Tracking help. Had a rough day.

[kt12883 2]

Today was a rough one. I'm 8 days post op and I think my hormones are going a bit crazy. My inscisions hurt today. ALL DAY. Which didn't help my mood. I am also feeling overwhelmed with keeping track of everything. liquids consumed, Protein consumed, solid food eaten, bariatric Vitamin taken, Calcium taken x3 and separately from the bariatric vitamin, Prilosec, my other daily medications.

Has anyone found a good app to keep track of all this? Are there other tracking methods I should try?

I have 3 kids and work full time and my brain is fried.

Hoping for a better tomorrow.

Sent from my moto x4 using BariatricPal mobile app

[moondoggie1983 202]

I like Baritastic because it tracks all of this. You can input reminders for your meds and Vitamins and it gives you a ping when you need to take them. You just go in, set your goals (like 64oz of Water a day) and log as you go. It will also keep track of your weight, inches lost, ect and it’s free. It syncs with your Fitbit if you have one too. And you can just scan a bar code to add a food or drink, which is so easy for me. There are others out there, but this one ended up being my favorite.

[Bryn910 519]

I am old fashioned and keep a small journal and document everything I consume all day; I tally ounces of liquid and jot down how much Protein I consume.

I think the further out you are, it’ll get better. Hang in there!

[Sleeved36 356]

I use Baritastic too

You don't have to make it complicated and use every feature of the app. Just use what works for you.

I like having my weight and measurements tracked for me. Nice to watch the inches disappear even if the pounds aren't.

Adding Water is super easy (And a cool graphic). I only track my protien, not every single bite.

[Danny Paul 761]

1 hour ago, moondoggie1983 said:

I like Baritastic because it tracks all of this. You can input reminders for your meds and Vitamins and it gives you a ping when you need to take them. You just go in, set your goals (like 64oz of Water a day) and log as you go. It will also keep track of your weight, inches lost, ect and it’s free. It syncs with your Fitbit if you have one too. And you can just scan a bar code to add a food or drink, which is so easy for me. There are others out there, but this one ended up being my favorite.

Plus 1

[toodlerue 432]

Hey! I’m 8 days out! We must be surgery buddies!

[Frustr8 7,886]

And tonight the winner is: Baritastic 🎈🏆,🎈 leading by 3 macros and a mineral down the runway!✋📝✋

[LaLaDee 519]

Lol. I use MyFitnessPal. I do think there is something that connects through the brain when you physically put pen to paper though!

[kimberlymi 113]

Baritastic is one of the best apps I have used. You can track everything you mentioned along with setting a daily reminder for your meds Water food etc.

[misskim3297 13]

I've never heard of bariastic! I currently use my fitness pal but something that is designed for bariatric patients has a lot of appeal.

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[sillykitty 10,705]

I use My Fitness Pal, and think it's a great app.

You just have to get in the habit of logging. It's not a burden once you get used to it.

As far as pills go, if you work at a desk, just lay them out next to your workspace. I do that and just take one every hour or so, so I can space them out to help insure they are absorbed by my body.

[redhead_che 824]

I'm clearly an app addict because I use both MyFitnessPal and Baritastic for different purposes--I like some of the features of both And for my ridiculous number of vitamins/supplments/prescriptions I use "Medisafe". So that's 3 apps all related to weight loss journey and keeping my sanity!