Dear Mike, just wanted to say thank you and bless you for the work you've done on this FREE site There is no other like it, and you cannot imagine how many lives you have changed for the better by doing this. We all love you, even the gripers If they don't, they can pay Jenny Craig, right?
Thanks a million!
Marti in Kentucky

Good question. Sometimes "we" might get a bit rowdy....

Absolutely no offense taken. I appreciate all the help. I'm not kidding when I say I really don't know what I'm doing. I'm learning as I go along so I'm glad you were willing to give me some pointers.

Yes, there is--here's the link.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/14924-forum-rules-please-read-before-posting

I have friends signing up from other boards. Is there an easy way to find them to add them as friends on here? Searching through message boards to find them is time consuming and hit or miss at best...

How do you change the amount food or liquid intake if you don't have it listed? I love this site...

I have problem trying to key in the data for food dairy. I guess it's because I am eating mostly asian food like chinese hamburgers, curry, nasi lemak, rice and vegetables so I couldn,t put in the brand' Sorry, I am not very computer savvy. Am I suppose to key the calories as well? Same goes for the exercise. Need help! Thank you.

Hello again
I just came across your first post and the original question you had.

When you add in foods to the MFP Food site itself...yes if at all possible it's most helpful to add as complete of information as you possibly can. Brand, serving size, protein, carbs, sodium, fats etc. per serving. This way when someone else goes to add a food to their own food diary and doesn't know the info they can look on the MFP food section and see if it's already there, thus saving us all from putting that item in.

If you are speaking of adding your foods to your own personal daily food diary...you can click the MFP foods to see if someone else has already placed it in there before you and you can use it from there.

If you personal food are not in the data base yet, you may add them using the brand of rice you are using, the brand name of vegtables, etc. If you are purchasing foods in bulk which you likely might be in regards to rice. For your personal food diary , figure out how much you are planning on eating for that meal or snack and if you don't know the nutrient contents you can look them up if you are unsure.

I hope this is what you're speaking of.... if not I apologize. You mention chinese hamburgers, if this is an item you make yourself, figure out what items you add to create this food item and you put down each item and the nutrition contents of each, same with curry, nasi lemak, etc.

If what I've shared so far hasn't been quite what you're looking for....please do ask the question again and I'll try and help or someone else on the MFP boards can try as well when more folks are up and about this morning.

In regards to excercise, if you have done cardio, you look up the excercise and see if it's already listed if not, you can add it and what calories you've burned if you know that information.

Has this been at all helpful?

Please feel free to ask more questions and I'm sure one of us will be able to help you get through this so it will be easier in the future. It's a handy site and with a bit of practice you'll be find in no time.

Glad you decided to join us over here on MFP

Hi MIke- Just want you to know how much I love this site and appreciate all you do . Juse wondering how do I go on a chat site. I thin I saw something earlier on one I would have liked to participate in, but can't seem to find it now.
Thanks!
Anne

First of all, NICE JOB! I love the site! I am a web programmer and I started thinking about all of the things that I would need to build in order to help me get healthier. This site has it! Fantastic! Thank you!

Next thing I noticed is that I can't seem to be able to figure out how to search the message boards. I recently found myself wanting to search for a particular topic but could not because I can't see a search feature. That would be a very handy thing to have.

Finally, about water consumption. Larger organisms need larger amounts of water. I found this site to help me figure out how much water I should be drinking every day:

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm

Also, I have read that for a sedentary lifestyle, you should drink .5 oz/lb of body weight.

Either one of these calculations take me well beyond the 8 glasses (64 oz) of water/day that this site recommends.

So, is there a way that we can set our own water intake goals?

New to the site...so far I like it...but I do have a question......How do you find blogs from other people? and how do they find yours....There are several of us from another site most joined in the past couple of days...and we are use to being able to access them easily.....So I hope you can answer this for me...Thanks

just type in www.myfitnesspal.com/ <~~ then add their name after the slash if their blog is open it should take you right to it... it the blog is private or they haven't begun one yet it will take you right to their profile page.

Hth and Welcome!

FC

Lots of great points ... I especially agree on the water intake, gonna check out your link as well, thanks! I drink 1/2 my body weigh in oz, seems to be working quite well for me, but I love my water so that's never been an issue.

Regarding the search feature, click on Community.....there you'll find a search box to the left....

What an AWSOME addition to a site that just may change my life! I am on here all day everyday updating my food and exercise and reading all the posts. I love what you have created! Thank you

Thank you so much for the answer on the blog question....This newbie really appricates the help.....

Your site is great but I am unable to list foods in the food diary. When I search for a specific item and then highlight it....nothing happens so I cant add it. No problems when adding exercise. Help!

Thanks Mike. I hope soon we will have option to delete a food from our daily entries that we may never eat again:)

I thought you just clicked on remove....at least that is what I did yesterday and that food was not there today...

Hi i am hoping you can help me. I am trying to add my meal for breakfast by clicking on the drop down menu items . I do that but nothing happens. How do i record the food so that it can be added to my calories, it is not working.
can you please help me thanks
my email is m c c l e b s _ j @ live.ca no spaces between the letter it just looks like the c and l form a d if you don't look closely.

Hi everyone, can someone help me? i want to delete my "frequently used items" i have a long list and there's some stuff i know i'm not going to use or consume again, so, is there a way to delete those?

Thanks!!

I have the same question. I have changed the foods I eat most frequently and no longer eat the foods that are in the list. I want to clear the list and start a new one with the most current foods. This is a great site. Love it.

joemuse

Thanks, Mike, I really appreciate this website. Got this site from a woman on the Weight Watcher's message board. It is the best!!! You are the best!!!

That is a really neat feature Mike - thanks for all your work here and everything you do to make this journey a little bit easier!

Thanks, Mike, or should I call you Tom Terrific? This is a great site. Very easy to use.

Thank you for making this site!! It helps me so much! You are the best