In this article we’ll show you how to start tracking your meals, hydration, movement, fasts, and get valuable insights into your overall wellbeing.

​📙 The basics
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​Logging food, hydration, movement, and fasts
​Simple is not a strict schedule-based app, it's a tracker. It relies on your input to understand when you're actually fasting. That's why manually logging meals, hydration, movement, and fasts in Simple is a core mechanics of the app and takes little time and even less effort.

🥑 Food
The most important part of fasting with Simple is to keep a detailed and honest track of everything you eat and drink. Please ensure you always log everything in the app.

For more information on how to log food, please refer to the How to log and edit food article.

💧 Hydration
You're 60% water, let's keep it that way! Staying hydrated is essential for your mind and body. With Simple, you can keep track of your hydration status directly on the main screen and use the + button to log your liquid intakes throughout the day.
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For more information on how to log your drinks, please refer to the How to log and edit drinks article.

🏃 Movement
Staying active is an essential part of your well-being. It's also an important part of the fasting experience for people who want to see some positive weight changes in their body. We put the Movement tracker on the main screen so you can see your current status and log your activity with a single tap.
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For more information on how to log your activity, please refer to the How to log and edit movement and exercise article.

🧘 Fasts
When the time is right (based on your fasting schedule), the app will tell you to start fasting.

Please refer to How to log and edit fasts article to learn more about logging your fasts.

📅 Changing your fasting schedule
If you feel like your current fasting schedule isn't working for you, don't hesitate to try a new one! You can always change your fasting schedule by tapping the settings icon to the left of the End fast button at the top of the screen:
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🎓 Getting an advanced degree in fasting
Learning more about fasting, hydration, movement, and how logging these activities during the day can help you learn more about your body, daily habits, and help you be more mindful about your choices is an important part of the journey.

So whenever you get a free minute, why not browse the Explore section for some quality reading? There are so many insightful, informative articles and ideas relating to many different aspects of health and nutrition to help you on your journey to wellbeing.

📈 Getting valuable insights on your well-being
You can always get a quick overview of your journey and get valuable insights into your overall well-being on the Progress tab at the bottom of the app:

If you have any questions or difficulties using the app, we would be happy to assist you—simply open the widget in the lower right corner and contact us.