MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter 17+

I set my macronutrient goals which is great to follow. Hitting my targets within 1-2g variance daily. Only I’ve just realised when I actually click on my carbs for the day I’m not really 1-2g of variance the soo glitches and adjusts my goals so when I think I’m 1g out from my 270 carb target because the app says I am. When clicking into carbs I’m actually 8g over my carb target for the day because the app has changed it for the day. Completely frustrating considering it has threw off all my targets for the week.
UPDATE: I have managed to switch off the setting that automatically adjusts the goals based off your exercise and daily steps. Problem solved! For anyone else with the same issue go into more-> goals-> scroll to the bottom and click exercise calories -> turn off adjust my calorie goal.

Changing review to 5 stars

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Aside from some inter-app syncing issues (which can usually be fixed without much effort) this is a solid app. Definitely made calorie tracking easy and help me to lose a bunch of weight. My main annoyances are that little consideration has been given to those of us outside the US. The nutritional information on our food is different, and aside from letting us dig through the settings to switch back and forth between cal and kj (why can’t we just toggle between these in the info entry fields?) there are some annoyances when it comes to manually adding new items. For example, if the exact amount of certain nutrients is listed on the packaging, but MFP only accepts % of DI, I have to calculate that before I can add it. Certain nutrients and vitamins there isn’t even an option to add. Etc etc. Also the search function is a bit funky, often it gives too results that are barely similar to what I type, when there are almost identical (or completely identical) results buried way down the list. There’s also no way to correct foods that have incorrect serving sizes. If someone’s added wrong info for that barcode, good luck, you’ll have to make a custom meal and search for it every time. For no good reason other than they don’t care.

I also love how the my gradually remove basic features from the free tier over time instead of fixing the broken features which would compel one to pay for it in the first place.

Our apologies for any issues you've come across. Please see https://myfitnesspal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032622691-Some-food-information-in-the-database-is-inaccurate.-Can-I-edit-it for more information. Can you please send us an email to https://myfitnesspal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new for further help on the other things addressed?

Before you decide to download this app I urge you to read this immediately. This app is what causes eating disorders, it is not only addicting but changes the way you see food, you start to see food as numbers rather than fuel. Unless your clinically obese and your doctor has physically told you to loose weight and you have tried your hardest eating less and more healthy then you do not need this app. I understand this app is for 17+ but I can guarantee you that most teens have had this and it destroyed their view on food. Being skinny is not the key to happiness trust me. I was eating very low calories because this app advised me to to in order to loose weight “fast” so I did and developed anorexia, lost my period till this day, caused my metabolism to become so low that when I over a specific low amount of calories I gained weight. Then i developed bulimia and restrictive binge and purge cycle which I thought I would never ever developed. It was depressing ,miserable and was practically consuming my life. Today I am currently recovering but in the back of my head the numbers will never ever leave and have triggered me to have fear foods. So please please please for your happiness do not get this app or any sort of calorie counting apps it’s not worth your happiness!!! Instead study about intuitive eating! You’ll thank me in the future:)

MyFitnessPal believes food should nourish and be enjoyed, however, we acknowledge that relationships with food are not always so simple. https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625071-Eating-Disorder-Resources