Food Tracking Accountability

stepweightloss

I am struggling with logging EVERYTHING I eat. I have the app, I love the barcode system too, but I am still horrible at this. I know diet is most important and I feel frustrated with myself in this area. Any suggestions? Have a positive day smiley:

linda9150

I use my food tracking to help plan my food for the day. I am, also, terrible at tracking, I find it easier to edit my food plan after meals, my level of integrity/honesty seems to increase. I have found it better/easier to not sweat the fine details, just focus on if the info is nutritionally correct, rather than brand, etc.

kommodevaran

Ask yourself why you're struggling. You are emphazising "everything". Are you fretting over minor details - ie weighing salt and pepper? Or are you leaving out the things that really have a major impact - meat, oils, treats? Or is it the technicalities - finding valid entries, mastering the food scale?

Logging is just a tool for awareness, which ideally should lead you to eat just the right amount for you. You decide what to eat, and ultimately, how much too.

momto3tolose10

I am facing the same problem . I mostly cook at home for entire family (5). A dash of this and pinch of that kind of thing. Portioning weighing and tracking all ingredients adds complexity . I weigh and track pre packaged /ready to eat things. Its the homecooked meals that throwing me off track. Any tips.

funjen1972

I log *almost* everything, and I'm not weighing so I know my daily intake is more than I log.

Things I don't log are:
A single bite of this or that
Lettuce or greens
Dry seasonings
Mustard
Pickles

I make sure I am under my calorie goal by about 150 cals to compensate for inaccuracies and omissions.

I'm no expert, but this has worked for me.

Lillymoo01

I find logging my food for the day in the morning or the evening before really helps. I then just adjust to the specific amounts as I go. Logging before I eat helps keep me more accountable. After a year I also have a large collection built up within my meals and recipes which makes this process far quicker. Adding a new recipe can be a bit time consuming but once it is done it is a huge time saver, and as an added bonus, also doubles up as a recipe book. I use meals for frequent food combinations.

cesse47

momto3tolose10 wrote: »

I am facing the same problem . I mostly cook at home for entire family (5). A dash of this and pinch of that kind of thing. Portioning weighing and tracking all ingredients adds complexity . I weigh and track pre packaged /ready to eat things. Its the homecooked meals that throwing me off track. Any tips.

If your homecooked (HC) meal is a meat dish, you can weigh your portion on a scale. If your HC meal is a casserole, you can either weigh or measure your portion. For example, breakfast sausage casserole. What I do is find a similar recipe to mine. Most will show ingredients, # of servings, and nutrition info per serving. So if the pan is 9x11 and recipe makes 6 servings, take your portion first -- cut casserole into 6 parts, take your part. Then log the nutrition values shown in the recipe. I typically use a site called Allrecipes. Your logged info may not be exact but will be fairly close.