Hi again ~
Marie, I checked out Lifeform and it was pretty interesting! It covers some areas that Diet Power does not, just as Diet Power covers some areas that Lifeform does not.
Diet Power tracks and projects your metabolism (updating it daily based on your entries,) so you can set a weight loss goal and compare your actual loss vs. your projected loss. Lifeform does not seem to do this.
Lifeform provides a place to log all your medical information, ie. physician's info, results of medical reports and testing. Diet Power does not.
Diet Power tracks more than just the basics. It not only tracks the following, but lets you know when you're deficient in something and makes suggestions for foods high in that nutrient based on the foods you've already entered: calories; total fat (also breaking it down into saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated; ) cholesterol; sodium; potassium; total carbohydrate (also breaking it down into dietary fiber and sugar; ) protein; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; calcium; iron; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; thiamine; riboflavin; niacin; Vitamin B6; folate; Vitamin B12; panto. acid; phosphorus; magnesium; zinc; copper; manganese; selenium; water; and alcohol. Lifeform just tracks calories, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, fiber, sugar, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and calcium. Diet Power also offers a huge reference section on all the nutrients.
Lifeform has a mechanism for logging your measurements. Diet Power does not.
Both Diet Power and Lifeform have areas for journaling; Diet Power has a handy calendar which goes years in advance. I don't know if Lifeform has that.
Since I don't need to log my medical stuff with my nutritional stuff (and there really is a LOT of medical stuff right now, since I'm in the throes of a cancer fight) -- and because I really want to have the most comprehensive nutritional picture I can -- I'm very happy with my Diet Power. I also very much like that I can load it on more than one computer and migrate information from one to the other via email. (Work computer and home computer.) Also, you don't have to be online to use it. And I like that I can customize exercise options, and it adjusts the calories burned according to your weight and height.
Hope this helps! I don't think you could go wrong with either one -- it's just a matter of which option better meets your individual needs.
