Can't complete my diary entry

marianmg1030
marianmg1030 Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi guys.. quick question.. I just started using the myfitnesspal app, and there are certain days I am a little under my calories goal, and when I try to complete my diary entry a popup comes up saying I'm not eating enough etc etc. But this never used to happen.. I can't even complete my entry without lying and adding random foods just to see how my progress is going. Does anyone know why all of a sudden this is happening or how I could disable this? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
    Can't disable, eat more
  • pjmarty
    pjmarty Posts: 1 Member
    I have the same and it is silly! I did a cleanse yesterday - regardless of above comment 'eat more' you eat what you eat and the app should allow that entry - surely there is a work around?
  • flabassmcgee
    flabassmcgee Posts: 659 Member
    edited January 2015
    "Cleanses" have little nutritional or weight loss benefit. Your liver and kidneys clean you just fine.

    Please consider upping your calorie goal. Undereating will not pose you any benefit other than quick weight loss at an unhealthy rate with little nutritional benefit.

    Here's a good guide on eating according to your TDEE/BMR.

    ETA: fixed typo
  • Vanillabeanss2
    Vanillabeanss2 Posts: 45 Member
    I always forget to post what I eat....
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    pjmarty wrote: »
    I have the same and it is silly! I did a cleanse yesterday - regardless of above comment 'eat more' you eat what you eat and the app should allow that entry - surely there is a work around?

    your kidneys and liver stopped working yesterday? Did you go to the ER????
  • MyFitnessMyWellness
    MyFitnessMyWellness Posts: 14 Member
    If you are eating under 1200 calories you will get that error because that is the lowest amount of calories you can consume without your body going into starvation mode
  • flabassmcgee
    flabassmcgee Posts: 659 Member
    schultz15 wrote: »
    If you are eating under 1200 calories you will get that error because that is the lowest amount of calories you can consume without your body going into starvation mode

    No. Starvation mode does not exist.

    Adaptive thermogenesis does.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,534 Member
    Many people with anorexia like to see how much weight they will lose after eating SFA for the day, so MFP will no longer give you a projected loss if you log under 1000 calories.

    It makes no difference to anything except that you don't get the projection, and might not (not sure) get the post on your newsfeed saying you completed. Otherwise, your streak remains, the food you ate remains, it counts towards weekly/monthly/whatever reports...
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