Copyright Description Counting calories can be a drag. Keep your diet on track—without counting higher than ten. Emily Mann nutrition diva Dear Diva, My favorite parts of your podcast are your voice: clarity, tenor and intonation; and structure. I really appreciate the comfortable way you make your point, explain it and then restate. It leaves me remembering the important part and taking it with me to ponder. I am responding to this post because, after listening to an archived episode where you once again suggested the benefit of using a tracker, even if only for a short time. It was always daunting and I couldn't justify the time it would take, but thought, upon your advise, I would try it for a few days, if just to see. Well, I chose mypyramid.gov and the results: 1. I found that I thought more about my food intake and hesitated to eat because I would then have to deal with entering the food and any of the special add-ons in it. That was a good result, but rather speaks to the "hassle" part of the whole process. 2. I liked the graphs and visuals that let me know where I stand, excel and fail. It made it easy to make goals and start to plan the next day so I could get more happy faces. 3. Having to account for 1440 minutes and fill it with activity seemed a bit extreme and took too long. --Maybe I just get grossed out when I see how many minutes I spend sitting at a computer or driving. An hour workout seems ity bity in that context. 5. It didn't allow for adding vitamin supplements to the count. Their mineral breakdown doesn't mean anything in terms of keeping a record of healthy intake without a real total. 4. The server was unreliable. More than a few times I spent the time entering just to get an error and lose my information. Am I just getting what I am paying for? I maintain a good sense of humor about all 2.0 tools because I know I am getting a lot for free, but I wanted to share my testimonial and experience. http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/keep-your-diet-on-track.aspx?commentid=16270#Comments http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/keep-your-diet-on-track.aspx?commentid=16270#Comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:24:37 GMT Connie nutrition diva I love these podcasts. I've listened to three of them from the Nutrition Diva, Monica. Her advice is so sensible and convincing, perhaps due to her down-to-earth explanations, and her delightful voice and presentation. I've bookmarked her and will continue to "tune" in. http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/keep-your-diet-on-track.aspx?commentid=13740#Comments http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/keep-your-diet-on-track.aspx?commentid=13740#Comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:47:55 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:24:37 GMT http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/keep-your-diet-on-track.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us