8 Women Who Used My Fitness Pal to Support their Body Transformation
Read up on these inspiring stories of women who took nutrition education into their own hands.
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You've likely heard of My Fitness Pal, one of the world's most popular macro and calorie counting apps. In the US alone last year, a whopping 19.8 million people used it, according to Statista reports.
The app is simple to download and easy to use, allowing you to search, scan or manually enter your daily meals and snacks and delivering you with an overall picture of your daily nutrition, whether you're focusing on calories, macros or micronutrients.
But does it actually work for helping you to reach specific goals, like fat loss or muscle gain? For the eight women below, the short answer is yes—it's been the simplest way they've found, many after years of trial and error, to educate themselves on their nutrition and start to properly understand how to fuel their bodies healthily.
Keep scrolling to read how eight women used My Fitness Pal in their success story—from fat loss, to muscle growth and more.
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Ally is a contributing food journalist with over four years digital experience, plus a freelance food stylist, having worked backstage at many a BBC Good Food Show. Her career highlight? Winning Rude Health’s porridge championships two years in a row.
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