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Does it require a signup? I have been using Simple Diet Diary because it is very simple (only does calories and macro counting), has some sort of database where I can add stuff on the fly, and doesn't require sign up, doesn't display ads and doesn't need an internet connection. Its number of downloads is still at 10-50k and I am almost reluctant to share the name of the app because I am scared the dev will just fill it with ads if it blows up.

> Can anyone advise a good calorie counter app without all the fancy widgets

Simple Diet Diary, on Android, is exactly that.

I use Simple Diet Diary, and I think you'll find it's exactly what you're looking for. I'm not sure if there is an iOS version.

Simple Diet Diary - Log food and exercise, record calories and other nutrients

It's free with no ads, with an in-app purchase for some advanced features.

The app can run completely offline, with no need to create accounts or sign in to anything. Your data remains yours, and now there are new options for sharing it.

I've just released an update, in which I've...

• Added new data sharing options: Daily totals, item list, and statistics.
• Allowed hiding of items created with the Adjust Portion feature.
• Added a setting: Choose what tapping the totals bar does.
• Reduced loading time for the main page and autocomplete.

Simple Diet Diary is a flexible diet logger that you can customise to track any nutrients you want. There's no account to create and it's fully functional offline.

Targets can be a maximum (e.g. calories for weight loss) or a minimum, (e.g. counting vegetable portions, water, or calories for weight gain.)

It's free and without ads, with an in-app purchase that enables some non-essential features.

I've just updated it with new options for managing data, plus various usability fixes.

More info on the app listing.

My favorite app is this one: Simple Diet Diary. It's a very barebone food logging app, with a bad, but existing food database (but the dev said he is planning to allow users to switch to other databases), and which lets you enter new foods in the database very easily.

Pros:

• Completely offline
• No ads whatsoever (even in the free version)
• Free version is complete except for one very optional feature
• Simple, only does one thing and does it well
• You can fix your macros, make up your own macros if you want to track something else (I also track caffeine and water)
• If you have the paid version, you can "catch up" on your diet. So for instance, you can choose to decrease macros & calories from the following days in case you go over. It's nice to adapt your diet instead of freaking out.

Cons:

• The food database still sucks (but we should be able to change it soon)
• I wish I could have different calories & macro requirements depending on the day, to account for workout and rest days
• I wish it could also log my weight to have a common dataset to analyze later on

In case you are looking for it (there are a lot of diet diaries out there) here is the link. It's a good app, it's free, and it has a cool widget to show you your current intake of the day of calories/macros.

YES! I have been looking for a simplistic logging app and I am happy to say that I have found one. It has a (very basic) food database, lets you add food with macros, and cool widgets to show you some of your current numbers (how many calories left, how much protein you have consumed, etc.).

Free on Google Play, not as many features as MFP but fuck it, I want something fast, offline and reliable.

By the way, if you want to lose some weight like i've been doing, it's not too bad for us tall guys, since our weight loss diet is like other peoples diets for just maintaining weight. I've lost about 10 pounds in the last 3 months doing this

I've been keeping track of my carbs, protein, and calories, and used a diet calculator to find the max intake per day of each of those. My max is 200 g carbs, 200 g protein (although I think that is too high since some calculators say way less. I just do a range from 125 to 200 g, if I fall anywhere in there i'm good), and 2000 calories I eat every 3 hours from 9 to 9, with small meals. You'll probably be lower, since you're a bit shorter

Usually I eat a slice of whole grain bread with peanut butter and honey and a protein shake with water at 9, 2 grilled chicken breasts and a few slices of whole grain bread or sweet potato at 12, slice of whole grain bread or a tortilla and some lunch meat at 3, same thing as 12 at 6, just some grilled chicken and sweet potato or bread, then finally at 9, depending on how much more I can eat, maybe some peanuts, a protein shake, maybe some beef jerky, or if I have a lot of food left maybe some chips or something.

You can fall anywhere below the max, except I always try to at least get 125 g protein since I also hit the gym.

The most important part of this is you must keep track of everything you eat, and how much of those nutrients are in them! There's no "well it's fruit/vegetable/whatever so it's healthy and I don't need to track it." if you want to do something like that, you make up for it later. Yesterday I had 2 donuts in the morning, which was half my daily calories, so I only had grilled chicken instead of also having sweet potato or bread with it. I also only had a little bit of peanuts and a protein shake in the evening, and skipped my meal at 12. So you can indulge however you want as long as at the end of the day you are under those limits

Google is your friend, if you eat something and don't know how much protein, carbs, or calories are in it, you can Google "<food item> nutrition" and almost always get the info you need. I use an app to keep track of my intake, it's called Simple diet diary and it lets me put a widget on my homescreen of each of those nutrients, and how many I have left

One last thing, eat foods that aren't calorie​ dense. It makes it way easier since you don't really get hungry. Like I said, two donuts was about half a days worth of calories. That's why it's so important to check on everything, cause some foods are surprisingly unhealthy. Fruits for example have a lot of sugar, especially bananas, so I usually try to get vegetables instead

Tl;dr in a year, will you remember the unhealthy food you ate? Or will you look in the mirror and be super proud of yourself?

Sorry for the wall of text, this was almost more for me to really think through my process and stay motivated. If you're already working on it, keep it up! You've got this!

Edit: dcheese is right, a huge post about weight loss wasn't called for, sorry. I'm no dietitian, so don't take my post too seriously, I just figured i'd share with a fellow tall guy

Some Googling came up with MyNetDiary who advertise that they have an offline database. Could be worth a shot!

If you are on Android, this app should work offline too.

Finally, I found this USDA spreadsheet from 2016 that has nutritional info. You could download this and save for offline - I'm just not sure of the size of the file.

It's the right time of year to mention Simple Diet Diary

It's a stand-alone offline diet logger, with no need to create accounts or sign in to anything.

Since my last announcement I've added new data sharing options, dynamic nutrient targets, and various usability enhancements. Next I'm hoping to add a flexible "symptoms" logging feature that can be used for recording weight or any other metric.

I still use it every day. It's easy enough to use that it's a habit not a chore, especially once it knows your diet and routine.

The main item entry screen just suggests things you've entered before, so doesn't overwhelm you with options, but there's an optional database add-on for looking things up the first time.

It's free with no ads, with an in-app purchase for some advanced features. More info on the app listing.

This worked for me

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rarepebble.dietdiary

Simple Diet Diary

Hi. I'm the developer of Simple Diet Diary (and its predecessor Simple Calorie Count).

It's a stand-alone, offline diet logger, with no need to create accounts or sign in to anything.

I use it every day, so ease of use is the number one goal: No point having a diet logger if it's so clunky you don't actually use it.

The main criticism of its predecessor was that it had no built-in nutrient database, so this app allows you to install one as an add-on. Foods from the database don't clutter up your day-to-day autocomplete -- That's your stuff only -- But it's available if you need to look things up.

It's free with no ads, with an in-app purchase for some advanced features. More info on the app listing.

My favorite app is diet diary. I think it fits your bill as you can enter personalized foods with specific macros.