Food log?

[Rebekah S 4]

Hi everyone, I am new to this app- please excuse any mistakes I make. I just had surgery and am wondering what app people use to track food and Water. I was using MyFitnessPal, but they won’t let me close the day because of the low calories of this diet. Please and thank you

[kaylee50 61]

I use MyPlate. There is no problem moving onto the next day even if your calorie count is very low. I like the app.

[SpartanMaker 1,277]

I just ignore the MyFitnessPal nastygram about low calories. It still works fine, even if they want to complain about my calorie count.

[BigSue 1,425]

I use MyFitnessPal and I just don’t use the “complete diary” function. It really isn’t necessary to close out the day.

I’ve been using MyFitnessPal for 2.5 years, so I’m kind of attached to it, but a lot of people prefer other apps such as Baritastic, Lose It, or Cronometer, so you might want to give those a try if you don’t like MyFitnessPal.

[summerset 5,265]

Cronometer is best when you want to take a look at your micronutrient intake.

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 807]

I use https://www.baritastic.com/

I used MFP for years and I didn't like how it was tailored for lower calorie intakes/wls patients.

https://www.baritastic.com/ is geared solely towards weight loss surgery patients, so I feel like it's more user friendly for me.

[KimA-GA 540]

I use carb master to track food (I always drink plenty of Water, and that’s almost all I drink so I don’t track) and macros or the food to keep me on the low carb pre op diet

[Zai2022 16]

Ignore it and move on. Closing the day is meaningless. I’ve tried other apps but My Fitness Pal seems to have the best library of nutrition info on food especially brand name foods so I use it.

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 807]

2 hours ago, I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ said:

I use https://www.baritastic.com/

I used MFP for years and I didn't like how it was tailored for lower calorie intakes/wls patients.

https://www.baritastic.com/ is geared solely towards weight loss surgery patients, so I feel like it's more user friendly for me.

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[DownsizieMe 3]

I use Baritastic and agree with another poster that since it is designed for toward bariatric patients it works very well for my needs, tracking important markers like Protein, Calcium, Water, carbs, fat. It is very easy to scan the barcodes of different foods like Protein Shakes, applesauce, Tomato Soup, yogurt, etc. and keeps track of your weight lost before and since surgery, as well as inches lost. There's a section for daily notes, reminders, a timer for eating (20 minutes to chew, chew, chew!), drinking (there are two warnings for drinking: don't eat yet! and don't drink yet!). So, the way it is tailored for bariatric patients is what makes this app so great. Good luck with whatever you choose to use, I am sure they are all great!

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 807]

36 minutes ago, DownsizieMe said:

I use Baritastic and agree with another poster that since it is designed for toward bariatric patients it works very well for my needs, tracking important markers like Protein, Calcium, Water, carbs, fat. It is very easy to scan the barcodes of different foods like Protein Shakes, applesauce, Tomato Soup, yogurt, etc. and keeps track of your weight lost before and since surgery, as well as inches lost. There's a section for daily notes, reminders, a timer for eating (20 minutes to chew, chew, chew!), drinking (there are two warnings for drinking: don't eat yet! and don't drink yet!). So, the way it is tailored for bariatric patients is what makes this app so great. Good luck with whatever you choose to use, I am sure they are all great!

I like the barcode scan feature and that you can speak your meals and not have to type everything in. You can speak recipes and it comes together seamlessly. It coordinates with my smart scale, and I can add strength training and or cardio not logged by Google Fit. It shows calories burned from exercise/activity too. It really does do a lot more than I ever recall MFP doing.

[DownsizieMe 3]

15 minutes ago, I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ said:

I like the barcode scan feature and that you can speak your meals and not have to type everything in. You can speak recipes and it comes together seamlessly. It coordinates with my smart scale, and I can add strength training and or cardio not logged by Google Fit. It shows calories burned from exercise/activity too. It really does do a lot more than I ever recall MFP doing.

Thanks for that helpful info! I haven't started w/ fitness yet on Baritastic since I am not cleared for exercise (other than walking, stationary bike, etc) until six weeks post-op, but it is great to know those features are helpful. An upgraded scale is next on my list; can you share what smart scale you use?

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 807]

1 minute ago, DownsizieMe said:

Thanks for that helpful info! I haven't started w/ fitness yet on Baritastic since I am not cleared for exercise (other than walking, stationary bike, etc) until six weeks post-op, but it is great to know those features are helpful. An upgraded scale is next on my list; can you share what smart scale you use?

You're quite welcome!
I have the Renpho scale, I got it on Amazon. You use it with an app on your phone. I love this thing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R29FDWX/ref=dp_iou_view_item?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Tomo 1,196]

Closing the day just gives you an idea what you will weigh in 5 weeks if you eat the same amount of calories as that particular day.

I recently started MyFitnessPal again, I like it very much. However, at the same time, I am still using the Fitday.com website since it has my monthly and yearly statistics, graphs, food and macros... Etc. of what I have eaten for more than a decade.

I wish MyFitnessPal had monthly, 6 months and yearly averages. My diet is by monthly calorie average, not daily or weekly. Is there a way to see your monthly average calories in MyFitnessPal?