Food Tracking Tips

šŸ’„Food Tracking Tips

šŸ“šStudies show that increased awareness thru food trackingĀ helps with accountability & weight loss.
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ā¤µļøHere are some food tracking tips that help me & my clients.
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šŸ“²Use the free appĀ My Fitness Pal.
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ā–ŖĀ Look for the green checkmarkĀ when searching foods ā€“ this means that a food has been ā€˜verifiedā€™.
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ā–ŖĀ šŸ‘€Look at the serving size of foods – change the measurement to 1g when possible.
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ā–ŖļøšŸ“±Scan the bar code on packaged foods.
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ā–ŖĀ šŸ¤”MFP is intuitive. Notice how common foods pre-populate under the food you are logging. Use this list to check the foods youā€™re adding to a meal & later go back & change quantity.
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ā–ŖĀ āž•Add common meals to the ā€˜mealā€™ tab ā€“ change quantities later.
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ā–ŖĀ šŸ½Create your ownĀ #recipesĀ by manually adding ingredients or copy a URL into MFP (Double check serving size & change if needed).
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ā–ŖĀ šŸ‘†šŸ»Tap the top white bar or scroll to the bottom of the day & click the blackĀ #nutritionĀ button to get a quick view ofĀ daily macros
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ā–ŖĀ šŸ™‹ā€ā™€ļøMFP can set macrosĀ for you (these are not ideal or personalized). My suggestion is to get HUMAN INPUT into those numbers.
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ā–ŖĀ šŸ’ƒTry to hit the total number of macros that your human prepares for you +/-5 g in each category.
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āœ“Ā āš–ļøPlan &Ā track your foodĀ the night before, change exact quantities the day of, this will help the balancing act of macros.
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āœ“Ā šŸ¤Make a deal that food doesnā€™t go in your mouth until youĀ measure & track it.
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āœ“Ā šŸ„„Measure using cups for liquids, weigh solids on an electronic food scale.
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āœ“Ā šŸ¤”Know the difference between the weight of the food & the macros in the food eg. 100g of chicken is about 23g of protein, 2.5g fat, 1g carb.
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šŸ’„If you want meĀ šŸ™‹ā€ā™€ļøto be the human that sets up aĀ nutrition profileĀ with the correct amount of ‘macros’ (protein/carbs/fats) for YOU – reach out!šŸ“±ā€¦
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ā“Have you ever tried food tracking?…

šŸ’„If you want me to set up a nutrition profile with the correct amount of ‘macros’ (protein/carbs/fats) for YOU – reach out!