logging bad days

lauralind5
lauralind5 Posts: 133 Member
in Motivation and Support
when you are having a day...and I mean not a great one, do you log your food? If so, does it make it better or worse?
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  • mel5989
    mel5989 Posts: 80
    For me, logging the bad days just makes me hold myself accountable and try harder the next day.
  • cavewoman15
    cavewoman15 Posts: 278 Member
    on nights i go out, i often will fail to log dinner and drinks. but, i always wish i had when i look back, so i try my best to remember to do so.
  • leslisa
    leslisa Posts: 1,350 Member
    I log every day. I logged on paper before I joined here. I don't look back at past entries, am not obsessed, but entering makes me accountable. I also don't have that thing that flashes up how many days I've been on because I don't really care. It's not have I been doing it, it's am I going to keep doing it. And I am. I like the new, improved model :bigsmile: .
  • sandhillgirl
    sandhillgirl Posts: 4 Member
    For me, logging the bad days just makes me hold myself accountable and try harder the next day.
    This! I just like to know where I'm at. Not be obsessive, just to keep honest with myself.
  • majordlite
    majordlite Posts: 266 Member
    Not to sound holier-than-thou, but I find that I don't really have many bad days since I log all through the day, which keeps me accountable and on track. Not to say I haven't gone over a bit on a few days, but I made the choice to do so knowing exactly how many calories over it would take me and was willing to do so knowing I was at or under goal most days. If I didn't log on "bad" days, or EVERY day, I think I could easily slide back into very mindless eating habits. HTH and good luck!
  • jillica
    jillica Posts: 554 Member
    I haven't in the past and have been unsuccessful in the past.

    This time, I am - I've hit day 15 (my longest span ever). The last couple of days, it has been BAD! And I have kept logging!

    When I COMPLETE my journal, and it says in 5 WEEKS, I will be 3 lbs HEAVIER - It helps me keep my eye on the prize!
  • jaciofthedead
    jaciofthedead Posts: 54
    For me, logging the bad days just makes me hold myself accountable and try harder the next day.

    I AGREE 100%
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    Yep I log them all. But I'm very lucky and do not have bad days because I refuse to eat over my limits because I hate losing lbs over again....Today is a rough day for me. After not feeling hungry yesterday, today that's all I feel. Oh well I will get thru it with the help of Zumba and the gym today. :happy:
  • Michelle81285
    Michelle81285 Posts: 107
    I had ice cream last night and a cookie today and I logged it... I don't even feel bad about it either!
  • krismonaco
    krismonaco Posts: 21 Member
    Do it--even if you know you're going to be bad log it and move on--admiting it makes it better than denying it =)
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    For me, logging the bad days just makes me hold myself accountable and try harder the next day.

    This. I go ahead and log it.
  • jessababy22
    jessababy22 Posts: 68
    I always try to log everything. The bad days make me feel bad of course, but I just forgive myself and move on to try better the next day. By logging the bad days, I feel better about the good days!

    Right now I'm in a rut because I usually go for walks on my lunch breaks but because its been so hot this week, I haven't been able to. I personally need to get it together to work out in the morning or night in order to get back on track.

    We all have our weak points, just don't give up!
  • biznoche
    biznoche Posts: 43
    No, I don't. :blushing: And it's not a good thing. It means I don't have to hold myself accountable for what I've eaten.
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
    If I eat it, I log it. It helps keep me honest.
  • NaomiDollar
    NaomiDollar Posts: 49 Member
    I log everything....good bad or indifferent

    as for the better or worse I would have to say neither.
  • 1RBelle512
    1RBelle512 Posts: 53 Member
    When I lost 50 lbs I logged 99% of the time, even when it was bad, and I found that I actually had less bad the more I logged.

    Now that I'm trying to lose 15 lbs of regained weight, I've discovered that I'm really bad on the weekends. I say "discovered" because at first I wasn't logging them, kind of giving myself a break, and then when I finally did I realized WOW that is bad enough to erase all the good I did this week!

