Being vegan i have to make almost everything new on fitday, i want to know who likes what better and why? Or maybe you use something else to count calories. Id like to know???? thanks so much
I prefer Daily Plate because I don't have a hard time finding the things I eat on it. The database is huge, and a good portion of it is verified. It's also extremely easy to add my own recipes.
I'm glad this was asked. I'm losing weight right now ut if it stops soon I'll be looking for a site like this o use. I'm just looking for whichever one is easiest to use, not really looking for a million different options to play with. Thanks!
I heard the 'new' fitday is a lot easier to add in than the old one. I may not know what I'm talking about though because I've got the downloaded PC version and I don't use the webbased version.
I will agree that the Daily Plate is soooooo easy, but be very careful! It's subject to terrible inaccuracy because the database is primarily entered by users, and it's not checked thoroughly. I've seen differences by hundreds of calories, and decades of carbs and protein.
I use The Daily Plate, but am very careful to check the numbers before I just go with them. Jennifer is right, they have a lot of inaccuracies. I use the verified items as much as possible, or items I have put in myself.
I have a few choices:
1) a book that has lots of food items with calories
(for when I'm not near a computer)
2) nutritiondata.com (includes low-density information)
(huge nutrition resource)
3) caloriecount.about.com
(I track my success here)
4) my "handy-dandy notebook"
Notebook: I write each day new with about four columns, handwrite in each food with calorie, food group (p=protein, c=calcium, v=veggie, f=fruit, g=grain, *=MUFA). Each meal gets totaled and should be about 300-320 calories (give or take). I eat four meals a day. I also log my exercise. I never log my walking or casual exercise just my "official" workouts. Casual is just extra that covers my little cheats or poor calorie counts.
I use The Daily Plate, but am very careful to check the numbers before I just go with them. Jennifer is right, they have a lot of inaccuracies. I use the verified items as much as possible, or items I have put in myself.
I'd suggest The Daily Plate too and definitely follow this advice. If you're not sure about the accuracy of the calorie count listed on there, you can always enter it yourself.
If you have a blackberry or an iPhone, TDP has an app that sync's with the site so that you can track your calories even when you're on the go.
Something I just noticed this past week was that I had a pop up window saying that the item had been checked for accuracy by a moderator. It appears they have been bought by Lean and Strong.
I've been using Lose it! on the ipod touch and I absolutely love it. I've calorie counted for an entire week which is a record for me. I usually get tired of it after a day or 2.
Fitday or Daily Plate?
