I’ve never tracked my macros before. What do I need to know?
Last updated March 11, 2025
Strive for food logging accuracy by following these strategies:
- Use the label scanner. To achieve the highest accuracy, always include the big 4: calories, protein, fat and carbs.
- Think big. You don’t need to log items with little nutritional value, like water, spices and supplements. Always log high-calorie items, like oil, butter and sugar, no matter the amount.
- Log by weight, not volume. Use your included smart-scale to accurately log meals by weight. Logging by volume isn’t ideal, but it’s better than guessing; you can also select a close substitute/proxy food.
- Use group and recipe functions. Unlike other apps, BODYSIM “groups” can be used like repeated meals or recipes containing other foods and can be nested: a supper group of a steak, a slice of a cornbread recipe-group, and a tablespoon of a pan sauce recipe -group.
- Do your best with the unknown. Especially at smaller restaurants, you’ll have to make two big guesses: portions in volume units and components of recipes. Use our guide for portions and remember to include butter, nuts, cheese and sugary ingredients.
- Find online sources. Many chain restaurants, grocery stores and food manufacturers put nutritional info on their website.
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