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:


Daily Totals:
Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein

1,385

36

203

56

And this is today:


Daily Totals:
Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein

1,477

56

175

77