New Year, New Goals: How to stay on track with the MyFitnessPal App

Each year, most of us look to set new goals, build off the ones we made in the years before or at the very least, hope for better for ourselves and the ones we love, but as I’ve learned along the way, the best way to achieve your goals is mainly through making a plan, sticking to it, (aka repetition) and having a little help along the way.

Now, help could mean from those around you or from tools that make it easier to stick to a schedule, a plan, or both, and knowing all the correct information is precisely how you either continue building on a plan that works or lets you know you have to switch things up to get closer to achieving your yearly goals, and that’s where MyFitnessPal comes in.

MyFitnessPal is the number one global nutrition and food-tracking app for achieving health goals. Since 2005, MyFitnessPal has empowered over 200 million users in over 120 countries to log food intake, record exercise activity and weight, track wellness habits and achieve their health and fitness goals.

As one of the world’s most trusted and leading resources on nutrition, MyFitnessPal’s mission is to ignite powerful nutrition and wellness change in members by empowering them to succeed on their own terms through personalized data-led insights, guidance, and unwavering support. With one of the largest food database in the world comprising over 18 million foods, access to over 500 recipes, over 50 workout routines, 80 exercise demos and over 35 connected fitness partners, MyFitnessPal provides users with tools for positive, healthy change.

At the touch of a finger, you can log meals, snacks, activities and workouts, see your daily stats and find all sorts of information, from questions about food to things that never even crossed your mind. The app also offers recipes to help guide and inspire you in the kitchen and so much more, and while I admit I’ve not been as good as I should be with adding my stats in daily (which is a goal for me this year), I have found the app has interesting info that lures me into reading something about fitness, food or overall health daily and which is very useful in furthering my knowledge of food, nutrition, and health. It’s all about the small steps, right?

Speaking of, MyFitnessPal is stepping into the New Year with an invitation to join their free, one-week Small Steps, Big Wins Plan. Designed to create sustainable, lifelong habits, the plan introduces seven small changes that can significantly impact health goals long-term across topics such as protein, sugar, hydration and more.

This year, award-winning actress, author, and entrepreneur Kate Hudson and her fitness trainer, Brian Nguyen, are partnering on the challenge by providing tips, tricks, food swaps, and inspirational affirmations to help users reach their health goals.

“I’m excited to partner with MyFitnessPal because we share a vision to help inspire people to get healthy and just take those small steps to get them started. This is something I’ve been passionate about for years, so developing the Small Steps, Big Wins Plan with them was a natural next step after using the app for years to track my nutrition,” says Hudson. “This seven-day program includes great strategies like swapping out high-sugar foods and habit-stacking hydration. It’s empowering to learn more about how your body responds to nutrition, and I hope users will join me on this health journey.”

“One thing I always work on with Kate is moving her body at least once a day. But to move our bodies effectively, we have to match it with proper nutrition,” says Nguyen. “Tracking food with MyFitnessPal is an invaluable way to receive insights on what you’re putting in your body and really helps you focus on habits that can be changed without having to overhaul your lifestyle. I’m excited to introduce people to a healthier way of living, starting with this seven-day program.”

Some of the Small Steps, Big Wins Plan highlights include:

● Seven small steps – from logging sugar intake to increasing hydration – that are easily
attainable to create lifelong healthy habits successfully.
● Tips and tricks from Kate Hudson on how to stay inspired through movement and delicious
meals.
● Kate Hudson’s favourite affirmations for achieving health goals and boosting self-confidence.

“The New Year is synonymous with setting health goals for the year ahead, but by the end of January, most people have given up on their resolutions. MyFitnessPal wants to help our users avoid the trap of setting unrealistic, unattainable goals by introducing strategies that are easy to reach with simple, small changes,” explains Katie Keil, Chief Marketing Officer of MyFitnessPal. “Whether the goal is to lose or maintain weight heading into 2024, we’ll be standing beside our users with data-led insights, healthy recipes, and guidance at the ready.”

Community, advice, information, and inspiration are all in one easy-to-use app; now we think that’s a pretty smart companion to start the new year with!

While we know that making changes can be difficult, we also know that almost anything is possible if you have the drive, a plan, and the proper knowledge and support. This isn’t about the new year/ new you; it’s all about building off who and what you already are and working to be the best version of yourself for yourself and all the loved ones around you, which means your mental, emotional and overall health. So start setting your goals, develop an achievable strategy, and take one small step at a time.

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