Guidance - Daily Nutritional Feedback

Guidance gives personalized feedback on nutrition and activity, right in the diary, throughout the day.

Where to find it

Guidance appears as a card in the diary, below the carbs, protein, and fat breakdown and above the meals-logged section.

What Guidance does

The content of the Guidance card updates based on:

The goal set in the Lifesum app (for example, losing weight, maintaining weight, or gaining weight)
The meal plan or diet currently active
Food and exercise logged so far that day
The time of day

Each check-in reflects where the day stands right now, not a generic tip. Logging breakfast early gets a different message than logging dinner after skipping lunch, and the wording adjusts to match the active goal.

For example, a member with a weight-gain goal who logs an early breakfast might see:

Morning fuel check Great that you're tracking early—this sets you up to fuel your body properly throughout the day. Since you're working on gaining weight, keeping an eye on your protein and overall intake will help you hit your goal, so you're on the right track by checking in now.

How Guidance supports a goal

Guidance surfaces the detail that matters most at each check-in, such as:

Protein intake on a weight-gain goal
A calorie check-in ahead of an evening meal
Encouragement after logging a workout

The feedback changes as the day and the log change, so the message stays relevant from morning to night.

Availability

Guidance is available to:

Premium members
Members with AI Tracking turned on under Customize Diary

Guidance turns on automatically as part of AI Tracking. There's no separate toggle for it.

Guidance and Day Rating

Guidance replaces the Day Rating feature. Members who previously saw Day Rating now see Guidance in its place.

This means that old Day Ratings are no longer visible.

Turn on AI Tracking

Open the diary.
Go to Customize Diary.
Turn on AI Tracking.

Guidance appears on the diary once AI Tracking is on and the account has Premium access.

Guidance isn't showing?

Check that the account has an active Premium subscription.
Check that AI Tracking is turned on under Customize Diary in the diary/under Settings.

Updated on: 09/07/2026

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