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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.

Free online resources

• 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
• MyFitnessPal: MyFitnessPal has a Calorie Counter and recipe calculator you can use to track your fat intake, for FREE! myfitnesspal.com
  myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator

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:

• Nutrition Menu Reviews indicate this app is good for keeping track of what you eat — from carb and fats. Price: $0.99
• The MyPlate app features groups, forums and experts to support diet tracking. Price: $2.99
• MyNetDiary tracks food portions and serving sizes. Using your height, weight, age, gender and activity level it will determine a daily intake of calories, and fats that fit your profile. Price: FREE