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    Thumbs up Myfitnesspal App!!!

    I LOVE this! You type in your weight, height, age, your weight loss goals, and time frame. It tells you how many calories to eat per day to reach your goals by your deadline. You input everything you eat each day, and you can look up ANY food in their database! They have everything by brand name stored! You also enter whatever you did for exercise each day, and how active you are in your daily activities/lifestyle, and it tells you how many calories you consumed minus your net calories you burned. It's amazing!

    You can add your friends and motivate each other, it shows you what your friends are doing, their progress towards their goals, etc. AND it's FREE!

    If anybody already has this or downloads it, add me! My user name is JoannainDallas
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    Sounds very similar to the FitDay program/website (www.fitday.com). I find their weight loss goal function helpful, I like knowing where following my current trend will land me. I'd love an app as well! I'll post my username when I set it up.
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    DEFINITELY gonna use this in a few weeks.

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    sounds cool. is this app on iphone or Android?
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    I have an iPhone, don't know if it would work with an Android....
    Quote Originally Posted by AznExtasy View Post
    LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    You can say that again.. not just on here but men in general. Guys are so damn lame, the only way they can halfway make up for it is by opening their wallets.

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    I just joined. UwishUknewhy.

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    Got it on my Droid. I'm AgentPV
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    I'm on there with the highly imaginative name of ColleenSW.


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    I'm on it! MinkaHunter

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    I love the food selection! It's pretty extensive. Thanks for this JD.

    I don't see where we add friends though....
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    go to "my profile" and then "Find friends"

    You can then search for friends or enter someone's name to find them


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    I can't find the add friends either but I just created an account under solenia

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    I'm on! Kitinboots there too!

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    Bumping this thread!!
    MyFitnessPal app is amazing! I have a goal to drop 10lbs (2lbs per week).
    The app shows me I must keep myself within 1200 calories a day and yes, 5 days alter I already dropped 2 lbs.
    I guess it won't be as easy to drop the rest, considering I gave up working out in the last 2 months, but I will add that too and I will see results faster.

    The thing is that, I tried to stay within those 1200 calories and I even managed to indulge myself daily with some sweet treat (such as biscuits, chocolate, etc). Yes, a tiny bit, but I did so, I wasn't feeling like I am dieting or I am starving. Actually, it helps me give up on small stuff that are containing lots of calories and add more veggies that get me fuller and contain less calories.

    I also learned how many calories has the damn olive oil!!! 1 innocent tablespoon has 60 calories!!! No wonder I gained weight, even I was thinking I am eating healthy, because I was adding about 2-3 tbsp in a salad, lol!! That's 180 calories straight away!!
    And cheese! Omg!! 1 oz (about 30 grams) has 100 calories! hahahaha!!
    Considering that a meal has to be around 300-400 calories, those 3 tablespoons of olive oil and a hand of chopped cheese, were... basically my entire meal )).
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    How do you guys measure your calories though? Do you weight every little thing out that you eat and then enter it cause That always doubles all my prep time to weigh it, enter it, look for a similar product that has the correct weight measurement and then enter the weight. I cant eat stuff from just a package cause I hate the taste of pre-prepared food, unless Im PMSing and then I could eat like a big Mac every day!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeepThoughts View Post
    How do you guys measure your calories though? Do you weight every little thing out that you eat and then enter it cause That always doubles all my prep time to weigh it, enter it, look for a similar product that has the correct weight measurement and then enter the weight. I cant eat stuff from just a package cause I hate the taste of pre-prepared food, unless Im PMSing and then I could eat like a big Mac every day!
    Well, in the begining you have to weight, because that's how you get used to estimate how much you eat. Personally, I was underestimating the food weight, really bad.
    I always have some pen& paper in my kitchen, near the kitchen scale and I write down fast what i have in my plate and how much it weights. Then, later, when I have time, I put into to the app. No need to enter right away.

    When I go at restaurant, I take a small pic to the menu (at least here, it says the weight of the food) and enter later in the app, or just keep in mind the quantity and enter in the app, till they bring the food.

