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Hey Everybody!

Today I am informing you about an awesome app that can help you see what exactly you are eating. It is called MyFitnessPal and it is free! You do not have to use it in premium mode to use any of the things I will mention below.

I first learned about this app when I was doing personal training at VASA. My trainer recommended it to me to see how many calories I was eating compared to what I should be eating to hit my goals. Sometimes you have no idea that you are eating, way too much or even way too less than you should be. I originally typed in what I wanted and it really did turn out that I was not eating enough. Not only that but I was not getting the amount of protein that I needed in order to build my muscles.

Through the app you can track your weight, water intake, exercise, and what you are eating. My two favorite features are the ability to scan the package of the food you are eating and being able to input your own recipes into the app. Scanning the food takes away all the guessing, all you have to do then is figure out how much you ate. The recipe feature is also very helpful because if you are anything like me, you probably eat the same recipes over and over so you can just select it and put in your own serving size.

Once you have input all of your food intake for the day, you can see what your macros look like too. You can see if you are eating in one category more than the others. Knowing this can help you adjust your diet for the future to achieve your goals. It also shows you your daily nutrients so you can also see how you are doing in that aspect.

I chose to write about this app today because I know that a lot of people really stress about eating around the holidays. My personal opinion is eat what you want on the holidays but don’t make it a habit. Everything should be eaten in moderation. Also don’t completely stuff yourself to the point of making yourself sick. You won’t feel good or be happy. Just get a little bit of everything you want.

This app can help with New Years resolutions as well. You can type in how much weight you would like to gain or loose and the app will help you to find a healthy way of achieving that.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog! I hope you have a happy holidays and get to spend as much time as possible with those you love.