Re: Technology apps to help intuitive eaters along the path of recovery

[Guest guest]

This has no appeal to me at all, but perhaps others will find some assistance in

it? For me the 'certain limits' that you refer to are those which my body

establishes and feeds back to me - if I 'listen'. I can't see how any app would

know that for me?

Maybe an app where food eaten (type, not amount) is noted and then body

observations (in reaction) noted later? This could help connect eating with

awareness - how hungry (body/emotional?) to begin, food satisfaction, body

reactions - pros and cons - and how long until hunger reappears.

Maybe simply journaling would do the same thing?

Best wishes, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I was reading ' biography when it hit me between the eyes.

What if there was an app program that helped intuitive eaters with tracking

their food intake?

> Now I know, some of you are going to ask " Why would you want to? Intuitive

eating is all about eating within certain limits whatever you want. " I was

given a food plan

> of sorts to follow in treatment by a dietician, and I was thinking an app

might be helpful.

>

> Something for the Nook Color or the Nook, and for the Kindle. I've seen

(sorry for the word here) " diet " tracking software apps on iPhone and the Palm

but nothing for

> intuitive eaters.

>

> Anyone else heard of something like this?

>

> Thanks & best wishes to all -

>

> Kerry

>

[Guest guest]

Hmm. Well, I used to use this app called "tap & track" but it is very diet-based, tracking fat, calories, weight, everything. I still occasionally use something called "menu planner" because it helps me plan out the things I'm going to cook for the week. There's one called "DrinkFit" which tracks the calories of alcoholic drinks as you consume them at the bar. Is there any wonder I no longer use that? LOL. After one drink, my desire to "track" my drink calories goes right out the window. A very easy one for food tracking is called something like "food pics": you just take pictures of your meals, basically.

However, my very favorite food app. is epicurious. I use it several times a week to cook. I have slight OCD tendencies when I am anxious so I try not to rely too much on tracking and recording things. I am also afraid that too much tracking could cause diet mentality to rear its head. But maybe if there was something that recorded how you felt about your food, your hunger signals, etc. that might be helpful. Sort of like a high tech journal. I think it would take too much energy for me, but I can see how it might be helpful to some.

Mimi

Subject: Technology apps to help intuitive eaters along the path of recoveryTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 9:11 AM

Hello everyone, I was reading ' biography when it hit me between the eyes. What if there was an app program that helped intuitive eaters with tracking their food intake?Now I know, some of you are going to ask "Why would you want to? Intuitive eating is all about eating within certain limits whatever you want." I was given a food planof sorts to follow in treatment by a dietician, and I was thinking an app might be helpful.Something for the Nook Color or the Nook, and for the Kindle. I've seen (sorry for the word here) "diet" tracking software apps on iPhone and the Palm but nothing forintuitive eaters.Anyone else heard of something like this?Thanks & best wishes to all -Kerry