Export and analyze your own data in Excel
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Great Tool , but it seems to only import my net calories , none of my macros. I completed my logging for each day , but still my macros don't import. Except for today's data.0
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Export Tool update - version 5.06: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
corrections include
- removed bug on reading dairy where no exercise data is present after a certain date0 -
Now that the program is a lot more stable - I'll do a few posts on how to read it and use the info you are getting. There is a lot there.
#1 What to look for on the extractor and trend watcher
The majors on tracking
We want to track calories and macros. Are you tracking well?
Look at the Report Card on the start tab. How is the logging section? If you aren't logging, significantly going over or under your objectives then you aren't using MFP effectively.
(1) Gives you a score based on how well you can track and log your info or meet your goals
(2) Explains the issue
How are your calorie goals and macros?
Look at Calories Tracked, how are you doing on the weekly averages and 30 days. You should be hitting your cals here (or you might also have a tracking issue).
Again on the report card, how are you meeting your macros? Look at Macro Tracking. See if you are getting the fat and protein you need. If not look at the uneaten macros, how much protein, fat are you leaving on the table?
(1) Gives you the goals you set up
(2) How are you hitting those over the last 30 days. If you had hit your goals, you would have left 0 protein and 0 fat on the table. It's fine to leave some, but if you are consistently leaving a lot either you need to focus more on these macros or consider that your goals are not set correctly.
(3) Gives you the 90 day average.
Lets say you are still leaving 88g average over the last. That's a lot! But perhaps the trend (4) is in the right direction? Keep at it.
Lets look at the macros in another way. Look at the remaining protein, for logged days graph.
See that line (1)? If you are improving, and meeting your protein goals it should be pointing towards zero or close to it. Here, in this case, there is room for improvement.
You can also review the remaining fat graph in the same way (not shown).0 -
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EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Export Tool update - version 5.06
How weird. Since this update I'm having trouble with the dates I wasn't before - having to do the recommended "International settings in Windows for date and numbers need to be set to US" (which has been there for ages yet I never had to do so!)
Just a weird observation
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Export Tool update - version 5.07: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
corrections include
- removed issue with international date
- cleaned graph formatting
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Dropbox link still goes to a 5.06 file - is that correct?EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Export Tool update - version 5.07: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
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Dropbox link still goes to a 5.06 file - is that correct?EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Export Tool update - version 5.07: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
Should be fixed now - apparently the blog wasn't saving the change.0 -
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
Dropbox link still goes to a 5.06 file - is that correct?EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Export Tool update - version 5.07: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
Should be fixed now - apparently the blog wasn't saving the change.
getting an "invalid procedure call" notification when it fails. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?
This is beyond cool, btw. thank you so so much.0 -
squirrelzzrule22 wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
Dropbox link still goes to a 5.06 file - is that correct?EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Export Tool update - version 5.07: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
Should be fixed now - apparently the blog wasn't saving the change.
getting an "invalid procedure call" notification when it fails. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?
This is beyond cool, btw. thank you so so much.
nevermind, I think I clicked okay before logging in. trying again now.0 -
wow I wish I can still get this file - would love to use it! anyone that has the file that can share?0
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Thanks.. this worked on my first try. Now if I can understand it all..0
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This. I mean, I understand it all, mostly. But I'd like to see the next installment of the how to read and interpret like was done above with the macro tracking. I had SEEN those things before and been all "woe, I'll never reach 0 protein left" because my protein goals are usually quite high and I just don't have the appetite to eat that much (and will only force feed myself if I'm under 1200 cals). But since that post I've noticed that I actually have aThanks.. this worked on my first try. Now if I can understand it all.. sitting there and the arrow is heading at a downward angle, and so now instead of trying to hit that massive protein goal, I'm aiming to leave just a little less than my 30 day average. Eventually I'll be able to stomach the eating requires for a 0 left! 0 -
Good point, I'll do that next.0
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New blog on using the weight and observed TDEE trends:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-trend-watcher-what-to-look-for-2-731118
Blog on the majors of tracking and macro trends
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-trend-watcher-what-to-look-for-1-728404
The updated extraction tool is here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
I just updated to a new version 5.08 - I've moved and cleaned the macro tracking info to a new tab and added per week loss so that it is easier to compare what was going on 6, 2, 1 months ago with last week.0 -
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Looking forward to downloading the latest version when I get home tonight. Awesome work!0
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For some reason I'm not getting any data in the graph for "Observed and Theoretical TDEE". Any ideas how to fix this? I saw a few others post this error awhile back.
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New version
The updated extraction tool is here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
I just updated to a new version 5.09 - added a log out button on the first tab, resolved the latest TDEE graph issue.
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Update version
The updated extraction tool is here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/EvgeniZyntx/view/mfp-data-export-tool-the-overview-659927
I just updated to a new version 5.10 - resolved issue on uploading configuration data from an update done by MFP.
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First of all, thanks so much for the tool and all the work you've put into it. For a data geek like me its quite nice to have.
