Wellness Wednesday

For today's Wellness Wednesday, we're going to discuss the importance of tracking what you eat and how active you are.  Most people think they eat better than they do and workout harder than they actually do.  It isn't until they start recording their food intake and workouts that they realize they're eating more and moving less than they thought.  I know for some this can seem like a daunting task and one they don't want to try.  But luckily with today's technology, it's so EASY!!!!

You'll notice a link for My Fitness Pal under 'Fit Links' on the right hand side of this blog.  This awesome site can do so much for you!  You can track your food (it's the easiest site I've found for doing this as it has the biggest database of food), track your exercise, put in a goal and it will tell you how you can reach it.  You simply put in your weight, height and a few other pieces of information (including your goal weight) and it will generate how many calories you should have each day in order to get to your goal.  You can also link up to friends, family, or others trying to be healthier and you can follow each other's progress!  It's a great way to add some accountability.  Now, you don't have to do that...it's totally optional and some people would rather do it on their own, and that's great too!  What I like about this site is you can add their app to your phone so you can always have access to it and add your food intake and exercise right when you're done. 

If you really want to feel better, lose weight or are just curious about how you're doing, you definitely need to try this.  It may be an eye-opener for you to actually see what you're eating and how active you are!

Go check it out!!!