How do you have your food diary set up?

ebbingfat

I just learned that you can go into the settings and rename your meal categories. A lot of times I have a hard time deciding what meal category I should log something into (Especially on days where I work at 4 AM and have "lunch" at like 9 AM and then a second lunch or heavy snack later in the afternoon), so I decided to delete all meals and just sort by time.

I have:
Wakeup - 10 AM
10 AM - 2 PM
2PM - 6 PM
6 PM - Bedtime

I might try changing it around some more after a while to see what I prefer.

How do you guys have your diaries set up, and why do you have it set the way you do?

williams969

I like to eat often, so I have

Breakfast
Mid-morning Snack
Lunch
Mid-Afternoon Snack
Dinner
Evening Snack

I don't always eat 6 times a day, sometimes just 4 or 5, but usually six. I pretty much stick to a similar time frame for these meals, but I can also see the value in labeling them by time, like you have. Actually, I have seen your type of organization in several others' diaries. Smart choice for flexible eaters.

kateos1980

Thank You SOOOOO much!!!!

I've been in Diary Settings before, but didn't realize I could change those. Ok I didn't even read that section.

Now I have Breakfast, Snack 1, Lunch, Snack 2, and Dinner. I did put in a snack after dinner, but I try very hard to not eat after dinner because that is a bad time for me.

ebbingfat

Thank You SOOOOO much!!!!

I've been in Diary Settings before, but didn't realize I could change those. Ok I didn't even read that section.

Now I have Breakfast, Snack 1, Lunch, Snack 2, and Dinner. I did put in a snack after dinner, but I try very hard to not eat after dinner because that is a bad time for me.

You're welcome! I just looked at someone's diary and saw that they had a couple snack categories in it, so that's when it hit me that the diary could be personalized. I had never looked in the diary settings before. I am thrilled by this discovery, haha.

marylynn85

I have:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Liquids
Vitamins

happysquidmuffin

I have Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, and Late Night because I typically have 2 dinners... One for myself around 5, one with my husband around 9:30.
But I've been thinking about remodeling my system after the Hobbit way:

:Breakfast
Second Breakfast
Elevensies
Luncheon
Afternoon Tea
Dinner
Supper

Because I usually break my meals into lots of mini-meals throughout the day anyways.

whovian67

Mine is set up like a diabetic..lunch #1 & lunch #2 so I can easily estimate glycemic index

kethry70

I originally had breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, etc but that isn't how I always eat. I now just have meals 1-6 and I don't care if it was really a snack or meal. I'm just OCD enough that I want it all in chronological order :laugh:

Italianma7

6-10
10-2
2-5
5-8
8-12 (midnight)

nvpixie

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Beverages

runningagainstmyself

Ha! We're quite similar:

Breakfast
10am-1pm
1pm-4pm
4pm-8pm
After 8pm
Other

TheVirgoddess

Breakfast
11-4
Dinner
Dessert

Swiftlet66

Morning
Noon
Night
Extras

I usually pre-log all foods, sometimes days in advance. It's just easier for me to keep on track this way. Extras are those little things I decide to eat/add on that particular day.

benaddict

I haven't changed it from the defaults, so it's Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks. I try to keep each "meal" approximately equal (350-450 calories per meal), doesn't always happen but that's my goal. I have considered changing it up, but haven't gone through with it yet.

tmyers541

Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Coffee

RLMsFitnessPal

I've stuck with the default categories for now. My meals aren't necessarily at regular times because my schedule can vary from day to day. When I decide to eat breakfast, it's breakfast. Same goes for other meals.

Any food eaten outside of my meal times goes under snacks. I generally limit beverages to water, Splenda sweet tea, and morning coffee with Splenda and a teaspoon of non-dairy creamer. I save sodas, beer, and other such beverages as special treats or with meals.

I do keep track of my medications and supplements in my food notes. I'm just trying to get in the habit of logging my food accurately. Sometimes, I guess and try to overestimate if I'm going to make a mistake. I do weigh and measure when possible, though.

Sabine_Stroehm

I don't generally log. But when I do, it now says
food:

pythonsweb

I like that! food pretty much taking it down to the basics I love it, might try that! I am a shift worker to so my breakfast and dinner times are different on my days off
4am-7am Breakfast
7am-1pm Breakfast/Lunch
1pm-10pm Lunch/Dinner
10pm-4am Dinner
Snacks
Supplements

ashenriver

I have my diary set up as default. However I am a haphazard logger, getting better though and even if I don't log the calories I starting log what I ate in the notes section.

That being said, sometimes my entire day gets logged into breakfast or lunch, sometimes most of the food ends up in snacks.
I have a pretty set eating schedule (union job, coffee break and lunch time is pretty much mandated) but I don't bother to separate out the times or meals when I log. The important thing is to get the foods logged.

I usually end up not logging dinner, especially if I eat out and don't have nutritional information. (I live in a town with NO chain restaurants)

jenilla1

I have Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, and Late Night because I typically have 2 dinners... One for myself around 5, one with my husband around 9:30.
But I've been thinking about remodeling my system after the Hobbit way:

:Breakfast
Second Breakfast
Elevensies
Luncheon
Afternoon Tea
Dinner
Supper

Because I usually break my meals into lots of mini-meals throughout the day anyways.

LOL! I have elevensies, too! I basically just log any snacking throughout the day into my elevensies category. :laugh:

Oi_Sunshine

I don't have it broken into meals, it's all just dumped into the diary like slop in a trough.

GeordieGirl80s

Mine is currently set at

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Treats
Other

bluehydrangeas

Breakfast, lunch, & dinner. If I eat after a meal, I just add it to the meal before.

bluehydrangeas

I don't have it broken into meals, it's all just dumped into the diary like slop in a trough.

Haha! I used to do that. My only meal was listed as "today" and I just put everything there. But now I like to break it up, makes it easier to see that I'm not eating a lot in one sitting which used to be an issue for me.

MariadfdCruz

I added Snacks AM and Snacks PM. So, it looks like:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks AM
Snacks PM

Maybe I should change the order because Snacks AM is between Breakfast and Lunch, Snacks PM is betweens Lunch and Dinner. Though, snacks is for me an extra that should be a fruit or a drink but sometimes is something else. I like to control the snacks calories and meals calories.

cppeace

I have breakfast, lunch, dinner, work snacks, home snacks and drinks other than water. Works for me

47Jacqueline

6 - 9
9 - 12
12 - 3
3 - 6
6 - 9
9 - 12

tryclyn

I work overnights so it's easier to use times.

0000 - 0600
0600 - 1200
1200 - 1800
1800 - 0000

cwoyto123

I wake up at weird times so I just do meal 1-5 and a preworkout meal

was going to make a post workout meal but meh

balance_happy_mum

I have
breakfast
lunch
tea (dinner)
Snacks
Workout snacks
Juices/smoothies

I have just added juices smoothies because i am trying to increase my fruit and vegie intake to try to combat andrenal fatigue so i have added a juice before breakfast every day.

missyjane824

I used to switch mine around a lot until I found what worked best for me. Mine are:

Morning
Noon
Night

I would get all obsessive over which one to log it under so I went pretty simple. At some point I might adopt the food suggestion as I'm not looking to necessarily track when I'm eating something.