How to Track Your Diet Online With TheDailyPlate.com

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Track Your Diet Online With TheDailyPlate.com Track Your Diet Online With TheDailyPlate.com

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Most of us would like to lose some extra pounds. Well why not start on your path to a less heavier life now? There is an online solution right at your fingertips that will help you keep track of your calorie intake and start looking your best. It's an easy, free way to track what you're eating everyday.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Computer
  • Internet

Step1
Sign up at http://www.TheDailyPlate.com Sign up for a free account at TheDailyPlate.com. Before you can use the handy tools that this dieting site has to offer, you must create an account. Simply click on "Join Now!" at the top right-hand corner and begin your journey to living and eating smarter.
Step2
TheDailyPlate Profile Page Build out your profile. It's not mandatory to fill out your profile, but it is a great way for you to introduce yourself to TheDailyPlate.com community. There are many folks out there with the same goal, who are seeking ways to eat smarter and are willing to share their dieting experiences. Before you know it you'll be sharing your dieting tips as well as getting advice from others, so make the most out of your visits and be an active member of the community.
Step3
TheDailyPlate.com Calorie Calculator Calculate your calorie intake. Before you can proceed in keeping track of your diet, you must calculate your calorie intake. In order to do this, click on the "Calorie Calculator" at the top of the page. Fill in the necessary information and click on the "Save & Calculate" button. Based on the weight goal you want to attain, you'll see how many calories you can consume on a daily basis.
Step4
TheDailyPlate.com Eating/Activity Tracker Keep track of what you eat and your physical activity level. This is where you can start keeping track of your eating habits as well as your physical activity level. From the page where you calculated your calorie intake, click on the "my plate" tab at the top of the page. Once you click on this, you'll be taken to a page where you can start recording your daily intake and activity. The beauty of this site is that it has a huge database of nutritional facts for all varieties of food. From the menus of fast food joints (i.e. Taco Bell, Burger King, etc.) to meals you cook at home, this site has it all and it will help you monitor your diet and maintain your figure. Furthermore, it will make any re-calculations needed for any physical activity you've done. All this information will be stored in your consumption diary, which makes it easy and convenenient for you to make note of your eating habits and let you see how you are progressing to achieve your weight goal.
Step5
Enjoy TheDailyPlate.com More than just a calorie counter, TheDailyPlate.com is a great online tool to attain the weight you are striving for. It offers you other helpful resources such as healthy meal ideas from the community, diet plans and a forum to discuss with other community members about your daily tribulations with eating, exercising or whatever you want to talk about. It's an overall welcoming site that is intended to help you lose that gut and make some new friends along the way.

Tips & Warnings

  • The site is 100 percent free, but if you want additional bonus features you can sign up for the Gold Membership. It includes extras, such as personal "Nutrition Label" viewing, tracking unlimited body measurements, live chatting, priority supports and more.

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Tippy said

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on 6/11/2008 Okay, now THIS is super! I've made spreadsheets to track diet and fitness and I've even downloaded some free proggies. All lame.

But this...THIS is amazing!

Thanks for sharing.

Desula said

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on 5/10/2008 Thanks for the info. I've linked this to my newest article.

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on 5/3/2008 Thanks for writing this. I have been looking for a good calorie counter and I will be sure to check this site out.

showpup said

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on 3/21/2008 Thanks for writing this. I didn't know such a site existed. I'm as good as there!

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on 2/28/2008 This is great information. I hadn't heard of this site yet, and that's weird because I'm really into sites like this. I'm going to check it out now! I like using sparkpeople.com.

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