What is everyone traking in their diary?

Mommy_Time
Mommy_Time Posts: 256 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I would like to know what everyone tracks for their diary and what do u feel is best to track?

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  • nursewhy
    nursewhy Posts: 17
    Do you mean which nutrients? If so, I track carbs, fat, protein, sodium, and fiber. I shoot for a higher amount of fiber per day than recommended to help me stay full. And I tend to go overboard on sodium without realizing it so it helps to watch it. If I could add something else to track, it'd be sugar bc that's a major issue area for me.
  • shorty313
    shorty313 Posts: 432 Member
    I track carbs, fat, protein, sodium and fiber. I wish we could track more than 5! I'd like to see sugar and cholesterol too.
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Calories
    Carbs
    Fat
    Protein
    Sodium
    Cholesterol
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    I track protein/carbs/calories/cholesterol

    I recommend that people get a check up which includes blood work to see if they have any areas they need to improve....

    My doctor told me I am in excellent shape and that if I didn't work out and eat the way I do...I would have high cholesterol....
    My sodium levels are perfect. So that's why I watch my cholesterol too.

    I don't bother too much with fat, because the fats I eat are all related to healthy fats. Almonds, pb, salmon, lean bake chicken/turkey.
  • dellamac
    dellamac Posts: 16 Member
    I had never thought to track cholesterol. Thanks for the suggestions.

    I currently track:

    calories
    fat
    carbs
    protein
    sugar
    sodium
  • BlackDhalia403
    BlackDhalia403 Posts: 37 Member
    carbs calories fats sugar protein .

    I track sugar now because my sugar levels have been getting high , I think it's because of all the carbs I was eating from whole grain breads and pastas .
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Calories/carbs/protein/calcium/fiber/sodium. I figure if the first three are falling in line, then so is fat, calcium because I've recently become lactose intolerant and want to make sure I'm getting enough, fiber to make sure I'm getting enough. Sodium is to make sure I'm in my sweet spot with it - I find below 2000mg I start having issues with low blood pressure, and above about 2800mg I start having some extra water retention.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    Calories
    Carbs
    Protein
    Fat
    Sat Fat
    Sodium

    I'd like to track sugar and fibre as well.
  • queerandkinky
    queerandkinky Posts: 2
    I'm new here, so maybe I'm not 'doing it right', but I track everything. Including how many glasses of water I drink. Most of the time I use the Android app and scan the bar on the food I use and add whatever I use to cook/eat it with.
  • devilwhiterose
    devilwhiterose Posts: 1,157 Member
    Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Sodium, Sugar.
  • cbascomb83
    cbascomb83 Posts: 36 Member
    Calories
    Carbs
    Fat
    Protein
    Sodium
    Chol

    I was tracking sugar but fruits would always push me over. I figured natural sugars were better than refine sugars, so I stopped tracking it.
  • MrsLVF
    MrsLVF Posts: 787 Member
    Protein 40%
    Carbs 40%
    Fat 20%
    Sodium
    Sugar
  • clairyfairy247
    clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
    Calories
    Carbs
    Fat
    Protein
    Sodium
    Fiber
  • cbascomb83
    cbascomb83 Posts: 36 Member
    I track carbs, fat, protein, sodium and fiber. I wish we could track more than 5! I'd like to see sugar and cholesterol too.

    You should be able to track 6 items
  • squishycow7
    squishycow7 Posts: 820 Member
    carbs, protein, fat, sodium.

