Learning how to read

1. If you had never been taught how to read, would you automatically know how to read? 
2. Would you know automatically why it's important to know how to read? 
3. Would you know the value in knowing how to read?

Answers:
1.No -  Probably started at home with my Mom and siblings, but I remember my teachers at school teaching me how to read.
2. No - I was taught without realizing I had a choice in it. My peers were doing the same thing, we were all in this together.  It was the norm.
3. No, but as I got older I could see the value in knowing how to read.

1. If you had never been taught how to portion control and make healthy eating choices, would you automatically know how to portion control and make healthy eating choices?
2. Would you know automatically why it's important to know how to portion control and make healthy eating choices?
3. Would you know the value in knowing how to portion control and make healthy eating choices?

Answers:
1. No  - but I was never hungry, no one ever said how to eat, you just ate
2. No - I couldn't see the impact of it, everyone ate and so did I
3. No - but as I got older I thought it's just me. Why do I look different than everyone else because  we're all doing the same thing, eating

  I'm trying to get to the root of my issues with food. When and why did it all start?  Because this time I don't want to go back.


- Kara Lea

Food Log Apps

I have become a food scanning nut!  My daughter would not go to the grocery store with me last Saturday  because my plan was to scan food labels and compare nutrition/calorie values! 

One of the sites/apps that my personal trainer recommends is "Lose It".  We can enter or scan the foods we eat and then print out our weekly logs to go over with her when we meet weekly.  I like it this one.  It's very simple and the app lets me use my smart phone to scan the bar codes for nutrition info.

Here are some other ones: (you can access them on your computer too)

Food Log Apps:
    SparkPeople (this one was a little to "busy" for me, but they have some good articles, etc)
    Daily Plate
    My Fitness Pal
    Calorie King
    Lose It

Nutrition Apps:
    Fooducate ( I love this one - now that I'm learning about the nutritional value of my food, not just calorie value, this has wonderful information on it)

What Apps or web sites do you use to help you with your weight loss journey?

Make one good choice today, it can lead to another!
Blessings to you today - Kara Lea