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Feel The Burn

So much better with pictures

A few months back, I tried out an exercise/nutrition log called FitDay.com with some pretty good success.  While the idea of a log is really great and worked wonders (I lost between 15-20 lb in a few months using the log), the site was very plain.  I used to avoid snacking because I dreaded logging the snacks; it was that annoying.  It was hard to find exactly what you ate/did, and the site was pretty much all text.  Eventually I got tired of logging everything so I stopped and gained the weight back. So now I'm giving the logging idea another go, but this time I'm using DailyBurn.com instead.

While the idea is the same, the execution looks much better.  There are pictures of the foods (great if you eat some kind of packaged food), and the database is much more extensive.  The exercise log is also easier to use and features pictures as well, so you can be sure you are logging the correct exercise.  The other feature that I thought was cool was the motivator feature.  It gives specified people access to your activities, so they can check if you are keeping up.  I set Bunky as mine, since I know she will nag me if I slack off.  I'm much more excited about this log, especially since I know even a boring log is pretty effective.

The other change I'm making in my exercise program is to try to burn the same amount of calories but in less time.  In other words, I'm going all out for a very short period of time.  I don't know if it will be any better, but at least it won't take as long.  It's not like I really need any endurance, as I just want to burn as many calories in as short a period as possible.

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