One of my New Year’s goals involves increasing my physical activity and eating healthier meals. I’ve found a program to help me. It’s called Lose It! A friend mentioned it in a blog post a few weeks ago. It’s a program for tracking daily meals, physical activity and participation in challenges. Competition with others or working together to achieve common goals is encouraged in the Lose It! community. Some of the challenges include increasing water intake, eating more vegetables, daily log-ins or challenges to stay within your caloric budget for a month. 
My personal challenges are increased water intake, daily log-ins and making an effort to stay within my caloric budget. On Saturday, I went over my caloric budget. My family and I ate at a favorite restaurant. The next day, I adjusted my intake and increased activity.
Since I’ve starting the program, I’ve lost three pounds.
There are Apps for iPhone, Android phones, iPod Touch and iPad for people who want to track on the go. There is also a premium program that allows connection to other fitness Apps for a better tracking experience.
Writing is a sedentary job. Keeping your butt in the chair is good for your writing career, but not so good for your body and your heart.
What programs or activities do you use to keep fit and healthy?
IndieReCon 2014, a free online writer’s conference, is in it’s second year. Conference begins February 25, 2014 and concludes February 27, 2014. The keynote speakers this year are Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath. They will host a two hour chat about The Evolving Indie Industry and Standing Out in the Pile. They will also entertain questions.
Alicia Coleman 