    Same as when I cook/ create a new recipe. Usually, I follow internet recipes, so is easy for me to write right away the quanities and the servings in the app, even before I cook. That way I know how many calories a serving has and I can even modify it.
    If I am cooking by myself, before I start cooking, I write down on that paper the ingredients and the weight and add the recipe later, in the app.

    Oh and one more thing. Sometimes I skip ingredients low on calories (tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, etc), just because I am lazy to enter and anyway they don't matter much (a tomato has only 10 calories or so, for example).
    Afterall, is not a tragedy if you are eating 100 calories over your goal.
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    And I forgot to say, are you using the barcode scanner? Is a very good tool on Myfitnesspal.
    I scan everything I can, either is the philadelphia fresh cheese package, butter, bread, or even the fresh chicken breast. They all appear in the app and shows right away the calories, you only modify the quantity, according to how much you ate.

    IT's good that the app helps me to eat simple, so I can find everything fast and be able to enter it there )))
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    alltheabove198 if anyone wants to add me please friend me. I love that app!

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    Oh, by the way, I just discovered that, if you log on the desktop version of the app, you can simply copy paste any link with a recipe you find on the internet. Including the Pinterest link!
    Yes, there are small miss- matches, you need to pay attention for, but the job simplifies to seconds now. And you know exactly how many calories it has, right before you cook that meal! It's mind blowing!
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    I used to love my fitness pal but ever since I moved over to android I have been using Samsung health and it doesn't have a barcode scanner but if I put the actual name in it find a it. But what I love about Samsung health is it helps me with macros and helps me understand them better. It helped me lose so much weight. I also quit alot of stuff..sugar was the hardest lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scarlett Monroe View Post
    I used to love my fitness pal but ever since I moved over to android I have been using Samsung health and it doesn't have a barcode scanner but if I put the actual name in it find a it. But what I love about Samsung health is it helps me with macros and helps me understand them better. It helped me lose so much weight. I also quit alot of stuff..sugar was the hardest lol.
    I have samsung health too, but I don't feel comfy with it )) BTW on MFP you can set your macros goals too, but you need to buy the premium version I am planning to buy it, because I wanna focus on macros too. I keep eating too much sugar and too much carbs, even if I have to fit into 1200 calories per day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cutie101 View Post
    Well, in the begining you have to weight, because that's how you get used to estimate how much you eat. Personally, I was underestimating the food weight, really bad.
    I always have some pen& paper in my kitchen, near the kitchen scale and I write down fast what i have in my plate and how much it weights. Then, later, when I have time, I put into to the app. No need to enter right away.

    When I go at restaurant, I take a small pic to the menu (at least here, it says the weight of the food) and enter later in the app, or just keep in mind the quantity and enter in the app, till they bring the food.

    Same as when I cook/ create a new recipe. Usually, I follow internet recipes, so is easy for me to write right away the quanities and the servings in the app, even before I cook. That way I know how many calories a serving has and I can even modify it.
    If I am cooking by myself, before I start cooking, I write down on that paper the ingredients and the weight and add the recipe later, in the app.

    Oh and one more thing. Sometimes I skip ingredients low on calories (tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, etc), just because I am lazy to enter and anyway they don't matter much (a tomato has only 10 calories or so, for example).
    Afterall, is not a tragedy if you are eating 100 calories over your goal.
    Okay but lets say I want to make rabbit. I have to weight the whole rabbit before I cook it right and then weight every other ingredient, last week I made it in a stew with artichokes so I should have weight each veggie I added and taken the barcode from the tomato puree got it. But then when I actually serve it to me and my husband should I have a scale there and I weight out my portion of it? We didnt eat it all that night I finished it the next day so I have to weight it each time to know how much Im eating? And what about all the bones that are then left over? Should I weight those and subtract that from the weight at that point. I mean fuck me I havent got time for all that. Its just so much hassle and your food is going cold or after a while I would just give up cause its all just too much.

