'''Two settings ask you to read something first.''' A high protein target and a long fast each show a short health notice before Loopa will apply them. You read it, you decide, and Loopa does what you asked.
Neither one is a limit. There is no maximum protein target and no maximum fast short of 40 days. What the notice does is make sure nobody sets one of these without having been told what it involves.
== The two notices ==
=== A protein target above 1.2 g per pound ===
If you set a protein target above '''1.2 g per pound''' of your goal weight — '''2.65 g per kilogram''' — you will see a notice before it saves.
It says that a high-protein diet should be followed only under the advice and care of a clinician, who can take account of your kidney function, your medications and the rest of your health. It links to the position stand from the International Society of Sports Nutrition, which is where the figure comes from.
Loopa shows you the gram figure your own weight produces before you cross it, so the notice is expected rather than a surprise at save time. If you have not set a goal weight, it uses your current weight and says so.
=== A fast of 48 hours or longer ===
If you plan a fast of '''48 hours or more''' — including the 48-hour, 3-day and 7-day presets, and any custom duration that long — you will see a notice before it starts.
It says that fasts that long carry real risk, that fluid and electrolytes (sodium, potassium and magnesium) need keeping up throughout, and when to stop and seek care: if you feel dizzy or faint, notice your heart racing or skipping, or become confused. It links to the National Institute on Aging's research summary on intermittent fasting.
== What happens after you accept ==
Loopa saves what you asked for. Nothing is capped, shortened or quietly changed.
'''Your protein target.''' The number you set is the number that is used. If your protein target alone costs more calories than your calorie target, Loopa raises the calorie target to match rather than shrinking the protein — carbs and fat go to zero and the plan says the calorie figure came from your protein target. A plan showing one calorie number over macros that add up to a different one would be arithmetic you are right not to trust.
'''Your fast.''' It runs as long as you set it, up to 40 days. Past 72 hours a target is set in whole days rather than hours. While an extended fast is running you will see a hydration and electrolyte reminder on the fasting screen the whole time, and — if you already have notifications on — once a day. Loopa does not ask for notification permission because you started a fast.
'''Ending a fast is always one tap.''' Nothing about a long fast makes it harder to stop.
== It asks each time ==
An acknowledgment covers '''the one setting or the one fast it was given for'''. Set a different protein figure, or start another long fast, and Loopa asks again.
There is no "do not ask me again", and that is deliberate. The notice is about the thing you are doing, and a blanket switch would turn it into something you ticked once in a different frame of mind.
Re-saving a target you already acknowledged does not ask again — only changing it does. Saving your water goal will not raise a protein notice about a number you did not touch.
== Seeing and withdrawing what you accepted ==
Open '''You → Preferences → Your Data → Health notices you accepted''' in the app.
You will see every notice you accepted, when, and from which device. Entries you have withdrawn stay in the list and are marked — it is a record of decisions, not a list of live permissions.
'''Withdrawing changes what happens next, not what you already set.''' Your targets keep their values. A fast in progress keeps running. What changes is that the next time you set a high protein target or start a long fast, you will see the notice again.
== If the wording changes ==
The notices are served by Loopa rather than built into the app, so we can correct one without waiting for an app update. Each one carries a version, and if we materially change what a notice says we ask you again rather than treating an older acknowledgment as covering words you were never shown.
== None of this is medical advice ==
Loopa is a general wellness product. It is not a medical device and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent anything. The notices point you to published sources and to a clinician because that is where the answer for '''you''' comes from.
Talk to a clinician before acting on any of it, and especially if you are pregnant or nursing, have diabetes or take medication that affects blood sugar, have a heart or kidney condition, have a history of disordered eating, or take prescription medication of any kind.
