Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Calorie Counting & Changes

It is Wednesday already... that means tomorrow is Thursday and my birthday!
Today is a busy day - I have to work until four then Mason goes to my mom's while I have class until 9. Phew by the time I get home I will be ready for bed. I could not get my butt out of bed this morning to get my walk in so I am a little bummed I missed my chance to exercise today.

I have been trying to figure out whether or not I want to keep my Weight Watchers membership for a week now. I found the Lose It! yesterday and decided to give it a try. It is just like the WW App, but it counts calories. I have never counted calories, but sometimes a change is good.


I like this app because it is not that different from WW. It has the bar code scanner for foods and a food look up. The best part of this app? It is free.

I am not having the same results with the online program I was with the meetings. For me I guess actually going to get weighed by a stranger helped a great deal with my success. I do not have the time any more now that Mason is here to attend meetings and go get weighed. With the online program I liked that you got the use of the app and the scanner at no extra charge. The scanner has not been working properly lately so I have been a little disappointed with that.

Has anyone tried Lose It? I am optimistic and willing to try something new. I have heard that trying something different can help at time. It will not be a huge change because it has the scanner and the food look up and I can still track my food which I have been awful at lately. I have been going around the house looking at the calories in my food. Some foods I am surprised to see that the calories are high and some food I am shocked the calories are so low. I will definitely have to get used to this.

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I gave a friend a pair of the pink shoe laces and they look great on her sneakers!

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Lastly I have to mention bath time last night. He loves his bath :) I washed him up and then I supported him so he could sit up. He played with his toys and splashed the water. I love watching him develop more and more each day.

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3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the review!

    Accountability and social support are such huge factors in successful weight loss. If you are missing the meeting aspect of your WW life try joining a group or a challenge on LoseIt.com (or via the app's Motivate screen) to meet other people losing weight! It's a great way to stay in touch with other people losing weight and help each other along the way!

    Good lick to you Ashlee! We are excited to hear about your progress!

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  2. i am on the LOSE IT app! i LOVE it! best thing EVER!!!!!!

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  3. I've never used Lose It but I did WW in the past and loved the points. I started a health kick back in July and have been counting calories instead this time and have really liked it. I always thought counting points was easier than counting up to 1500 for calories. But having an app to do it for me made the difference. I used My Plate. Lose It sounds better though with the scanner. Good luck! You can do it!

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