OK...so in an effort to try to maintain a proper diet, I am using the notebook feature on my Blackberry to track portions. It is not very complex, I just created each category and add a lowercase letter "l" for each serving consumed. Here's what it looks like:
Protein (8) - l l l l l l l l
Dairy (2) - l l
Fruits (2) - l l
Veggies (3) - l l l
Fat (1) - l
Carbohydrates (3) - l l l
Snack (4) - l l l l
Bar (1) - l
Recovery drink (1) - l
Condiments (3) - l l l
I start out my list in the evening when I go through the ritual of preparing my post-workout drink and homemade protein bar, breakfast, and lunch for the next day. So, as the day goes on, my checklist is already updated so I can quickly see what portions I have left when I get home from work. I would like to add a line for water and supplements to keep track of that too, but the other categories fit so nicely on my Blackberry screen that I don't want to change it. Crazy, I know, but that's how I roll!
This system works much better than a traditional pencil and paper since I always have my phone with me. NOW...what I really want is a fancy little program that keeps track of that as well as what I eat too. I searched for that, but haven't had any luck. This would be quite handy for many other diets like Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, etc. Can anyone help with that or does anyone have a friend that writes programs like this?
Oh, I forgot to mention the other part of this deal is that I'd like it to be free...remember that I am trying to do this on a budget!! Can anyone help? I'd be happy to post an official thank you and even let you have the "braggin' rights".
Feel free to let me know what you think or to "leak" any information that may lead to the acquiring of such a useful program!
More soon!
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