We've now reached Week 2 of my weight loss Kaizen and: I don't have cravings, I'm exercising regularly and I fell off the wagon for only 1 day. I can also "eyeball" a tablespoon of Ranch salad dressing and I'm down another 4 lbs.
Use of Metrics: I use calories as the only visual control metric on my log but I am keeping an eye on carbs, fats and proteins. I've now also added cholesterol and fiber onto my log.
I know that I won't be using My Fitness Pal forever so I need to educate myself on food. By seeing the nutritional information (carbs, fats, etc...) on 100% of what I eat for the next several weeks, I'll learn what is good, bad and terrible for me. This will allow me to make better choices, especially when I'm not eating at home.
Use of Reports: The report functions on the site are very basic and not very useful.
You can only generate reports on one metric at a time (calories, proteins, etc...) and there is no export function for the report. To share with others your only option is a print or screen capture of the graph on your computer. I think they need to make this more robust so I could share this info with friends, a doctor or a nutritionist if I wanted to.
Make It Visual Make It known:
The system makes it easy to add widgets to you blog or website to show your progress.
You can choose badges or weight loss tickers to show how well you are doing. I love this part of the application because it makes it easy to display your progress to others. I've even added one to the front page of my blog to help me.
I could use a little help from YOU!
I hope to have more to report next week about the community forums and recipes that are also on this website. Currently I have 1 friend connected to my profile. If anyone out there is using Myfitnesspal.com I would love to have a few more friends to help with the motivation. Connect with me at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/LeanJon
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Lean for Health: I'm performing a Kaizen on myself at MyFitnessPal.com
Lean for Health: Week 1 of MyFitnessPal.com Kaizen
