unthinkable", but others, like me might find it a sign of our human frailty..

    What is your take on it ??? Are you going to come clean if you do it ??? or do you think it is a cardinal sin..

    Shake and bake,

    wolftrax

    Yes I have lied so that I was not embarrassed. Sometimes I like to go overboard on certain things and people will say whats that? Well I was fat so lets say I still have bad eating habits. I think if no one else could read my diary I would not lie. You are not alone. Others just don't want to admit it cause they are embarrassed so no worries.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I log it all, good, bad, and holy crap, how did you eat all that in one sitting? It keeps me connected to the idea of losing weight even on days when I'm clearly not working at it. I'll log two tortilla chips and a stick of gum. The only thing I don't log is my gummy multivitamin.
  • RachelK40
    RachelK40 Posts: 17
    I NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE...SOMETIMES OVER ESTIMATE IN CASE I DON'T KNOW EXACT CALORIES, FAT, ETC.
    I GO WITH... "YOU BITE IT...YOU WRITE IT!!!"
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    I might forget and ingredeint every once in a while but otherwise I try to be honest it's for me to see what I am capable of..
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I try not to. I've done it unintentionally when I prelog and don't end up following through then forget to change it.
  • AyaEtman
    AyaEtman Posts: 10
    Yes, I sometimes add more serving if I'm not sure, and take away exercise calories if they seem to high.

    Is that lying?

    This


    Yes me too !!
  • korsicash
    korsicash Posts: 770 Member
    If I lie to my food log I lie to myself. My food log is private, I had eating disorders in the past I can not mentally take the idea of you all inspecting what I put in my body. I can not lie to myself either. I will admit some days I am under calorie goal by a lot when I log out and if I have a bowl of cereal I do not re boot the computer to re do my food log but I never lie to it.
  • chachalita8
    chachalita8 Posts: 36 Member
    lying or not, its still going into your body!!!

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