Visually Track Your Diet With PhotoCalorie
Research consistently shows that those who keep a food journal lose more weight. In fact in one study, the number of food records kept was the best predictor of weight loss.
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Watch what you eat. Literally.Simply take a picture, then enter a description. Separate multiple foods or toppings by commas, and multiply each food by the portion size. See an example food journal.
One step search for many foods Once you understand what one portion of a food looks like, searching for multiple foods with varying portions is a cinch. For example, a 9 ounce steak with 1/2 cup of zucchini and 1 cup of pasta can be easily entered into PhotoCalorie as “Steak*3, pasta, zucchini*0.5.” You can learn about portion sizes here.
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Use your hands Use our serving size cheat sheet under the search box to estimate your portion sizes. If the food you ate is bigger or smaller than the serving size pictured, just multiply by the difference (i.e. searching for “broccoli*2” would give you the nutrition for 2 cups of broccoli). Download the iPhone app.
Share your journal with othersShare your journal with friends or family to keep yourself accountable. Or your doctor to help you acheive your goals. As soon as you log a food, they will be able to see it. Learn how here (PDF).
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