Matthew - Self-improvement

Self-improvement

Wednesday, 20. February 2008, 13:22:19

If you are like me, excercise has fallen down a few notches on your priority list. And if, at the same time, your eating habits haven't changed to coincide with the lower metabolism/calorie loss due to reduced excercise, then you are expanding in places you'd rather stayed the same size.

There is online help for us. Of course, exercise is necessary, but a small first step is becoming more aware of what we're putting into our bodies. Here are some sites that can help:

Fitday.com is a free online journal that lets you keep track of daily calorie counts; carbs, fat and protein; weight loss and your goals; nutrition information for many foods, diet analysis and more.
Foodsel.com gives you nutritional information categorized by manufacturer, food group or particular nutrient. You can find a lot of nutrition information at Nutritiondata.com, too.
You can check the calories of thousands of foods at caloriecounter.com. And just in case you don't know what a 300 calorie meal looks like, you can have a look to compare that pile on your plate to an actual 300 calorie meal at DietBlog.com.

I'm off to see what kind of nutrition is in my english muffin with peanut butter...

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Comments

Karen # 20. February 2008, 16:56

Neato! Thanks for the info!

scott cumming # 20. February 2008, 17:20

this will be very useful. i'm on my way...

Hamed # 20. February 2008, 18:44

Outstanding.I'll be a Schwartzenegger in a couple o'months...!

Matthew # 20. February 2008, 20:36

I hope it's helpful

Jill # 21. February 2008, 03:48

Thanks for the links, will check them out!

I am health-conscious gal!!!! But have friends that I know, would benefit from any information...not coming from me..hehe!!!

Hey Matthew, I posted on my dentist experience. A past one, and I wouldn't have, but I stopped here first and saw Death Dentist and the memories kind of..CHOKED ME!!!!!
Seriously, I needed to remember and by sharing it, maybe it will help others to better protect themselves when they are in such a vulnerable state.

Peace my Friend...Jillee

Matthew # 21. February 2008, 04:00

I am sorry to bring up bad memories. I've had nothing but positive experiences with dentists.

Jill # 21. February 2008, 04:29

Oh come on Matthew, you're not seriously apologizing, are you? There's no need for that!!!

It's a good thing when we talk about anything that's on our minds.

Did you read the post...come on, it's not that scary!!!

And hey, it's the reason I started blogging!! To TALK!!! AND listen!!

And I'm happy you've had good experiences with dentists. Most people have. I happened to have a horror story behind one of my experiences.

But, I did place a WARNING on the post title, as I personally would pass over it, if I saw it..hehe:yes:

Hey, stay cool Matthew!!

Matthew # 21. February 2008, 04:35

I hate to be the catalyst for pain, even if it's ultimately healthy. I haven't read the post yet, but I will. I'm struggling to keep up tonight.

Karen # 21. February 2008, 04:42

That's probably because I won't stop yacking at you!

Matthew # 21. February 2008, 04:45

hahaha.

Huh? Were you talking to me?

☜☞Sarah☜☞ # 21. February 2008, 16:53

Very nice, thanks for the links.

Matthew # 21. February 2008, 17:02

You are welcome. And good morning.

scott cumming # 23. February 2008, 01:54

the dietblog pitures gave some good ideas. then i joined fitday... incredible. i may get somewhere. takes time, but i have time.

Matthew # 23. February 2008, 01:56

I hope so, Scott. I'm working on it too. I can't use my traditional methods. I'm too old to work as hard as I used to, and I have too little time to get a four plus hour workout in every day.