I did look through the FAQ and sticky threads so forgive me if this has already been asked.
I am a new calorie counter (I can't really do a diet plan other than calorie counting because we travel so much and last time I checked 7-11's don't carry zone diet meals) and I need a way to log my calories that is easy and fast.
Could anyone please recommend a good website or app that will let me log my calories on the go. Ideally a website that has an app so I can sync them together.
My BF suggested I just buy a calorie counting book but I try to go as paperless as possible, less stuff to lug around.
If you don't use a website, how do you log your calories, in an excel spreadsheet? Im trying to figure out the easiest way to format this so it is fast, then I will actually track stuff!
I use caloriecount.about.com It's a pretty useful site.
I used to have a few apps on my old phone. I didn't really use them much. I can't really remember names of them.
I have both lose it! and the Sparkpeople app. Spark people has a website and the app sync. I use them both but right now I really love spark people. I also tracks excersie, sets goals, and even has a pie chart to tell you where the majority of your calories are coming from. It also has an estimated BMR and tailors your workout/excersie to show what YOUR burning not an average.
I have used a couple different sites now, spark people was ok, but I find myfitnesspal very easy to use. It has a clean, uncluttered interface and a great database that is easy to add to if you can't find the exact thing you are looking for.
For Droid - "Calorie Counter by FatSecret" is great! You can scan barcodes of products you eat and it has it in the database. It also has a great database of restaurant food items. Definitely recommend it, and it's free!
I use the FatSecret Calorie Counter on my Android phone too. The restaurant database is awesome, I always look for the nutrition information there when I'm eating out. I love that I can use my phone, it's small and easy to take to the kitchen, I log my food while I'm cooking it.
myfitnesspal.com (And the corresponding app) is by far the best I've found. They have the most comprehensive food database I've come across (including every grocery store brand, wal-mart & target brands, and even recipes from my favorite recipe sites and books). I also love that when you complete your diary for the day, it tells you, "If you ate like this every day in 5 weeks you would weigh xxx.xx." It's really motivating.
Also, you can friend people like on FB, and share your food diary with people (if you wish). There's also a fairly active forum there.
This is after trying (and giving up on) Livestrong, sparkpeople, fitday, and LoseIt.
I've looked at SparkPeople before replying to this thread because I saw so many enthousiastic replies. I've been using FatSecret's calorie counter but am open to new things.
However, given that I'm in the Netherlands I use different measurements and also the foods here are processed differently from a lot of US products. What I love about FatSecret is that (atleast on the ipad version) they actually have plenty of dutch brand names, so you can also select foods eaten bij brand. Also you can add the barscan code and oftentimes it has the product in system. The sync with the website or other devices doesn't work so well yet though. But other than that it's great!
I am new to this too. I am a little worried that counting calories will take up too much time or be hard if I am not near the computer. I don't want to carry a book around everywhere either. I don't know exactly where I need to start but this thread has given me some great places to look at.
Calorie counting App or website
If you need any help with it let me know i'd be glad to help you!
