Weight Update for May 24 + Counting Calories

I weighed myself yesterday and forgot to post the numbers:

weight: 207.0 lbs
fat percentage: 44.9%
hydration: 37.8%
muscle: 27.1%
bone: 10.7%
cal: 2328

So I also started counting calories this week.  I've been logging the food I eat with My Fitness Pal, which is doing all the calorie counting for me (I just pay attention to the end results). I've never really cared about counting calories because of having to carbohydrate count - I didn't want to be worrying about counting ANOTHER thing.  But then I stumbled on this article about eating to meet your daily needs, and realized that I have absolutely no idea if I'm eating sufficiently for my body (or too much?).  I tried tracking one day with the Fitbit app, but didn't really like it because it only seemed to remember a few foods for later.  My Fitness Pal is a lot better - it's got options to cruise through your recent foods, you can add frequent foods easily, plus I've added some recipes into it, so I can easily add those, too (even if you're not planning on counting calories, adding recipes to My Fitness Pal is great because it will analyze the nutrition and give you the carbs!).  Plus My Fitness Pal has a fantastic database of foods (Fitbit's seemed pretty good too, but I'll admit I haven't looked into it nearly as much as the My Fitness Pal database).  And I've put it on my phone (it has its own app) so I can easily record my food while I'm on the go.

I will admit though, I've actually cheated on a few days and put the food I'm going to eat, say for dinner while at work, into the app ahead of time.  So I have even less to worry about on my work break. ;)

Since I've been tracking calories over the last few days, I've found that even with correcting for low blood sugars, I've been staying in the right calorie range.  I actually had one day where I wouldn't have eaten nearly enough food if I had not been tracking my calories.  

So if you ever decide you want to count your calories, use an app like My Fitness Pal.  It's really easy to use and has a fantastic database of foods.  And being able to program in recipes that you make a lot ahead of time is an excellent resource to have, whether or not you're counting calories or just carbs.