I ignore calories and other factors, and use it to track my exercise, water, net carbs, and fat/protein ratios. Even if you put in all your measurements, you still want to eat only 20 net carbs a day (max) instead of whatever MFP suggests. IMPORTANT NOTE: MyFitnessPal is set up for low fat / low calorie diets, which is why we use the “keto hack” above to be able to track net carbs. TIP: Put in your foods BEFORE you prepare or eat them to make sure of the carb count, and to stay on track with your ratios. I also never knew coffee had SO much potassium… Wow. My coffee is the main culprit so I’m going to wean myself down to black. It inspired me to make a few healthy changes. “Carb creep” can really get you if you’re not tracking! I found this to be very eye-opening. To see examples of my results, and the foods I ate, It only takes a few minutes to set it all up, and then you’ll get a nice graphic pie chart like the one you see above! Note: the script only works online, not on your mobile app, but you can use the app to log foods on the go. After installing the plugin, click here to install it. These are what you need to track for a low carb or ketogenic diet.ģ. Make sure you at least have carbs, fiber, fat and protein selected. You also need to add Fiber as a column to track so the script can calculate Net Carbs for you:Īdd Fiber to your list of nutrients to track. You can set your calories to whatever you please – I ignore calories anyway. I have mine set up as 70% Fat, 25% Protein and 5% Carbs. Next you’ll want to set up your “macros”: HOW TO SET UP MYFITNESSPAL FOR THE LOW CARB DIET

If you’re looking for good Atkins apps, or an app to track carbs on a chart easily, this is the IDEAL setup! 😉

What an eye opener! I lost 6.4 pounds the first week I dramatically increased my healthy fats! My goals are: Net Carbs 5%, Protein 25%, Fat 70% (I don’t track calories). I decided to set up, specifically with the Keto Configuration (see below), as I’m working hard on switching my carb/protien/fat percentages. Except in the beginning when I tracked on paper until I figured out my “safety zones”. I’ve been eating low carb for more than 3 years and used to just “eyeball it”. If you don’t actively track calories, protein, fat, and carbs then you may not be experiencing the success you’d like to see eating low carb.

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