How to Delete Your MyFitnessPal Account

MyFitnessPal holds sensitive health, weight, and diet data, so deleting an unused account is worth it. Deletion must be done from the website, not the app, and is permanent.

What MyFitnessPal keeps after deletion

  • Aggregated, de-identified data may be retained for analytics.
  • Forum posts you made may remain unless removed first.

Steps to delete your MyFitnessPal account

  1. Export your data. Settings → Export Data to download your food and exercise history (web only).
  2. Cancel Premium first. If you pay for Premium, cancel via the App Store/Play Store or web billing so you're not charged after deletion.
  3. Open the delete page. Log in at myfitnesspal.com → Settings → scroll to 'Delete Account'.
  4. Confirm permanently. Enter your password and confirm — this cannot be undone.

Gotchas to watch for

  • The mobile app only lets you 'log out' — full deletion requires the website.
  • MyFitnessPal had a major 2018 breach; if you reused that password anywhere, change it too.

What deleting your MyFitnessPal account doesn't fix

Closing the account stops the flow of new data. It does not retrieve what has already left. Anything MyFitnessPal shared with advertising or analytics partners before you deleted stays with those partners, and anything that reached a data broker stays in the broker's database.

That is why people who delete a dozen accounts still find their home address on people-search sites afterwards. Those sites did not get your address from MyFitnessPal — they compiled it from public records, marketing lists and each other. Account deletion and broker removal are separate jobs, and doing one does not do the other.

Both are free to do yourself. The opt-out guides on this site cover 45+ brokers step by step, and the deletion steps above cost nothing but time.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to delete a MyFitnessPal account?

5 min. Difficulty: easy. The full step-by-step process is on this page, and the official deletion page is at https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625292.

What data does MyFitnessPal keep after you delete your account?

Deletion is rarely total. MyFitnessPal retains: Aggregated, de-identified data may be retained for analytics.; Forum posts you made may remain unless removed first.. That is normal across the industry — most retention is for legal, security or fraud-prevention reasons — but it is worth knowing that "delete" does not mean every trace is gone.

Can you recover a deleted MyFitnessPal account?

Assume not. Some services offer a grace period before deletion finalises, and where MyFitnessPal does, it is noted in the steps above. Once that window closes the account is gone. Download your data before you start — every major service offers an export, and it takes minutes.

Is deleting my MyFitnessPal account enough to protect my privacy?

No, and this is the part most guides skip. Deleting the account stops MyFitnessPal from collecting more, but it does not claw back what was already shared with advertisers, analytics partners or data brokers. If your name, address and phone are published on people-search sites, that stays true after the account is gone — those listings have to be removed separately, which you can do yourself for free.

Rather not do this manually?

Every opt-out on this site is free to do yourself. The catch is that brokers re-list you within months, so it is a recurring job rather than a one-off. These services handle the repetition for you:

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