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What should I do when I miss logging part of a day?
Everyone has days where logging falls apart. Lunch was grabbed between errands, dinner was at a friend's place, and by bedtime you can't remember what you had. When that happens, here's what to do, from best to worst:
Log everything accurately. The ideal, but not always realistic.
Log rough estimates for everything. Close enough is plenty.
Log nothing for that day.
Log only the meals you remember. This is the one to avoid.
Rough Estimates Beat Nothing
An estimate doesn't need to be precise to be useful. "A burrito, probably a big one" tells you far more than a blank. Search for something similar in the food database, or describe what you had to Ask AI and let it fill in the numbers.
Why Half-Logged Days Are the Worst
A blank day is obviously missing. A day with only breakfast logged looks like a real day where you ate 400 calories. Anywhere that day gets counted, like your averages or a look back through your history, it makes your intake look lower than it really was.
Calibrated Energy is the exception. It automatically sets aside days that look partially logged, and notes how many it left out. If you spot a day that's missing meals, you can fill it in from your food log. See Calibrated Energy for details.
The Days You're Tempted to Skip
The days you most want to leave blank are usually the days you ate the most, or strayed furthest from your goals. Skipping them makes your log look better than reality, and then your progress stops matching what your log says. A rough estimate on a bad day keeps your log honest.