diff --git a/app/controllers/body_trackers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/body_trackers_controller.rb
index 6e4c8d8..cfee2c0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/body_trackers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/body_trackers_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ class BodyTrackersController < ApplicationController
     defaults.delete_if { |n, s| available.include?(s) }
     @project.units.create(defaults.map { |n, s| {name: n, shortname: s} })
 
+    new_units = defaults.length
+    flash[:notice] = "Loaded #{new_units > 0 ? new_units : "no" } new" \
+      " #{'unit'.pluralize(new_units)}"
+
     available = Quantity.where(project: @project).map { |q| [[q.name, q.domain], q] }.to_h
+    new_quantities = available.length
     defaults = Quantity.where(project: nil)
     Quantity.each_with_level(defaults) do |q, level|
       unless available.has_key?([q.name, q.domain])
@@ -25,6 +30,10 @@ class BodyTrackersController < ApplicationController
       end
     end
 
+    new_quantities = available.length - new_quantities
+    flash[:notice] += " and #{new_quantities > 0 ? new_quantities : "no" } new" \
+      " #{'quantity'.pluralize(new_quantities)}"
+
     redirect_to :back
   end
 end