We all want to be healthy but doing the work to obtain good health is a different story.

Dieting is hard, and change is even more difficult. 

It requires us to change our habits, eliminate our favorite foods and get our bodies moving. And unfortunately, when things are too hard, we don’t know where to start or how to stick with it.

Basically, we want all of the benefits of improving our metabolism with healthy choices without actually having to make the changes to do so. We love the benefits that we’ll get from making better choices when it comes to food, such as losing weight, increased energy level, and dramatically improving the quality of our lives. But we want this without actually having to put in the work.

Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. This often leads us to set unrealistic goals. We know in the back of our minds that we’ll never be able to achieve them so that we have a reason to call it quits and give up.

But because it’s so difficult to obtain when we finally do, it’s absolutely amazing. 

Finding ways to make this transition easier is essential to staying on track and obtaining your goals, whether to lose weight or to keep your cholesterol levels low.

Technology makes dieting easy by keeping track of the foods, calories and macros for you. And we’ve put together a list of apps that will help you set, keep and obtain your health goals by tracking everything for you.

These free apps are designed to make your efforts to live a healthier life much easier by taking the guessing out of every step. There are recipe ideas based on your specific dietary needs, reading labels to catch your food allergies, exercise routines for your specific level, help with controlling your mood throughout the entire process, and guidance for staying on track.

ShopWell

Reading nutrition labels isn’t an easy thing to do. But with ShopWell, you can create your food profile, so every time you scan a food label into the app, it will give you a personalized nutrition score based on your goals, health concerns, and allergies. 

Easy Meals

With over 150 recipes, you’ll be able to find the best healthy meals for breakfast, lunch, or dinner based on calories, diet type, such as vegetarian. These are pretty straightforward healthy recipes that help you save time by automatically generating a shopping list for you. And it even goes as far as categorizing the ingredients based on which aisle they’d be in at the grocery store. 

The only downside to this app is that you can only plan your meals for one day.

Health Pal

Keeping track of your healthy lifestyle takes commitment and a constant reminder. Health Pal helps to do both with diet reminders, food and exercise trackers, and messages that will help to empower your journey, keeping you on track with your healthy lifestyle and goals.

Moodpath: Depression and Anxiety

We go through a ton of emotions when dieting and making lifestyle changes. Change is never easy. And our mental health plays a significant role in our dieting efforts. It is often hard to control your emotions. This app helps by monitoring your emotions and gives you proven techniques that will help on those days when your emotions are getting the best of you. You simply use the daily check-in tool and tell the app how you’re feeling, and it will help provide you with ways to help with those negative thoughts and keep you accountable. 

If you believe you have an eating disorder that makes it impossible to stay on track, you must address this issue. Go to google and search “what is TMS for depression,” and you can find the help that you need.

MyFitnessPal

Keeping track of your macros has become a major part of just about any weight loss or weight management program. MyFitnessPal will help you keep track of your macros and also allows you to create workouts. There’s a database of over 350 exercises, so no matter what fitness level you’re at, you’ll have no problem creating a personalized fitness plan.

Whether you’re trying to lose weight or adapting to a healthy lifestyle to improve your overall health, making changes is never easy. It’s important that you keep a journal of your journey, set realistic goals, and have a good support system. Using these apps will help you to stay on track with your meals, choices, and focus.

Change is hard, but you are stronger.