How to log food from yesterday?

[AlfredHK]

I didn't enter any calories intake yesterday. How can I add it back?

If I have entered any calories of the past days, I can click on it and change or add back the calories. But I didn't enter anything for the day. The record of the day doesn't show up. The whole day is missed and not on the list. I cannot click on it and change anything.

Moderator edit: updated subject for clarity

[MarreFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hey there @AlfredHK, it's nice to see you here! Thanks for your participation in the Forums and for posting your question. I have moved your post from the Charge 3 board to the Android board to keep the Forums organized. Please note that even when the Food tile will only show the information for "Today", you can log food for previous days following these steps:

1. Tap on the Food tile and on the next screen tap on the plus (+) sign on the top right corner of the app. 
2. Select from the list of Recent or Frequent Foods or search the one you wish to log. 
3. Once selected you will be redirected to a new screen where you can review the information, in here you will be able to see today's date, tap on it for a calendar to appear and you will be able to select the date of the log. 
4. Tap on SAVE to log the food. 

Now, when you tap on the food tile and scroll down, you will be able to see your previous logs arranged by date in descendant order. 

Hope this helps, let me know if you need further assistance! 

[AlfredHK]

Thanks for your reply. I used to enter quick calories. There is no such option. Cannot select the date. I tried again. Select any food from the database. Created a fake record. The date then showed up on the list. I clicked on the date. Entered the quick calories as I used to. Deleted the fake food record from the database. It's done. I think fitbit can further improve the apps. Provide an option to select the date for quick calories input. Same deficiency is also found on the dashboard. In fact, you cannot enter any quick calories on the dashboard.

Thanks again for your help. It works.

[MarreFitbit]

I'm glad to hear that my suggestions worked @AlfredHK! 

Thanks for sharing your idea to improve the Fitbit app. For anything else you would like to see implemented in the future, consider visiting our Feature Suggestions board. This is a space where Community users can post features, ideas, and suggestions that they'd like to see in future Fitbit products, accessories, and software and top-voted suggestions get relayed to our product team for review. 

We're constantly striving to improve Fitbit products and services, and we very much appreciate all of the input we receive from our customers. 

Our product team looks forward to reading and incorporating your suggestions into future versions of Fitbit trackers and apps. 

Let me know if there's anything else I may assist you with.

[Leigh79]

Thanks for this info, it was driving me nuts when i forgot to enter! 😉

[Ururebane]

Bump. The issue is still there... any chance they would look into it?

[mimi77ke]

I tried to do this...but the drop down date menu wasn’t there:( Any ideas on why that is?

[jem709]

This was a great suggestion and worked for me!

[Lilbiddy]

@mimi77ke for some odd reason the option to change the date isn't available for the quick calorie choice.

Easiest move is to create a quick calorie choice worth 1 calorie in the custom food menu. Then you can select that, enter the number of calories you want and you will get the option to select the date of your choice. Good luck.

[Lilbiddy]

@Ururebane it's been like that for years. Don't hold your breath.

[Aaargh]

Your solution didn’t work - no date - no calendar. 
App needs to be improved so you can go back in. 
I couldn’t figure out what the other guy did that eventually worked

[Aaargh]

Bummer. Makes no sense that you can’t go back in unless you’ve already entered something. Aaargh

[Aaargh]

How do you create a fake record without a date?

[Lilbiddy]

@Aaargh In the app on the food section tap the plus sign, then select custom food. At the top of the custom food list there should be an option to add custom food, select that. Make a name for it, give it a value of one calorie, then save it

Now when you open the food tile select add food, select custom food, select your item making the portions up to the number of calories you want. Lower down you should see a date displayed, select that and it should give you the calender grid to pick the day you want to create or add to, then save. Hope this helps.