Online diet and exercise trackers are popular, convenient and usually free tools to help you achieve your weight-loss goals. Most fitness trackers require free registration in exchange for a customized calorie goal-setting program and daily logs for calculating caloric intake and expenditure through exercise and other activities. The following diet and exercise trackers are among the most well-known and easy to use programs available online.
MyPyramid Tracker
The MyPyramid Tracker is a program designed by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion in order to help implement and encourage use of the 2010 government food pyramid. Unlike most other diet trackers, the USDA MyPyramid Tracker is intended to teach individuals the fundamentals of balanced energy and caloric intake in order to promote physical activity and better nutrition. The tracker responds to daily diet and activity logs with an assessment based on current nutritional guidelines and a "score" for physical activity based on recommended activity levels for optimum health. Learn more at www.mypyramidtracker.gov.
My Calorie Counter
MyCalorieCounter.com is a free online calorie counting resource designed to track calories consumed and burned in order to help individuals achieve the goal weight of their choice. The site requires a free registration that includes gender, height, weight and goal weight information in order to calculate a target calorie goal. Once registered, users gain access to an online calorie-count journal as well as an interactive community of dieters for feedback and support.
The Daily Plate
The Daily Plate is a diet and exercise-tracking feature available from LIVESTRONG.com. Users complete a free registration and generate a calorie goal based on weekly weight-loss goals. They then receive access to information on calories in food, calories burned through exercise and other activities, daily recommended nutrition charts, daily weight and BMI trackers and an online food diary. The LIVESTRONG.com community also provides weight-loss and healthy living support in the form of fitness challenges, recipes and resource articles. Learn more at www.livestrong.com/myplate.
Warning
While online diet and exercise trackers can be a helpful tool when it comes to weight loss and overall fitness, it is important to consider your individual nutrition and calorie needs before beginning a tracker-managed diet regimen. Do not cut more than 300 to 500 calories per day from your diet without first consulting a physician or dietitian.
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