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TamaraS

By TamaraS, in Food and Nutrition

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TamaraS    235

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I am doing a high protien diet while I wait to find out if I have been approved by my insurance for surgery and I was wondering what is the best online tracker of calories consumed with a complete run down of the nutrients consumed also? I really appreciate your suggestions!

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Indymom    132

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MyFitnessPal is by far my favorite. There are tons of users from here on there as well - you can "friend" them and chat there also. Their food library is enormous, you can add custom foods and recipes, and it's really easy to use.

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TamaraS    235

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Thank you Indy! I will go check it out now :)!

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7carol3    212

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They have an app for smart phones as well...at least for the iPhone. I'm not sure about Droids. I use an app called Lose It. I really like it. I do use My Fitness Pal for their recipe feature. It allows you to add the ingredients of a homemade dish to find out what the nutrition stats are.

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maxskillz    43

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MyfitnessPal for me too. You can also add friends and see their diary which can help you get food ideas. They do have a driod version too.

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Holly5.3    423

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I love the My Fitness Pal app.! You can actually scan a products bar code with the tap of a button then add the item to your daily menu (adjusting potion size accordingly!) I love the weekly summaries and the easy to read pie chart that shows o/o of carbs consumed throughout the day. It's keeping me accountable on my Pre-surg. meal plan. 

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TamaraS    235

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The scanning feature is great to know about! I have a droid so I will have to try and get the app.Thanks for all of your input!! :)

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Holly5.3    423

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Some times it's the liitle things that make us happy, and I'll take anything that helps make this journey easier! 

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ho11ieberry06    39

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I am doing a high protien diet while I wait to find out if I have been approved by my insurance for surgery and I was wondering what is the best online tracker of calories consumed with a complete run down of the nutrients consumed also? I really appreciate your suggestions!

I use "Lose It!" and I love it! Good luck!

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chitowngirl    886

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My fitness pal...you can also do a search here to find the threads of usernames so that you can friend vsg people :)

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7carol3    212

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I use "Lose It!" and I love it! Good luck!

We should be "Lose It!" friends!! I love it too.

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TamaraS    235

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I will have to check Lose It out, thanks!!

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Ljp    157

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My fitness pal is awesome!

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