Like the exchange system, but have not used it often. Try to keep it in mind by keeping meals balanced and healthy.

I honestly just joined this site so I could find TOPS people online, and don't plan on using the food trackers on here. You can always just write down what you're eating. That's how I track. I don't have a smartphone, but I have a regular cell with a lot of little "features" like notes, etc, so I use the notes feature to write down what I eat. It's funny, any time I've lost a substantial amount of weight and kept it off for say, a year or two, I was just kind of naturally using the food pyramid/my plate system, very similar to the Exchange program in some ways, and it's so much easier to me than counting calories. I of course use a food's caloric content to make a decision as to whether or not it would be a good idea to eat something, but I don't count overall calories for the whole day and I'm losing at a normal rate (0.5 to 1 lb per week). The Exchange system is very effective in my opinion.

I'm new to TOPS also - used MFP a few years ago & will try to be more diligent. I am using the Food Exchange Cards & they help!