Where do you set up food tracking in FuelForm?
Open Profile → Nutrition Goals to choose your Home nutrient tiles, review your targets and Save changes. The selected nutrients appear alongside calories. Changing the tiles does not replace the calorie display or create a GLP-1 treatment plan.
This guide explains the app controls. Agree which intake information and goals are useful with your clinician or registered dietitian. The 2025 four-society nutrition advisory supports reviewing intake and hydration during treatment; a food record is one possible aid to that follow-up.
1. Choose the nutrient tiles you want on Home
Under Nutrient targets, the counter shows how many of the three Home slots are selected. Available choices are Protein, Carbs, Fat, Sugar, Fiber and Sodium. The app uses the spelling Fiber for fibre.
- If all three slots are occupied, tap a nutrient's numbered circle to remove it from Home.
- Tap the plus circle beside the nutrient you want to feature.
- Review your selection. For example, if protein and fibre are part of your agreed plan, feature those; the remaining choice depends on what you need to review. Sugar is available, but it is not a required third choice for everyone taking a GLP-1.
These controls change the Home display. They do not delete the other nutrients from meal records, and calories remain visible. The macro tracker walkthrough explains the relationship between recorded meals and the Eaten and Left displays.
2. Review targets before saving
The screen has different kinds of controls:
| Controls | What to check |
|---|---|
| Protein, Carbs and Fat | The % / G toggle changes how the targets are shown and adjusted. These values are linked to calories and the macro split, so review the complete set after changing one. |
| Fiber and Sodium | These have editable reference targets in their own units: grams for fibre and milligrams for sodium. A reference value is not automatically appropriate for your health. |
| Sugar | This is an optional personal limit for total sugar. It is unset by default. You do not need to set a limit simply to use the tracker. |
Enter targets that fit your agreed nutrition plan rather than copying a number based on a medication name. The protein and fibre guide explains the limits of general protein ranges and why the weight basis and individual health matter. Our sugar-tracking guide distinguishes total sugar from added and free sugars.
Keep total food intake in view as well as individual nutrients. Medication does not guarantee an appropriate calorie deficit or adequate nutrition. If ongoing poor intake or symptoms make your plan difficult to follow, contact your care team rather than adjusting medication or pursuing a lower app number.
Tap Save after making changes. The button shows Saved after the save action. Return to Home and check the displayed nutrient selection.
3. Record the amount you actually ate
Choose an input that suits the information you have:
- Text or voice: describe the food, preparation and amount consumed. For example, say that you ate half a chicken salad, and mention any dressing.
- Photo: capture the meal and describe the portion you consumed. A photograph of leftovers alone cannot establish the original serving or how much you ate.
- Barcode: check that the returned product matches the package, then review the serving and amount consumed. A barcode lookup does not measure your portion or make the returned nutrition exact.
The food-logging guide covers quantities, preparation and corrections. For packaged foods, use the label-reading guide to distinguish a label serving from the amount you consumed.
4. Resolve review prompts and check the record
FuelForm's AI nutrition values are estimates. Entries flagged for review do not count toward daily totals until their review is resolved. Other entries can already contribute to the total, so do not assume that every meal is waiting for a separate approval.
Check the food, portion and available nutrition information, and correct the record when needed. A missing or unresolved entry is not evidence that you ate nothing. Keep those gaps in mind before interpreting a day's totals or comparing days.
5. Bring useful information to follow-up
Agree with your care team which period and level of detail are helpful. A record can show the portions you logged and recurring difficulties with eating. It cannot diagnose a deficiency, measure muscle loss or establish why your appetite changed.
If you review several days, distinguish complete records from days with missing meals or unresolved estimates. Avoid treating an incomplete average as proof of either adequate intake or a nutrition problem. Treatment decisions belong in your clinical follow-up.
Related reading: What happens when you stop a GLP-1.
Common questions
Which nutrients should you feature on Home during GLP-1 treatment?
Choose the nutrients that support the information you and your care team want to review. FuelForm offers three Home slots among Protein, Carbs, Fat, Sugar, Fiber and Sodium. Protein and fibre may be useful choices in your plan, but a fixed protein/fibre/sugar layout is not required for everyone.
Does selecting protein and fibre replace the calorie display?
No. Selected nutrient tiles appear alongside calories. Changing the Home selection does not remove other nutrients from meal records or establish a treatment plan. Review the target values separately in Nutrition Goals.
Should you set a sugar limit to use FuelForm?
No. The total-sugar limit is optional and unset by default. Total sugar differs from added or free sugar, so do not copy a guideline for those categories into the app as if it described the same value.
Does a nearly empty food log prove that you ate too little?
No. It may contain missing meals or unresolved review entries. Check the completeness of the record before interpreting the numbers. Discuss actual poor intake or concerning symptoms with your healthcare professional rather than relying on the log alone.
