FitDay question

MelAnne · 05-23-2006, 02:38 PM

I was trying to log my food journal on FitDay, as I have been using my nurtisionist's website, that has a daily food journal.

Fitday does not let you choose prepackaged foods like StarKist lunchable thingies, at least I could not find it - mainly Bumble Bee Tuna Kit

Grilled chicken breast is a major food item for me, and it was not listed. Just boiled, fried, etc....

Am I using the website wrong?

leatha_g · 05-23-2006, 02:41 PM

I use Fitday on occasion and what I've found most useful is to click on the 'Custom Food's drop down box and enter my foods from the packaging. That way I have my own foods that I may regularly eat. Their existing database is a bit generic, so it's hard to know you're getting in the correct counts.

FunnyDuddies · 05-23-2006, 02:44 PM

no you aren't using it wrong, it is that they do not have a ton of pre entered foods in there. but you can enter your own foods, esp foods that you eat often. Almost everything I have had to enter in the information on, but it is much nicer than any other site that I have used. just enter in the nutritional info ont the foods you are eating, and it gives you that nice pie chart to show you how much of your food is protein, carb and fat for the day. I LOVE THAT!! :)

Marimaru · 05-23-2006, 05:13 PM

For things like that that I might not enter much, I just enter the calories for the ingedients "2 oz tuna, 1oz mayo" whatever...

But if you eat those tuna packs alot, or anything alot, you can add them as a "Custom Food", and they'll be in the drop down there. :)

MarianneTN · 05-23-2006, 06:36 PM

I'm a big fan of custom foods. Just makes it easier on things I eat a lot of. Since I started using fitday I've been more aware and consistent with my protein.

Just my two cents worth...

giveyouthemoon · 05-23-2006, 06:55 PM

almost everything I enter on Fitday is a customized food.....It's great!

Just input all the info from the package and boop there it is!

Enjoy!

DonnaB · 05-23-2006, 06:56 PM

Hi Marianne,

I love FitDay. I wish I had known about it a long long time ago. It never even crossed my mind that there would be a food logging system on the internet! Sometimes I forget to look on the internet for things I need instead of just thinks I like or want! lol

I started logging on FitDay when I got home from surgery as a way to keep up with my protein too. When I wanted to add my protein drink I used the "Custom" foods. The problem that I found with the custom food section of the free version of FitDay, is that it doesn't seem to hold on to the custom portion size you've entered. So I started keeping a piece of paper next to my computer with portions. Pretty soon it was out of hand.

I finally broke down and bought the downloadable version for $20 and MAN OH MAN! I wish I had started with the dowloadable version. Honestly, this was the best $20 I ever spent. OK, in the top 10 anyway! Unfortunately, I had to start over adding my custom foods back in - they don't transfer which is a bummer. But it has so many different features. I love that it tracks things like mood and eating companion and the time of day I ate. Just tons of stuff like that so you can really get a look at your eating habits. I just recently generated a report showing my calories by mood and the evidence was just so clear cut! When my mood is good, my caloric intake drops! It's crazy. I don't know why it seems crazy to me. It actually makes sense. I don't need to food to make me feel good, I already do!

I just love FitDay. The free version is good, but the download is just great!

Good luck on your weightloss journey and good luck with 'custom' FitDay - free or otherwise!

Marimaru · 05-24-2006, 02:07 PM

I have to agree that the downloadable is awesome. If you make a recipe and you know the ingredients, but not the calorie content of the ingredients, you can put the ingredients into a custom food, and then it's saved there for you to use whenever you make it. That is a great feature.

There's also TONS of reports, and different ways to look at things. It's pretty nifty.