Food Diaries vs. Bathroom Scales
Posted on August 22, 2025
By Tom Horvath, PhD
Many of us are concerned about our weight. We might check the scale regularly, and not much else. I suggest that a food diary of everything you eat is a much more sensible approach. A simple version is a list of foods you eat at each meal, without listing how much you ate. There are apps, such as My Fitness Pal, which can streamline some aspects of this process. The apps also provide nutritional analysis of what you are eating. If you have food you tend to eat regularly (e.g., eggs at breakfast, bread at lunch), it is easy to copy them forward. There are free and paid versions, which means you have options when it comes to food diaries.
This app was recommended to me by a registered dietitian (RD). I have found it useful. Be aware that there is no legal definit...
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