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I tried to post this earlier, but, I apparently failed. If this is a repeat, I apologize.
As I approach 71, I'm in pretty good health with the exception of being a little overweight and my blood sugar has slowly risen to a level of concern. As a result, I need to lose some weight and lower my blood sugar before I'm classified as being diabetic. I walk a couple of miles, six days a week and work out at the gym three days a week but I need to reduce carb intake and also reduce calories to try and get my weight down closer to 200#. (I'm 6'1"/230# now)
My question is: do any of you guys use a phone app that helps you keep track of intake. And, does it do anything else to make monitoring and control any easier?
Hawk
As I approach 71, I'm in pretty good health with the exception of being a little overweight and my blood sugar has slowly risen to a level of concern. As a result, I need to lose some weight and lower my blood sugar before I'm classified as being diabetic. I walk a couple of miles, six days a week and work out at the gym three days a week but I need to reduce carb intake and also reduce calories to try and get my weight down closer to 200#. (I'm 6'1"/230# now)
My question is: do any of you guys use a phone app that helps you keep track of intake. And, does it do anything else to make monitoring and control any easier?
Hawk
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Avoid processed foods, bread, rice, pasta, etc. Bread was my downfall, now I only eat P28 high protein bread, or dark rye's.
Never buy low fat. It means they take out the fat and now it has more carbs instead. Also try to avoid the white stuff. More fiber means less carbs. The less fat you have the easier it is for your body to process what it does have.
I have recipes and tips galore if you need.
Winston Churchill
Hawk
It has a GREAT database for most foods and restaurants to help you know exactly what you are eating.
Winston Churchill
George Carlin
Hawk
Renpho scale and their iPhone app work hand in hand. Not about nutrition, it's about not getting any "surprises" on your weight. When the graph shows me a trend in the wrong direction I can make small corrections that will make an effect in one day versus having to launch myself into another diet.
It allows you to pick your own targets and shows you how the stack up against the norm and graphs how you are doing against them. 188 is my target weight as decided by myself, my Doctor and my wife. I went all the way to 182 but wife decided I was too skinny at that weight and Doctor agreed. My life is run by females... As you can see I had a "bad" weekend and this visualization allowed me to correct while it was still just a few days endeavor.