MyFitnessPal not syncing with Fitbit

[AmandaC77]

I can not seem to get Myfitnesspal to sync with my Fitbit. I am trying to log in a recipe that I created on Myfitnesspal and transfer it to my Fitbit food log. Is this possible?, and if so, How?

Moderator edit: Clarified subject.

[LanuzaFitbit · Accepted solution]

Welcome @AmandaC77, it's great to see new names on the Community! I moved your post from this thread so that you can get a much better response. 

I recommend to unlink the accounts and them link them again. Doing this should be able to resolve any issues between the account. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Sign into your Fitbit dashboard.
2. Go to the Applications settings on your account.
4. Under MyFitnessPal, click "Revoke Access."
5. You can then re-link the two accounts.

Please keep me posted on how it goes! 

[AmandaC77]

Thank you so much, this in fact did work. No clue why I didn't think to do this before. Does it normally just post the summary? I can't see a break down of the meals to make sure they are correct. Regardless, this works.

[LanuzaFitbit]

Hi @AmandaC77! It's great to know that your situation was resolved with the steps I suggested. 

Regarding the food logs, they should be exported from MFP to the Fitbit Food logs. What exactly is showing up on your food logs?

Look forward to continue assisting you! 

[AmandaC77]

It shows " lunch summary" ( same as the other meals) with the total calories. However, it does not show a break down.

[LanuzaFitbit]

Hello there @AmandaC77! Thanks for the clarification.

Regularly it shows as 'Lunch Summary' and it should include all of the information about the meal. You should be able to see calories, protein, and all of the other nutrient information usually displayed.

It will not show exactly what food was consumed, but the totals will match those on MFP. Is this how it is showing up on your account?

Look forward to your reply so that I can better understand what is it that you're seeing.

[cookiemomstr]

I was wondering the same thing as Amanda about transferring recipes. I make a large portion of my diet from scratch. I have the recipes entered in myfitnesspal and would love to know if they can be transferred over to fitbit so that I could track food in fitbit directly instead. 

[LanuzaFitbit]

Hello @cookiemomstr! It's great to have new faces on the Forums.

At this moment it is not possible to transfer recipes in that way. It would only work in the way I described above. 

You could create a suggestion post formulating your idea in our Feature Suggestions board.. Then, other users could comment on it or vote for it in order to show their support.

Hope to see you around.

[Iron_Will1]

Tried it....had NO success with that whatsoever.  Do you have any other methods that might correct this situation?

[LanuzaFitbit]

Hey @Iron_Will1! Welcome to Fitbit.

If the steps I mentioned do not get this resolved, the best way to move forward would be to get in touch with MFP directly. They should be able to take a closer look at what is going on.

If you do, please keep me updated on the situation. Let me know if you have any further questions.