Just like everyone I know, I’m on a mission to lose weight in 2010. Hopefully, this year, I can stick with it. When I was in college, I danced all day and night (on TCU’s Dance Team). We were required to make weigh ins and look our best all the time. Once I graduated and moved on to a “desk” job the New Job 15 really hit me. At work there is never a shortage of catered lunches, happy hours, and of course honey roasted peanuts. It’s time to change things around. In the past, I’ve tried Weight Watchers. It worked well and taught me the power of calorie counting and portion control. I paid $16 a month for an online subscription. The hard part was, Weight Watchers did not have a robust mobile site or app. We all know if your goal is to keep track of the food you consume, it’s best to do it right after you eat…which isn’t typically at a computer. I ended my Weight Watcher’s contract a few months ago.
I regularly scroll the “featured” apps in the app store on my iPhone. One that popped up this week was the Lose It app. This app is basically a handy dandy calorie counter. I entered my current weight, then entered my desired weight and it told me how many calories I can consume per day. During the day I enter the items I eat and the app calculates approximately how many calories I’m taking in. I can also get “calories back” by hitting the gym.
So far I’m super impressed. The app was FREE and does everything I was paying the Weight Watchers web site for. The app is also super social. If you are comfortable sharing your progress with your Twitter followers you can link the app with your Twitter account. Not sure if I’m ready for that yet.
For other motivation, I’ve signed up for the Fort Worth Cowtown 5K.
Time to stop writing and hit the gym! Laters!
Hi Christy,
Found your blog through a mutual friend of ours, Shay Dixon. I also used to dance in college (Baylor Songleaders, whoop!) and am dealing with the same struggles at my new desk job. I actually yelled at someone the other day for bringing donuts for the office!… jokingly of course. But it is a struggle. I’m about to switch from my Blackberry to the iPhone so I’ll definitely check out the “lose it” app. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Tara! It’s tricky keeping it in check when you go from dancing everyday to sitting at a desk : (
The lose it app is pretty helpful, I try to use it everyday!
Good luck! Stay in touch!
Christi