    I'm kind of a saltfiend so that's why I do the sodium...
    protein because otherwise I'd probably forget to eat it
    carbs aren't really an issue for me right now, though they used to be - just keeping out of habit
    fat is more for curiosity. I'm not too concerned about it

    I used to track sugar but it drove me nuts going over all the time for something like CARROTS.
    also used to track fiber but I realized I wasn't seeing a correlation between fullness and fiber or digestion issues and fiber, so I nixed it.

    edit to add - I would chose whichever ones are problematic for you, and only track those. if you have too many, it might be overwhelming to stay under target with every single one
  • McKristy
    McKristy Posts: 53
    Calories
    Carbs
    Fat
    Protein
    Sugar
    Fiber
  • tinana_RN
    tinana_RN Posts: 541 Member
    I track the things that are a problem for me- my cholesterol is always very under so I'm not overly worried about watching that. Sodium I watch because I have high blood pressure and some other cardiac stuff to think about, and fiber I keep an eye on because I never really cared too much before. I have low blood sugar usually so I don't drive myself crazy if I go a little over some days- I just try to watch the carbs side of it. Protein, carbs, and fat I watch as well.
  • cbascomb83
    cbascomb83 Posts: 36 Member
    I'm new here, so maybe I'm not 'doing it right', but I track everything. Including how many glasses of water I drink. Most of the time I use the Android app and scan the bar on the food I use and add whatever I use to cook/eat it with.

    You're doing it right. We are talking about what items are being tracked in your food diary. =)
  • ZugTheMegasaurus
    ZugTheMegasaurus Posts: 801 Member
    Calories
    Protein
    Carbs
    Fats
    Sodium

    I added the sodium just because I'm really sensitive to it and have to keep an eye on the levels if I don't want my joints completely swollen the next day.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    carb/fat/protein/fiber/sodium
  • dansls1
    dansls1 Posts: 309 Member
    I use the iphone app mostly and 'track' everything. I don't have it all show up on the site, but can access it all on my phone. I realized I needed to supplement calcium because I was at 30% of what I should have consistently when I started.

    That being said, I take the sugar numbers with a grain of salt (heh - that sounds corny) - much of my sugar intake is natural and I don't worry so much about going over.
  • tlp148
    tlp148 Posts: 67 Member
    Calorie
    Carbs
    Fats
    Protien
    Cholesterol
    Sodium

    Sodium and Cholesterol are big ones for me due to blood pressure. I rarely eat sweets other than some fruits and I dont drink soda so I don't track sugar, however I do look at it on my weekly progress reports so I know it is staying in check. As well, I look daily at my vitamin/minerals to make sure that I am getting adequate intake in that area. I have added certain foods and vitamins where I have been lacking.(ie: potassium, iron)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Here is what I track, and why:

    To make sure I don't get too much: Calories, Saturate Fat, Carbs

    To make sure I get enough: Protein, Calcium

    To make sure I don't get too much or too little: Fat

    These are the things that are important to me. I tracked sodium, sugar and fiber for a while, because those are also important to me, but I was always good on those so I switched it up.

    You may want to track other things, depending on your previous diet habits and current goals.
  • FrustratedYoYoer
    FrustratedYoYoer Posts: 274 Member
    I also wish we could track more than 5 but for now I track:

    Carbs
    Fat
    Protein
    Sodium
    Fiber
  • devonette
    devonette Posts: 263 Member
    Calories
    Carbs
    Fat
    Protein
    Cholesterol
    Sodium

    These are the ones my dr. told me I should watch. I wish we could track more, though.
  • BBoros
    BBoros Posts: 67 Member
    I track Calories

    Carbs

    Protein

    Chol

    Sodium

    Fiber

    At the moment, I do switch some up once in awhile, always track Calories, carbs, Protein and Chol.
  • AmbyrJayde
    AmbyrJayde Posts: 257 Member
    Calories. Honestly I know I probably should pay attention to the others but I don't, occasionally I look at the others but they are meaningless to me right now XD
  • shorty313
    shorty313 Posts: 432 Member
    I track carbs, fat, protein, sodium and fiber. I wish we could track more than 5! I'd like to see sugar and cholesterol too.

    You should be able to track 6 items

    I do, I forgot to write Calories, I thought that was automatic in the daily report :smile:
  • cbascomb83
    cbascomb83 Posts: 36 Member
    I track carbs, fat, protein, sodium and fiber. I wish we could track more than 5! I'd like to see sugar and cholesterol too.

    You should be able to track 6 items

    I do, I forgot to write Calories, I thought that was automatic in the daily report :smile:

    You're right! lol Sorry about that

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