Table 3.
Tips for using the MyFitnessPal app.
| Week | Tips for Simultaneous arm | Tips for Sequential arm |
| Sent after baseline visit | A: How to track body weight; B: How to view weight progress; C: How to track a food item; D: How to view your calorie goal and the foods you have tracked | A: How to track body weight; B: How to view weight progress |
| 1 | How to use the barcode scanner | How to delete a weight entry |
| 2 | How to use multiadd to speed up food tracking | How to add progress photos |
| 3 | How to view nutrition progress | How to change reminders to track (weight) |
| 4 | A: How to delete a weight entry; B: How to add progress photos | How to recruit a friend to use MyFitnessPal |
| Sent after 1MVa | —b | A: How to track a food item; B: How to view your calorie goal and the foods you have tracked |
| 5 | How to track food from a restaurant | How to use the barcode scanner |
| 6 | A: How to create a meal; B: How to log a meal | How to use multiadd to speed up food tracking |
| 7 | A: How to add a recipe; B: How to log a recipe | How to view nutrition progress |
| 8 | How to use the “Complete Diary” feature | How to track food from a restaurant |
| 9 | How to change reminders to track (weight and food) | A: How to create a meal; B: How to log a meal |
| 10 | How to customize meal names | A: How to add a recipe; B: How to log a recipe |
| 11 | How to recruit a friend to use MyFitnessPal | A: How to use the “Complete Diary” feature; B: How to customize meal names |
a1MV: 1-month visit.
bData are not applicable (no tips were provided to the Simultaneous arm directly after the 1-month visit).