Team Skinny 2 - Feb 7 weigh-in (Page 2)

I've not ever used the logs on BT, but since that is required for the Feb. Bike/Run challenge, I'm going to just go ahead and log food as well.  I'll be posting everything I eat in my nutrition log, but I'm only going to list things without figuring out portions or macronutrients.  I tried doing that with FitDay, and ended up spending all day doing it without really every changing the way I eat.  I will say that just knowing that I will be posting for public inspection does tend to make me want to be careful!  It might take me a while to figure out the mechanics of the log.

Brian-

You joined up at the end of the first round of the Winter Challenge and then we kind of lost ya.  Welcome back and stay awhile.  I assume that your 180 goal is still in play.

Jim 

Jill-

In my experience, nothing is very easy when it comes to logging food, whether it be BT or any other site.  What I found worked the best was that I just entered those foods (with the data off the label) that I always use on a daily basis (like milk) in the favorite food section and then I have it.  I have never been successful in logging my diet because it just takes too darn long and I really dont want to know what i am eating.  Ignorance is bliss.  

For this week I am just listing everything I put in my mouth without worry of portion size.  If I have two PBJs then I will list it twice.  That is all I can do at the moment. 

so hopefully I can still have a good weigh in tomorrow

Wait, we don't weigh in until Wednesday, right? If weigh in is tomorrow, I am in trouble as we just went out for Mexican food. I had a salad, but too many chips.

Jill- weigh-in is on Wednesday...keep breathing   Now I am thinking about Mex food.....yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I too have found that trying to log in my food is too time consuming and counter-productive (in terms of successful logging) so I have just been jotting down what I eat and that is it.  I have found over the last week that it is very useful just to have that limited amount of info.

I actually created index cards to print on Avery cards that I can slip into my notebook, and have with me discreetly all day long.  I use them to log--via check boxes--that I am eating, driking and doing everything I am supposed to do each day.  I keep track of sleep, weight, BF%  and workouts.  On the back, I can make a quite note about what I ate at each meal.