Wasn’t too long ago that I stepped on the scale and that’s what it looked like, yup I paint my toe nails also!!! I maxed out at 237 pounds, all my clothes were tight, and worst of all I had to hold my breath when I tied my shoes so I wouldn’t pass out. I have never been a fan of fad diets, they just don’t work long-term, and I am not willing to completely give up some of my favorite foods. The only way I saw it was I needed a lifestyle change. I can no longer eat 3 Snicker bars and have 4 Mountain Dews in a day, I’m not 21 anymore.
I decided the best course of action was portion control; I had to start counting calories. Being a person who always was into “stats” (i.e. softball stats, baseball stats, and fantasy football) I needed to find a program that would keep track of my calories, and make it “fun”. I started with the “Lose it” app, which is a great app, but I have found better now. Recently my good friend Jaime turned me on…to the app “myfitnesspal”. The app has a website that always is syncing back and forth with your smart phone app. If I happen to be at work and I forgot my phone at home I can log into my account on the world-wide web and log all of my food. When I get to my car and check my phone it’s like crazy magic how what I just logged is already in my food diary. The food database on myfitnesspal is HUGE, and if you have an Iphone with the bar code scanner you can scan your can of soup and the app will populate all the info into your diary. Another nice feature is that you can enter a recipe and the program will calculate the calories for you. Along with the extensive food database there is also a great exercise database. If you can’t find your exercise you can google it to find the calorie burn and create the exercise and add it to the database.
If you need “something” to help you on your weight loss journey I would recommend myfitnesspal as the perfect accountability partner.
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