my fitness pal

[BigonaBianchi]

ive been using this android app for a week now and its pretty good...calorie counter...bar code scanner...etc will take forever to be totally accurate as im not all that much of a calorie anorak to enter it all in 100% accurate but it definatly keeps me focused on what i eat...the reality vs my perception of what i am eating was an eye opener.
nothing new maybe but because my phone never leaves my side its always convenient to add meals in.
it also calculates exercises etc and gives breakdowns in list or graph forms..and its free.

 

[Rando]

I have being using myfitnesspal for over a year now and find it really useful for keeping a check on what I actually consume. Makes all the difference when you log what you eat and seeing it written down rather than just in your head of what you think you eat. I also log my exercise into it but adjust the calories burnt to be inline with my Polat HR watch as I find this more accurate than myfitnesspal (which I think vastly overestimates what you burn).
Like you say it is really easy to log food in especially with the scanning mode it features. Best of all its FREE.

 

[tadpole]

165 days and counting, but don't rely on the calories on MFP, either for the foods the servings or the amount burnt. MY HRM is always 100 or so caloires less than the burn listed on Strava, and sometimes twice that for MFP.
It is a good app as it helps you focus on what you are cramming in your face, but if you eat back your execise calories, remember to leave a few hundred spare just in case, the numbers are off. (I deduct 400 from my ride to work everyday as it a take into account my base calories, and b means I don't have to be AR about weighing my food

 

[BigonaBianchi]

For me it's more about getting into the habit of registering all I eat...that alone focuses my.mind on my diet.
At the end of the day I burn what I burn and I eat what I eat. This app can't possibly.be totally accurate but as a tool to stop weight.gain after my transam it's been great.

 

[jdtate101]

I use it too, love the bar code scanner thingy, seem to get most items right first time.

 

[defy-one]

I used it initially to focus on what and how much i was eating. Once the weight started to drop, i stopped using it and focused more on cycling and exercise in general. It helped me fix a lot of my bad eating habits.
If i find myself slipping .... I log back into it and start filling in the days

 

[Andy_G]

Ive used it since May, and together wth cycling ive lost 4 stone in nearly 6 months.

 

[Trail Child]

Also, if you are still not losing weight using a meal tracker, I would recommend a simple measuring cup and kitchen scale. People really overestimate what a serving size is. I had no idea those 500 ml containers of Haagen-Daaz was more than one serving. :drool:

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Perception helps. If you put a small amount of cereal (for example) in a large bowl,it's not going to look like very much. Hence,tipping a drop more in making it amazingly easy to have a very large breakfast.

Also, if you are still not losing weight using a meal tracker, I would recommend a simple measuring cup and kitchen scale. People really overestimate what a serving size is. I had no idea those 500 ml containers of Haagen-Daaz was more than one serving. :drool:

I only weigh my morning porridge but I went through the cupboard and tried a few cups out for weight until I found the magic 100g. The same size of cup is also used for pasta(1cup pp) and rice(1/4cup pp)

 

[MrJamie]

I like that porridge that you can buy in sachets in a single serving size, even if it probably isnt very economical.

I found MFP was alright for pre-packaged food and if your diet is repetitive, but i tend to eat different food every meal of every day, lots of it homemade and it meant constantly adding new meals. It really does help writing down what youve eaten in a day so you can see where your extra calories are coming from and the best way to cut them down. The calorie burn estimates are ridiculous, particularly because it lets the user decide the intensity and if you're overweight/unfit everything feels hard work, so you end up laying claim to the calorie burn of an olympic rower.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I like that porridge that you can buy in sachets in a single serving size, even if it probably isnt very economical.

I found MFP was alright for pre-packaged food and if your diet is repetitive, but i tend to eat different food every meal of every day, lots of it homemade and it meant constantly adding new meals. It really does help writing down what youve eaten in a day so you can see where your extra calories are coming from and the best way to cut them down. The calorie burn estimates are ridiculous, particularly because it lets the user decide the intensity and if you're overweight/unfit everything feels hard work, so you end up laying claim to the calorie burn of an olympic rower.

I'd need 3 of them tbh

 

[MrJamie]

I'd need 3 of them tbh

One with some dried fruit seems to do me alright for a while

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

One with some dried fruit seems to do me alright for a while

Cinnamon or mixed spice + maple syrup = heavenly

 

[The Jogger]

Can you download it on to your laptop like an app?

 

[The Jogger]

Thanks Mort I'll use it in conjunction with my 5:2 diet.