New Favorite iPhone App
My new favorite iPhone app is Lose It. You start by putting in your current weight and your target weight and how many pounds per week you’d like to lose. Then it shows you how many calories you can eat per day and has a nice interface for adding your calorie intake (food) and any calories you burn over the baseline (exercise). There is a weekly view that makes it easy to go over a bit on Saturday due to a dinner party but then make up for it with a Sunday run.
If I remember correctly, the app is even free.
My only complaint is with its food database. Every time I search for something I end up getting lots of fast/processed/packaged/frozen options. And the entries often seem to be too low. But it is fairly easy to simply increase the portions to account for that.
Cool, I’ll try it out. I’ve been using WeightBot for tracking weight, but this looks like it’s got some useful features.
Has it worked for you? Have you lost weight with its help?
@Nathan
It has been a little over 3 weeks and I’m down 3 pounds, which matches my goal of 1 pound per week.
Previously I was doing this via spreadsheet (and lots of estimation of what I ate during the day) for about 3 months and lost about 14 pounds, so I think the system is solid. Having this app on the iPhone just makes it easier, which means I’m more likely to stick with it.