Logging Calories

You are speaking to the user community here, so we won't help you much with this, aside from mentioning that Garmin has an API for 3rd parties, so anyone (including Cronometer) can send data to Garmin. I can also advise to submit any feature requests rather through https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/, there is perhaps a little bit higher probability that it will be seen by someone at Garmin.

... and BTW, the manual entry of calories, fat, etc., is already possible through MyFitnessPal, where you can create a free acount and use it exclusively for that manual entry, if you do not like the rest.

Trux, I have replied to the Garmin feature request on this in the past and did again. Thanks for the reminder.  In order to log calories, fat, protein, and carbs on MFP one has to pay $45 a year. The free acount does allow you to log calories. 

I already manually log weight on Garmin (because they won't integrate with Renpho like Fitibit does).  There is no arguing. I think the garmin is a better fitness product but fitbit is all over it in regards to integration with the other apps I use.

nancyjocoy said:

The free acount does allow you to log calories. 

Of course it does. I use it since 6 months with no problems and pay nothing. I can even take photos of the barcodes on the packaging of the food I consume, adjust the volume, and it calculates and enters all the nutritional data automatically.

Trux.  I don't want to log all my food in two apps.  Cronometer is superior to MFP in many ways and very widely used. The only way it does the breakdown is if you enter your food. 

Well that is hepful if GC only uses calories (How would I know that since I am not connected?)

I have used both MFP for several years and Cronometer for several years and the Cronomater app Gold edition has more of the information that I, as a health consumer, want.  Just like I wanted a Garmin and not a fitbit because of the analytics.   I see others have also asked for this integration as well.

If you want to argue about it have at it. 

nancyjocoy said:

If you want to argue about it have at it. 

Not at all. If you prefere Cronometer, you have certainly your good reasons. But as I explained, it is Cronometer who has to make their job and plug into Garmin's API, if they want that their users can sync data with Garmin. However that is the topic of the other thread. In this thread you asked for the manual entry of calories into Garmin Connect. And my answer was that it already does exist. So either you really wanted to use the manual entry, and then you can, or you just wanted to complain, and then you of course can too, but we won't help you much in such case.

No I asked for direct manual entry into Garmin Connect in the same manner that you can enter weight and water manually. Rather than going to a third party app for that sole purpose. I am already active in Garmin Connect every day as it is.

And yes I did the other. way.  Concerning the API (and I did ask but never get a response from Garmin - maybe I will open a tech support ticket) it appears to me that to connect to MFP, the request initiates from Garmin and Not from MFP. 

nancyjocoy said:

No I asked for direct manual entry into Garmin Connect

You are asking on a community user forum. All we can do is trying to help and suggesting available solutions, and that is exactly what we did. If you meant requesting a new function instead, you better ask Garmin directly: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/

nancyjocoy said:

the request initiates from Garmin

I am afraid you are wrong. Garmin already did their job and developped their Heath API, so that any 3rd party can exchange data with them. Cronometer just needs to apply at https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/health-api-request/ and write their own part.