How do you record it all?
10-17-2010, 05:34 PM
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DollyR
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Posts: 718
S/C/G: 267/264/165
Height: 5'6"
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How do you record it all?
Does everyone here record what they eat each day? If so where and how do you do it? Computer? Hand written journal? Why do you use what you use? I am a visual journaler....and I know I have to write my new journey. Just wondering if there is a new and exciting way out there. The thread on "New Tools" got me thinking about this.
Just curious...
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10-17-2010, 05:35 PM
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Resident Pixie
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Ballston Spa, NY
Posts: 14,662
S/C/G: Pant Size - 28/12/8
Height: 5'2"
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sparkpeople.com for me
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10-17-2010, 05:37 PM
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Army Medic
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 44
S/C/G: 210/ticker/130
Height: 5'4"
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I started out in a journal, but then when I got an iphone I got an app for it for free. I find this easiest for me since I always have my phone on me.
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10-17-2010, 05:41 PM
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Obese Runner
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Near the mountains
Posts: 1,187
S/C/G: 240/ticker/?
Height: 5'4
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If I'm having a lazy day I will keep track in my mind but in the past I used sparkpeople, fitday, mypyramid. I use Calorie count it allows me to enter a total number of cals in one lump sum, I'm sure the other sites allow that also.
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10-17-2010, 05:49 PM
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2012 is my year!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Southeast Texas (armpit of TX)
Posts: 406
Height: 5'5
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I use the loseit! app on my iphone. You can add friends to it and check up on them throughout the week to make sure they are journaling. A friend I do theater with is my accountability partner and she texts me whenever she sees i havent logged. Plus it gives you an estimated time frame it should take for you to be at your goal if you keep up with everything and has a place where you can log your weight! Its a very easy and fun program and i would recommend it to ANYONE who has an iphone or even ipod touch! You can also log in to you account online too.
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Last edited by CutieCourt : 10-17-2010 at 05:49 PM.
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10-17-2010, 06:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Posts: 304
S/C/G: 183/183/160
Height: 5'6"
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I'm currently just using the notepad on my phone, I don't keep track of food, just my daily caloric intake. Whenever I eat I add the calories up and edit the note.
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10-17-2010, 06:13 PM
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it IS all about me!!!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Tacoma, WA
Posts: 213
S/C/G: 295/see ticker/165ish
Height: 5'8"
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I'm just using scrap paper and a pen, since I'm the last holdout without a cell phone. It's just to keep track of my calories for the day, then when it's completely used up it gets recycled. I use the backs of junk-mail envelopes, mostly. :-)
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10-17-2010, 06:14 PM
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Army Medic
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 44
S/C/G: 210/ticker/130
Height: 5'4"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CutieCourt
I use the loseit! app on my iphone. You can add friends to it and check up on them throughout the week to make sure they are journaling. A friend I do theater with is my accountability partner and she texts me whenever she sees i havent logged. Plus it gives you an estimated time frame it should take for you to be at your goal if you keep up with everything and has a place where you can log your weight! Its a very easy and fun program and i would recommend it to ANYONE who has an iphone or even ipod touch! You can also log in to you account online too.
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That's the same app I'm using! I just thought is was a little funny 
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10-17-2010, 06:17 PM
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Obese Runner
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Near the mountains
Posts: 1,187
S/C/G: 240/ticker/?
Height: 5'4
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Is this app only on the iphone and ipod touch? or can I download it on my phone? I just have a regular Lotus sprint phone and I'm not savy when it comes to apps.
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10-17-2010, 06:33 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago
Posts: 11
S/C/G: 275/see ticker/149
Height: 5'6
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I use Fitday and I love it (I paid for the desktop version). I cook alot and I even put in the homemade stuff I make using the recipe analyzer, which is fantastic: (tried to post the link here but this site says I can't post links until I have 25 posts). If you want it google: calorie count new recipe. So nice to know exactly how many calories/fat are in home cooking.
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10-17-2010, 06:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 669
S/C/G: 260/ticker/160
Height: 5'6 1/2"
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I buy hardback blank books. I love filling them up.
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05/16/10 -20 made it 02/24/10
10/19/10 -40 made it 07/31/10
12/25/10 -50 made it 10/04/10
04/24/11 -70 made it 04/28/11
10/19/11 -90 made it 05/14/12
10/19/12 -100 made it
Long Term Weigh Ins
11/28/11 185.5 1/29/12 181 3/29/12 177
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10-17-2010, 06:47 PM
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Diet and Exercise!
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I make my own spreadsheet in Excel, but I look up the calorie counts on either Livestrong or Fitday if I don't have it handy on a package.
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10-17-2010, 06:50 PM
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Too big to fail!
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 53
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Height: 5'3
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I use myfooddiary.com
It calculates calories, carbs, vitamins, etc.......
You can track your food, measurements, exercise on there as well. It's $9 a month but it's the only way that I can see everything in one spot and know whether or not I am on track. I love it.....
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10-17-2010, 07:13 PM
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Why can't you?
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 486
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Height: 5'2"
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Calorie Counter on the Droid.  Love, love, love it.
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Restart 10/01/11 at 297 lbs...after being at 265. I won't update this ticker until I'm back to that weight.
Pounds til obese instead of morbidly so.
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10-17-2010, 07:36 PM
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Out is Through
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New York City
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pamelasusan39
I use myfooddiary.com
It calculates calories, carbs, vitamins, etc.......
You can track your food, measurements, exercise on there as well. It's $9 a month but it's the only way that I can see everything in one spot and know whether or not I am on track. I love it.....
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Check this out - it's free and has the same features
http://www.livestrong.com/myplate/
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