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Spring 2012 Nutrition Tip
“Websites and Apps to Chew On”
During a recent lecture I was giving, a member of the audience asked if I could recommend any nutrition & weight loss web sites or “apps” to check out. Ironically, I had just reviewed an article in the IDEA Fitness Journal discussing this very subject. Here are a few recommendations they highlighted:
- Honest Label App- Allows your phone to scan the bar codes of food products and quickly identify products made with ingredients they wish to avoid.
- Healthy Wage.com- This web site, controversial to some, offers Americans the opportunity to make money from losing weight. Participants are currently being offered a special of paying $100- and subsequently earning $200- for losing just 10% of their starting body weight within six months.
- Lose It! App- Pre-loaded with thousands of commercial food brands and fresh, whole foods, this app is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Target weight loss goals are tracked and caloric total adjust accordingly for each user.
- Spark People.com- Ranked as the #1 iPhone mobile diet and fitness app by researchers at Duke and George Washington University, Spark People.com appeals to so many due to it being yet another free, useful tool to facilitate weight loss.
Regardless of whether or not you are a tech person and into apps, web sites, etc… my general weight loss recommendations are as follows:
- Keep a food journal- it’s amazing what happens when you see on paper what you are eating
- Enlist a buddy- don’t go it alone. Partner up with a friend, loved one, or co-worker and you can help motivate each other.
- Make it both fun and challenging- Enjoy trying new foods and challenging yourself with little goals along the way (i.e. gradually increasing fiber intake or incorporating new sources of protein in your meal plan).