MyFitnessPal is probably the most common fitness app or food tracker on the market but registered dietitian, Melanie Douglass has a warning when it comes to tracking your food. People make two common mistakes with fitness apps. One is that they overestimate how active they are and they don’t track or measure the correct foods. […]
Have you heard of anyone say “if it fits in your macros?” Counting Macros is just another way of dieting in which you count your intake of the three macronutrients – carbs, fats and protein. The diet aims to not eliminate any specific nutrient (like keto eliminating carbs) but rather eat a balance of them. […]
Weight training is great for everyone. Weight training should be included in any exercise plan. Muscle is very metabolically active and weight training increases bone density and confidence. Sometimes people give up on weight training because they are not seeing results. Melanie Douglass encourages everyone to stick with weight training even if you aren’t seeing […]
Dietitians often advise people to eat a variety of foods and colors because that rule helps people get their fruits and vegetables in while also not restricting cravings too much but it is important to think of variety over the span of a week or month, not one meal. If you give yourself too many […]
