Change your Myfitness Pal to look like a Live It Tracker

Are you worried you are not getting a balanced variety of foods when you are using MyFitnessPal?

I changed MyFitnessPal to look and work like a First Place 4 Health Live It Tracker.    

From the MyFitnessPal Food page, Click on Settings

   Click on Diary Settings

    Change your  Meal Names, Scroll to the middle of the Diary Setting Page

The following are suggestions for different Calorie ranges based on the First Place 4 Health Food Plan.

	Cups/ Ounces	Per Serving	Calories
Fruit	2	80	160
Veg	2	60	120
Grains	5	80	400
Meat	4	60	240
Milk	3	100	300
Healthy oils	4	45	180
			1400
Fruit	2	80	160
Veg	2.5	60	150
Grains	6	80	480
Meat	5	60	300
Milk	3	100	300
Healthy oils	5	45	225
			1615
Fruit	2	80	160
Veg	3	60	180
Grains	7	80	560
Meat	6	60	360
Milk	3	100	300
Healthy oils	5	45	225
			1785
Fruit	2.5	80	200
Veg	4	60	240
Grains	7	80	560
Meat	7	60	420
Milk	3	100	300
Healthy oils	6	45	270
			1990
Fruit	3	80	240
Veg	4	60	240
Grains	8	80	640
Meat	7	60	420
Milk	3	100	300
Healthy oils	6	45	270
			2110

No More Speeding Tickets

Recently, the person with the most speeding tickets took the notes for a breakout group.  To clarify, I raised my hand and asked, "Over what period?"  The laugh from everyone was larger than I expected.    It seems every time you set a limit for me, I want to exceed it.  

 We are placing ourselves in harm’s way when we exceed limits set to protect.  My battle to maintain my weight comes with a daily review of Calories In vs Calories Out.  I have tracked my food and exercise almost daily for seven years.    I focus on living within my energy limit.

Several studies show people keeping food diaries are more successful in losing weight and keeping it off. One study says that people keeping a food diary six days a week lost about two times as much weight as those who keep food journals one day a week or less.  Any time I take a break from tracking, thinking I must know my limits by now, I gain weight.   The scale shows me when I am exceeding my healthy limit.

I lost most of my weight using the paper First Place 4 Health Live It Tracker.  I switched to an electronic tracker when I was closing in on my goal.  I currently use, MyFitnessPal configured as a Live It Tracker.  See my blog post Change your MyfitnessPal to look like a Live It Tracker for more information.

Paul writes in Ephesians 2:4-5  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved“  A transgression is violating a law, command, or moral code, to offend, sin, and go beyond the limits.  I don’t like the word transgressions.   It reminds me that I am not the rule follower I claim.  Each time we go over the limit, any limit we are offending, sinning.

All of us exceed the limits, offend, and at times become spiritually dead when we are not following God's plan for our life.   Thankfully, grace saves us.  Christ makes us alive. It is a gift from God.  We can do nothing.  We cannot boast about anything.  Ultimately, to be saved we must accept this gift.  

Each day I start and end with a CHAT with the Lord.  C = Confess; Lord forgive me for what I have done today… sometimes the list is way too long.   H = Honor; Heavenly Father, you are my Lord and Savior.   A = Ask; Help me Lord to know you, to know the limits, to sense your will, and courage to obey.  T = Thank you for the blessings and gift of grace.  You astound me by your patience and love.   Amen.  

Your turn:

Where are you struggling with limits in your life?

What accountability can you put in place to help you live within the limits?

Practice:

CHAT  

C = Confess

H = Honor

A = Ask

T = Thank