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11-28-2011, 01:34 PM
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Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Georgia
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Height: 5'5"
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Is there an app for that?
Like most 20 year old I cannot breathe without my phone, it's the one thing I have with me at all times. So my question is, is there an app for that? I'm looking for a good food journal app, a measurement/weight tracker app as well as an app to help me figure out how to count calories. I will officially be starting my new life tomorrow, and I woukd like to have all of my tools in place. Thanks in advance for your help.
Last edited by ReadySetLose; 11-28-2011 at 01:35 PM.
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11-28-2011, 01:45 PM
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Jessica
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 726
S/C/G: 153/132/fit and confident
Height: 5'8"
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I love the "loseit" app, it's got a huge database of foods and their calorie counts, you can create your own foods and recipes, track your weight, exercise calories burned... I think it's great! It will also keep trac of your macronutrients if you're trying to do a low carb/low fat/ whatever... You can also be friends with other loseit users to stay accountable. I can't live without it now! It almost makes calorie counting fun ;-) you can change the settings to give yourself however many calories in your "budget" and will also let you know your averages for the end of the week and graphs your weight loss as you record it.
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11-28-2011, 01:52 PM
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needs constant reminding
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,852
S/C/G: 164/maintenance since 8/08
Height: 5'4"
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i like the livestrong daily plate calorie counter. I think they have iphone app only. But, boy, I'd love an android app!
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11-28-2011, 01:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 28
S/C/G: 180/147/135
Height: 5'4''
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Lose It! is a great app. You can also log the information online and syncs it to your app, which is really helpful. I would just warn against going too hard with the Lose It app though. You can select how many pounds a week you want to lose (I believe between 2 and .5 a week). Starting out at two lbs a week can be a bit too restrictive (found out the hard way) so just take that into consideration.
MyFitnessPal is also a good one.
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11-28-2011, 01:55 PM
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IATEJEN
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 48
S/C/G: 172.5/ticker/140
Height: 5'9"
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For the iPhone, there is an app called Calorie Counter by FatSecret. It's a free app that allows you to track food, exercise, and weigh-ins. I love that it has a barcode scanner so, you don't have to enter all the info off of a new food - just scan the barcode and record how much you ate. It also contains a great database of recipes. I use them often when I've got an ingredient that needs to be used but am not sure what to do with it.
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11-28-2011, 02:26 PM
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Dedicated Yogi
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 894
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im a blackberry user, and i use sparkpeople. you can sync the two together with online and mobile, i believe it works with iphone too! it's awesome.
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11-28-2011, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: California
Posts: 659
S/C/G: 285/211/165
Height: 5'6"
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My Fitness Pal is awesome. It's an app and a website. The app has a bar ode scanner, recipe creator (so you can easily find the cals in a serving of homemade soup for example).
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11-29-2011, 04:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In the middle of the Desert
Posts: 137
S/C/G: 220/148/140(ATM)
Height: 5'2" on a good day
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Another vote for sparkpeople! Its free and has one of the best support groups and extensive database of information. I also love their pre-set programs for exercise. They even have 'strength training at home'!
However, since I plan on doing sumptuous' full body work out, I was wondering if anyone has a decent weight lifting app they can recommend? I have 'runner's log' for my C25k (as well as Get Running) I figured an application dedicated solely to my weight lifting might inspire me. Since I have an iTouch I would love it if it already has a database of all the workouts in case I forgot what certain moves are or how to do them correctly but have no access to wifi.
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11-29-2011, 06:22 PM
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Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Georgia
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I downloaded the sparkpeople app. I used it to log my food today, and must admit that I'm surprised how many calories I have consumed today. My eyes are totally opened to this now. I almost didn't want to enter all of my food because I didn't think I wanted to know how much I was really eating. I'm glad I did though. It really makes me more aware of this now.
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11-30-2011, 01:15 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Middle of the Cornfields
Posts: 97
S/C/G: 296/289/180
Height: 5'9"
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Another vote for Loseit and Sparkpeople. I just downloaded the loseit app, and it seems really interesting. I signed up for sparkpeople years ago online, and some of their articles are great...I do not know about their app though.
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