![]() I wonder if EA Sports Active 2.0 will be able to close the gap between nutrition tracking and fitness tracking, both expanding and synthesizing personal tracking practices. In short, LiveStrong My Plate lacks the game-like nature of Nike+.Īnd I still don't know how to cut my sugar consumption. ![]() Personalized kudos on the Nike+ website (badges, prizes, leader boards, challenges etc.) Video congratulations from Nike-sponsored athletes: Here's a few examples (LiveStrong: take notice, please): Even worse, it does not feature that kind of rewards and gratifications that make the Nike+ running experience so compelling and addictive. Alas, LiveStrong lacks the slick graphics and brilliant interface of the " New Nike+ Bold Website". Plus, I became diffident of soy products after reading this.Livestrong MyPlate also allows you to track your physical activity, which in my case mostly means running, something that I am already tracking with my Nike+iPod combo. Who knew the best yogurt in the world came from Iceland? I am considering becoming vegan, but that would require an extra effort on my part and right now I simply don't have the bandwidth. I mean, it's hard to resist siggi's orange and ginger combo. That means: enough lattes already! I don''t eat cheese at all (aside from the monthly - ok, bi-weekly - pizza), but I have a yogurt for breakfast pretty much every day. I should definitely cut down my dairy products consumption. I basically eliminated cocktails from my diet, aside from the occasional Stoli Vanilla on the rocks. Although I have been able to reduce my caffeine and alcohol consumption significantly, there's always room for improvement. Good stuff, if you are too lazy to shop for the "real" things. I add Navitas Naturals' powder mixes to salads, yogurts, and smoothies. On the other hand, I get a bunch of vitamins and minerals elsewhere. ![]() I don't eat nowhere as many vegetables as I should both in terms of quantity and variety, which is kind of ironic for a professed vegetarian. As you can see, the real anomaly is my sugar consumption. How's that for an "healthy choice"? Below is a table that summarizes my monthly intake totals (May 2010). Full disclosure: energy bars, especially Odwalla and Greens+, are my guilty pleasure. I am consuming WAY TOO MUCH sugar, even though I don't eat candies, cakes and other sweets. They also provide personalized "nutritional labels". Here's how they break down your food nutrients intake:Ĭalories breakdown (you can set your daily goal - in my case: 2000 calories): It offers that kind of granularity and accuracy that makes the difference between a decent app and a killer app. The result? Well, Livestrong is pretty a effective tool, as it allows you to easily track your daily, weekly, and monthly calories/nutrients intake. I have been a vegetarian for 20+ years and although my blood tests have always been reassuring so far, I wanted to better understanding my food consumption. Like many other "personal trackers" and "self quantifiers", I started scrutinizing my eating habits for a specific reason: several studies show a surprising link between vegetarianism and diabetes (ironic, considering that a vegetarian diet is often recommended to people who suffer from this widespread disease) and I wanted to know if my diet was indeed balanced. MyPlate is a great tool, available both online and as an iPhone app, in free or freemium form. For the past few months I've been using LiveStrong My Plate to track the amount of calories and nutrients that I consume on a daily basis.
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