My Meals Calculated by My Fitness Pal
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Hi! I’m Megan, mom to a thoughtful teenager and spunky young girl. We call Houston home and recently moved into our dream home. I traded my lawyer hat to become a full-time blogger in 2010. I love sharing my passion for affordable fashion, home decor, organization, & fitness to help inspire you to take care of you!
Hey Megan! Yes, I was using that app for a while and it definitely helped keep me on track. I was so much more mindful about what I was eating because I would visibly see the the calorie breakdown etc. 🙂 That's so weird it would only let you input 4 meals…I think I was able to do meals and snack logs as well as activity calories burned. Anyways, keep up the great job lady!
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I use MFP and always find that I make better choices ANd workout ore when I'm good about logging. Who wants to admit the three mini snickers and four bites of their kids Mac and cheese they are? Not me! And hey, I know its hard to see the scale go back up, but it sounds like you realize you do have better body compsoition still than you did before starting. I always struggle with the scale after shows…it's hard even if you know its for the best.
You can adjust MFP in your settings to anything you want. So if you want 6 meals a day you can do that and you can label them however you'd like as well. I have mine set for 6 meals and they're labeled Meal 1, Meal 2, etc.
Thanks Stephanie! I guess I need to play around with MFP more. 🙂
But wasn't all that ice cream yummy??? 😉 You look fantastic….then and now! Always!
I use MyPlate on livestrong.com and like being able to plan out my day to keep me accountable.
Question re: your meals: Do you weigh the chicken raw or cooked? The nutrition facts above are for raw chicken. I try to weigh before cooking but sometimes I have to weigh after. I've read that 4 oz raw chicken is approximately 3 oz cooked. Have you found similar info?
I measure it after cooking, for potatoes too. I didn't realize the info was for raw . . .
I wonder if raw vs. cooked makes a difference for potatoes. You were probably eating a lot more protein than you thought!
Unrelated to that, dessert is my weakness too, especially in the late evening. I can pass by the sweets all day long but by the time it is 9 or 10 in the evening, I find myself craving desserts, or even a spoonful (or more) of peanut, almond, or coconut butter. Do you have any good tactics for getting past this?
omg… I totally get what you are saying. I dread that time of the night , it has become my witching hours and it is so hard to get thru it.
Potatoes cook down too, so they are heavier raw. I have the same late-night sweet tooth. I just have to get to bed earlier! Sometimes, my fave Greek Yogurt (caramel) satisfies.
You looked amazing before, and you still do after. Enjoy that bit of ice cream. Life is short!!! I have learned to embrace that "healthy" isn't just in the number on the scale. While I am not where I would love to be weight wise just yet…I am healthier than I have ever been. Oh, and while I don't have too much of a sweet tooth anymore (being GF and avoiding chocolate for #2 helped cure that)…I have found that if I do get late night cravings drinking a glass of water or brushing my teeth helps to deter the cravings.
I have never used My Fitness Pal – I might have to give it a try! Is it difficult/time consuming to enter your meals??
If you are handy with your smart phone it shouldn't take you more than 2 minutes to enter meals. 🙂
I've been using fitness pal consistently for about 3 weeks {new record for me}, 6lbs lost so far with just mindful meal planning and recording..cannot wait to get back into the gym and lose even more with combining workouts. I have a sweet tooth like you Megan, so fitness pal really helps me say no! haha or if I really feel the need I found these great 80 calorie ice cream cups that are just the right amount.
I’m gunna try using the fitness pal and see how that works for me.
It definitely helps you keep track and see what you’re eating!