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Monitoring My Progress
Monitoring your progress, whether through keeping a detailed food and activity record, or simply checking off each time you achieve your goal, has been shown to be a very powerful tool for helping people make long-term health behavior changes. This section provides resources for self-monitoring tools:
Connection to Health Tracking sheet (PDF)
This self-monitoring worksheet was developed by our Connection to Health team. The goal of the Connection tool is to help you track your progress for any goal(s) you choose to make. Click here to download.
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Tools on this site allow you to calculate your BMI, menu planning and understand portion distortion.
nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/menuplanner.html - The American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society has a calorie tracking tool that helps you count the number of calories you consume and burn.
cancer.org/healthy/toolsandcalculators/calculators/app/calorie-counter-calculator - SuperTracker: My foods. My fitness. My health.
An online tool from USDA for recording intake and activity. A free and very comprehensive website!
supertracker.usda.gov
Smart Phone and Tablet Apps
A review of popular smart phone and tablet apps revealed several options. This is not an endorsement of any product or service. The variety of apps available, free or fee-based, changes regularly. If you are interested in an app, search reviews and decide which one best fits your needs.
Favorable reviews were noted to include:
- Lose It Allows you to set a daily calorie budget, track your food and exercise, and stay motivated to make smarter choices and achieve your goal.
iOS and Android, loseit.com - Footsteps A pedometer app to track steps and calories burned.
iOS or footsteps.palmshadow.com - MyFitnessPal Calorie counting and activity tracking.
iOS and Android. myfitnesspal.com