Tuesday, June 21, 2011

I Think I Like This

Okay, it's taking me longer than it should, you know, what it probably takes normal people, to track my food, get my calorie info, but I think I may just like this.  I am using SparkPeople's nutrition tracker.  The biggest problem is not being able to find the specific food I use so I have to input them manually.  I figure once I get everything imported that I use things will get easier.  I was shocked to see I am close to the calorie limits of the Slimmer this Summer challenge.  A lot closer than I though.  I was also shocked to realize my lunch today had more calories than my dinner.
The great thing about SparkPeople is that I can type in my recipe and get the nutrition information.  I had no idea how many calories my chili has.  Now I do.  I am not sure on the serving amount as the cookbook I found it in doesn't have that info.  But I said 1 cup is a serving.

What I also like is that you can see your daily nutritional report at the end of the day.  It shows where you are getting your calories from: fats, carbs, proteins.

This is how I did yesterday:
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Daily Totals:
Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein

Daily Totals1,3853620356


And this is today:
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Daily Totals:
Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein

Daily Totals1,4775617577
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 21, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    I used to use Sparkpeople and I really liked it. I was getting tired of their database not having all the foods so I tried My Fitness Pal. MFP seems to have a lot more options in their database. I seldom have to enter anything. MFP also has a recipe calculator. I still use SP for other things. The community over there is great and they have great articles and tutorials.

    I'm so glad you found something that works for you.

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  2. Empty NesterJune 21, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    sparkpeople! That's the other one that I couldn't remember the name of! So glad you found it! Yay!!!

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  3. AnonymousJune 21, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    That is great. I'm glad you found a site that you like to keep track of your calories. Thanks for sharing :)

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  4. KellyJune 22, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    We can do this! Hope you have a great week.

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