Intro from a newbie

  • Good Morning Everyone,
    Just wanted to say HI and tell you a little about myself. My name is Michele and I'm married to a wonderful man (Joe). We have 2 sons ages 17 and 15. I was doing WW before the holidays and slacked off but have decided to still follow the WW way but to calorie count instead of doing the points. I really hate the points, I want to know how many calories I'm eating every day!

    I have the CalorieKing program on my computer and I am using that to keep track of daily calories, fats, proteins and carbs. I'm also starting to log in my exercise time. Aiming for 60 min a day at 6 days a week.

    You all have a great day!
  • Welcome!
  • Hi Michele - I love Calorie King. I've used the palm pilot program throughout my weightloss. I can plan my meals anywhere, anytime, and play with changing around ingredients and quantities. Plus, having that database right in my handbag means I can't plead ignorance when I'm out and about!

    Welcome, and good work getting started!
  • I use Daily Plate, but I agree that I love having access to a calorie database wherever I go. I am constantly pulling out my PDA and checking things. Yesterday we had lunch in from Cosi, and there were some yummy looking cookies. I guessed at 250 calories or so, and was considering having one. Fortunately, I looked it up: 440 calories per cookie!!! That's so many calories for a little cookie; it really grossed me out. I stayed away and was glad I did

    Welcome and hope you find success with calorie counting!
  • Hi Michele

    Welcome to 3FC. I am a member of CalorieKing myself but I use DietPower software on my PC.

    Lori
  • Hey Girls,
    Thanks for the welcome. I've never heard of Daily Plate or Diet Power but I'll be checking them out. I've been thinking of getting a PDA just to have a calorie counting program with me all the time. I'll have to search into that some more.
  • Welcome moonrosee!
  • Welcome! Another good site to keep yourself on track is fitness journal. Good luck and congratulations on taking the leap to become healthy!!