*MUST-HAVE* Browser Plugin for Keto and MFP users.

AfricazMost

Hello everyone, I'm Abdu. I'm new to the group but I've been doing Keto for 2 months nows. I've already lost 6 kg/ 13 pounds.

Anyway, I wanted to share a wonderful too I found. Basically what this plug-in does it display macro pie chart of your daily food comsumbtion at the bottom of the food diary. A bit like the one from http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/, but only more detailed.

Here is how it looks:


How to install:

Step 1:
Chrome: Install Tampermonkey.
Firefox: Install Greasemonkey

Step 2:
After installing the plugin, go to https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript/raw/master/mfpketo.user.js to install.

Important:
The script REQUIRES the following columns: Fat, Protein, Carbs, Net Carbs, and Fiber in order to function or else it will not display correctly. Look at the the first screenshot for reference.

Script website:

https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript

Alliwan

ive been using this for a couple months and I love it also. Thx for sharing!

mcpostelle

Interesting. I'm going to look into this. Thanks for sharing.

nicsflyingcircus

I actually use the add-on's from here:

http://foodfastfit.com/myfitnesspal-x-foodfastfit/#/howdy

It lets me set my macros in grams and I can either use net carbs or regular carbs (I use regular). It gives me a pie chart and lets me track all sorts of things.

KnitOrMiss

@nicsflyingcircus‌ Awesome. Am so checking that out!

AfricazMost

nicsflyingcircus wrote: »

I actually use the add-on's from here:

http://foodfastfit.com/myfitnesspal-x-foodfastfit/#/howdy

It lets me set my macros in grams and I can either use net carbs or regular carbs (I use regular). It gives me a pie chart and lets me track all sorts of things.

That's a good one too. It's unfortunately only available for Chrome.

Dragonwolf

Been using that script for a while now. There's also a complementary script, as well. This one allows you to have more refined macro settings. You can choose % and get 1% increments, grams, or "fill in the rest with this macro" options.

http://karoshiethos.com/2013/08/13/javascript-bookmarklet-for-enhanced-macro-goals-in-myfitnesspal/

Nellpop

I used this on my laptop and love it BUT my iphone now only shows 0 cals and no info

KnitOrMiss

Nellpop wrote: »

I used this on my laptop and love it BUT my iphone now only shows 0 cals and no info

From what I've heard, most people are having to log out of the app and back in to clear that error (on both iPhone and Android). A rare few are having to uninstall/reinstall the app. I hope you get it cleared!

skankamaggot

I have an add-on to show net carbs on my PC but is there anything like this for mobile? I usually log all of my evening calories via android app. Even using the mobile browser instead of the app, there doesn't seem to be a way to install an add on.

nicsflyingcircus

I just track gross carbs rather than net, solves that, lol.

fozzy711

I have been using this for a while but on my previous pc I also had another script (I think/assume it was a script and not a plugin) that allowed me to delete an entire meal with one click or edit food values in increments with a +/- button. Anyone else use this and have a link to it? I can't find it in my bookmarks and would like to have it back.

p.s. there is now a similar chrome extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/myfitnesspal-pie-chart-by/fomhleglpcohdnniiafhekkaakdgdkdh?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

note: you have to use one or the other, using both at the same time gives some wacky numbers

62apples

how do you know these plug-ins aren't putting spyware malware on your computer????

Dragonwolf

62apples wrote: »

how do you know these plug-ins aren't putting spyware malware on your computer????

Well, in the case of the Surye script, I've actually personally forked and edited it. (I wanted the pie charts, but didn't want the net carb calculation.) As a developer, I can read the source code and understand what's going on with it. As of the time I forked that particular one, I can tell you there is no malware in it. The Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey scripts are simply Javascript files -- the same thing that websites already use. The scripts themselves don't really have any more access than any of the scripts found on any given website.

That's one of the nice things about the Tampermonkey scripts -- the source code is available to all (because they're client-side scripts), and because word spreads fast among developers, malicious things are generally caught pretty quickly in the open source world.

As for full-fledged extensions found on the Chrome web store, there are some vulnerabilities, but Chrome's extensions (and Opera's, and Safari's, and Firefox's) run in a sandboxed environment. This means that they're stuck where they're at, which limits what they can do with your machine, itself. For the vulnerable parts, that's where community trust comes in.

It's kind of like how you have a lock on your door that you probably use, but your ground-floor windows aren't barred or reinforced (unless you live in a "really bad" neighborhood) -- you're not going to leave your front door open, but you also trust that people aren't going to break your window to get in, even though they technically could.

That said, if you don't trust it, don't install it. (However, unless you're a computer power user, you probably have half a dozen or more other, more vulnerable and likely vectors for malware to get on your computer that you're not aware of, making your concern over community-trusted scripts and extensions to be a bit misplaced.)

lessofme1950

Thanks, this will be so helpful

FIT_Goat

I miss the old ability to set macros in grams, but not enough to pay for it in the premium MFP version.

kabamalam

I had a month free with the premium, so i set it all up. I wonder if it will mess with it once it is gone

bkabdullah1

Can this extension be loaded on a iPad or iPhone?

scottyp65

I'm just eating meat, so not really worrying about macros so much.