Not logging when you don't eat well

^agreed!!!! i've been terrible on some days but i suck it up and log it anyways!

I admit I am bad about this at times, but today, I had McDonald's for lunch and still logged. I know I'm going to be way over for the day, but I'll log.

I personally don't understand why people choose not to log when they have a "bad" day. Every day will not be perfect. There's always going to be something that gets in the way. To me, the great thing about logging it is that I am WAY less likely to do it again the next day if the bad day is already there in my diary!

True, but it's a personal choice to be made there. Not a steadfast rule if you're going to be a member of this site. In general, I think most people who have bad days are well aware of it and would just rather not try to do the math and figure out exactly what they ate, as that can be damn near impossible if the food/drink isn't anywhere in the database. It's too time consuming, and frankly, not that big of a deal. It's more important to acknowledge it to yourself that you screwed up and move on. No need to hang yourself publicly because you had an off day. We all make mistakes, it's in learning from them (not shaming ourselves for them) that we grow and make better choices. Just my two cents... :flowerforyou:

I log even when I'm terrible. (see last nights dinner.. Saturday's dinner and sundays dinner...hm.. seeing a pattern here).

I hate it. But it reminds me why I should avoid those foods (Unless you look and see i ate way too many chips and salsa saturday, then did the same damn thing sunday).

When I miss a day, its cause I just forget to log. Those are usually bad days too.

Fortunately I don't have too low of a calorie goal, and am not looking to lose drastic amounts of weight anymore.

I agree. If you do go over there'll be people on your friends list that will support you and get you back on track tomorrow.

i log every day, and if i know i am going to be tempted to eat something extra, i log it ahead of time and seeing the numbers either tells me, oh no, don't add on dessert or go for the extra taco when ur not really hungry it just tastes soo good, or sometimes i'm low and i can say, okay, a little something extra is okay today

True, but it's a personal choice to be made there. Not a steadfast rule if you're going to be a member of this site. In general, I think most people who have bad days are well aware of it and would just rather not try to do the math and figure out exactly what they ate, as that can be damn near impossible if the food/drink isn't anywhere in the database. It's too time consuming, and frankly, not that big of a deal. It's more important to acknowledge it to yourself that you screwed up and move on. No need to hang yourself publicly because you had an off day. We all make mistakes, it's in learning from them (not shaming ourselves for them) that we grow and make better choices. Just my two cents... :flowerforyou:

Yes.

I log even when I eat 3000+ calories (it has happened with eating out every meal that day)

but there has been a couple days here recently, I didn't track any food, simply b/c by the time I got home from work, I was to tired (just getting back to working after being a house wife for years *13 years* (we need the money and I need something to spend my time doing other than eating ..lol)

i hate seeing the daily calories go in the red, but thats when i realize i need to work out more. I still log it, even thought it may not make me happy. I am only cheating myself by not logging, noone else cares if i go in the red, or if i dont exercise enough. Its like doing a half assed workout and logging it as going full force- you are only cheating yourself!

I made up my mind early on: I will not lie to an App. I'm better than that. It's about being hnoest with yourself and keeping track of what you eat and that results you get.
Do it or Don't. Its more like a game to me and I eat better because I want to win (= Loose). I am not proud of the fact I eat pop chips and drink too much wine but I log it anyway.

True, but it's a personal choice to be made there. Not a steadfast rule if you're going to be a member of this site. In general, I think most people who have bad days are well aware of it and would just rather not try to do the math and figure out exactly what they ate, as that can be damn near impossible if the food/drink isn't anywhere in the database. It's too time consuming, and frankly, not that big of a deal. It's more important to acknowledge it to yourself that you screwed up and move on. No need to hang yourself publicly because you had an off day. We all make mistakes, it's in learning from them (not shaming ourselves for them) that we grow and make better choices. Just my two cents... :flowerforyou:

I completely agree. I spent the past weekend with my boyfriend in a different city and I made a few "bad" choices. Caught being well aware of this and not finding time to log, you'll see gaps in my diary over the weekend. However I've acknowledged it wasn't great, dusted off my shoulders and moved on to hopefully making better choices ahead, (and knowing to say 'not for me' when my boyfriend cooks a great big bowl of pasta...it was wholewheat though ")

Guilty as charged :blushing:

However as of May 1st 2012 I am proud to say I have finished my diary every single day no matter what I ate. :drinker:

It's hard to shout out your "mistakes" but it's only going to help you. Let's face it, we're here because we've been doing something wrong. Look your mistakes in the eye, learn about yourself and what triggers your missteps. Learn and grow from them.

We're our hardest critics, but we can also be our biggest enablers.

Good luck! Be strong!

agreed