(This is part 3 of a series about the upcoming v2.0 update of Finally Fit. You can catch up on Email 1 and Email 2 here).

I've been logging what I eat with nutrition apps like MyFitnessPal and Lose It ever since 2016.

And as a fitness coach, I'm forever going to advocate calorie tracking.

It does two powerful things:

1. Makes you more aware of what you eat (which has been shown to help you eat less)​
2. Helps you control your calories without giving up the food you love

But coz I've been doing it for so long, sometimes I forget how hard it can be for others — especially those new to the habit.

Logging is easy when you prep your own meals, coz you already know exactly what went into them. That's not what trips people up.

The problem is when they have to log things they didn't prepare themselves.

I'm talking about:

• food at parties
• Grab deliveries
• even meals our loved ones cooked for us

Suddenly, you have to worry about the invisible calories: the oils, butter, and the sugar.

The usual food databases aren't much better, either.

One dish can have four different entries with wildly different calories — and you have no idea which one’s right.

So if I'm going to bring food logging in Finally Fit, I'm not gonna do it just so the app has a food logger — it has to feel effortless and friction-free.

And I'm happy to say... I think I finally found a clean solution.

Let me show you:

Just describe what you ate — and add a photo if you want — and the app will handle the calorie and macro estimates from there.

Oh, and if you're already using a food scale?

You'll actually get better numbers if you add serving weight to the description 😁

(But just to set expectations: this is a calorie estimator, not a lab instrument. The goal is a good enough estimate, not log the most accurate entry.)

After a few months of testing and refining, I can say this:

When logging food is this easy, you actually keep doing it — even on days when your appetite is through the roof:

When you're consistent with logging, you don't need extreme rules to stay on track:

• No strict meal plans
• No giving up all your favorite snacks
• No all-or-nothing diets

Now, here's the thing, Reader...

I thought I was gonna release an update after I was done building the food logger, but something else became painfully obvious when I finished:

If logging food could feel this friction-free, then the workout screens need to be on the same level.

The training screens worked in v1. But compared to the nutrition side of the app, the experience suddenly felt clunky.

I knew I had to rebuild it to match the new standard, but what I didn't expect was how much more solid and reliable the app would feel.

It ended up being the perfect finishing touch for the 2.0 update 😚🤌

I’ll show you what changed about it tomorrow.

See you then,
Carlo

​

​Change your email address or opt-out from all future communication.