Your calorie target and diary view explained

We set you a personal food target, based on your goal, plus a daily activity target to keep you moving.

You have a choice of two diary views. Which one's right for you depends on how regularly you exercise and how you like to see your numbers.

Combined Diary suits you if you exercise regularly and want your food and exercise tracked together in one number. Your allowance can start from 1,200 kcals at the beginning of each day – this is a starting point, not a target. Because exercise calories are only ever an estimate, we build in a 200 kcal buffer to reduce the chances of you eating back more than you've actually burned. As you log your usual daily activity, your allowance rises automatically, reaching at least 1,400 kcals once you've logged a typical day's activity, and higher if you do more.

Separate Diary suits you if you do little or no exercise, or you'd rather your food allowance stayed the same day to day. Your food target starts from 1,400 kcals, with a separate activity target of 200 kcals to aim for, tracked on its own. Your food allowance doesn't change based on exercise in this view.

Which diary option is right for you?

If you're active most days, Combined Diary will be most appropriate, as your allowance grows with your activity. If you do very little exercise, or prefer a number that doesn't move, Separate Diary is the better fit.

To switch: tap the blue menu button to the right of the search bar > Diary Preferences > Daily Totals.