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Food Logging & Food Database

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How to Use the Nutrition Label Scanner

Quick Answer: You can scan a product's nutrition label using the Autofill camera feature (available with Lose It! Pre...

Restoring Missing Meals on Your Log Screen

Quick Answer: If your Log screen is missing meal headers or options to add food, your meal categories may have been d...

Understanding Food Timestamps

Quick Answer: Timestamps let you record the exact time you eat each item in Lose It!, but they must be added manually...

How to Change Your Nutrition Strategy

This article explains how to update your Nutrition Strategy. Nutrition Strategies are a Premium feature and are only ...

Can Timestamps be Automatically Added?

Is there a setting where Timestamps can be automatically added?No. You need to add a Timestamp for each food logged m...

Macronutrient Calculation

This article explains how macronutrients contribute to your total calorie intake, why your calorie budget can change ...

How to Edit a Nutrient Goal

This article explains how to edit custom nutrient goals and nutrient goals created by a Nutrition Strategy. Tracking ...

Troubleshooting Recipe Importer Error Messages

Quick Answer: If the Lose It! Recipe Importer displays "Unable to locate recipe" or "Unable to reach website," you ca...

Incorrect Food Data

This article will explain where Lose It! sources its food database and how to correct any inaccuracies in the food da...

How to Log Food in Lose It!

This article explains how to log food in the Lose It! app and on loseit.com.  Logging Food You can add food to your...

My Foods

This article explains what My Foods are in Lose It! and how you can manage them. Adding and Using My Foods Whenever...

Custom Foods

This article explains what Custom Foods are in Lose It! and how you can manage them.What Are Custom Foods?Custom Food...

Previous Meals

This article will explain how to add meals you have previously logged in Lose It! to your Log. It will also explain h...

How to Track Net Carbs

Can I calculate net carbs instead of carbs?You can create a custom goal for net carb tracking. You can view this on y...

How to Customize Your Meal Settings

This article will explain how to edit your meals, meal names, and meal targets. This is a Premium feature. How to Edi...

Using the Log Header in Lose It!

This article explains how you can customize the Log Header in the Lose It! app.Customizing Your Log HeaderYou can cho...

Using Recipes in Lose It!

This article explains how to create and save recipes for easy meal logging.What Are Recipes?Recipes let you add multi...