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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you started, how long did it take you each day to put in all the info?[/quote]

10:16 here.  I plan out my food each day and enter my stuff in the morning or even the day before - it takes me about 5 minutes now.  I started with the customized foods a long time ago, so I imagine it took a bit longer, but generally I try to stick to simple foods during the week.  I'll modify throughout the day if I decide to switch something up.  If I know I'm going to be eating out that night, I'll plan to eat less fat and carbs throughout the day.

I keep a separate food scale in my office if I didn't measure out my food before-hand (for instance, for nuts or something).

This works for me because I have my own office and a desk job.  I imagine if you're on the go, it takes a bit more preparation.

Also I accept it's not exact - I used to try to be a perfectionist about tracking and it just led me to eventually derail because it was too much work.  Now I just estimate.  For instance, I made a big pot of turkey chili with 2 pounds of turkey last night.  Turkey and beans is already entered into my fitday, so I measured out the total chili amount when it was done, then ate 1.5 servings of it. [/quote]

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