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this is article is right on track with my own experience over the last year with both calorie counting and intense exercise; MND has helped me build and track through accurate records a realistic picture of what I am eating, it's composition (fat/carbs/protein) and how it is directly impacting my body's structure (waist, weight, clothes sizes); over time (you need at least a month or two) your brain will review MND results enough times to begin to see the connection between calorie deficit/excess and your body; after that, it just becomes a lifestyle, not a "diet" or a "program"; it is the way i live now and I don't need to consciously think about whether I should continue or not; i simply know now that I have no real alternative because going back is just too painful to consider; and the future appears fun and joyous now--liteally! when you begin to feel this way you will know you have truly changed your lifestyle and therefore your life-- hope this helps-- MtnDog


I do both. I track everything I eat using MND. I use Fitbit to track all my activity. The total calorie count from the same activity comes in lower using Fitbit. I try to err on the side of overestimating calories consumed and underestimating calories burnt.


Agree. This has been my experience exactly!


The important piece for me was to realize just how much exercise has to be done to "make up for" that pizza indulgence. I don't exercise so I can eat more; I eat less/healthier and exercise for what it does for my mood and the look of my muscles. I know some people are really into the thing of "earning" splurges with exercise, but I find I am far less likely to splurge now (on food, anyway) than when I wasn't tracking both exercise and calories with MND. Yeah, I love pizza, but when I look at the fact that (a) those two pieces of Costco pizza loaded on my calorie allowance for a whole day, (b) there was no way I could exercise enough to make up for it, and (c) I felt so sluggish and sleepy after my "splurge," I started to think of it as a triple-whammy unlikeable experience that I want to avoid. I don't make DH give up his pizza, but I don't find myself being jealous of him when he orders one and eats it in front of me.

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