Tap the plus sign in the top right and then define a reminder, which can be a weigh-in, at particular times of the day (at breakfast or lunch, say) or simply a daily reminder to give MyFitnessPal some love.Ĥ. Just head to the three little dots in the bottom right hand corner of the screen and hit More. So do yourself a few favours from the start.įor instance, you can set yourself reminders that arrive as push notifications on your phone to remind you to log meals. There are all kinds of things you can do to make tracking the food you eat a bit easier. This is really useful as it can give you a kick in the right direction if you had a day of over-indulgence. Hitting that will figure out how long it'll take to get to your goal based on the day. Once you're done, hit the little tick in the top right and the food will be added to your daily calorie intake, which you can monitor from the main screen.Īt the end of each day, click the little tick in the top right hand corner of the diary screen. Maybe invest in a small pair of scales to always get weights spot on.

Once you've found the food, enter in the right quantity. If it's branded, like cereal, it's a good idea to spend some time scrolling through to find the right brand as there can be pretty huge differences between cornflakes from one brand and another. Read this: What I learned from using MyFitnessPal If it's something generic, like strawberries, you should be fine. You'll then be served up a lot of different options. Hit the plus sign, select the meal, add a food and hit search. When you first sign in, the app will run you through the basics of how to upload a food. MyFitnessPal is created around the idea that to lose or gain weight you need to account for everything you do.

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