Getting Started:
- Type your meal description or upload a photo to log carbs.
- MacTrac analyzes your meal and updates your daily carb tally.
- Set your goal weight to receive personalized progress insights.
- Use the "Goal %" indicator to see how many "good" meals you need.
- Plan "cheat meals" strategically using the weekly breakdown.
- Tap lunch or dinner cells to cycle Good → Cheat → Skip → Blank. Choosing Skip immediately reverses that cheat meal.
Fun Fact: Only 1 in 200 men can reach the healthy weight range. It may be easier to become a millionaire than to lose weight!
Goal Percentage Explained
What is the Goal Percentage?
The Goal Percentage is the minimum percentage of "good" meals you need to achieve to make progress toward your goal weight. This value is calculated based on your personal data.
How is it calculated?
MacTrac analyzes your historical data to find the relationship between:
- Your percentage of "good" meals
- Your weight changes over time
Using this relationship, it determines the percentage needed to create the weight change rate that will move you toward your goal.
Goal: 85%+
When you're at or above your goal percentage, you're on track to reach your goal weight.
Goal: 85%+
When you're between your maintenance and goal percentages, you're maintaining your current weight.
Goal: 85%+
When you're below both thresholds, you're moving away from your goal weight.
Weekly "Cheat Meal" Allowance:
Based on your tracked data and goal percentage, you can have 0 "bad" meals per week while still reaching your goal weight.
This means you can plan "cheat meals" strategically while staying on track with your goal.
Improving accuracy:
The more consistently you track your meals and weight, the more accurate these calculations become. For best results:
- Track all your meals (good and bad)
- Record your weight regularly
- Set a realistic goal weight