New and Noteworthy
Features: Easily edit your program and set new goals
We have revamped the goal- and program-setting experiences and aligned their style with our new design system!
We have improved explainers in the wizards, strengthened the goal-program narrative, and clarified the relationship between target setting, weight trend, and scale weight. This release also comes with a set of new features and quality-of-life improvements.
You can now:
- Edit coached and collaborative program
- Edit the target weight whether you are pursuing your goal with scale or trend weight
- Reopen past goals
- Fine tune your goal rate
- Override the app’s recommendations for bulking goals
- Reset the collaborative program
- View summary of the changes you made to your goal during editing
Want to learn more? Check out the full announcement article here.
Ready, Set, Goal! The More Powerful Goal-Setting Experience is Here
Articles: New Nutrition Fundamentals series
Our series on nutrition fundamentals covers a range of topics, from daily intake guidelines for macronutrients to food sources and their potential impact on health. This series is great for those new to nutrition and enthusiasts seeking the latest guidelines.
Here are the articles we published this month…
How Much Protein Should I Eat?
Whether you’re bulking up or losing body fat, several questions remain: How much protein should I eat daily? Does it matter how much I eat in a meal? What are low-calorie sources? This article covers how much protein you should eat every day based on varying goals and populations.
How Many Carbohydrates Should I Eat Every Day?
Carbohydrates are diverse and valuable sources of energy, fiber, and nutrients. This article covers intake recommendations, the best foods for fiber, and the health impacts of different types of carbohydrates.
Success Story: Charlie Ryan
Charlie Ryan went on a journey to change his body composition. He chose to use MacroFactor to help him along the way.
“With MacroFactor I’ve been able to transform my body in a fairly short amount of time like I didn’t think was possible. I started using MF last July and bulked up a fair amount until the end of the year, maybe taking the bulk a little too far and too fast. Since January I’ve been able to cut down roughly 25 pounds while keeping all of the muscle I put on, looking drastically different than when I started last year. I’ve gotten tons of compliments and people asking how I did it, and I’m always quick to recommend MF.”
When asked what his biggest win with MacroFactor was, Charlie said:
“My biggest win is definitely cutting 25 pounds this year and getting visible abs for the first time since high school. MF has helped me stay motivated and consistent, and it has paid off with a big increase in both self confidence and general health.”
In Case You Missed It
We share a lot of informative content on our Instagram and in our groups on Facebook and Reddit throughout the month.
Here are some of our favorites from the past few weeks, in case you missed them.
What We’re Working On
Expenditure
MacroFactor’s coaching functionality is at the core of the app, and coaching updates rely on the expenditure calculation. The V1 expenditure algorithm was already the market leader, and V2 was a large improvement over V1. Ever since V2 was released, we’ve been hard at work trying to figure out how we could take another large leap forward.
The last two years of research, development, and tinkering are about to come to fruition with V3 of the expenditure algorithm. We’ve made a pretty large breakthrough that will allow your expenditure (and, as a result, your program recommendations) to be considerably more stable and tolerant of short-term weight fluctuations, without making it slower to respond to actual energy expenditure changes.
As an added bonus, V3 will also be more tolerant of missing data, so your expenditure calculation won’t pause as frequently when you miss days of food logging, and it will be able to start updating sooner after a pause.
So, be on the lookout for Expenditure V3 in the next month or two.
To learn more about what we’re working on, check our public roadmap to see our plans for new features and improvements. You can also submit features for consideration and vote on the upcoming features that are the highest priority to you.
