Jan 1 Weekly Challenge: If You Bite It, Write It
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Day 4 and still tracking....and not licking my fingers so much! haha6
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OConnell5483 wrote: »themedalist wrote: »I am liking the See How You Eat picture food diary. It’s pretty easy to use.
I don’t normally eat lunch so late.
Is this an app on your phone?
@OConnell5483, yes, it’s available from both the Apple App Store and Google Play. It looks like they have two apps: “See How You Eat“ and “See How You Eat – Coach 80/20” (paid version). Here’s a screenshot of the app in the App Store
Regarding not feeling the love for food logging this week, it happens. Sometimes our weekly challenges are out of sync with our ability or desire to do them that week. I remember last year when you were flat out with your old job, before you switched jobs. There were times you did the challenges a week or so after we did, because that was the only time you could come up for air. For all of our newcomers, that’s always a possibility... doing the challenges after we do them. Of course, the downside is there may not be as much interaction and daily support. But generally speaking, we do chime in on older threads.
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The one Pinky suggested is even less in price. I had a gift card on my Amazon account and I was able to buy the Joseph and Joseph one. I have no idea why the link says not available.
Today I feel super bloated, taking easy. I like the app because I am seeing the food and I can make a visual comparison and deduct how much I am eating of what. Makes sense?
I am not loving logging my food right now but I am committed to do it. My goal is to be as accountable as I can be here, in my groups and on the app.
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I love my digital scales, has become such a habit now, they went' missing' for a few minutes a few weeks ago, I thought my right arm had been cut off!3
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I just saw this challenge right now haha I haven't been in this group in a while but I think completing challenges week by week sounds like a great idea. I have actually been tracking my food intake now for like 60 days, and I have logged in my food every single day this week so far
it has become a regular habit for me now. 5 -
How's everyone doing today? My week was slowww getting back to work after a holiday break lol
Today I tracked even though I went over my goal... still under maintenance with my exercise so it's not terrible lol4 -
I've tracked all week, so far. I start back to work Monday, that's when it gets difficult..I was showing my daughter how to track the peanut butter by placing the jar on the scale..good luck to everyone.4
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I'm a big fan of food logging! For me, that is what has provided the magic to get my eating on track. That being said, I get that starting to log is tough. Since I've been on MFP for years I have most of the things I eat already in a tab or recipe.
I absolutely love my food scale. But I'm a nerdy weirdo who likes playing with such toys. Fortunately, my family also likes to play with the scale.
Of course, this week my logging has been weak because I'm dealing with the flu. This is frustrating because I like starting the New Year strong. However, it just means I get to start the year a bit late.5 -
@77tes hope you get well soon.
Today I logged it all. I am celebrating 40 days of logging and that is quite the accomplishment. I had a record of 910 once and I plan to do it again. Motivation to log is not there but I do it. Keeps me accountable.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend.7 -
I've tracked all week, so far. I start back to work Monday, that's when it gets difficult..I was showing my daughter how to track the peanut butter by placing the jar on the scale..good luck to everyone.
I only discovered this a few weeks ago, lightbulb moment lol.... Wish I had thought of it years ago!!!4 -
fatbambi2017 wrote: »I've tracked all week, so far. I start back to work Monday, that's when it gets difficult..I was showing my daughter how to track the peanut butter by placing the jar on the scale..good luck to everyone.
I only discovered this a few weeks ago, lightbulb moment lol.... Wish I had thought of it years ago!!!
I only discovered this trick now. Great way to measure peanut butter and thanks for sharing @pmaia!2 -
Really great week, Everyone! I’m glad you’ve found food logging helpful. I do as well.
We will be starting a new weekly challenge tomorrow, but this upcoming “Sharing your wisdom” challenge lends itself well to another week of food logging if you’re still trying to make logging a habit.2 -
Some really great ideas on here! Love the peanut butter jar on the scale idea... I did manage to journal all my food this week, but I sure didn't stay in the green like I should have! I do really good all day making healthy choices...and then BAM! 8:00 p.m. hits and my stomach gets nauseous from medications I take before bedtime. Do I eat something healthy? Of course not, because that is my husband's ice cream time! If I don't eat ice cream with him, then I end up eating everything else in the house and it's even more damage than if I just give in and eat the darn ice cream!
