The app seems great.. but where are the food/meal plans for weight loss ?

alanhicksmba

The app seems great.. but where are the food/meal plans for weight loss ?

mtaratoot

Good news! There are no special foods! There are no special meal plans! You can eat whatever you want! All you have to do is make sure to stay within your calorie budget.

There are some meal/meal plan suggestions on the blog I think, but you still have to do portion control.

You will find that some things make you feel fuller for longer. Make a note of those, especially if they are lower calorie.

Log everything you eat and drink. Log it accurately. Log it completely. Log in honestly. Pay attention over several weeks to see that your weight trend is what you were expecting. If it is - keep sticking to it. If it isn't - you can change your goals. You should revisit your goals from time to time anyway because as you lose weight, you need fewer calories. There's less of you to move around, so it takes less energy.

AnnPT77

There are meal plans in the phone/tablet app as a menu option, but some of them are premium MFP only. They are also in web browser MFP, here:

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/category/plans/

. . . at least I think that's the same plans. Not sure, because I didn't use any of them to lose/maintain weight.

Without diminishing the usefulness or importance of structured meal plans for those who prefer that approach, quite a few people simply start logging more-or-less what they've been eating, and revise that over a period of time to meet their calorie and nutrition goals, choosing foods they find tasty, practical and affordable.

That's pretty much what I did, as described here:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

There are quite a few suggested meals/recipes in free MFP in the blog section, which available either in web browser MFP or the phone/tablet app. On the web, that's here:

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/category/meal-planning-recipes/

Other sections of the blog have relevant information, too.

There are also outside apps that will provide structured meal plans, such as this one:

https://www.eatthismuch.com/

Some functions within that are available for free. I don't use that one, either, but have played with it out of curiosity. (BTW: I don't work for them, get any compensation for recommending that site, or anything like that.)

tomcustombuilder

There is no plan. Keep track of you calories and stick to the amount that will cause weightloss. Do that for a month and at that point adjust that amount based on your progress or lack of it. No foods are off limits as long as you're taking in fewer calories than you burn on a weekly basis.

Hobartlemagne

Just google 500-calorie meal recipes. Focus on the style of food you like. Choose healthy, low calorie snacks if you need to add more calories.