How to Count Calories and Macros Using MyFitness Pal
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Counting calories can be a daunting task. In this blog post, I’m going to show you:
How to create a free account with MyFitness Pal and get started in just 5 easy steps
How to adjust the settings to reflect your personal goals
How to start counting calories using MyFitness Pal
How to streamline the process to make it easy to do every day
Let’s get started!
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How I Drastically Improved My Health By Counting Calories and Macros and Following the Mediterranean Diet
In 2018, I was struggling to make healthy food choices and experienced constant joint pain, brain fog, blood sugar highs and lows, and extreme fatigue every day. These were symptoms that had become a part of my every day and was something that I thought I would always have to live with.
However, I knew there had to be a way for me to feel better, so I started doing research on evidence-based ways of eating that supported long-term health. As one of the healthiest diets in the world, the Mediterranean diet showed up repeatedly in my searches. In 2020, I decided to make the shift toward eating a more Mediterranean-based diet to support my health.
I started applying what I learned by following a Mediterranean-based diet and immediately saw great results!
After implementing a Mediterranean-based diet, I quickly noticed my energy levels drastically improve, I was sleeping SO much better each night, and my skin had become clear and glowing (yay for no more “adult acne!”) and I did all of this in a healthy, balanced way. I was so ecstatic about my results that I put together all my recipes that I had used and developed at this time and started sharing them with others with the hopes that they would feel just as amazing as I was feeling.
Eating a Mediterranean diet restored my physical and mental health.
My goal for you is to experience these same incredible benefits. My 30-Day Mediterranean Meal Plan is the exact plan I used to improve my health and eat intuitively.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Counting Calories & Macros Using MyFitness Pal
Step One: Create an account
Go to www.myfitnesspal.com and click "Start for free." It will ask you for your weight loss goals, your height, weight, etc. similar to the macros website, but don't worry too much about that and the results it gives you. Just go through the steps to create an account, and we will adjust everything once we are logged in.
Step Two: Set Your Goals
Next, click on "goals" in the dark blue row.
Step Three: Daily Nutrition Goals
Click "Edit" under Daily Nutrition Goals.
Adjust your calorie and macronutrient goals according to what we determined from the macro nutrient calculator: Custom Calories, Fat 50%, Carbs 25%, Protein 25%. Click "Save Changes" when you are done.
Step Four: Set Your Sugar Goal
The last thing to change is your sugar goal.
Click on "Edit" under the Micronutrients tab and change your daily sugar goal. I personally like to keep my sugar around 45 g.
Step Five: Start Logging!
You are all set! Now, when you click the "Food" Tab to view your Food Diary, your daily goals will be outlined for you.
Using MyFitness Pal, it is easy to search for common foods. Click on “Add Food” under each meal to search for the food you ate. Look for foods with a green check mark beside them, which means the nutritional info has been verified to be correct and accurate.
Play around with your new account to get a feel for how it works. You’ll have the hang of it in no time!
Start Eating Healthy with the Mediterranean Diet
If the Mediterranean diet is very different from how you have been eating, I HIGHLY recommend you follow a meal plan that has already been designed to help you be successful and quickly see results. The 30-Day Mediterranean Meal Plan I created includes everything you need to get started on the Mediterranean diet. It includes over 80 easy and delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks that you can simply follow along to and enjoy all the delicious flavors that come with the Mediterranean diet.
Once I learned how to eat a balanced Mediterranean diet, I quickly saw great results! By understanding what my body needed each day, I was able to set myself up for success and have maintained this healthy lifestyle for almost 3 years.
I want this for you too! If you are ready to fully benefit from the Mediterranean diet, I urge you to get started with my 30-day meal plan now while it’s the lowest price it will ever be! Click here to get started.
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