Does anyone pre-journal?

I plan out each day the night before as far as my breakfast, lunch, and 2 mid day snacks. This way I know if I have enough planned out. I am more worried about not eating enough than eating too much. I normally try to keep about 600 to 700 cal for dinner.

I will do my daily log in the morning but not press complete until my day has finished. I find if i plan out my day and know that i have left no room for errors i eat better then if i just ate and logged it after. Same with exercising i need a plan because left to my own devices i will fail.

I do this too. Also, let's me see how the macros fall and I can adjust as needed.

I don't go as far as to "pre-journal" my entire week because I can't plan that far in advance. I do however pre-journal each day - I like to do that because my exercise and meals are pretty much "fixed" so it lets me pre-plan my snacks. That helps me avoid making any impulsive decisions that might otherwise put me over my daily caloric intake threshold.

I'd love if I could do the whole week - how do you manage to plan that far ahead without deviating???

-Christopher-

I tried it a couple times but I just did not like it because I felt like I was being restricted (even if I ended up eating what I had planned). Also, it just bugged my perfectionist nature to have to constantly adjust what I had previously input. Eating it and then logging it works better for me.

I pre-log per day and sometimes a day in advance but I usually meal plan for at least a week and usually a month, just don't log it because things change (usually me forgetting to defrost something so a day would be switched. But pre-logging even a day helps keep me on track and away from goodies that are not in my calorie count!!!

I plan mine the night before. The only meal I can't plan is the evening meal. I work FIFO and dinner depends what is served up in the mess that night. Breakfast, snacks and lunch always planned. I try to allow about 350 cals for dinner to cover me for what is available.

I prelog my snacks after I'm finished with dinner, so I dont have to worry ab what I have to eat to make my goal. The rest I log in my journal as I eat them. If I'm going out, I pre log everything because I will either cook it & take it with me or if we're goin to eat out, I already kno what I'm going to get because I look up the menu and the cals and decide before hand.

I like to pre-journal for the day as soon as I wake up. My breakfast, lunch, and snacks are usually always the same so it doesn't take that long and really helps me to stay within my calorie goal.

I pre-journal the night before.....My breakfasts are the same every single day, most of the time. I use it mostly to plan out what I pack for my lunch at work, and what I need left for whatever we are making for dinner.......It helps me stay on track, and not be deterred to get something out/fast food because I took the time to pack a healthy lunch.

Even before starting logging here I have been planning meals one week in advance for a while now. I hit the local farmer's market on Saturday morning, get some ideas from whatever I buy there + what's in the fridge/freezer/pantry, then make a shopping list based on store sales/coupons/what I'll need for those meals. It really helps me eliminate the dreaded "What's for dinner?" and ensure I am eating well.

As far as pre-journaling, on work days I usually do it the night before with my breakfast, lunch and daytime snacks, since I pack my lunch everyday. For dinner, though I know what I am having, I like to cook and often don't follow a recipe or do the exact same thing twice, so I just wait until I am cooking, measure & weigh, jot it all down, then plug it in before I eat so that I can adjust quantities if needed.

I don't pre-journal but every sunday I cook something with five servings and that will be my lunch for the week. Most of the things I make for dinner have at least 4 portions. I eat the same thing for breakfast on week-days and my one daily sweet snack. So I usually know what I'm eating day to day. Can be repetitive but I like my cooking and don't mind leftovers.

I usually plan my day the night before. Sometimes I don't end up feeling like having whatever I put in there, though, & end up changing it. I would never be able to do a week at a time - I'd forget what I even put in there and be constantly checking.

The only prejournalling I do is enter in my dinner while it's cooking. I play around with portion sizes until I get the calorie and macro balance I want before I dish up so I don't give myself too much.

I should... Great idea..

During the week I pre-journal breakfast and lunch since I pack them the night before. I find that helpful because then it gives me an idea of how many calories I have to work with for snacks and dinner. I'm less structured about it on the weekends, usually updating the journal as I go.