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How to simply track my eating and drinking? Apps seem too complicated.

I got a few apps including Baritastic. They are so complex. I want to QUICKLY log in my fluids or protein, not search for foods or figure out which "meal" to call it. I can't figure out how to just plug in x grams, then later, another x grams. Or x oz fluid, then later another x oz fluid. Etc.

Anyone have an easy way to spend seconds tracking instead of feeling stupid and wasting a half hour?

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  • I am also a fan of MFP. The tracking gets easier over time because you will have a list of your most frequent meals. I spend less than 5 minutes per day using the MFP app because everything is already

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    I save time by planning what I'm going to eat for the whole day and tracking it all in the morning. I can adjust at the end of the day if I added anything or didn't eat something. I use my fitness pal

  • Spark people is super easy- you can even scan the bar codes on packages and then adjust the serving size. There's a quick add option. You can also track your weight water and exercise Mich W Hw 223

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Spark people is super easy- you can even scan the bar codes on packages and then adjust the serving size.
There's a quick add option. You can also track your weight water and exercise


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 196.6 GW 135

I got a few apps including Baritastic. They are so complex. I want to QUICKLY log in my fluids or protein, not search for foods or figure out which "meal" to call it. I can't figure out how to just plug in x grams, then later, another x grams. Or x oz fluid, then later another x oz fluid. Etc.
Anyone have an easy way to spend seconds tracking instead of feeling stupid and wasting a half hour?





I don't know about your preference but I also hate the tracking apps! I'm in my lower 20's but I still hate wasting the time to try and figure it out ever time. So I have a small 5x7 food log that I keep in my bag everywhere I go. It has a section for food, water, and exercise so it's super easy to quickly write down how much and what I ate/drank. I got it from Michael's on sale, I believe it's by create365. (They also have stuff on amazon!)

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25 minutes ago, NikkiWorldJourney said:

I like MyFitnessPal. It's free and easy.

I am also a fan of MFP. The tracking gets easier over time because you will have a list of your most frequent meals. I spend less than 5 minutes per day using the MFP app because everything is already there.

I save time by planning what I'm going to eat for the whole day and tracking it all in the morning. I can adjust at the end of the day if I added anything or didn't eat something. I use my fitness pal though I've heard not everything is completely accurate on it, I still find it to be the best for me.

  • 3 weeks later...

I got lazy inputting info on the apps so stopped using it. Eating smaller portions is how I "measure" my meals now, so I measure how much food I put in my small plate (usually I'm good between 4 oz - 6 oz of food).


Height: 5'0"
Weight for WLS consultation: 216 lbs.
Surgery date: 2/13/17
Goal: -71 lbs for healthy BMI (about 145 lbs).
Current weight: 140 lbs, now ready to lose 15 more past goal.
My profile picture is not me. It's my "FITspiration" body.

  • 2 weeks later...

Spark People has a good app. It lists thousands of foods to quickly log, also logs exercise and water and gives you a macros chart to see if you stayed in your guidelines. I use it religiously.

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