Applications that Enhance the Expedition

What applications/ other networks do you use to keep on target and hold yourself accountable?

What I love about the 3 major things I use is that they all post back to Facebook.

The links in each section go to my profile on those networks.

* I use Twitter for posting pictures and a few accomplishments (or failures) throughout the day as a way to maintain a simply "diary" of what this process is like. Since this is one of the hardest things I have ever done -really sticking to it, I want a record of this time as incentive for myself to never get this unhealthy and out of shape again, and also as (hopefully) inspiration for others to keep with it.

* I also use myfitnesspal to keep track of my food and my indoor cardio workouts. The only think I do not like about it is when I do my weight training days, I cannot really keep track of those calories unless I use Wii or something. But, since it is all about calories in and calories out (for the large part), I believe this is essential to making sure that I am getting the right amount of calories.

* I use Endomondo to track my outdoor cardio. It works with the GPS on my phone to track my route (even down to the altitude, to it can calculate intensity), speed, fluid loss, calories burned, time, and I believe that if you have a premium account, it even factors in the weather like temp/ wind speed and direction/ and humidity! I primarily use this for biking, walking, and (when I get there I will use it for) running.

I really have found that since I have been using these things, I hold myself more accountable for my actions. I am more motivated to workout and make that record of the efforts to reaching my goals. In June, I was not using these applications, and even though I wanted to lose weight, I only lost 2.5 pounds FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH. I have been using these applications and having them post to my facebook now for over a week, and I have lost 3 pounds. I believe that these apps are very motivating and have helped my accomplished better overall gains. Because they are easy to use, and twitter limits how many words you can post at a time, they don't really take a lot of time to keep on top of. Having them sync with my Facebook is awesome, because all of my friends and family can see my accomplishments and can motivate me without even having accounts to those things.

I know that 8 completed days isn't really a long standing data set, but I really have hope that these are enhancing my weight loss experience as a whole. I would LOVE to have more followers and all the support will help me reach my goals, and hopefully help you reach yours as well! Hope to see more of you all :D