== See also ==
- [[the-fasting-timer|The Fasting timer]]
- [[intermittent-fasting|Intermittent fasting]]
- [[high-protein-diet|High-protein diet]]
- [[macronutrients-explained|Macronutrients explained]]
- [[your-data-screen|The Your Data screen]]
'''Two settings ask you to read something first.''' A high protein target and a long fast each show a short health notice before Loopa will apply them. You read it, you decide, and Loopa does what you asked. Neither one is a limit. There is no maximum protein target and no maximum fast short of 40 days. What the notice does is make sure nobody sets one of these without having been told what it involves. == The two notices == === A protein target above 1.2 g per pound === If you set a protein target above '''1.2 g per pound''' of your goal weight — '''2.65 g per kilogram''' — you will see a notice before it saves. It says that a high-protein diet should be followed only under the advice and care of a clinician, who can take account of your kidney function, your medications and the rest of your health. It links to the position stand from the International Society of Sports Nutrition, which is where the figure comes from. Loopa shows you the gram figure your own weight produces before you cross it, so the notice is expected rather than a surprise at save time. If you have not set a goal weight, it uses your current weight and says so. === A fast of 48 hours or longer === If you plan a fast of '''48 hours or more''' — including the 48-hour, 3-day and 7-day presets, and any custom duration that long — you will see a notice before it starts. It says that fasts that long carry real risk, that fluid and electrolytes (sodium, potassium and magnesium) need keeping up throughout, and when to stop and seek care: if you feel dizzy or faint, notice your heart racing or skipping, or become confused. It links to the National Institute on Aging's research summary on intermittent fasting. == What happens after you accept == Loopa saves what you asked for. Nothing is capped, shortened or quietly changed. '''Your protein target.''' The number you set is the number that is used. If your protein target alone costs more calories than your calorie target, Loopa raises the calorie target to match rather than shrinking the protein — carbs and fat go to zero and the plan says the calorie figure came from your protein target. A plan showing one calorie number over macros that add up to a different one would be arithmetic you are right not to trust. '''Your fast.''' It runs as long as you set it, up to 40 days. Past 72 hours a target is set in whole days rather than hours. While an extended fast is running you will see a hydration and electrolyte reminder on the fasting screen the whole time, and — if you already have notifications on — once a day. Loopa does not ask for notification permission because you started a fast. '''Ending a fast is always one tap.''' Nothing about a long fast makes it harder to stop. == It asks each time == An acknowledgment covers '''the one setting or the one fast it was given for'''. Set a different protein figure, or start another long fast, and Loopa asks again. There is no "do not ask me again", and that is deliberate. The notice is about the thing you are doing, and a blanket switch would turn it into something you ticked once in a different frame of mind. Re-saving a target you already acknowledged does not ask again — only changing it does. Saving your water goal will not raise a protein notice about a number you did not touch. == Seeing and withdrawing what you accepted == Open '''You → Preferences → Your Data → Health notices you accepted''' in the app. You will see every notice you accepted, when, and from which device. Entries you have withdrawn stay in the list and are marked — it is a record of decisions, not a list of live permissions. '''Withdrawing changes what happens next, not what you already set.''' Your targets keep their values. A fast in progress keeps running. What changes is that the next time you set a high protein target or start a long fast, you will see the notice again. == If the wording changes == The notices are served by Loopa rather than built into the app, so we can correct one without waiting for an app update. Each one carries a version, and if we materially change what a notice says we ask you again rather than treating an older acknowledgment as covering words you were never shown. == None of this is medical advice == Loopa is a general wellness product. It is not a medical device and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent anything. The notices point you to published sources and to a clinician because that is where the answer for '''you''' comes from. Talk to a clinician before acting on any of it, and especially if you are pregnant or nursing, have diabetes or take medication that affects blood sugar, have a heart or kidney condition, have a history of disordered eating, or take prescription medication of any kind. == See also == * [[the-fasting-timer|The Fasting timer]] * [[intermittent-fasting|Intermittent fasting]] * [[high-protein-diet|High-protein diet]] * [[macronutrients-explained|Macronutrients explained]] * [[your-data-screen|The Your Data screen]]
