How I Use Myfitnesspal To Get Lean

MFP is a contract I make with my future self. One I’m unwilling to break.

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Thinking of Myfitnesspal as a food diary is backwards.

I don’t want to look back on what I did do so much as look forward to what I’m going to do.

In this way, MFP is a contract I make with my future self. One I’m unwilling to break.

That’s why I get the easy stuff out of the way first and set my goals.

Be it lose weight, gain muscle, perform better, or get healthy. Whatever I decide is right for me, I choose a target before shooting.

From there, I calculate how many calories I need each day.

Let’s say I want to burn fat. Cool, I multiply twelve by my body weight. If I want to maintain, I multiply my body weight by fifteen, and finally, 18 if I want to gain.

Or I’d use this calculator.

These numbers aren’t perfect calculations; more like starting points for me to toy with.