Adding consumed calories data to FITIV is essential for accurately tracking your energy balance and achieving your health and fitness goals. This guide explains how to connect a compatible food-tracking app, log your meals, and sync your calorie data with FITIV via Apple Health.
Step 1: Choose a Compatible Food-Tracking App
To log your food intake, use a third-party app that syncs with Apple Health. Popular options include:
- MyFitnessPal
- Lose It!
- Yazio
Step 2: Log Your Meals and Snacks
- Download and set up your preferred food-tracking app.
- Log your meals, snacks, and drinks in the app.
- Ensure the app syncs calorie and macronutrient data to Apple Health.
Coach Tip: Be consistent with logging your food intake to get the most accurate insights into your energy balance.
Step 3: Enable FITIV’s Access to Apple Health Data
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Go to Settings > Apps > Health > Data Access & Devices.
- Select FITIV Pulse from the list of apps.
- Turn on All Permissions to ensure FITIV can access energy intake data.
Coach Tip: If consumed calories data still does not appear in FITIV, check your food-tracking app’s settings to confirm it writes data to Apple Health.
Why Should You Add Consumed Calories Data?
Logging your food intake provides a complete view of your energy balance, including calories consumed, burned, and net energy trends. It also allows you to:
- Track macronutrient intake for better diet management.
- Understand your energy balance to support weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain.
- Make data-driven adjustments to optimize your diet and activity for your fitness goals.
By logging your consumed calories and syncing it with FITIV, you unlock powerful insights into your energy balance and dietary habits. This data empowers you to track macronutrients, adjust your calorie balance, and achieve your fitness goals, whether they involve weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain.
Stay consistent with your food logging to maximize the benefits of this feature and take control of your fitness journey.
- The FITIV Support Team