    So, yes, log your bad days. Don't beat yourself up about them, but learn the lesson, and you'll start to have less bad days.
  • Montegue42
    Montegue42 Posts: 98
    I had ice cream last night and a cookie today and I logged it... I don't even feel bad about it either!

    Yes! I log everything! Its a little disheartening if I go over, but I find if I'm always logging, then I start to think that things just aren't worth it.
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    If I eat it I log it!! I'll tell ya what though...knowing people can "see" my bad days I definitely think twice about what I put in my mouth!! :) So it actually helps! :)
  • marilyngrant18
    marilyngrant18 Posts: 59 Member
    I log my good days and not-so-good days (and there are, unfortunately, quite a few) and I make my diary viewable to friends. I also log as I go and sometimes I will check ahead to see the nutrition information for something I'm considering eating and knowing it up front helps me make an informed decision as to whether I eat the food or not.

    It hurts to be truthful sometimes, but it helps to be truthful all the time.
  • lavieboheme1229
    lavieboheme1229 Posts: 448 Member
    Log it all girlfriend! That's why we are here. If we could have eaten and lost on our own, we wouldn't need this community and accountability!
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    i eat, idrink, i log, i move on:bigsmile:
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    No, MFP is only for the 'good' food days so I can look and see how well I did three days out of the month, and use that as a motivation to make it 4 or 5.... I really hate vegetables, you see.... :laugh:
  • MissMama5
    MissMama5 Posts: 23
    I have only not-logged once since starting and it was while I was out for dinner which we don't do often at all, so I forgave myself. I try really hard to fit my treats into my calorie limit (like today I had chocolate, and even with my whole day logged I'm still under 1220 cal) but if I must go over I work it off usually! i am taking my son out to the movies tonight and REAALYYYYY want some movie popcorn but I pre-logged it to see and it rang in at 480 CAL for a small bag. Nope. Not worth it. I will bring my own snack or something, sneaky sneaky ;)
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
    Hell, yes ..... I log every single thing I can think of ...... sometimes even waking up in a sweat in the middle of the night about it ROFL ..... but honestly, seeing the "bad" is sometimes more motivating than seeing just the "good" .....

    Happy trails :drinker:
  • cherrybomb_77
    cherrybomb_77 Posts: 411 Member
    Yep. I log every day (120 days straight and counting), no matter what. Thankfully my "bad" days are very few and far between now!
  • sunshine29225
    sunshine29225 Posts: 29 Member
    It's painful but I still log and determine not to let it happen again!
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
    I usually don't have bad days maybe a bad meal. Yes, I log in every day. It drives my husband crazy sometimes but it holds me responsible especially the next day. I haven't missed a day logging in around 5 months. It makes me exercise too. I like those extra calories even though I usually don't eat them back.
  • DEEDLYNN
    DEEDLYNN Posts: 235 Member
    I have found that if I log, I can recover a bad day before I throw in the towel and give myself the license to do what I want until tomorrow, or even Monday.

    So, one or two bad choices....make for a B- day....but not an F day. It has really been eye opening for me...how quick I can recover, just by actually putting it in the journal and being accountable for it.
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
    I keep the diary open, and for "bad days" I'll overestimate the calories and add them as a "Quick Add". You'll see blocks of 1000 or 2000 for that. Helps me keep the weekly totals more accurate, and it motivates me to do better the next few days.
  • plafleur76
    plafleur76 Posts: 107 Member
    I recently had a couple bad days because of eating out for lunch with a buddy one day, I logged both days fully and honestly. Being dishonest isn't going to help me. It is lying to myself really. The others tht may read my diary they have no way of verifying, but I will know. I do it to hold myself accountable and so I will know the reason for my lack of progress, if I don't have any. but more than likely one day ain't gonna kill ya.

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