New and Noteworthy
New feature: AI-powered photo logging
This month, we rolled out a Beta version of MacroFactor AI. Logging your meals just got a whole lot faster (and smarter).
In this Beta release, MacroFactor AI allows you to capture a meal with a photo and automatically populate your Plate with nutrient complete, editable food entries. It’s designed to help both experienced MFers save time and make food logging more accessible to new users.
Real foods, real data: Instead of guessing or relying entirely on language models, MacroFactor AI uses real, research-based entries from our food database.
Log by photo: Tap “AI” at the food search and take a picture of your plate. AI will analyze your meal and build an editable log entry.
Add context with text: Use the “Photo & Text” option to describe your meal for better accuracy.
Adjust any entry: Tap any item AI adds to adjust portions, ingredients, or swap entries.
Log restaurant meals with more ease: MacroFactor AI can leverage its knowledge of different cuisines and help you log your meal quickly.
Read more: Check out tips for you and more information on this massive update here.
New Articles
We also published several new articles on macrofactorapp.com this month.
What Are Set Points (and Are They Holding You Back)?
You might have encountered set point theory while reading or discussing the limitations of weight loss or gain. Set point theory is a framework (or, more so, a collection of models) that explains why reaching or maintaining certain body weights can be difficult. It suggests that each person’s body tends to settle within a preferred range of body weight (even more specifically, body fat). While there’s a kernel of truth here, discussions around set points sometimes make it sound like we’re completely at the mercy of our biology, but that’s not quite right either.
In this article, we will break down what set point theories actually say, and how you might be able to work with (or around) them to support your goals.
What Are Set Points (and Are They Holding You Back)?
Should We Supplement With Collagen?
About 10 years ago, the collagen supplement market started to boom, and now you can get everything from collagen coffee to super dose collagen bone broth. The marketing certainly works, and we all know that we have collagen in our bodies, but does eating collagen translate into building collagen? Building muscle? Repairing our skin? This article goes into these questions and gives you a better idea of whether you should consider collagen in your supplement routine.
Should We Supplement With Collagen?
Case Study: How Dave Dropped Fat and Learned To Stop Waiting
Dave is a 36-year-old who has been lifting on and off since he was 16, always hoping that consistent gym work could make up for a more sporadic approach to nutrition. Over time, though, he realized that without a system to manage both sides of the equation, he’d always be fighting for what he felt was mediocre progress.
“I was at a loss. I knew how to lose weight, but the nuts and bolts of actually doing it had escaped me,” Dave said.
Ditching spreadsheets and rigid plans, Dave set out to hit his goals sustainably and hasn’t looked back.
Check out the full case study here.
Success Story: Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson is a lifter who wanted a better system to track during his bulking and cutting phases.
“From 180 pounds to 158 pounds, with a (sorta) planned 8-lb gain over the Christmas holidays, I finally got a defined six-pack, something I’ve coveted since I was a teenager. MacroFactor coached me through my cutting phase, which finally revealed the abs that I have been hiding from my whole life!”
In Case You Missed It
We share a lot of informative content on our Instagram and in our groups on Facebook and Reddit throughout the month.
Here are some of our favorites from the past few weeks, in case you missed them.
What We’re Working On
First, the next generation of MacroFactor AI is already underway and outperforming the Beta in every capacity. We’ll keep you updated when new versions are available.
But the main thing we want to tell you about today is MacroFactor on Apple Watch!
We’ve been working to create a food-logging experience on Apple Watch that blows all other nutrition apps out of the water. It’ll be ready for you soon, and we can’t wait for you to see it.
Here’s what you’ll be able to do with MacroFactor on Apple Watch:
- Check your calories and macros consumed or remaining for the day
- Log foods from your Favorites with just a few taps
- Search for foods with your voice
- Quick-add calories and macros
- Scroll through and log from your custom foods and recipes library
- Log water
To learn more about what we’re working on, check our public roadmap to see our plans for new features and improvements. You can also submit features for consideration and vote on the upcoming features that are the highest priority to you.