Live Strong Website

When you think "live strong" your mind might conjure up pictures of Lance Armstrong road biking all across France. How cool is he? The coolest. It's true. Well, this website is almost (although not quite) as cool as him.

Livestrong.com is a website dedicated to health and fitness. It has a lot of neat things, but I particularly like the "daily plate" feature. First of all, it calculates your calorie budget based on weight, height, age, activity level, and weight loss goal. Then you can track your calories by entering the food you eat for the day. It has basically has every possible type of food in its database. You can also track your activities and the amount of calories you use. It is a great way to track your progress and to meet your weight loss goals.

I used it for a week or so. It definitely helped me become more aware of how many calories I was consuming compared to how many I was using. That is an important realization for EVERYONE to have, especially if you are trying to lose weight. Maybe counting calories is not for you, but I would recommend counting them (whether using this program or by hand) for a week or so just to get an idea of how you are doing.