
If you want to track breakfast, click ‘meal 1’ if you want to track dinner click ‘meal 3’ etc.

Click the one that corresponds to the food you want to put in. A list will then pop up with the list of meals you normally have each day. To track a meal, click ‘food’ (online you can click ‘Add Food’). Pictures allow you to see exactly what you looked like at each weigh in as opposed to just seeing a number on the screen. You can also attach pictures to each weigh in because as we all know, weight loss doesn’t completely correlate to fat loss and the same goes for gaining weight. Weight – To check your progress and update based upon your most recent weight. Exercise – A handy way to log your workoutsĥ. Food – For calories, nutrients, fibre, salt etc.Ĥ. Water – To keep track of your fluid intakeģ. Status – Somewhere to update your friends and those following you on what you’re doingĢ. Click this and a selection of five choices will come up:ġ. If you’re using a smartphone, you’ll notice there’s a blue circle with a plus sign in the middle sitting in the bottom right corner. Now you’re all signed up, it’s time to start tracking! It will give you exact amounts for carbohydrates, fat, protein, fiber and sugar. This is how the app works out the amount of calories you need to eat each day for your goal and where they should come from. How Does MyFitnessPal Calculate Calories?Īfter signing up, MyFitnessPal will ask you to put in information such as: This means your inbox is far less likely to become clogged up with useless junk. They don’t email you often and you can change the amount of emails you receive. You can either link your Facebook (don’t worry – it doesn’t automatically post anything for you) or create an account just for the app. Once you’ve downloaded the app, you’ll need to create an account. There’s also an online website if you don’t want to download anything to your phone. You can either do this from the Apple App store or the Google Play store. Where to get MyFitnessPal?įirst, you need to download the app.

It’s incredibly easy and straightforward so after doing it once, you’ll definitely have the hang of it. Today, we’re going to show you how to input and track your diet on MyFitnessPal. Think of it as the Facebook of the fitness world.

You can track your weight, workouts, water intake and most importantly, food whilst keeping in touch with others on a similar journey. MyFitnessPal is the most used and arguably best app for monitoring your diet and body.
