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My Fitness Pal

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I love the application on my phone called Myfitnesspal  I have lost 14 pounds since I started it. I have NEVER ever counted calorie intake and my cardio.  Losing weight really is all about just being aware of what you are doing and what you are intaking.  I can not believe all the "yuck" I used to put in my body. Chips, cookies, ice cream, and so on. On this app you enter in how much you weigh and what your target weight is in the amount of time and it tells you how many calories you can intake for the day.  It can be hard at times especially when you are on the go like me....the easiest thing to do would stop at McDonalds and grab a Chicken sandwich that you think is healthy but really it is 600 calories and that is half of your calorie allowance.  You know this because when you add to your daily diary you type in McDonald Chicken sandwich and it tells you how many calories it has...you can also scan anything with a barcode to distinguish how many calories it has. Try it

Tile your own backsplash!!!

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Why would you PAY someone to tile your home when you can do it yourself? I LOVE tiling....the worst part about it is probably the clean-up so honestly ANYONE can tile....I seem to have better look tiling walls rather than floor but floor is east too... What you need: tile, mortar, grout, trowel, float, sponge (for cleanup), spacers (depending on tile), and a wet saw (depending on tile) On this tile I have applied to my backsplash I didn't want to deal with a wet saw so I bought some glass tiles adhered to a mesh backing and I just cut them to the size and shape I needed with scissors... choose your tile...I found this at home depot for $1.50 sq. ft.  clearance.  Our store didn't have as many as I needed so I had 2 other locations ship them to my store.   After you choose your tile you need to choose a grout to match...the store has grout samples to match to.  You can choose a sand grout or a no-sand grout.  With glass tiles you DO NOT want to use the sand grout or it