Stupid question about My Fitness Pal

[tyt221b 63]

I started using it yesterday and I was wondering if there was some setting on it so it knows you've had bariatric surgery? I'm already annoyed by it telling me I'm starving myself.

[cfergie911 90]

you can change your calorie intake through one of the settings. It tells me everyday that I am starving myself lol.

[Baconville 578]

You can (and should) change your settings to reflect your current Protein and calorie goals. However it will still tell you that you are not eating enough. It is a tool for ALL that wish to loose weight, not just those who have had surgery. I find it an invaluable tool to my success and the message that I am not eating enough a pat on the back that I have had a great eating day!

[DLCoggin 1,788]

One of the best features about My Fitness Pal is that you can customize most of the settings to anything you want. Most of the changes require that you go the their website but it's quite easy to do.

Once you've logged in, click "My Home", then "Goals", then "Change Goals", and choose the "Custom" option. On that page, you can change your individual nutritional goals. When you have finished make sure you click the "Change Goals" button at the bottom of the page. If you are also using a MyFitnessPal mobile app, those changes will be reflected in the app the next time the app syncs.

MFP is a great app and the fact that folks who maintain food logs lose more weight, lose it faster and are more successful at maintaining their goal weight is well documented. You're gonna love the new you!

[tyt221b 63]

One of the best features about My Fitness Pal is that you can customize most of the settings to anything you want. Most of the changes require that you go the their website but it's quite easy to do.

Once you've logged in, click "My Home", then "Goals", then "Change Goals", and choose the "Custom" option. On that page, you can change your individual nutritional goals. When you have finished make sure you click the "Change Goals" button at the bottom of the page. If you are also using a MyFitnessPal mobile app, those changes will be reflected in the app the next time the app syncs.

MFP is a great app and the fact that folks who maintain food logs lose more weight, lose it faster and are more successful at maintaining their goal weight is well documented. You're gonna love the new you!

Thanks so much for the info!

[tyt221b 63]

Is there a way to customize serving sizes? I don't like that when I search for a food that I can only enter in amounts in the unit they give me. When I tracked food through the weight watchers app, you could change the unit from ounces, cups, tablespoons, etc.

[Wallflower7522 328]

Is there a way to customize serving sizes? I don't like that when I search for a food that I can only enter in amounts in the unit they give me. When I tracked food through the weight watchers app, you could change the unit from ounces, cups, tablespoons, etc.

Sometimes it will let you change the service size, but most of the time you just have to change the number of servings which can be frustrating. The best thing you can do is just learn measurements really well. So if a serving is 1 cup, and you're eating 2 tablespoons that's 1 ounce which would be 1/8th of a serving.

[DLCoggin 1,788]

A very good question and this was MFP's answer two days ago:

"The conversion ability that you are asking about is definitely something we realize would be of great value to our users, and is in the works. That being said, we do not have an accurate time frame of when this tool will be available. We would love to have you as a part of our community and many of our users have had success either using a conversion app or, like myself, using Google to have it converted for us. I agree it would save time and effort to have it built into the app."

In the mean time, nutritional data for MFP's database is entered by users. There is usually more than one entry for a particular search and sometimes entries are based on different units of measure. A poor alternative to simply building in the conversion code but it is sometimes an option.

I often use Wallflower's suggestion in the absence of the built-in conversion capability. MFP says it coming but developers are usually working with very long "wish lists" and there's no way to know when the enhancement will be incorporated.