Can going on-line daily be a help or a hindrance?
All in all I honestly think my fitness pal is a bit of a hindrance, the only help it gives is if you go onto the forums and ask and answer questions. On-line communities are great, as long as you’re getting positive comments or at least constructive criticism, never trust the judgement of others purely, trust in yourself too.
Pros: Cons:
Group forum Room for negative feedback.
Daily diary(keeps you focused) It’s a chore to log on and update daily.
helps you focus on what you’re consuming Can de-motivate when you don’t hit your target.
It’s free! but,it stops you from focusing on exercise.
Daily diarys: Daily don’ts!
The daily diaries are great…just don’t fill out the hourly long diaries and get put down by the calorie goals, they are in accurate, and mostly unnecessary. You know what you’re putting in your mouth, and if you don’t its because you’re mindlessly eating. Make set meals and meal times.
On average I eat 1800-2300 a day, made up
of protein carbohydrates and a fair bit of sugar, the chart on my fitness pal wants me to eat 1500 a day of fats and proteins,barely enough to keep me going WITHOUT exercise.
The food diaries and calorie help is precise though, I’ve been working with calorie counting diets and routines for 4 years now and can estimate calories in foods fairy easily, fitness pal got my daily intake to 1 calorie! Brilliant if you’re a beginner.
Exercise diary break down: Break up!
The exercise diary is made up of only two categories, cardiovascular and strength which we all know is difficult to track when we’re doing mixed workouts, most workouts are high cardiovascular with body weight strength training so it makes the workout break down difficult to total. I have to put in random workouts to make up the calories i know I’ve burned off during the day.
Each workout consists of cardiovascular power squats and jumping push-ups and oblique twists, what category do they have? Exactly!
So, ditch this tool and use your head, workout for 30-40 minutes 5+ times a week and you’ll achieve your goal.
if you find yourself on the form for
my fitnesspal, drop
me a message sometime!
Just remember
” trying your best isn’t good enough, you have to BE your best.”
see you later!
