MyFitnessPal App

[debbie89 93]

Does anyone know how to get the app to predict weight loss? Mine is saying it won't because I'm taking in less than 1000 calories. Also, I just got mine, are there any features you guys found especially helpful?

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[okayestmom 232]

The food diary will not work to predict weight unless you put in at least 1200 cal. I just switched to the baritastic app. I think the data base of food is larger and more accurate in myfitnesspal, but once you add your stuff to favorites in baritastic it is actually easier to use. No problems getting my apple watch to sinc up. I like the Water tracker better and it does not show you the calories burned (which makes me tempted to eat them). It also has some after surgery recipes that are super simple to make. My husband is the cook and I was seriously considering just getting baby food and adding some spices until I saw these recipes. Baritastic also has several video tutorials. I am 47 and my daughter showed me how to use the myfitnesspal app.

[Gundy 139]

Love this app for logging food and Water. It even has a scanner to scan barcodes for a particular food or drink. This feature improves accuracy immensely. After logging food, you can also click the nutrition button to see your Protein intake for the day or the protein from a particular food.

It also keeps track of my exercise or steps for the day and provides a calorie allowance for the exercise. It will accept many inputs such as an Apple Watch, FitBit, etc.

One final thing that was useful prior to surgery was a complete log of everything eaten over weeks/month to bring to my appt with NUT. In order to get the weekly logs, you can’t go through the app, but need to access the site via a browser.

The other app that is useful is Baritastic for the bite and drink timers.


HW: 225
SW: 214 (5/2/2018)
CW: 204
GW: 145

[Gundy 139]

The food diary will not work to predict weight unless you put in at least 1200 cal. I just switched to the baritastic app. I think the data base of food is larger and more accurate in myfitnesspal, but once you add your stuff to favorites in baritastic it is actually easier to use. No problems getting my apple watch to sinc up. I like the Water tracker better and it does not show you the calories burned (which makes me tempted to eat them). It also has some after surgery recipes that are super simple to make. My husband is the cook and I was seriously considering just getting baby food and adding some spices until I saw these recipes. Baritastic also has several video tutorials. I am 47 and my daughter showed me how to use the myfitnesspal app.

Hi Okayestmom,

Does the Baritastic app have a scanner to enter food items based on the scan on the package of the food?


HW: 225
SW: 214 (5/2/2018)
CW: 204
GW: 145

[YeahOkay31 652]

If you want to predict weight loss by calories alone, visit losertown http://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php

[okayestmom 232]

Baritastic does have a scanner and you can talk instead of type if you want.

[debbie89 93]

If you want to predict weight loss by calories alone, visit losertown http://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php

That's awesome! Thanks so much.

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