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I went from the templates to the app about 3 months ago and loved it. Super simple to manipulate for what I needed, which as a mom of 3 under 5 is constant variation in my days/workout times/ meal times. Then they forced an update on me. The update was bugged and wouldn’t let me go to a fat loss template from maintenance even though I have more than 70lbs to lose, then the sent another update that supposedly fixed it. I haven’t tried yet bc my maintenance has me in a deficit right now and I will most likely lose here, but it’s weird to be cutting in maintenance. Anyway my main problem with this update is how much of a pain it is to manipulate your daily changes. I suppose it’s great for people who always get up at the same time, always workout at the same time, etc but for people with varied schedules it’s cumbersome to change daily variances and I have found myself doing more of if it fits in your macros style dieting via the rp app just so I don’t have to try to figure out how to change my workout/sleep time just right so it doesn’t mess up my macros. If this isn’t sorted I’m going back to the templates which is a shame because I really liked how the app operated in regards to inputting foods and meal time reminders. But realistically if it’s too styled to be functional, I can’t justify the cost.

The app gets results if uses strictly, that’s where I give it most of its stars. That said, pen and paper gets you there too if you’re compliant. The app leaves a lot to be desired in terms of use ability. Once you end a diet phase you can’t see history. If you lock in next week’s macros incorrectly too bad, that’s your macros for the whole next week. I get not wanting people to adjust daily but at least on maintenance the user could get more control. Also, at least on maintenance, it would be cool if the user could control a little bit of the fat/carb split, like go a little heavier on one or the other based on preference. Food database is weak and it is unclear if the erroneous errors ever get cleaned up. I created a ton of customs that aren’t searchable that is now just a long ugly list. When I add new products with images and all it is unclear if they ever get added to the database. When copying a meal be careful when you edit, I’ve accidentally edited the previous (copy from) meal instead of the new meal several times. There are several more examples. Some of the stuff is small, some big, some hard to fix, some easy. From the update history it doesn’t look like they put a lot of effort into improving the app, really just maintaining it. Would be nice to see some small but impactful updates. Tons of potential here.

The app is good in the sense that it’s easy to track your macros with the endless amounts of food options to plug in to the app, as well as including nutrition info for some items that aren’t listed. The downside of the app is it doesn’t replace having a diet coach in person tracking your progress. The first couple weeks I started I dropped 7 lbs which is attributed to cleaner eating and less bloating. My weight stayed pretty consistent afterward with minimal movement downward on the scale but my body composition started to form nicely. Due to not losing weight, the app recommended I reduce my nutrients. I did start to lose weight but I started to feel a little flat. Eventually I plateaued on my weight again and it recommended to reduce nutrients. I asked a friend who did amateur bodybuilding and was told my fats and carbs were way too low for the daily activity I did. He did say the protein was on point but I need to bump everything else up. It’s a great tool to track your protein but I think tracking your progress strictly in the scale can be a little frustrating. I feel for some people this app in conjunction with working with a nutritionist is amazing, but by itself can be a challenge.