But as time went on, Cronometer showed up more often on fitness and nutrition message boards. Once my MyFitnessPal yearly subscription was up for renewal I decided to give Cronometer a try and see how it felt. I’m a convert now, and that’s why you’re reading this. ![]() From the day-to-day food entry experience, to the bigger picture nutrition reporting and increased visibility, the whole experience is more enjoyable than what I had with MyFitnessPal. This depends on your desktop and mobile usage, but I’ve loved having a web app that works great. ![]() Unfortunately, MyFitnessPal’s web experience always felt like a completely different app with different entry methods from mobile. With Cronometer, the apps feel like they’re made by the same team and there’s platform parity-even if things don’t necessarily look identical. In other words, once I learned the mobile app, I could use the web app without any issue. More visibility into gaining and losing weight One more shout out to drag and drop because it exists on the web, too. With Cronometer, my daily calorie goal is adjusted automatically based on: The more I use Cronometer the more excited I get about how it simplifies weight gain and weight loss. Let’s start with the daily weigh-ins and some examples. 68 kg) yesterday my basal metabolic rate (BMR) would be 1,996 calories. 68.5 kg) today my BMR would be 2,006 calories. Cronometer watches for these weigh-ins by connecting to Apple’s Health app, then recalculates the daily calorie goal completely behind-the-scenes. Pairing Cronometer with something like an Apple Watch will also add calories burned during exercise and non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) to the daily goal, giving a comprehensive picture of total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) (the accuracy of fitness trackers notwithstanding). If your eyes glazed over while reading the above, I can sum it up as follows. ![]() By weighing in every morning, wearing my Apple Watch, and telling Cronometer that I want to lose/maintain/gain weight, my calorie goal automatically adjusts every day.
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