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Improve Your Success with Food Logging
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Need help? Email [email protected] or call 877.4.dotFIT.
Managing your weight ultimately comes down to managing calories. Once you’ve set up your dotFIT Me program, you’ll be able to see the information you need to know to achieve your fitness and weight control goals. Use these step-by-step instructions to become familiar with food logging and eliminate all the guesswork.
On your Dashboard, click the Log Food button.
Type in the item you’re looking for and click the Search button. All items will appear below.
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Drag and drop the item you consumed into the appropriate meal. In this example, “Oats” was placed in to Breakfast.
Click on the item to change the time you ate the meal, the amount or serving unit. Click the Update button when finished.
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If you consume an item frequently, click on the grey star and it will turn purple, indicating it’s marked as one of your favorites.
To view your favorites, click Favorites under the search box and all of your marked items will appear below. Now you can quickly find your favorites without having to search for each one every time.
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Need help? Email [email protected] or call 877.4.dotFIT.
To save a meal you eat frequently, click the plate and utensils next to the meal name. A new window will appear.
Type in a name for the meal, select the items you want to include and click the OK button.
To view your Saved Meals, click My Meals below the search box and your items will appear below. Now you can quickly log your commonly consumed meals.
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Need help? Email [email protected] or call 877.4.dotFIT.
Enter a name for the item and fill in the fields found on a food label. Click Save when finished.
To add an item not contained in the food database, click the My Nutrition tab at the top, Preferences on the left and then My Food.
Click Create New Food
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Need help? Email [email protected] or call 877.4.dotFIT.
To view your custom foods, click My Food under the search box and they will appear below. Now you can easily log your custom foods.
When you’re finished logging, click Back to Dashboard.
The calories you logged are now updated and you see how much you’ve consumed in relation to the calories you’ve burned so far. In this example, 1020 calories were consumed and 1364 calories were burned.
Under Current Daily Progress you’ll find your current calorie deficit or surplus. By using dotFIT Me to log your calories, you’ll SEE your results any time of day. Now you can make any needed adjustment to stay on track toward your goal.