As you will see on my Twitter feed to the right, I'm highly addicted to this website: http://www.livestrong.com/profile/mmoyal85/
(Well, that's my personal profile, but if I do a good job of talking it up, maybe you'll add me and be another encouraging buddy!)
But the Live Strong/Daily Plate site lets me add the kind of food I'm eating every day (it has a database of thousands of restaurant menu items and brand name foods with serving sizes too), the ounces of water I'm consuming and how many calories my exercise is burning. It even lets you track obscure "fitness" items like grocery shopping, dancing, doing laundry, etc.
So it's kind of keeping me motivated because I really want to work out a lot and get back into that routine, as well as stay healthy to keep my energy levels up enough to be active. But it's neat because there are different "dares" you can challenge yourself to and each one has a community of bloggers asking questions and saying things to keep each other motivated. I can't believe how awesome this site is!
For example, I've run about six miles in the past two days and have averaged about 80ish ounces of water a day. Yikes, that's a lot of water. As for my food options, I got really excited about summer produce. So for "dessert" tonight, I made a summer fruit salad with watermelon, white nectarine, blueberries, green grapes and cherries. I'm extremely full, but my mouth is still watering thinking about it!
Alright, hopefully I can keep it up! My muscles are slightly sore, but it feels so good.
Now go ahead and make a commitment to be healthy and happy with me!
(Well, that's my personal profile, but if I do a good job of talking it up, maybe you'll add me and be another encouraging buddy!)
But the Live Strong/Daily Plate site lets me add the kind of food I'm eating every day (it has a database of thousands of restaurant menu items and brand name foods with serving sizes too), the ounces of water I'm consuming and how many calories my exercise is burning. It even lets you track obscure "fitness" items like grocery shopping, dancing, doing laundry, etc.
So it's kind of keeping me motivated because I really want to work out a lot and get back into that routine, as well as stay healthy to keep my energy levels up enough to be active. But it's neat because there are different "dares" you can challenge yourself to and each one has a community of bloggers asking questions and saying things to keep each other motivated. I can't believe how awesome this site is!
For example, I've run about six miles in the past two days and have averaged about 80ish ounces of water a day. Yikes, that's a lot of water. As for my food options, I got really excited about summer produce. So for "dessert" tonight, I made a summer fruit salad with watermelon, white nectarine, blueberries, green grapes and cherries. I'm extremely full, but my mouth is still watering thinking about it!
Alright, hopefully I can keep it up! My muscles are slightly sore, but it feels so good.
Now go ahead and make a commitment to be healthy and happy with me!
4 comments:
The weather is so nice here, I need to get out more. I feel like a big blob since my race! Totally inspired to walk to work instead of tram.
oh oh, do it!! :)
I feel like a fat cow compared to you two. Will probably buy myself a pastry to make myself feel better :)
I had an In 'n' Out hamburger and fries the other day... what's the point of all this working out if you don't reward yourself?! ha :)
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