My fitness pal portion sizes ...

[shellyd67 198]

I am having a difficult time finding the proper portion sizes to add to my fitness pal food diary. It does not allow me for most foods to add a tsp or tbsp or 1/4 cup etc... I just can't get accurate info. It just isn't set up for WLS patients ? We eat so little and in my opinion, it should begin at a tsp. Or maybe I'm just a big dummy and can't figure it out ?? Haha

[lauraellen80 855]

You can adjust your entries to a fraction of a serving size. So if, for example, the serving size is listed as 1 cup, and you eat 1/4 of a cup, you can list 1/4 as your number of servings. You may need to look up conversions or do some math. So if you only have a tablespoon of a food, but the serving size is 1 cup, you have to figure out that there are 16 tablespoons in a cup, so you had 1/16 of a serving. MFP only goes down to 1/8 for fractions, but you can switch to decimal mode and enter in smaller amounts.

[kanaud 70]

If you click on the portion size it usually gives you multiple portion sizes (cups, oz, grams etc).

[shellyd67 198]

If you click on the portion size it usually gives you multiple portion sizes (cups, oz, grams etc).

It does give many portions sizes/choices, just none that would apply to a WLS patient. I cannot possibly eat a cup or 1/2 cup of certain foods. I would love the option to pick and choose each portion size is all. Oh well ????

[lauraellen80 855]

Well, My Fitness Pal wasn't designed for WLS patients. There is a tracking app called "Baritastic" that's intended for WLS patients. I don't know what its interface is like, but I'd guess it may have different portion size options.

[liannatx 897]

Use decimals! If the serving is listed as half a cup and I only measured out 2 oz for my meal... I would enter .5 so it is just half the half cup... or a fourth of a cup. It works really well on full cup portions... just use .25 or what fits. I have even opened a separate tab to use a conversion calculator ; )

[HealthyRN 56]

Change your stuff to ounces that is what I have done. I am a nurse so conversions where mindless but write a few down from tbs to ounces or ml. I have not had an issue finding anything this way.

[shellyd67 198]

Thanks everyone !! My brain gets mushy now & then ☹