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Share your favorite MyFitnessPal groups
Let's talk about groups! This discussion is a place to share the MyFitnessPal groups that have helped you the most or inspired you along your journey. Share your favorites in this discussion, a little about the group, and make sure to include the link so new users know where to go. If you are new to MyFitnessPal groups,…
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Most Helpful Posts - Getting Started (Must Reads)
These are posts that have been recommended by our community members to help you get started. Weight Loss/Diet/Logging Food: FREE Customized Personal Weight Loss Eating Plan! (Not Spam or MLM) Fad Diets and General Recommendations A guide to get you started on your path to Sexypants So you're new here... Calorie Counting…
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Acronyms and Terms for New MFP Members
This list primarily focuses on health, fitness, and specific acronyms and terms related to MyFitnessPal. Additionally, it includes some general internet acronyms. For a more comprehensive collection of common internet acronyms, such as SMH, WTG, TTYL, and others, you can visit various acronym sites like NetLingo. 30DS: 30…
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Welcome to the MyFitnessPal Community: Getting Started
Hello and welcome to our community! Welcome to the Getting Started section! This is a friendly space for members who are new and may have questions or need guidance. We value patience and support as we grow together. This area is especially for newcomers, so we encourage you to interact with kindness and positivity. If…
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Garmin Challenges and Badges
I'm creating this discussion to share with others my interest in Garmin Challenges and Badges. I know a number of MFP members who have recently gotten a Garmin fitness tracker and who have expressed an interest in Garmin's challenges. So this is a primer to familiarize newcomers with the Garmin badge/challenge landscape.…
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Meal planner
hello I’m using the meal planner but a bit confused. I want to have the same lunch on repeat. So, the recipe for cobb salad for example, if I request a repeat of 4 days, will the recipe show ingredients for one meal or 4? Hope this makes sense! thanks in advance 👍
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Not Active or lightly active?
Can anyone help me understand this please? Are we talking activity levels before exercise or to include exercise? Before exercise, I do roughly six thousand steps during the course of the day. Does this fall into the inactive or lightly active category? Just a little confused and would appreciate some clarity please. Thank…
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Choose to lose
Give me some one liners of motivation please
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Lose weight and get lean
Hello, nice being here! My name is Dia, i am 45 years old weigh 55 kg and i am 5.2 tall. I have added a goal to lose at least 0.5 per week but instead i gained 200 g. I have never kept a diet in my life but since last Sunday, i kept a diet like a bodybuilder which makes me a bit disappointed to see that i gained weight…
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Hey Up!!!
Hi everyone, I am new to myfitnesspal. Please add me as a friend.......I need support and encouragement. I have lost 3stone (14 down to 11) and only 7lbs till goal weight. I paid for an annual subscription to also help maintain. The photo in the yellow dress was the one that pushed me into getting back into my size 12s.…
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When you first walked through the doors of myfitnesspal
What was your calorie intake to start? Kinda confused about it but playing it by each week. Thank you 🙃
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Missing foods from diary list
Can anyone help? I recently switched phones and lost many of the foods I saved in my daily diary. After spending a lot of time recreating my list, it appears there has been a update to the app and again my food list is a mess. Any way to restore the list without relogging every item. I do not have premium membership at…
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Introduction
Hi all, 34 years as a shift worker (Police), 7 and a half years as a support worker for people affected domestic and family violence in a remote area (Queensland, Australia) has led to some really bad habits. Trying to get on top of my Type 2 diabetes. Any advice as it relates to diabetes would be welcome. Here we…
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How to read comments to questions????
I'm so lost since they stopped the regular thread. Nothing I click on here seems to allow me to read the comments that are posted now. Am I doing something wrong?
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Calories
Im 33 yr I'm 5,4 I walk everyday 16 k steps How much calories should I be eating 1,753 or 1,615
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Editing meal plan recipes?
Hi there! I recently joined for the meal planning feature, but having trouble figuring out how to edit a recipe provided by the App (for example, if I substitute an item, omit an ingredient, or use a different amount of something than called for). Is this even possible? Thanks for any insight you can provide!
