hey what??

butterfly25 · August 2009

do you keep track of??

this is what i keep track of and was wondering do i need to keep track of my sodium?
what do you feel is the most important one??

Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Iron, Sodium

courtney_love2001 · August 2009

I keep track of cals, fat, carbs, protein, fiber, and sodium. Cals is most important for me, but I realllly think you should get the sodium. Sodium can make you retain tons of water and can cause you to feel bloated and puffy (not to mention heavier on the scale

). Everyone has their things that they keep track of...I just wanted fiber because it's important for digestive health. I increased my fiber to 25g too; mfp gave me 15 and that was way too little. I also like to keep track of my protein because when I am working out I need that protein to build me some muscles!

Also, do you have an iron deficiency? Iron is kind of specific...

rogers8702 · August 2009

I track cals, fat, carbs, protein, fiber, and sodium. also. i wasnt tracking the sodium until a friend of min suggested lowering my sodium intake. and i started tracking and wala the weight is coming off again. i do go over slightly some days, but i try to keep it at 2500 or lower.

for mt this is the perfect combo to keep an eye on, but everyone is different

Wecandothis · August 2009

If you go to the green button at the very bottom of your food diary that says "View full report" it will take you to a page where you can see quite a few things: Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Cholesterol, Sodium, Sugars, and Fiber. So if you ever want to see those things that you don't track it's on that report.

BrenNew · August 2009

I track cals, fat, carbs, protein, fiber, and sodium. also. i wasnt tracking the sodium until a friend of min suggested lowering my sodium intake. and i started tracking and wala the weight is coming off again. i do go over slightly some days, but i try to keep it at 2500 or lower.

for mt this is the perfect combo to keep an eye on, but everyone is different

Same way for me too!

hmo4 · August 2009

Same as you guys, but iron also.

Brenna · August 2009

I would include Fiber too.

Zara11 · August 2009

I wish I could track all of them at once :ohwell:

margaretthedevil · August 2009

Cals, Carb, Protein, Fat, Sugar, and Fiber. I never have a problem with sodium as I don't eat a lot of processed foods and I believe a lot of the stuff I log in doesn't have as much sodium as MFP says it does (I eat a lot of seafood). Sugar on the other hand...I think that's a huge problem for almost everyone. Then again sugar and sodium always go hand in hand in processed foods.