Recording your food, how do you do yours?

Picola1984
Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I can't live without my little notebook and pen, it is beside me at every meal.

I right down the weights of my foods then input them into the database when I get to my computer as recipes or listing separately

During the day I also use the Android app for any additional single items, sometimes almost throwing it at the wall with frustration


Do people remember all the food they eat then log at night or use a little notepad like me? Or is your phone quick enough to upload each item at once?

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I use my phone or my computer to enter my foods, usually during or just after my meal. If I'm planning ahead, sometimes I enter the meal before I eat. But I usually do it throughout the day so I don't forget anything.
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I log my food for the day in the morning. If I need to make changes during the day, I log on and make them. I'm part human, part computer so I'm never really away from a PC or laptop. :p
  • GuruOnAMountain
    GuruOnAMountain Posts: 489 Member
    I've got an Android phone like you and when the app works, it is good, but between the odd problem with the app and the fact that my mobile internet on my phone seems to be rubbish, I tend to just wait til I get to a computer.

    I work from home most days, though, so it's easy for me to get to a computer and log in after every meal. Otherwise, I just remember what I've had until I get to a computer.
  • tequila09
    tequila09 Posts: 764 Member
    I use the app on my phone to either plan the next day or as I go throughout the day
  • elcieloesazul
    elcieloesazul Posts: 448 Member
    I save drafts on my phone with the brand of the food and calories, so I can verify the correct info once I get to a computer.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    I've got an Android phone like you and when the app works, it is good, but between the odd problem with the app and the fact that my mobile internet on my phone seems to be rubbish, I tend to just wait til I get to a computer.

    I work from home most days, though, so it's easy for me to get to a computer and log in after every meal. Otherwise, I just remember what I've had until I get to a computer.

    You aren't on Orange are you? Lol, I regret the day I swapped to them as a provider.

    And I'm sick of "MFP has stopped working, force close or wait"

    ARGH!
  • capnwo85
    capnwo85 Posts: 1,103 Member
    My iPhone and I are connected by an umbilical cord.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I scan the barcode on everything I eat with the iPhone MFP App.

    Effortless, and efficient.
  • jessicasloan91
    jessicasloan91 Posts: 184 Member
    I plan my day the night before or in the morning and log using my iphone app, mostly using the barcode scanner :)
  • paulamarsden
    paulamarsden Posts: 483 Member
    i mostly pre plan the night before for the coming day, if anything changes i alter in the evening :)
  • Julesbriff
    Julesbriff Posts: 39 Member
    I plan my day in advance so that I know I can keep on track. Log my days food in the morning - also my husband is following the plan aswell so we decide our evening meal in the morning then both log breakfast, lunch and dinner so we know what we have left over and any treats are kept within our limits. Any adjustsments throughout the day is put straight into my android app or straight onto the computer.
  • MumOfGirlsOnly
    MumOfGirlsOnly Posts: 99 Member
    I log on my phone by 9am and just change things as the day goes on. I am pretty boring with food and usually log the same thing for days on end so what I need is already programmed into my phone.
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