Fitday Carbs

[AussieGal]

Hello again.... I was wondering if the Grams in the Daily Summary at Fitday = net carbs? That would make it easy working them out!

Thankyou

[Sheepie]

Re: Fitday Carbs

Which page is the Daily Summary? Their carbs include fiber. You have to set a goal for fiber and then on the food page, the fiber shows under carbs and you can easily subtract it. Hope that helps.

[mitzimarie]

Re: Fitday Carbs

Hi, AussieGal

When you are in Fitday, go into "Goals" on the left side of the screen. Set a goal for fiber. It doesn't matter what number you set it at. Mine is set at 1 just to get it to count the fiber for me. Now, when you view your totals, it will show an entry for fiber with the other counts of fat, protein, and carbs. Simply subtract your fiber from your carbs to get your "net" carbs. Easy!

Let us know if you still have any trouble.

[*Wendy*]

Re: Fitday Carbs

I'm so glad you all clarified that - I used fitday for my foods for only about two days because I was frustrated with all the data entry and not being able to see the net carbs.

I thought I was going to have to enter everything as a custom food using the net carbs only instead of total carbs in order for it to be a useful tool!

Think I'll give it another shot now, because without it navigating my way through OWL is a bit challenging!

Wendy

[mitzimarie]

Re: Fitday Carbs

Hi, Wendy

I just wanted to let you know that I really resisted using Fitday for a long time. And when I finally did start using it, it aggravated me often. I want to reassure you that it does get a lot easier once you get the hang of it. Here are a few things that seemed to help me...

I have most of my foods entered as custom foods. One day I sat in the kitchen with my laptop and entered info from the labels of every item I could find that I would use. I even entered eggs as a custom food so that I could make it count as 1 carb instead of 0 even though my label said 0. I did the same with cheese... a lot of labels list 0 carbs, when Atkins has us count a serving as 1. Enter everthing else exactly as it is stated on the label. Don't try to only enter net carbs on custom foods because you will just subtract your fiber from your carbs when you get your totals. And I often find it difficult to wade through all of the possiblities that Fitday offers when you try to put in a simple food. So I just go ahead and customize my foods.

There is a place where your recently eaten foods are listed. Since I eat a lot of the same things everyday, I can enter my foods from the category for recently used foods and that makes things quicker, too.

Just by using it everyday, you will become better and faster at doing it until it really only takes minutes. I will be the first one to admit that Fitday can be a pain at first, but it is worth sticking it out. I will use it even after I am at goal. It has been very helpful. If you have any more questions, just let us know.

[mitzimarie]

Re: Fitday Carbs

Me, again

I just thought of something else that really helped me use Fitday better. Here is a link to a list of foods, their weights, counts, and which rung they are in. I have printed this list and use it all of the time.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=42713

After you go into this link, you then need to click on NUTRITIONAL SPREADSHEET. This list is awesome!

Using this list, I have even entered some fruits and vegetables as custom foods because it was such a pain to find exactly what I wanted in Fitday.

Another thing that has helped me a lot is an inexpensive food scale that I got at Walmart for about $5.00. It measures in grams or ounces, and has made measuring vegetables so much easier. It is difficult to determine exactly how much of a veggie is really a cup... weighing the foods takes the guesswork out of it. It works great for cheese, nuts, and berries, too. This Nutritional Spreadsheet gives weights, so it is easy to know what to look for.

Good luck!

[*Wendy*]

Re: Fitday Carbs

Thank you Mitzi! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain everything the way you did. I will definitely give it another try - maybe spend a few hours tomorrow afternoon setting it all up like you suggested.

[mitzimarie]

Re: Fitday Carbs

You're welcome, Wendy

Good luck!