Big Changes Are Here for the RP Diet Coach App: Here's Why
With the new and improved RP Diet Coach App, we've rolled out some major updates. We want to walk you through exactly why we made these changes and how they're designed to make hitting your goals easier than ever.
We know change can feel a little jarring at first. But by the end of this article, we think you'll see the freedom these updates give you, while still keeping you on track to make progress.
Let's Talk About the Elephant in the Room: Calories
In the old RP Diet Coach App, calories weren't visible. Some people loved this. Others hated it. But here's the truth: calories were always there in the background.
Protein and carbs each have roughly 4 calories per gram. Fat has about 9 calories per gram. You could do the math yourself, but now the app simply puts calories front and center for you.
Why? Because calories are the main driver of body weight change. If your calories are on point and your protein is where it needs to be, you've already taken care of about 80% of your expected diet success. Carbs and fats still matter, but you have much more flexibility in how you split them as long as your total calories and protein are locked in.
This shift means you can make your diet work for you, not the other way around.
The Weekly Calorie Goal: Your New Secret Weapon
Here's another big change: we're shifting the focus from hitting your exact calorie target every single day to hitting it over the course of a week.
Why does that matter? Let's say your daily target is 2,500 calories. That adds up to 17,500 calories per week. In the old setup, every day had to be exactly 2,500. Now, you can move those calories around to fit your life.
If you want a little more flexibility for the weekend, you can program the app to give you slightly lower calories on weekdays and more on Saturday and Sunday. Or maybe you know you have a big training day coming up, you can shift just some calories there to fuel your training.
It's all about keeping the bigger picture in mind and giving you the ability to live your life without derailing your progress.
Smarter, Easier Meal Adjustments
We also wanted to address one of the most common "in the moment" frustrations: being out of the house, eating something unexpected, and then trying to figure out how to make the rest of the day's meals work.
With the new "Day Balance" feature, that headache is gone.
- Here's how it works:
- Track whatever you just ate (let's say it's a protein bar while running errands)
- Press "Save Food Macros" and check in your meal or just check in the food macros
- Hit "Redistribute" on the Day Balance on the schedule screen
- The app will take your Day Balance calories and macros and adjust your other meals automatically for you (you can tell it to skip meals you don't want affected!)
No more marking a meal as "over" or "under" and hoping it all evens out. The app simply recalculates so you can keep going without missing a beat.
Say bye-bye to steps!
Previously, creating a meal meant clicking through steps 1, 2, and 3 to pick your proteins, fats, and carbs, which was clunky, time consuming, and often made it hard to log everyday foods like a banana if you were in the wrong step. Now, all of that is gone and you can add any food to a meal from a single screen, making meal creation faster, smoother, and more intuitive than ever. With the removal of steps, the app also tracks every macro from every food so there are no more odd discrepancies between name brand and generic entries, and all macros for an item are now counted automatically, giving you more accurate and consistent data across your diet to help you make better decisions, manage your intake with confidence, and get even more from your results.
Eating Windows and Busy Times
We also updated how the app handles your daily routine. The old sleep schedule feature is gone, replaced with a simpler and more flexible system.
Now you can set up eating windows, the times of day you are available or willing to eat. You can also block off busy periods when eating is not possible, like a daily meeting, your commute, or your actual sleep time if you work an unusual schedule.
This gives you more control over your plan and makes it easier to match the app to your life. Whether you are an early riser, a shift worker, or someone who wants meals scheduled around work and family, the app now adjusts to you, not the other way around.
Why These Changes Matter
All of these updates, including calories front and center, weekly calorie goals, and auto-balancing, are about the same thing: making it easier for you to stick to your plan consistently.
- Because here's the truth: perfection is not what gets results. Consistency does.
- When you have flexibility, you're less likely to "fall off" after a single high-calorie day.
- When you can plan ahead for weekends or special events, you stop feeling like you have to choose between living your life and reaching your goals.
- When you can make adjustments on the fly, you can stay on track no matter what the day throws at you.
These changes remove some of the friction that used to make dieting feel harder than it needs to be. And when the process feels easier, you're more likely to stick with it long enough to see real results.
What This Means for Your Progress
In the past, some users got caught up in hitting daily macro targets so precisely that they forgot the real goal: changing their body composition in a way that's sustainable.
By putting the focus where it matters most, calories and protein, we're giving you the tools to make your diet fit your lifestyle without losing sight of the fundamentals that drive results.
Calories and protein set the foundation for your results. Carbs and fats fine-tune your performance, recovery, and overall satisfaction with your diet. Adjust them to fit your preferences and training demands while keeping your foundation in place.
Getting Started with the New App
If you're already an RP Diet Coach user, you'll see these changes right away.
- Check your Schedule: Your daily calorie and macro targets and meals will be front and center.
- Set up your week: Decide if you want even daily calories or to shift them for certain days.
- Try out the day balance tools: The next time your day changes unexpectedly, give the day balance tools a spin to easily adjust your meals to hit your day targets.
Take a few days to get comfortable, and don't be afraid to experiment. The flexibility is built in to help you succeed, not stress you out.
Final Thoughts
We've been working on these updates for a long time, and they're based on years of coaching experience and research into what truly drives results. The RP Diet Coach app is now more flexible, more user-friendly, and more in line with how real people live and eat.
We're excited to see how you use these tools to make your diet work for you and, as always, we're here to help you every step of the way.
