A day with little or no food in the diary can mean two different things: you did not finish logging, or you intentionally ate little or nothing. Zolt asks you to distinguish them.
Skipped versus Fasted
| Status | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Skipped | The day's food record is missing, partial, or too uncertain to rely on |
| Fasted | The low intake is intentional and the record accurately reflects what happened |
The labels describe the quality and meaning of the record. They are not judgments about the day.
Common examples
Mark the day Skipped when you logged breakfast but not the rest of the day, forgot most restaurant food, or cannot reconstruct the day with reasonable confidence.
Mark the day Fasted only when the unusually low intake is real and the diary accurately represents it.
Leave a fully logged high-intake day alone. A day does not become incomplete because the total is higher than planned.
Why the status matters
Zolt needs to know whether a low diary total describes actual intake or missing information. The status gives the app that context.
If too much recent information is missing, your Adaptive TDEE estimate may wait for more complete data. See Why your TDEE is not updating for the visible troubleshooting path.
Recovering after a gap
- Mark clearly incomplete days as Skipped.
- Do not reconstruct several days from memory unless you have reliable records.
- Resume with the next meal you can log.
- Check new entries at the end of the day for completeness.
- Continue regular weigh-ins if possible.
You do not need to abandon the goal or start over because you missed a stretch.
Preventing the next gap
- Log close to the meal instead of at bedtime.
- Use iMessage when opening the app is inconvenient.
- Save repeat meals as recipes.
- Build a restaurant order before eating when a calculator is available.
- Use a reasonable estimate when you have enough information, then review it.