Tracking Apps

[Monica77 12]

Hi. I’m looking for a good app to track Protein, fluids, etc. What is everyone using?

[SHORTY_ 154]

Baritastic was what my doctor recommended, however, I use my fitness pal. Both are good, however, I'm a creature of habit and have used my fitness pal for about 10 years.

[Caybot 26]

I use nutritionix, because I saw a post here where someone was recommending it. I like it, pretty easy to use.

[summerseeker 2,169]

I have used my fitness pal and my fat secret. In the UK - My fat secret has the foods from my supermarkets, so I tend to go with this.

[Sleeve_Me_Alone 656]

I was a MyFitnessPal user before surgery and really like it. My surgeon uses Baritastic, so I switched to that and, though I don't like it as much as MFP, it does the job and I've gotten used to it.

[Monica77 12]

Does bariastic offer anything MFP doesn’t? I used MFP in the past so I’m inclined to use it again. Unless the other one offers something specific to the bariatric surgery journey

[SHORTY_ 154]

I feel like MFP is easier to use. Baritasic was more in-depth which sometimes isn't a bad thing just more clicks to get to the same result. I also encountered a lot of issues with barcode scanning which became a little frustrating and ultimately was the reason why I went back to MFP.

[kcuster83 1,504]

I use my fitness pal too, I tried Baritastic and I felt like MFP was more user friendly.

Plus, I have been using it for years before surgery so I have a lot of recipes saved.

You can also customize MFP to your macro requirements on the free version, moreso on the pay version. I use the free version and it does everything I need it to.

You may be able to customize Baritastic, but I never got that far before switching back to MFP.

[Sleeve_Me_Alone 656]

19 minutes ago, Monica77 said:

Does bariastic offer anything MFP doesn’t? I used MFP in the past so I’m inclined to use it again. Unless the other one offers something specific to the bariatric surgery journey

The only thing it really offers is connectivity to your surgeon. My surgeon gave me a code to link to their office so the nutritionist can see my food logs, weight entries, etc. I don't recall if MFP has a space for measurements or not, as I never took them until surgery, but Baritastic does have that, which is nice. Weights, food tracking, measurements, etc. are all in one app.

[Monica77 12]

Thanks everyone! I’ll stick with MFP

[KevinS62 73]

Of those using MFP, has anyone paid the monthly fee to have the have the premium app/services? I found a few things are not available without paying for Premium, although I don't recall what at the moment. I've had MFP for a long time. The adds to go premium are kind of in my face and I'll also add the app has changed a lot and I'm still getting used to it.

[Tami10 50]

Bartastic is the I used recommended by surgeon. And it's free

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[HealthierMe2022 24]

I use Baritastic because I like that it's tailored specifically to bariatric patients. It let's you add Vitamin reminders, Protein Shake reminders, and focus on Protein, carbs, sugar, and fat. I've used MFP, Sparkpeople, and other tracking apps, but they can get overwhelming when trying to put in specific nutrition goals. I also like that Baritastic is free. I've found the app on my own, and only been using for about 3 weeks but I do like it.