So, since I see that this is my pattern, I'm going to try having a serving of steel cut oats instead. That should coat my stomach and be less damaging....much less sugar since I just use stevia and cinnamon, or a few pieces of cut up apple.
Thanks for the challenge, ideas and encouragement. Really love this thread!3 -
To keep up with tracking, which I do religiously, I decided to weigh my popcorn in grams verses the measuring cup. To my surprise the entry for the popcorn is wrong.
The entry I was using... Kroger Yellow Popcorn Dry 30 grams or 1/3 cup was equivalent 110 calories. NOPE It turns out 2 TBSP equals 30 grams. And here I am measuring with a 1/3 cup scoop twice! And not counting for the extra calories. I have been eating a huge bowl of popcorn every night thinking I am "winning" at snack time. Sigh...facepalm
I am thankful for this challenge because without it I probably would never have been checking on some of my entries.4 -
To keep up with tracking, which I do religiously, I decided to weigh my popcorn in grams verses the measuring cup. To my surprise the entry for the popcorn is wrong.
The entry I was using... Kroger Yellow Popcorn Dry 30 grams or 1/3 cup was equivalent 110 calories. NOPE It turns out 2 TBSP equals 30 grams. And here I am measuring with a 1/3 cup scoop twice! And not counting for the extra calories. I have been eating a huge bowl of popcorn every night thinking I am "winning" at snack time. Sigh...facepalm
I am thankful for this challenge because without it I probably would never have been checking on some of my entries.
Such a good point, @PinkyPan1! It’s easy to think we know how many calories are in the foods we eat because we measured them once upon a time. And maybe the initial measurement was accurate, but maybe it wasn’t. And maybe the food as listed in the MFP food database was accurate, but maybe it wasn’t.
I’m in maintenance and I personally don’t want to weigh everything I eat on a food scale. But to guard against “food creep” I periodically put calorie dense foods such as potatoes, pasta, and yogurt on my food scale just to make sure that my estimate of the calories tracks with what the food scale says.
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fatbambi2017 wrote: »I've tracked all week, so far. I start back to work Monday, that's when it gets difficult..I was showing my daughter how to track the peanut butter by placing the jar on the scale..good luck to everyone.
I only discovered this a few weeks ago, lightbulb moment lol.... Wish I had thought of it years ago!!!
It is so interesting reading/ learning how others do things.
I put the plate with my toast on it, onto the scale, set the tare function, and then I weigh the peanut/ almond butter as I carefully spoon it onto the toast, or the plate, if I'm eating it with a banana. Sometimes I want more or less than a "serving" so this works for me with peanut butter and other items. I log in grams whenever possible so it is easier for me to be more accurate, and also to be flexible with serving amounts.
Happy Sunday!
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Proud of myself. I tracked all week, all of it.
Used my scale mostly to track my liquids. What an eye opener!
Great challenge!4 -
prgirl39mfp wrote: »Proud of myself. I tracked all week, all of it.
Used my scale mostly to track my liquids. What an eye opener!
Great challenge!
Can I ask what kind of liquids were you weighing on your scale? Do you mean like your water intake, etc? I just go by my measuring cup and the sizes that the cups say they are.
That's really insightful! I would never think to do that...1 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »prgirl39mfp wrote: »Proud of myself. I tracked all week, all of it.
Used my scale mostly to track my liquids. What an eye opener!
Great challenge!
Can I ask what kind of liquids were you weighing on your scale? Do you mean like your water intake, etc? I just go by my measuring cup and the sizes that the cups say they are.
That's really insightful! I would never think to do that...
Not water but my juices and milk. I was measuring a cup of milk when I was actually drinking 1.5. And what a cup of milk really is on my favorite glass. I even marked it with marker so I do not go over.3
