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where are the instructions??

steadz — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:34:23 GMT

Ok, I've signed up, I've logged in and now have a puzzling array of empty boxes with coloured dots..what do I do?

I've clicked on metrics for example and I am presuming that I enter my current weight, resting pulse etc, but under nutriton is that where I add everything I've eaten today?

and is this where I then add what excersises I've done today?

what is a report? is this a overview of all my history and my log entries or is this where I make a report about what I've done today?

And as for custom I have no idea.

I'm sure it's far easier to make sense once there is data in there and you can se things in the empty boxes.

thanks for any suggestions.

How can I find the total miles to date that I have jogged in the reports section?

trevor — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:33:34 GMT

Click on the Reports -> Exercise (Cardio) Summary Report. Then select the 'All' date range. You will see totals, averages, minimums and maximums for all numeric fields logged for cardio exercises.

I've completed the registration so how come I can't login?

trevor — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:12:54 GMT

Online Fitness Log requires that you register with a valid email address. To ensure this is the case, the system sends an activation link to your email address, which you must click before you can login to use the application. Don't worry, we aren't going to sell your email address or share it with any other parties. However, we do want to have a valid method of contacting you regarding your account and eventually allow you choose from opt-in newsletters (none are available quite yet).

All communication from Online Fitness Log comes from the email address system at onlinefitnesslog dot com, so please ensure that your email spam filter isn't blocking mail from that address so that you don't miss any important communication (such as your activation link).

How come I can't find a particular food in the dropdown list?

trevor — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:08:49 GMT

The food dropdown list on the nutrition log entry page accepts free text entry and then searches a database of over 7000 foods from the USDA and many additional foods added by our members for a match. If you are unable to locate your food by typing the first bit of it in the dropdown, try typing another part of the food. For example say you are looking for mashed potatoes. If you type in 'mashed potatoes' you will actually get back a few results, most of which are tv dinners that include mashed potatoes. But, you are looking for homemade mashed potatoes. Try typing in just the word 'potato'. You will get a ton of results like potato chips, babyfood with potato flavor, fast foods, soup, etc. Scroll through and you're bound to find what you want (for this example, 'potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk and butter added').

If you are unable to locate your food, which is quite possible for many off-the-shelf packaged items. Simply click the icon next to the dropdown box and enter the information off the food label to create a custom food.

Can I transfer my data from another fitness tracking web site?

trevor — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:14:33 GMT

Yes, if you are using another site to track your fitness and that site has an export function. Simply export your data into whatever format the alternate site supports and send it to us with a message to import your data at import at onlinefitnesslog dot com. We will do our best to transfer all of the data into our site.

If you have data in a previous version of Online Fitness Log, simply use the contact form to send us a request to import your data. Please include the Online Fitness Log version and account (login) name from which you wish to transfer data.

Where can I find previous versions of Online Fitness Log?

trevor — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:54:29 GMT

Two other versions of Online Fitness Log are still running, although not accepting new registrations. If you have an account with one of these versions they can be accessed with the links below. I urge you to create an account on the latest version as this is the one that will be updated with new functionality.

Version 2.0
http://v2.onlinefitnesslog.com/

Version 4.0
http://v4.onlinefitnesslog.com/