Glad everyone is doing so well and/or getting beaten up by Jillian Michaels lol.
Today's tip:
Calorie counting sometimes gets a bad rap- but I (and many others) still stand by it. Know how I like to count? With an app! I have 2 recommendations (And I'm not sure what devices they are available for...if neither is available for your device, just explore the apps that are!) that I love. I have an iPhone and I love MyNetDiary and MyFitnessPal.
[There have been times when Mynetdiary flipped out and told me that my whole days worth of calories eaten (300...which is too low, don't do that!!!) and calories burned (Around 600) was too high of a calorie intake! I was like...nooo, I think you're mistaken. (For the record, I was just nauseous that day and couldn't stand the thought of food...but felt well enough otherwise to exercise a bit).But it hasn't done that in quite a while. ]
What these apps do is allow you to look up almost any food (even fast food and restaraunts...hell, I even found ikea food!) and choose the number of servings you consumed, and it does the math for you! It's so easy and convenient. If somehow you find a food that isn't there, you can add it and it's nutritional values. (I even put my own recipes on there so I don't have to add everything separately every time). You can also input your exercises and it will give you an approximation of calories you burned.
It does calculate your bmi and gives you a calorie goal so you can reach your goal weight (and by the date you want), but I always tend to use my own calorie goal, which is significantly lower...so use your best judgment. Like, if you are significantly overweight, and you know you can safely eat 1500 calories and thereby lose more than say, 2 pounds a week (which the app will tell you is the recommended goal), then I'd go for it.
Do you already use an app? What do you think of them?
And...what are you making for dinner?
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