Considering changing my MFP food categories

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  • Rose6300
    Rose6300 Posts: 232 Member
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    I did this to add one more "snack" as I tend to eat smaller amounts 6-7 times a day. One thing to be aware of, it will mess up your old entries when you do this. If that doesn't bother you, no problem, but it bothered me so I went back and changed 6 weeks of entries to fit my new format. :explode:
  • healthylifehappywife8914
    healthylifehappywife8914 Posts: 36
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    I get up early even on weekends so I use these times:

    6 AM-10 AM
    10 AM to 2 PM
    2 PM to 6 PM
    6 PM to 10 PM

    I generally go to bed by 10 on weeknights and I don't usually eat past ten even on weekends, so I stop my times at 10 PM. I'm never in bed past 8 AM, so even on weekend, it works to have my first category end at 10 AM
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
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    One thing to be aware of, it will mess up your old entries when you do this.

    Yes - I changed mine from the original state, to just one giant "all the things" meal - and it messed up all my old entries - even my calorie totals. I track elsewhere as well so I didn't care, but def need to be aware of it.
  • moviestarsara
    moviestarsara Posts: 66
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    I have 6 - breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, evening snack.

    I do this too. Love it.
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
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    Breakfast
    Drinks
    Lunch
    Treat
    Dinner
    Other (like supplements)
  • Meredith8684
    Meredith8684 Posts: 681 Member
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    I have <8, 8-12, 12-4, and >4.
  • Bianca42
    Bianca42 Posts: 310 Member
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    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
    Snacks before dinner
    Snacks after dinner
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
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    I do 3 categories; Supplements (like my protein shakes/bars and such), Lean and Green ("real" food/meals), and extras (my snacks and condiments)
    As you can tell by my screen name, I am a paramedic and work very strange hours. Sometimes 12's, 24's or 36's....sometimes just on call for days!!!!! It became to difficult to fit food into times, so I choose to do categories and track over the 24 hour day. Do what works for you. :drinker:
  • branbuds
    branbuds Posts: 624 Member
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    I'm considering editing my MFP food categories so that they relate to time of day rather than specific meals, just so I can track what times of day I'm eating.

    I didn't even know this could be done. Thanks for bringing this up.
    And congrats to everyone in this discussion who work nights/varied shifts and still manage to lose weight!! Wow!
  • cstringfellow2013
    cstringfellow2013 Posts: 172 Member
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    This is how mine is labeled:
    Breakfast
    2nd Breakfast
    Elevenses
    Luncheon
    Afternoon Tea
    Dinnner & Supper

    Forgot to add, since I work weird hours, I generally just track over a 24 hr period.

    LOVE LOVE LOVE
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
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    This is how mine is labeled:
    Breakfast
    2nd Breakfast
    Elevenses
    Luncheon
    Afternoon Tea
    Dinnner & Supper

    Forgot to add, since I work weird hours, I generally just track over a 24 hr period.

    This is what I need, lol. I never eat after dinner, pretty much. Going to change it...
  • cstringfellow2013
    cstringfellow2013 Posts: 172 Member
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    shakes - Carnivore - Complex/wholesome - tasty junk - general - Supps

    this works best for me. all my crazy meal patterns are easier to access and save for future use.

    This is a great idea! Looks like your Recent list would have closer access to each item.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
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    I have 6 - breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, evening snack.

    This is what I have finally settled on. I think I changed it about 20 times.
  • HWeatherholt
    HWeatherholt Posts: 283 Member
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    I have mine set as

    12am - 4am
    4am - 8am
    8am - 12p
    12p - 4p
    4p - 8p
    8p - 12am

    I did this in part because my work schedule is kinda odd and I will sleep late, eat breakfast at 10a and then may or may not eat lunch at work. I also wanted to see when I eat the most often, when I'm having midnight snacks etc.

    Although I will fudge my time by a few minutes on occasion. If I start eating dinner at 3:45, I might record it in the 4 slot.
  • Zomoniac
    Zomoniac Posts: 1,169 Member
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    Breakfast
    Mid-Morning
    Lunch
    Mid-Afternoon
    Dinner
    Late Evening

    Covers all my bases.
  • Seraphina_Rowan
    Seraphina_Rowan Posts: 179 Member
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    I have....
    4 am - 8 am
    8 am - 12 pm
    12 pm - 4 pm
    4 pm - 8 pm
    After hours (Lets hope not)

    My schedule of sleep is all over the place so I never know which time I'm starting my day
    I have after hours because I don't eat after 8 because those were my times that I would binge all night long, so I set it up in a way so I could tell myself that no, I've eaten for the day I cant go back and binge.
  • kitlynnJ
    kitlynnJ Posts: 78 Member
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    This is how mine is labeled:
    Breakfast
    2nd Breakfast
    Elevenses
    Luncheon
    Afternoon Tea
    Dinnner & Supper

    Forgot to add, since I work weird hours, I generally just track over a 24 hr period.

    Love this! Very geeky :)
  • LassoOfTruth
    LassoOfTruth Posts: 735 Member
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    I use the following:

    Wake up to 10am
    10 - 12
    12-2
    2-4
    4-7
    7-bedtime
  • kmcgrath1
    kmcgrath1 Posts: 175 Member
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    Mine has both labels and time...

    Breakfast (7:15-7:30)
    Snack (9:30-10)
    Lunch (12:00-12:30)
    Post workout snack (2:30)
    Snack (4:30)
    Dinner (7:00-7:30)

    I'm hypoglycemic and need to eat every few hours to keep my BS normal and also keep my metabolism going since I also have a low functioning thyroid.
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
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    I have 6 - breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, evening snack.

    I just changed mine to this as much as i wanted to do breakfast, 2nd breakfast , Elevenses.... lol

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