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User Guide

Your complete guide to Today's Choices. Each feature explained simply and clearly.

Getting Started

Create Your Account

Click "Get Started" and create your account with your email address and a password.

Set Up Your Profile

Enter your gender, birth year, height, and activity level. This helps calculate your personal calorie goal.

Choose Your Plan

Select a membership tier that fits your needs. Premium plans unlock additional features like detailed reports.

Daily Tracking

Log a Meal

Tap the + button on your dashboard. Select meal type (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack), enter food items and calories.

Track Water Intake

Use the water tracker on your dashboard. Tap + to add glasses. Aim for 8 glasses (64 oz) daily.

Record Exercise

Add workouts with the exercise button. Enter activity name, duration, and calories burned.

Mark Good/Bad Decisions

Each meal can be marked as a good (G) or bad (B) decision. This helps you see patterns in your choices.

Weight Monitoring

Record Your Weight

Weigh yourself at the same time each week for consistency. Enter your weight on the dashboard.

View Your Progress

Check the Trends page to see your weight history charted over time. Look for overall direction, not daily fluctuations.

Track Against Goals

Your dashboard shows total weight change and daily calorie balance to keep you on track.

Saved Items

Save Favorite Meals

When logging a meal, click "Save to My Meals" to store it. Next time, load it with one tap.

Save Favorite Exercises

Save your regular workouts for quick logging. Great for routines you repeat weekly.

Quick Search

Use the search bar in "Load from My Meals/Exercises" to quickly find your saved items.

Community

Stay Connected

Visit the Community page to see announcements, tips, and updates from the Today's Choices team.

Share Your Journey

Celebrate milestones and connect with others on the same path. You're not alone in this!

Your Dashboard

Calorie Summary

See your daily intake vs. goal at a glance. Green means you're on track, red means over budget.

Track Participation

Build momentum with consecutive participation days. Consistent tracking leads to better results.

Daily Checklist

Your dashboard shows what's logged today: meals, water, and exercise. Complete the full set daily!

Account Settings

Correspondence Email

By default, all app communications go to your sign-in email. If you prefer to receive messages at a different address, open your Profile and set a "Preferred Email for Communications".

Update Your Profile

Click your name in the top menu to open your Profile. Update your gender, height, activity level, and calorie goal anytime.

Calorie Goal

Your daily calorie goal is calculated from your profile info. You can also set a custom goal if you prefer.

Habit Builder

Track Consecutive Participation

The Habit Builder tracks your consistency: consecutive days for meals and water, and consecutive weeks (3+ workouts per week) for exercise.

Earn Stars

Earn a star every 7 consecutive days of logging meals or water. For exercise, earn a star each week you complete 3+ workouts.

Stay Consistent

The goal is consistency, not perfection. Log daily meals and water, and aim for at least 3 workouts each week to keep your participation going.

Install the App

Add to Home Screen

Today's Choices works like a native app when installed. Tap "Install App" on the landing page to get step-by-step instructions for your device.

iPhone & iPad

Open Safari, tap the Share button (square with arrow), then tap "Add to Home Screen". The app icon will appear on your home screen.

Android & Desktop

When you see the "Install App" prompt, tap it to install directly. On Chrome desktop, look for the install icon in the address bar.

Getting Help

Contact Us

Visit the Contact page to send a message directly to the Today's Choices team. We're here to help!

Express Interest

Interested in our programs? Use the Interest form to tell us what you're looking for and we'll follow up with information.

Community Support

Check the Community page for announcements, tips, and updates. You're part of a supportive group!

Troubleshooting

Hard Refresh

If something looks wrong, try a hard refresh: Press Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac). This reloads the page and clears cached files.

Clear Browser Cache

For Chrome: Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+Delete (Mac), select "Cached images and files", choose "Last hour" or "All time", and click Clear Data.

Use a Dedicated Browser Profile

For the best experience, create a separate Chrome profile just for Today's Choices. Click your profile icon (top-right of Chrome), click "Add", and name it. This keeps your app isolated from other browsing.

Sign-In Issues

If you see "Invalid OAuth callback" or can't sign in: Try a different browser (Chrome recommended), disable browser extensions, or use an incognito/private window.

💡 Pro Tips for Success

  • Log as you go — Don't wait until end of day. Log meals right after eating for accuracy.
  • Weigh weekly, same time — Morning after waking gives the most consistent readings.
  • Save your regulars — Build a library of meals and exercises you repeat often.
  • Focus on trends — One bad day doesn't matter. Look at your weekly and monthly progress.

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