This week's major goal-setting had to do with getting my workout and health-conscious eating on track. This was a great week and I was introduced to a new iPhone app along the way too!
MyFitnessPal is a wonderful tool I have used to stay aware of what I am eating. I answered some question about my current weight, lifestyle and goals (as well as a healthy timeline for the goals) and it calculates my approximate daily caloric intake to meet my goals.
HERE COMES THE BEST PART!
MyFitnessPal has a database of millions of food items from restaurants and grocery stores, as well as any grocery item you could think of. It also reads barcodes and pulls up the exact item you have purchased to eat/drink.
Only eat half of your EasyMac? Not a problem!! The program let's you enter how many servings you consumed.
Can't pull the item up but you have the nutritional info? Just enter the amount under "Quick Calories."
When you're done with your daily workout, just look it up under "Cardio" or "Strength" workouts. If you're running, it give you various speeds and "mph" measurements. The calories you've worked off are subtracted from your Daily Net Calories.
(I like this because if i don't have time to work out, I'm still able to look at how I can eat that day to stay on track to my goals!)
The most encouraging part: At the end of the day, you "close out" your food dairy and it gives you some (hopefully good) news: "Congrats! If every day is like today, you will weigh ______ by your goal date!"
Being able to see what I'm working on and know my progress is worth the effort makes me want to stick with this life-style changing plan.
I know I've only lost one pound this week, if that, but I can't help feeling like a total hottie when I get home from my run. I'm working hard and persevering. That's worth it all.
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