


To his surprise, there was nothing online that was easy to use, which sparked his idea for MyFitnessPal. Mike grew up programming and knew there had to be a more efficient way to count calories and track your health and fitness goals. Their trainer gave them a book of over 3,000 food items and pad of paper so they could calculate their caloric intake. Mike first got the idea when he and his soon to be wife were trying to get into shape for their beach wedding. What first started out as a fun idea and side business turned into one of the most used and respected fitness websites and mobile applications of all time. With 80 million users today, this company is only getting better.

Mike Lee started MyFitnessPal, and it was launched in September of 2005.
