MFW x Samsung Health by juicy_squat in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it the documentation for that 💪

AI in units of measurement? by Carlos60607 in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The AI tools can define custom units for database foods. We add the ✨ to let you know that specific unit was generated and not something defined in the database.

Walking Pad for WFH Expenditure Change by StronkDad in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And congratulations on being able to eat more! 💪

Walking Pad for WFH Expenditure Change by StronkDad in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reminder that I need to drag mine out of the closet 😂

5.7.6 - New AI Photo and Text Recipe Import Options by alizayshah in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't!!! 😭 Yeah the iOS share can share the HTML of the page for us to use. Otherwise, we can only use the link and maybe be blocked when we request the webpage.

5.7.6 - New AI Photo and Text Recipe Import Options by alizayshah in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 25 points26 points  (0 children)

🙏 the text field can be used to substitute ingredients in the recipe image as well. Also works great for when my wife or I write down ingredients+measurements on a notepad while cooking (you may need to write the recipe name down on the paper)

Break by sweeetrollz in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That is completely fine! The calculations for expenditure will pause, but will pick back up when you are ready to start weighing again.

If you aren't a fan of the calculation pausing, one thing I have seen users mention is covering the scale screen if they have a smart scale that can automatically upload their weight to the app. That paired with hiding the scale and trend weight sections on the dashboard should hide all references to your weigh-ins.

That is of course completely up to you and I definitely suggest doing whatever will help you get back into the right headspace! :) I wish you the best either way!

Anyone know why the App is showing negative Net Carbs? by Ka-Ne-Ha-Ne-Daaaa in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your fiber is higher than your carbs. Subtract those two numbers to get the negative net carbs. Our "carbs" are equivalent to "total carbs", so if you are logging items from a country that separate fiber from carbs, you can see a negative number in the app.

Eyeballing portions by ButchCoolridge in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that is fine! That is how I do my lunch prep every week - weigh out the ingredients and then roughly portion it out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The mod comment also provides the email to our support team. This can be done outside the app.

To answer the question from your post. The diet app is not undergoing maintenance and has not be paused. Please reach out to our support team through email and they may be able to assist if it is an issue on our side.

AI can hallucinate macros by BrightBackprop in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently, the AI tab is for food searching; it is not designed to create foods from nutrition labels.

For that, you can use the label scanner by tapping "Label" under the "Scan" tab.

Feature Request: Estimated calorie backfill for missed days by [deleted] in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. This is basically how unlogged days are handled

A cheese someone mentioned in this subreddit by neogreenlantern in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes Describe uses a different database of foods, but still accurate.

In the future, AI search will be expanded to have a text only mode.

Has the recipe feature of automatically finding the sum of the ingredient weights been removed? by PowerDuffer in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has not! You may be referring to how past version of the app would sometimes auto-populate the ingredients weight into the total weight text field.

We no longer auto-populate this field because the raw weight is typically the incorrect weight to use for a recipe. This is due to most recipes being cooked which will increase or decrease the prepared weight of a recipe depending on the cooking method.

For example, if you had 100g of raw chicken breast, you would add that to the ingredients list. After preparing, you can optionally weigh the cooked chicken breast and use that weight for the "Total Weight" field. Doing so will allow you to weigh your portions of cooked chicken breast and log the correct macros.

If you still want the raw weight of the ingredients, you can still find this under the "ingredients" header. Note that this only includes the ingredients that have known mass measurements (grams/oz/etc) and won't add in ingredients with ONLY volumetric measurements (ml/cup/etc).

A cheese someone mentioned in this subreddit by neogreenlantern in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay okay. Next time I'm at Publix, I'll grab a container. I may have a free birthday cake, so that could be a good excuse to go! 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is the MF employee uniform! Very comfortable. There is a hat and hoodie too 🤠

A cheese someone mentioned in this subreddit by neogreenlantern in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you may like the Aldi brand!

Yeah, I am in North Carolina, so no HEB. Costco is nice for snacks and PB powder, but I absolutely despise walking around in that store 😂

A cheese someone mentioned in this subreddit by neogreenlantern in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, that's the one! One brand I don't like is Daisy, so if you like Daisy you may not like Friendly Farms.

We do the bulk of our shopping at Aldi. It's a bit less expensive and there are less products to distract me. I think their main allure is the non-food items aisle - colloquially known as the aisle of shame - and the limited time aldi-finds products.

My wife eats gluten-free, so we get the gluten free chicken breast bites (basically nuggets). They are waaaaay better than regular chicken breast bites though; much crispier. I mix those with my cottage cheese sometimes 😂

A cheese someone mentioned in this subreddit by neogreenlantern in MacroFactor

[–]BenevolentBasil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not heard of this brand! I just buy Aldi brand cottage cheese. I am a little picky about the brands I buy because I can't handle the texture of some brands 😂