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To connect your FitBit account please allow MyFitnessPal to access all FitBit data points.
To connect your FitBit account please allow MyFitnessPal to access all FitBit data points. This is the message I keep getting when i try to connect from the myfitnessapp website and my fitbit watch. i click all the check boxes and that message comes up. i cant find any answers and I'm really getting frustrated. can someone…
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The final 10 kilos
Hi all, I started my weight loss journey at 136.5 kilos about 3 years ago and have plateaued at 90. My goal from the beginning was to get to 80. For the first time I am incorporating intermittent fasting- it’s day 3! Any tips appreciated! I have just turned 60 and was diagnosed with MS a month ago so exercise is limited…
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Problem macros intery
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Remove streak interstitial
Every day when I log my first food, I am interrupted by an annoying full screen interstitial that tells me "you're on fire" or something useless along those lines. Then I have to tap somewhere to make it go away and continue using the app. Is there a way to disable this? I think that the name of the feature is "streak". I…
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Day 1 45 lbs to lose
My friend lynnatthegym motivated me today to get going. I have 45 lbs that need to go to help with high blood pressure and cholesterol. Trying to get my sister on board as well. Let's do this. Anyone want to be another accountability buddy for me?
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Calories
Help in calorie calculator which one do I use to count my calories . No exercise . Workout 1,2 week I only walk 10 or 15 steps a day
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Erroneous sign up
I never intended to sign up for premium, I tried pushing the free trial button and was automatically signed up. Kind of *kitten* that I didn’t get to confirm the purchase, it just went through without my authorization. How do I reverse the charge?
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How do I eat enough protein ?
I’m trying to eat 115 grams of protein and low fat. How do I divide my meals and what do I eat ?
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On the move. Burning Flab & Getting Fit
Hey, joined up recently. From Leeds in UK, been on a fitness journey past 18 month, eating clean, training. Thought I’d say Hi to all ! ✌️
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Too fat for the gym!!
Finally went to the gym I attended in 2018 and now I’m too big for the equipment. Really discouraged me and almost made me slip back into hating myself. God reminded me of this app so I’m gonna start with 1800 calories and not stress about what I eat. Trying to do more protein (boiled eggs,veggie meat, cheese etc) and…
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one week in
Hi everybody, after letting myself go for a few years, enjoying pizza and life without dieting I gained 25 pounds and it is time to lose it and put my dresses on again. I have been on a diet one week now, I quit wine a few months ago I think I am serious and committed to stay on this and wear a dress by Christmas. If…
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First day - poop show
Ok - did good for 5 hours - lost it when I found gummies in my desk drawer, it was over at shinny bears!!! Although I did try to eat one serving - omg, really? I just said that? So tomorrow, which is today, (8/19/2025) I start again! 874 Days to 60 - ok, ok - I got this, right? No stress - I will try harder today. To the…
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Ready for a Change
Hi All I'm a newbie ( and never even posted a message online before) and excited to embark on a brand new project..a fitter , slimmer and healthier version of myself. :) I'm a 60 year old West Australian woman and happy to report that I've always enjoyed good health. Recently I was weighed at the doctor's and couldn't…
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Can't edit and save recipes
For at least a couple of weeks I have been unable to edit and save recipes. I've sent this issue to MFP twice and have had no response or change. Has anyone else had this issue, or found a work around on this. I'm finding this quite challenging when I'm trying to track all my calories.
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Keto MyFitnessPal setup
Hi Guys, I started doing keto 2 weeks ago. Im super motivated and results show, so far so good. I set my macros to 5% carb 70% fat and 25% protein. Clear. What I am struggling with is to understand the low carb setting. I would like to count net carbs, but the displayed carbs, sugars and fibers in my diary are most…
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Why are foods dropping off my daily diary
Usually each day something drops of my daily diary, why?
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Glp-1 weight loss
I just signed up for Wegovy and a program though my work/insurance. Getting my bloodwork on Monday, meeting with the doctor on Tuesday, getting setup with a counselor and starting classes. I'm excited and have been reading everything I can about it. Does anyone have tips from those who have tried a Glp?