Thanks for linking up last week! I’m excited to see what you all will share this week. {Next week I’m going to have a 4th of July DIY post!!)
Last week I talked about my June goals and priorities. One of my goals is to lose 5 pounds for the month of June. In order for that to happen, I want to track my calorie intake and weight. As an app lover, I’ve tried several. Recently I came across MyFitnessTracker and I LOVE it!! It’s so easy to use, very customizable, and FREE.
Instead of just “going on a diet”, I want to change my lifestyle so that I am consistently living and eating healthier. With MyFitnessTracker I can easily track my eating habits and weight loss in one place!! (By the way My Fitness Pal doesn’t know I’m writing this, so I’m getting no compensation.)
I just had to put in my height, weight, age, how much weight I wanted to lose, and then it sets your calorie/day goal (which you can change if you want).
Once that is done, you can:
- Track what you eat. After you create a meal, it’s an easy few clicks to add it another day!
- Search a food database of over 1,803,000 items
- Daily log your weight and calorie intake. You can even add in how many calories you have exerted exercising and see the net calories.
- My favorite feature – after the day is over MyFitnessPal will let you know how many pounds you will lose in 5 weeks if you eat the same way.
What are some of your favorite apps?
My Favorite 5!
Jamie’s {The House the Built Us} Baby Wipes Container Upcycle
Jessi’s {Practically Functional} DIY Coffee Cozy
Lindsay’s {Southern Lovely} Cookie Brownie Cupcake
Lydia’s {Five 4 Five Meals} Garden
{Five Little Chefs} Cinnamon Waffles
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Thanks for featuring my coffee cozies! And thanks for hosting again this week; I love linking up to this party!
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You are welcome! I loved the coffee cozies!!
Thanks for hosting and good luck with the weight challenge. Indeed, you need to re-think your whole lifestyle if you want not only to loose weight, but also to stay slim years after that
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What a great way to track your calories!I’m off to download that app right now.
Thanks for hosting!! Megan
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Thanks so much for the feature!!! I use my fitness pal, too. And it’s great. By dinner, I’m usually almost out of calories so it helps me defeat my desert cravings. Good luck, caloris counting is what works for me.
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Nice! Yes, it’s really helpful to help you “budget” your calories a little better. Dessert is my downfall as well, so this is nice to help me have a reason to say no.
Sounds like an awesome app. I lost 20 lbs. by simply eating healthy. Basically just paying attention to what I eat. Another thing was that I never ate breakfast and now I force myself to eat something in the morning. Good luck with your weight loss goals.
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Thank you so much Crystal! It does take time… Congrats on losing 20 pounds!
Aw, thanks for the shout out! I love sharing here with you!
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Thanks for hosting, Betsy. And I’ve heard lots of great things about that my fitness pal app. SO many people I know say it totally works wonders.
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That app looks great! Thanks for hosting
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Thanks for featuring our Cinnamon Waffles!
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You are welcome! I absolutely LOVE your website, especially when you have videos of your little chefs cooking.
Thanks! Just linked up again this week. I linked up Livestrong App. I love it! It has really helped me lose weight.
Keep up the good work
Julie @ Naptime Review
Thanks for the link up Betsy! I use my fitness pal as well! Love it, I’m in and out of it but I do use
Good luck! Lots of protein, that’s the trick.
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I’ve heard great things about My Fitness Pal — I tried it a little bit last summer, and hope to jump in again after this baby is born!
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Yeah, I think it’s working well for me. It’s easy – which is what you want (especially as a mom).
Thanks for hosting each week!
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that app looks great!! and so many ideas here!! what fun!
I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can.
good luck reaching your goals!
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Thanks so much. I’m glad you visited and commented. I’m going to check out your blog!
Taking care about your calorie intake is necessary, not just because it helps you to avoid being overweight, it is the first step of an organic nutrition which keeps you healthy and fit!
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Just wanted to drop by again to let you know I nominated you for the Sunshine Award on my blog today! I really love your blog and your creativity is always inspiring, so I think you deserve it! http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/06/stylelist-feature-and-sunshine-award/
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I love My Fitness Pal!
Thanks for hosting and thanks for linking up!
–Katie
I have an iphone App and need to start using it again. Thanks so much for sharing at Toot Your Horn Tuesday
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