Couple things I've been having issues with.
The first is around updating for changed calorie/macro goals. But given that MFP can't even seem to keep their stuff straight with their apps right now, I'm not surprised. My iPad app can't keep my adjusted calorie goal straight on the Home page, although it shows properly on the Diary page. So honestly not sure if there's even anything you can do about this issue, because the problem may be entirely theirs.
What happens is when I select to update the user configuration, it imports a calorie goal of zero. I can work around this by just manually entering the calorie and macronutrient goals. Not a big deal.
The second issue is around the spreadsheet itself. If I hit my at goals for 30 straight days, the spreadheet reports that I have missed it for all 30 days. In Cell Y8 on the checkin Tab, it reports 30 if the sum of all of Q4:Q34 is zero, which means that if none of those days had remaining fat, it reports that ALL of those days have remaining fat. Looks like the same thing would happen with protein.
Oh, and the other thing I just remembered, although I think this is a function of changes in MFP as well, I'm now showing weight changes for every day in the past month, even though there were a handful of days I missed. Is MFP maybe now reporting interpolated data?
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An interesting observation which isn't necessarily a reflection on the tool more my strange body, but in the last month where I've gone from a very sedentary existence (think less than 3000 steps per day) to approx 3-5 hours of heart pumping exercise a week- my observed activity level reported on the third tab has fallen from 1.7 to 1.1! Go figure!0
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ephphy, it could very well be that, since this is the beginning of your weight loss, you lost a lot of water weight initially which translated into the program thinking your metabolism was very high. After that initial loss the rate of weight loss declined to something more reasonable and as such it thinks your metabolism dropped. When I'm looking at those numbers I normally average over 20-30 days and then still just take them with a grain of salt. If what you're doing is working, keep doing what you're doing! 0
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My activity goes up and down quite a bit depending upon how much I lose. I watch my oTDEE and set the scale as high as they can go. This gives me the most accurate TDEE number based upon my calorie and exercise logging. I used to try and get my activity level as high as I could then I finally emailed EvgeniZyntx and asked him what was going on. His response was that it was probably due to losing a large amount in a short time. Since then I focused on TDEE.0
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An interesting observation which isn't necessarily a reflection on the tool more my strange body, but in the last month where I've gone from a very sedentary existence (think less than 3000 steps per day) to approx 3-5 hours of heart pumping exercise a week- my observed activity level reported on the third tab has fallen from 1.7 to 1.1! Go figure!ruggedshutter wrote: »My activity goes up and down quite a bit depending upon how much I lose. I watch my oTDEE and set the scale as high as they can go. This gives me the most accurate TDEE number based upon my calorie and exercise logging. I used to try and get my activity level as high as I could then I finally emailed EvgeniZyntx and asked him what was going on. His response was that it was probably due to losing a large amount in a short time. Since then I focused on TDEE.
That's correct.
Consider a large increase in activity. A hypothetical you suddenly 'burns' 3 extra hrs of exercise but given that you just started to exercise - you aren't seeing the equivalent weight loss in the first weeks. So - 'for the period' - the observed activity level will go down. It is from the observed energy balance.
Don't sweat it. As your weight goes down or averaged over a larger period of time it will come back to a more realistic value.0 -
First of all, thanks so much for the tool and all the work you've put into it. For a data geek like me its quite nice to have.
Couple things I've been having issues with.
The first is around updating for changed calorie/macro goals. But given that MFP can't even seem to keep their stuff straight with their apps right now, I'm not surprised. My iPad app can't keep my adjusted calorie goal straight on the Home page, although it shows properly on the Diary page. So honestly not sure if there's even anything you can do about this issue, because the problem may be entirely theirs.
What happens is when I select to update the user configuration, it imports a calorie goal of zero. I can work around this by just manually entering the calorie and macronutrient goals. Not a big deal.
The second issue is around the spreadsheet itself. If I hit my at goals for 30 straight days, the spreadheet reports that I have missed it for all 30 days. In Cell Y8 on the checkin Tab, it reports 30 if the sum of all of Q4:Q34 is zero, which means that if none of those days had remaining fat, it reports that ALL of those days have remaining fat. Looks like the same thing would happen with protein.
Oh, and the other thing I just remembered, although I think this is a function of changes in MFP as well, I'm now showing weight changes for every day in the past month, even though there were a handful of days I missed. Is MFP maybe now reporting interpolated data?
I'll check those issues out in the next week.0 -
I adore this tool! It is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much.
The Observed and Theoretical TDEE graph never works for me which is a bummer.0 -
Is there a way to change the date max from 365 days to more?0
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Love this! One thing I would like to see is to have it import the "Check-In" data (beyond weight). I'm starting to track things to hopefully find a trend/correlation with what I eat and issues with my stomach. I'm going to be keeping track of how my stomach is every day on that Check In page so would be nice if things like that can get imported in as well. It could also be cool to have it import a description of what you ate for each day. Just a suggestion!0
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