{"id":45,"date":"2020-03-29T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T11:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectdiettracker.com\/helpdesk\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2020-09-12T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T15:30:03","slug":"using-the-diary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perfectdiettracker.com\/support\/using-the-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Diary to Track Your Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"LessonContent\">\n<div class=\"LessonSummary\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1740 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectdiettracker.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/diary.png\" alt=\"Using the Diary\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>The daily diary is at the heart of the Perfect Diet Tracker, you will use it to track your diet on a day to day basis.<\/p>\n<p>The following help topics will help you get to grips with the basic operation of the daily diary, and also introduce you to more advanced options to help to track your diet and achieve your goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Working with the Perfect Diet Tracker diary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Get up to speed quickly with a walkthrough of all the major sections of the main diary screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/the-perfect-diet-tracker-diary\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Adding food to the diary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>Adding food items to the diary is easy using the search and add product window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/adding-food-items-to-the-diary\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Adding exercise to the diary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>You can add entries to the diary for exercise to give you a credit for the energy you have used whilst performing the exercise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/adding-exercise-to-the-diary\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Adding food from your favorites\/favourites<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>The Perfect Diet Tracker automatically creates a database of your favorite\/favourite foods so you can add them quickly in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/adding-a-food-from-the-favorites-window\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Adding groups or recipes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>You can group foods to create recipes or common groups of food you eat on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectdiettracker.com\/support\/groups-recipe-manager\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">The main menu<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>The main menu lets you access most functions within the software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/the-file-menu\/\">The File menu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectdiettracker.com\/support\/the-edit-menu\/\">The Edit menu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/the-options-menu\/\">The Options menu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/the-view-menu\/\">The View menu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/support\/the-help-menu\/\">The Help menu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Including internet search results<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>The Perfect Diet Tracker has an extensive built-in food database, however, to make the most of the software we recommend you enable the internet search feature to add specific search results for your location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/including-internet-search-results\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Editing meal names<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>You can add a new meal name, or change an existing one to suit your requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/editing-meal-names\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"LessonStep top\">\n<h2 class=\"StepTitle\">Updating your results<\/h2>\n<div class=\"StepInstructions\">\n<p>You can update your results including your weight and measurements to keep track of your progress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/updating-your-results\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The daily diary is at the heart of the Perfect Diet Tracker, you will use it to track your diet on a day to day basis. 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