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What is MyFitnessPal?

• MyFitnessPal is an app that creates a food and exercise diary, calculates calories, and illustrates nutritional intake.

• Supported on Apple & Android phones and tablets

• www.myfitnesspal.com

Creating an Account

• Tap Sign Up

• Tap Sign Up with Email

• Enter Your Details & Goals

• Create a Username and Password

• Add Email and Location

• Review your calories and tap Continue

Skip Going Premium

Overview of Features• Home Tab (Blog/Diary)

• Food Diary Tab

• Exercise Diary Tab

• Progress Tab

• Nutrition Tab

Logging Food• Tap the blue plus sign

• Select food

• Select a meal

• Tap the search bar

• Enter the food you ate

• Tap Search

Logging Food

• Look through results and find the closest one

• Adjust the serving size

• Adjust the number of servings

• Tap the check mark

• Review your calories

Other ways to Log Food

• Scan Barcode

• Multi-add

Logging Exercise

• Tap the blue plus sign

• Select exercise

• Select exercise type

• Tap the search bar and enter the exercise you did

• Look through the results and select the closest one

• Enter the minutes performed

• Tap the check mark

Viewing Data

• Tap the Nutrition Tab

• Tap Calories

• Tap Macros

Connecting Other Apps

Connecting Other Apps

• Tap the More tab

• Tap Apps & Devices

• Scroll down to find app

• Tap Connect

• Safari will open and log in to your MyFitnessPal account

• Log into your account for the other app

• Tap Allow

• The apps are now connected

For More Information

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