Tone down the fat shaming

2 years ago • updated by 10 months ago • 1

I've only had the app for a week or so, and from day 2 it's told me I'm probably gaining fat.

Currently says "You're gaining 0.05kg a day. Since you have been with us for 1 week, you should gain about 0.04 kg a day. So, you're probably gaining fat"

(just a side note, there is a bug there as above it it says "0.5kg gained in 11 days", but the text below says I've only been with you for a week)

As it doesn't have much data from me yet, and of course over a week your weight fluctuates each day a little, it seems premature to suggest I'm gaining fat, and risks the user changing their diet more than they need to.

It should hold off suggesting fat gain, until there is maybe a couple of weeks of data where the averages can be looked at more accurately.

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10 months ago

I’ve been inputting my weight into the app a few times, but I find its answer to be a bit too simplistic. It tells me that I should be gaining X kgs per week. If it seems that I gained a little more, the app says “you gained fat!”. If it seems I gained a little less, it says “eat more!”. Given how I observe weight to fluctuate on a daily basis, it seems to me that the app should be analyzing trends over time, not punctual measurements. I may be wrong?! There are other apps that do this very well. Perhaps it would be good to integrate with such apps?

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