Here is my current login streak on MyFitnessPal:
This translates to about 13 years, or back to 2013. I remember going to the top of a mountain when on vacation in 2017 in Manning Park to get close enough to a massive cellular tower there so I could get a signal on my phone and log that day (we were going up the mountain, anyway). The app later changed so that you could log entries offline and it would sync and keep any streaks intact when you got online again.
But today I’m not logging in, which will end my streak.
MFP is not a bad app (or site) but I’ve fallen into some bad habits with it, shortcutting entries and fudging things for expediency, like a chore to get out of the way as quickly as possible.
The interface is perfectly serviceable, but last year they offered a preview of a new UI that suddenly went away with a “Thanks for your feedback, see you in 2026!” note that suggested the feedback was not kind.
In any event, I am going to try Cronometer again. Its UI is more modern, but perhaps a tad cluttered. I’ll adapt. It integrates nicely with my Garmin watch and scale and gives me a fuller picture than the free version of MFP ever did (most of the useful stuff there is gated behind a subscription). I may even subscribe to Cronometer to see how it goes, despite my general hesitance to subscribe to anything new these days.
By way of comparison, I was tracking my typical breakfast at 380 calories on MFP. Being more precise with my entries on Cronometer, it shows 440 calories and that’s before adding my usual slice of toast and jam, which will bring it to around 560 or so. That’s a notable difference on a daily basis.
If Cronometer doesn’t work out, Garmin offers its own meal-tracking now through Connect+, which is also (surprise) a subscription. We’ll see.
But for now, MFP and my 13-year logging streak, are going away.
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