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The fasting feature is available to Gold subscribers. 

Jump to a section to learn more:

 

Fasting Settings

To get to your fasting settings:

Go to the More tab > Fasting 

 

 

Enable Fasting to turn on the fasting feature.

Show Fasting on Dashboard and Show Fasting on Diary will turn on the Fasting Widget on your Dashboard or Diary. There, you can edit a start/end time or stop the fast.   

   

 

Ask to stop fast when adding food will pop up a warning to continue or stop your fast when you go to add food to your Diary.

Timer Direction allows you to choose whether the fast counts up or down within the fasting progress bar.

 

Create a New Fast

From the More tab:

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  1. Go to More > Fasting\n
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  2. Click New Fast at the bottom of the screen
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  3. Enter the details of your fast\n
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  4. Save
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Once you have added your fast to the schedule, it will start automatically in your Dashboard and Diary.

 

From the Dashboard:

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  1. Go to Discover > Dashboard\n
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  2. Click New Fast 
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  3. Select the number of hours or toggle on Open-ended fast > Start Fast\n
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  4. You can also select Schedule Fast to set up a fast for later 
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From the Diary:

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  1. Click on + > New Fast\n
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  2. Select the number of hours or toggle on Open-ended fast > Start Fast\n
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  3. You can also select Schedule Fast to set up a fast for later 
    4. \n

 

 

Fasting Stats

You can view your fasting stats by going to: More > Fasting

 

Scheduled Fasts

You can see and edit your scheduled fasts by going to:

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  1. \nMore > Fasting\n
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  2. Tap on Edit to open up a new window or tap on the Start Time or End Time to edit
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Fasting History

Fasting History can be found by going to:

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  1. \nMore > Fasting\n
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  2. \nDelete or Edit any previous fasts 
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Show fasting on Charts

You can choose to show your fasting periods in your charts.

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  1. Go to Discover > Charts\n
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  2. Select a chart 
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  3. Toggle on Show Fasting Periods\n
    4. \n

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Learn how to use the fasting feature on the web version of Cronometer

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