MyFitnessPal

One of the things I told myself is that once I finally broke down and got a smart phone is that I would use it to help me try to lose weight. I have never been good about calorie counting. I've tried it in the past, and even brought a Weight Watchers calculator so I could have it with me. However, it's never worked out. So I wanted to give it another try so the very first app I put on my phone was MyFittnessPal.

I haven't been working out or really watching what I have been eating for a few months now, so I wasn't surprised when I finally got back in the gym last Saturday and saw this number staring back at me.

So the timing of getting my phone couldn't have been better. And I'm happy to report that when I stepped on that same gym scale today it read 190.1. Two pounds in one week! Now like I said in the past, I don't really trust scales so I'll believe that what I'm doing is working when the number keeps coming down every week.

Currently I have the MyFitnessPal app set to lose one pound a week. I feel like that is a realistic goal, so that what I'm going with. Also, the calorie counting isn't too hard. The only issue I keep running into is when I make a meal, (for example I made chili this week) it asks how many servings the recipe makes so it can calculate the calories and I never know what to put in. I just take my best guess and hope it's close enough.

So being that I'm new to this "MyFitnessPal" thing- is anyone else using this app? Has it help you lose weight? I haven't posted it to my Facebook, because I'm not sure I want everyone knowing my business (just the people who take the time to read my blog). However, I'm thinking it would be nice to have "friends" on MyFitnessPal, so you can look me up by my email- ssdarke@yahoo.com.

I really would love it if anyone has opinions about the app or suggestion on other apps you like or use, just leave me a comment. The more information and support I can get the better. Thanks!