    So now Im thinking people must eat the same thing everyday or like eat only stuff out of a package. I buy most of my food from Farmers or the markets or I steal it from my neighbors backyards (ssshhhhhh) and so there is no bar codes and the cheese I eat is like right out of the barns where they age it so again no barcodes. Plus I dont know if you have ever tried to use the app to find like pecorino con noci cheese on the app but that stuff just isnt listed! Like how many calories are in a truffle!?!?!?

    Okay but I think as much as I want to be this person who measures it all and knows all my macros I just cant. I only eat once or sometimes twice a day so Im not fat or overweight. I think I just need to relax and accept that this app is useless to me I really want to be that girl but I dont think it can be done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeepThoughts View Post
    Okay but lets say I want to make rabbit. I have to weight the whole rabbit before I cook it right and then weight every other ingredient, last week I made it in a stew with artichokes so I should have weight each veggie I added and taken the barcode from the tomato puree got it. But then when I actually serve it to me and my husband should I have a scale there and I weight out my portion of it? We didnt eat it all that night I finished it the next day so I have to weight it each time to know how much Im eating? And what about all the bones that are then left over? Should I weight those and subtract that from the weight at that point. I mean fuck me I havent got time for all that. Its just so much hassle and your food is going cold or after a while I would just give up cause its all just too much.

    So now Im thinking people must eat the same thing everyday or like eat only stuff out of a package. I buy most of my food from Farmers or the markets or I steal it from my neighbors backyards (ssshhhhhh) and so there is no bar codes and the cheese I eat is like right out of the barns where they age it so again no barcodes. Plus I dont know if you have ever tried to use the app to find like pecorino con noci cheese on the app but that stuff just isnt listed! Like how many calories are in a truffle!?!?!?

    Okay but I think as much as I want to be this person who measures it all and knows all my macros I just cant. I only eat once or sometimes twice a day so Im not fat or overweight. I think I just need to relax and accept that this app is useless to me I really want to be that girl but I dont think it can be done.
    Well, u can approximate. For example, you weigh the rabbit and then cut like 30% of it's weight (considering that is bones and anything). I don't have the premium version so it only shows me the calories per serving. Let's say that, from that rabbit you make a 4 servings stew. So, you know approximately how many calories you are eating, without having to weigh the food.


    Yeah, some foods can't be found, but if u dig a little on internet, I am sure you can find the aproximate nutritional value. You can't find pecorino con nocci, but you can find pecorino )) Just adapt, here and there!

    Recently, I am using the desktop version and since I am cooking simmilar recipes with those from the internet (small variations of ingredients), I simply copy and paste the recipe i intend to make and I see how much per serving it is. And I log that into my daily journal.


    But anyway this app is very useful for those who need to lose weight. Like me. I need to take off 10 lbs, even if I think I eat healthy, apparently, there are things I am not aware of how many calories they contain and the app helps me stay within the parameters.
    I am also looking to pair it with a Fitbit Ionic watch, to see exactly how many calories I need to burn, so I can lose weight faster.

    So, if you say that you are actually just need to stay maintain your weight, then yes, you probably don't need it. But as I said, you don't need to weight every single thing, you can just aproximate here and there to make an idea, since you are not on a strict diet.


    Believe me, I have days when I don't log any shit into the app, because I am not in the mood. For example, in the last 3 days I haven't logged anything into the app and I am aware I ate more sugar and carbs than I had to ) But from today, probably I will go again for a week, being disciplined, then again I will skip 2-3 days and so on. The thing is that, the app goes into the subconscious and at some point you start to eye- measure and realise how many calories a product/ recipe has and don't really need the app anymore.

    And I get you want to measure the macros wich is difficult. Because you have to be a bit more specific about every single ingredient. I hear you. But if you don't have any health problems or fitness goals, then I am just saying that, you should fill your time with something else and only try to stay fit into your jeans, like you did so far .
    A blood test twice a year shows the most accurate if you are eating healthy or not .
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