Calorie Tracker by LIVESTRONG.COM - LIVESTRONG.COM
Publisher: LIVESTRONG.COM
Price: $2.99
Category: Healthcare
Release Date: 2008-11-02
AppIgloo Review:
Overview
The daily calorie tracker from livestrong.com is a nice tool if you are trying to watch your calories. It has several helpful features and a large database from which to draw food items. It also can link into your profile at livestrong.com where they have even more features to help you live a healthy lifestyle.
Features:
To get the most from this app you should create a profile at livestrong.com and then link the iPhone app to your new account. On your computer you can input some of your vitals like your gender, your current weight and your weight loss goal. Based on this information your are given a daily caloric intake target. The app then allows you to input your calorie intake and your calorie expenditures (exercise and activity) to help you reach your weight goals.
You can tap the “Food” icon to enter your foods from a database of 450,000 different meals, ingredients and restaurants. I usually am able to find what I am looking for, even if it is something from a local restaurant. Then as you eat you just put in the foods that you eat and you will get an idea of how many calories you have left to eat. The “My Plate” icon keeps track of the foods you have eaten. You can search by date if you would like. Tap the “My Weight” icon to see a quick line graph showing your weight over the past few days. From there you just tap the “Current Weight” icon and enter your weight for the day. Having this capability on the iPhone makes it fairly simple to track your weight and look-up the nutritionals on your meals. The “Fitness” icon allows you to search the fitness database where you can estimate how many calories you burn with each activity. It is a fairly comprehensive database, most activities are listed there.
Summary
The Livestrong.com Calorie Tracker App for iPhone is a useful tool to help you reach your weight goals. It is best used in conjunction with the website but it can also be useful to search the database if you are out eating and want to choose a healthy alternative. No app on the iPhone (or any phone for that matter) will make you lose weight. It really just takes will power and discipline but if you have those two things, this app will help you reach your goals.
Ever been curious about how many calories are in that dish you’re about to order? Or, how much fat is in that tuna melt at the diner down the street? The free LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker can help you find that information and keep a digital diary of your daily calories. And best of all, it's from LIVESTRONG.COM, a joint partnership with Lance Armstrong Foundation and Demand Media. *** UPDATE 10/23 - Improved food search: faster and no duplicate food bug fixed The application lets you look up or track your daily caloric, fat, carbohydrate and protein intake with the click of a button. You will have access to The Daily Plate at LIVESTRONG.COM, which offers a comprehensive nutrition database of more than 525,000 food and restaurant items. Most major competitors only have 7,000 items in their database. You can also find and track the amount of calories you can burn in our database of exercises and activities. Caloric burn is calculated based personally on your measurements. Whether you want to lose, maintain or gain weight, the LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker will help you achieve your diet and nutritional goals. This application is a companion tool for members of The Daily Plate at LIVESTRONG.COM. There is also a free service online. www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate Additional online features include support groups, forums on a variety of topics and expert Q&A. The LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker offers: * The largest database of food and restaurant items * Customized daily calorie intake based on your goals * Weight tracking on your phone and online, with a bi-directional synch from web to phone * A diary of your caloric, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, sugar, fiber and protein intake Note: You can still track the fitness database and any food items you've tracked before even when you are offline. The items will sync the next time you use the device on a network. The LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker is a diet coach, nutritionist, and food planner at your fingertips. www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate For any questions or help with the application, check out our support forum: http://www.livestrong.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=26 © 2008 LIVESTRONG.COM |
This screen shows what I have eaten today.
This screen shows the progress of my diet in weightloss!
1 Review
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jurge on
February 15, 2010
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very nice app! |
