Food tracking...what do you track?
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SKHaz1
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What are the most important things to track? They give you so many options, but which ones are the most important to stay within a certain range?
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Everything I put in my mouth!0
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Everything I eat and drink and the cardio that I do.0
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Depends on your goals. For example, you may want to track sugar if you tend to eat a lot of sweets. I track protein, carbs, and fat (obviously), but also sodium and fiber because I'm trying to keep my sodium low and fiber high.
ETA: To PPs, I think OP was referring to what nutrients to choose to track in your diary settings.0 -
Yes I'm new to this but so far I've tracked everything I put in my mouth even if it doesn't have any calories (like diet soda).0
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I too track everything I put in my mouth. It becomes painstakingly clear where you are making the mistakes in your diet. I ate a salad last week and was so proud of my choice until I logged it and found out it was 550 cals! Now I check before I eat. It really does work as it makes you accountable for your choices. Happy Logging!0
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I like to track protein, sugar, iron, fat.0
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I track protein, fat, carbs, fiber and sodium. High protein, low ish carb the rest fat. Low sodium and high fiber0
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Protein, carbs and fat.0
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I try to keep the sugar low. I also try to make sure I am close to the chart for carbs, fat and protein0
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I track everything, and I mean everything!!! But I have huge weight loss goals so in order to have the progress I want I need to keep track of everything0
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I track everything, but sometimes i don't log the extra apple or orange!0
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yep pretty much just track everything i put into my mouth, unless it's like chewing gum or medicine.. lol!
or if i have one bite/sip of something..that's just sillyness!0 -
Right now I track calories until I get closer to my weight goal, then it might be sodium and sugar, even carbs0
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Besides carbs, fat, protein, I track sugar and sodium...it was a real eye-opener to see the difference in salt from food I buy at restaurants vs what I make at home.0
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Calories is the most important for weight loss - the rest is down to individual preference.
I'm working on strength training, so protein is quite important to me, and I aim for 100g a day, so I track that.
I also find that I do better when I keep my carbs low-ish, so I track those, aiming for a max of 100g.
My big weaknesses tend to be fat and sugar, so I track those too, even though I'm always over!0 -
I track mostly only calories and protien. I try to get 30% protien intake although its hard. I guess I care about that more than anything else because I know it feeds my muscles and doesnt break down into sugar. If I try to keep track of too many things I get discouraged, other than getting enough protien I just eat whatever I want within my calorie limit.0
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I'm tracking Carbs, Fats, Proteins, Fiber, and Sodium. I'm not concerned if I go "over" on my Fats or Protein. I rarely meet my Carb allowance, and frequently go over on the other two (even after adjusting the ratios), but it doesn't worry me too much. I know that as long as I'm maintaining a proper calorie deficit, then I will lose weight. I *am* concerned with making sure I get enough fiber (I mean, who wants to get too little?) and I'm really, really concerned with my sodium intake. I have high blood pressure and I've battled a salt addiction my whole entire life. I remember being like 3-years-old and sneaking pinches of salt. It's that bad. So I've decided to pay attention to how much I'm eating, even if I'm not entirely able to get in under control yet. Tracking my sodium on here has truely been eye-opening for me. I can't believe the amount of sodium that I used to consume on a daily basis. Even now that I'm monitoring it and making smarter choices, I still go at least 500-1,500 over the recommended amount of 2,500 every day. Skeery.0
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Everything I put in my mouth!0
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everything i eat even if its a small bite of something it still counts!0
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Yes, I meant what do you track carbs, fats, sugars, fiber etc.
I also track everything I eat...otherwise whats the point of only putting this and that down!0
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