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Perhaps think about this: is 'not wanting to' a symptom of having a definition of healthy and good habits that is too strict and therefore unpleasant? Too strict could be: the foods you allow yourself to eat, a type of exercise you don't enjoy, frequency of exercise that doesn't leave time for other hobbies,…

Are all of you using the app? It still works on the desktop version of MFP.

I'm just going to post this here in case it helps to give some perspective:

This isn't a program per se, it's a tool that can be used by different types of people. My case, for example: weight-loss, looking mostly at total calorie intake and protein intake. But for a diabetic, it can be used to monitor carb and sugar intake and custom goals can be set for those values.

If you enter them into your diary, you can then save them as a meal and then add that meal on later days. In the app, you tap on the three dots at the bottom of the meal and you'll then see the option to save the meal.

The calorie goal does have a lower limit, so for some people they can change their settings and still get the same goal (1500 for men, 1200 for women). But this doesn't like that issue, it sounds like a bug. I would suggest contacting MFP directly to make them aware of the issue.

The food database is crowdsourced so there are many incorrect entries. If you want to improve things:

You've heard wrong, generally speaking jogging burns more calories for the same distance than walking for the same incline): https://exrx.net/Aerobic/WalkCalExp Obviously, incline walking will burn more if you compare to running on level ground. (There's a calorie calculator on that same website for running and walking…

@AnnPT77 I thought you might have useful advice considering your rowing experience 🙂

I would emphasize though that it's possible to exercise and eat whole foods and not lose weight. An appropriate calorie intake (with or without calorie counting) is still necessary.

Building good habits is certainly a good foundation for durable weight-loss and improved health, so I think it's a good approach. Personally, I do feel just tracking in MFP without aiming to lose weight can be a good habit too, or a good way to find out where you can make improvements when you do decide to lose weight. I…

Motivation is a bad foundation for weight-loss, it's fleeting and not reliable. It's better to gradually build new habits. The expression 'try really hard' larmes me think you may be trying to make big changes rather than gradual ones? And potentially unpleasant ones or ones that you cannot keep up long term? Perhaps you…

Depends on what you mean by 'a while'? And also, that's quite a wide range (248-257). Anything less than 4 weeks and patience is the key. More than 4 weeks without any weight change AND also no changes in your strategy/ routine: check the accuracy of your logging, you may be eating more than you think. And perhaps go…

With 'they', do you mean MFP? You need to enter your weigh-ins under Progress. And if you want to have an updated calorie goal, you need to go through your goal settings regularly (every 10lbs lost or thereabouts).

While it would be good to be able to take into account the location, but that would require having that info about each food and currently there isn't a field to indicate its location.

Generally speaking, I would say that fast and sustainable/maintainable are contradictory. Depending on what you consider fast, of course. Fast tends to imply temporary changes - for durable weight-loss you need to make long-term sustainable changes to your way of eating and lifestyle.

MFP assumes correct logging, no margin of error. BUT it also assumes you are statistically average with regards to your metabolism: they use a formula based on averages of the human population (depending on sex, age, height etc) but this means that part of the population actually is (slightly or quite a lot) above or below…

There a known bug for adding exercise, but it's taking a while to fix it. The workaround is to use the big + sign at the bottom of the app. As for logging exercise on previous days: I would suggest trying to copy exercise from one day to another one (three dots at the bottom om exercise). This should give you a five day…

The stuck poop adds are spreading 😳 with video ads too, yuck. Some bug's intestines I'm guessing? I wanted to post the picture behind a spoiler but I can't, so I'll do it differently:

You can still give more info now so we can try to help you with more specific advice?

FYI: The join date we see reflects their joining the community, not joining MFP itself.

HDL is the good kind of cholesterol you want in your blood, are you sure about that report? High HDL is a good thing. Also: triglycerides are a type of 'bad' cholesterol, but mostly linked to consumption of highly processed foods/simple carbs I believe. Considering you're at risk of diabetes too according to the test, it…

I think some people who ask for advice only want to hear what they expect to hear? I'm thinking of a specific acquaintance who repeatedly talked about my weight-loss and wanted to know how I did it, but never remembered my answer and every time asked "you did it by cutting out sugar, right?". And then conveniently forgot…

I think there is a small grain of truth in there somewhere, sleep can definitely impact cravings and appetite. But otherwise what rubbish... and furthermore, if I could actually freely choose my sleep times, that would be great - my employer doesn't agree, nor does my train schedule 🤪

I don't recognise the second screenshot - you comparing two different apps? There could be several reasons why the goals are different: Different settings for your weight-loss rate Different activity level settings - MFP only includes daily activity up front - exercise needs to be added afterwards and will increase your…

While there are groups too, you posted in the community boards, so you're just talking to other MFP users. Most of us are looking to lose weight or have lost weight and are looking to maintain. A minority uses MFP to try and gain weight. I find the community helpful just to 'keep my head in the game' - I've lost 75lbs,…

You've changed your strategy multiple times in three weeks? I'd suggest stopping that, a stall of only 3 weeks isn't even worth one strategy change yet, let alone multiple: it takes at least 1 month (1 menstrual cycle if applicable) to find out of a strategy works. Patience is the biggest 'trick' for weight-loss in my…

You can input measurements in the app under Progress, for neck, waist and hips. For other measurements, you first need to create the metric in the web version and you can subsequently add entries in the app too. In the web version, it's under 'check in': https://www.myfitnesspal.com/measurements/check-in

You can only create a new metric in the web version, but once it has been created, entries can be done in the app under Progress.

You can only create a new metric in the web version, but once it has been created, entries can be done in the app under Progress.