Why would you lie to your food log

I've thought about this pretty thoroughly actually. I feel like the days you overeat you just need to be real to yourself. Whenever I overeat I plan to log it, so it will be a reminder that I need to focus up. People you befriend online are on the same exact journey, who better to understand the pitfalls and hurdles of the weightless journey?

I don't really get this either. all it does is mess you up. sometimes you go over, sometimes you're under. as long as you're smart, your weekly total should be pretty decent. sometimes I forget to log, but on those days I obviously am not clicking "complete food diary" either lol. also, I don't really like how it announces you're under your calories. that's good for some people but what about that day last week I ONLY consumed a coffee? ...don't high five me for that! lol

I am brutally honest on my diary. I weigh and measure everything at home, and if I go out, I try my best to err on the side of "too many" as opposed to "too few".

To me, this isn't about what other people think of what I eat or whatever. It's about caring about and for myself,

I don't understand why someone would lie on their food diary either. It's a tool, and like any tool, if it isn't used properly, not only will it not do the job it's designed to do, but it can end up hurting the user for improper use.

I just had Hot Cheeto's...... DON'T JUDGE ME! (grabs bag and takes another bite)

but yeah, I hear you....you shouldn't lie about what you put down cause you are only lying to yourself in the end, really if its that important to you, make your diary private.

I just read two similiar post about 'lying' to your food log....why would you do that?

I assume your journals are either public or you get a message everyday when you complete your journal that says you stayed under. You lie because of how others will perceive you.

I keep my log private and I removed that message from showing on my profile feed so I don't feel tempted to make this about what other's think versus this being my journey that will only benefit or sabotage ME.

Your not lying to your food journal, your lying to yourself and presumably others. Umm how does this benefit you?

This is about you taking care of you, watching your patterns, the good the bad and the ugly, so you can learn from them and change them if desired.

This is well written and I couldn't have said it better

I do not lie to my diary... but there are days I have not logged. My birthday was one and the Super Bowl was another. I went into it having decided not to log as those days are few and far between and I refuse to live my life enslaved to this. I will also not log when I am on vacation for the same reason. Still, I use this 99% of the time and those other days will not harm my loss in any way. If they did, then I wouldn't have lost the weight and inches I have.

At first it's surprising, but then you realize that people lie to themselves all day long.

"I know I'm 50lbs overweight but I wear it well" just a tiny example...one I may be guilty of.

I don't lie in my food diary and though it's not open to the public, it is open to my friends. I don't lie because that would only hurt myself in the long run. I have days were I go over (and days I go WAY over), but I log everything to be accountable and hopefully to learn from the experience. On the days I am in the red, I just don't click "complete food diary"... and most days I don't click it anyway because I forget or don't feel the need.

Not sure why people would feel the need to lie or omit things from their food diary. I understand not logging everything (I do, but that's just me) like gum, or a bite here and there. But leaving out things that are 50 calories or more? Sounds like that would be disasterous in the long run... well, it would be for me!