Myfitnesspal app. You log in what you eat, it gives u lots of data. My b pants fit now. I respond well to deedback. Really cool thing to keep track of what nutrients are going in your mouth.
I love myfitnesspal, but it’s hard to put in your own recipes and adjust the servings for foods prepared at home (haven’t tried in a month or two, maybe it’s improved). I like the fact that you can hook up mapmywalk to it – if I go for a walk before I eat anything, I have an hour or so of negative calories for the day, which is very satisfying.
Dumb question. Is this really necessary? I use google fit just to figure out how much I run/walk each day approximately.But I generally don’t count calories to the T. But do you guys run a really tight workaround/diet schedule?
Not a dumb question – it isn’t necessary. However, I tend to not eat enough protein and I am generally anemic, so it helps to have something keep track of grams of protein, mg of iron, etc. I find it sort of motivating, because it’s satisfying to enter something that makes my stats look good. Map My Walk is fun because it shows you the change in elevation, etc. and is a general indicator of the difficulty of the course. Both these apps tend to keep me on the right track (although the holiday season has been a disaster in terms of healthy habits . . . ).
that’s what we like about the WW app. It has pre-calculated what virtually any meal from a chain restaurant will cost you, and virtually any food in a grocery store….easy to keep track.
By the way, we’re down over 50 lbs between us since Sept 1. I’m at my goal, my wife has a bit more to go. Total eatstyle change. and the food is just as delicious as before.
[quote=svelte]that’s what we like about the WW app. It has pre-calculated what virtually any meal from a chain restaurant will cost you, and virtually any food in a grocery store….easy to keep track.
By the way, we’re down over 50 lbs between us since Sept 1. I’m at my goal, my wife has a bit more to go. Total eatstyle change. and the food is just as delicious as before.[/quote]
So you’re living up to your screen name! Congrats!
[quote=poorgradstudent]I seriously don’t have the patience to record everything I eat in an app.[/quote]
It’s quick. It has a scanner. That puts in all info. U can type in also generic name, like pecans, and all nutritional info pops up. It’s super fast. Eerily fast. Also most of us eat the same thing often and u just click on it, adjust portion if necessary. The time to record also makes u hesitate and,in my case ashamed to put cap in my mouth.
It’s not difficult.
Except mentally.
When and if you’re ready and need to change, keep it in mind!
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