One day in 2012, I
scrolled through Google’s Play Store searching for the perfect app to track my
daily eating habits and I came across a nifty little program called ‘MyFitnessPal‘ (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/).
Previously,
I had kept a paperback food journal; even though I wrote down everything I ate
or drank, I felt as if I was unable to keep an accurate count of calories
consumed. Enter MyFitnessPal.
I
dropped about 10 pounds last year using MyFitnessPal religiously to track
everything I consumed–it was difficult remembering to add in that 1/2
teaspoon of sugar, or 1 tablespoon of ketchup, condiments, etc. However,
I stayed the course–and I gained a greater awareness of the calories I was
REALLY taking in.
Tomorrow
I will begin using MyFitnessPal daily in order to jump-start my re-commitment
to fitness! I gained 6
pounds (!) in November due to being on medical
restrictions from exercising (and eating Turkey Day leftovers for days).
I’m
pumped up and ready to get started (even though there are a tray full of
cupcakes staring at me this very moment–must...resist...temptation)!
Do you find trackers such as MyFitnessPal useful? Or do you
prefer paperback food journals?
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