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Cycle-linked calorie goals for women

dusk411
dusk411 Posts: 2 Member
in Feature Suggestions and Ideas
Haven’t seen anyone mention this, so I thought I’d suggest it: it would be really nice to have cycle-adjusted calorie goals for menstrual-age women!

Recent research shows women need between 100 and 300 more calories during the week before their period, which I think explains the difficulty a lot of us have sticking to a calorie goal during that timeframe, even if it was working fine the other 3 weeks. Making this mental adjustment has helped me a lot, but it would be nice to see it reflected in the actual app for ease of use.

This could be done by linking the app to a cycle app, or it could just be manual input (enter your cycle length and it will automatically increase the limit for the last week of it).
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  • Sigrid2294
    Sigrid2294 Posts: 1 Member
    Yes a even just a cycle marker on the weight graph would really help me feel less bad about the way my weight fluctuates
  • Jean
    Jean Posts: 928 MFP Staff
    Thanks, that's a great idea! We will share it with our team!!
  • dusk411
    dusk411 Posts: 2 Member
    Sigrid2294 wrote: »
    Yes a even just a cycle marker on the weight graph would really help me feel less bad about the way my weight fluctuates

    I just make sure I’m weighing myself at the same point in my cycle every month, usually shortly after my period. I don’t bother weighing myself right before my period because I know I’m gonna be up a couple pounds from water weight. It’s not an accurate reflection of my progress, compared to other points in my cycle where I’m not retaining as much water.

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