The first thing you will do is input your personal information This includes Weight Goal Weight Gender Height Birthday Goal Weight LossWeek Personal Information Goals should be reasonable ID: 739968
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Lose It: A Brief TutorialSlide2
The first thing you will do is input your personal information
This includes:
WeightGoal WeightGenderHeightBirthdayGoal Weight Loss/Week
Personal InformationSlide3
Goals should be reasonable
1-2 pounds weight loss/week is a standard goal
Refer back to you body mass index (BMI) and goal body weight
Setting goalsSlide4
Women have different body weight goals than men
Women should have a higher body fat percentage than men
Personal InformationSlide5
Height affects how much energy (calories) you need in a day
Taller people require more calories
Body MeasurementsSlide6
Inputting your birthday will provide the program with your age
Age impacts your metabolism, which affects how many calories you burn daily
Personal InformationSlide7
Make obtainable goals
Maintaining your weight, rather than trying to loss, can be beneficial as well
It’s also less stressful
Setting GoalsSlide8
This allows the program to track your daily steps
Walking for 1 hour can burn over 200 calories
10,000 steps/day (a typical goal) can burn up to 500 calories
Get your steps inSlide9
Allowing the program to send you notifications will keep you on track
Staying motivated can be difficult
Get a partner to track their progress daily in the program as well to compare results and keep each other motivated
Staying on trackSlide10
This screen tells you about:
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our daily activityYour calorie budgetYour weekly budget
To start tracking your intake, tap the “Log” icon
Your Home ScreenSlide11
You can search for food by pressing the “+” button
LogSlide12
You can search for a single item under the “search” tab
Finding FoodSlide13
Enter the amount you ate
Press “Add”
The program tells you the macronutrient breakdown of the product, including:Carbohydrates, total fat and saturated fat, sodium, protein, fiber and sugar
Once you Select an Item…Slide14
You can also search for a food item by brands (in the “Supermarket Foods” button) or by restaurant (in the “Restaurant Foods” button)
More Search OptionsSlide15
You can also create and save your favorite recipes using the “Recipes” tab
More OptionsSlide16
Once the day is completely tracked, the program will give you a breakdown of components
A good recommendation is:
50-55% Carbohydrate20-25% Protein
25-30% Fat
Daily TrackingSlide17
There are additional features when you press the “+” on the top right of the screen
Back to your Home ScreenSlide18
You can connect with friends, join groups, and message people
Social OptionsSlide19
To track exercise, press the running man icon
Tracking ExerciseSlide20
Just like the food tracking feature, you simply search the activity you completed and fill out the amount of time spent doing the activity
If you allowed the program to track your steps,
do not add the steps again, this will give you false resultsTracking ExerciseSlide21
If you allowed the program to track your steps, this will automatically update
You can see how many steps you have taken by pressing the “Steps” Tab
Daily StepsSlide22
The app has other features to keep you motivated
Press the “Challenges” tab
Back to the Home ScreenSlide23
There is already a community using Lose It
Try joining one of the challenges, or just read what other people have to say about the challenges
Challenges