RunningAHEAD - Topic: Calorie Counter (Calories In vs. Calories Out)

posted: 3/4/2008 at 8:34 PM

I used to know a website where I could track what I ate but also track what workouts I did and it told me how many calories I ate minus calories I burned but I forgot what site I tracked them on. Does anybody know of a good site to track both of these? I heard that tracking calories burned is not very accurate but looking at a low number of calories burned gets me motivated to burn more.

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lfichtel

posted: 3/4/2008 at 8:43 PM

I use sparkpeople.com. It's good for tracking exercise and food...and there are tons of groups and challenges to become involved with if that's your thing, too. Oh yeah - and it's free. Smile

Marcus L S

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posted: 3/4/2008 at 9:26 PM
modified: 3/4/2008 at 9:26 PM

www.fitday.com It's free and pretty user friendly.

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posted: 3/4/2008 at 10:49 PM

www.fitday.com - online free or you can upgrade to a downloaded version that is better at custom recipes www.calorieking.com www.dailyplate.com Only bad thing i have heard about sparkpeople is that they generate a lot of spam.

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holo

posted: 3/4/2008 at 11:10 PM
modified: 3/4/2008 at 11:10 PM

I like dailyplate.com

ruthiepj

posted: 3/5/2008 at 2:56 PM

thedailyplate.com is much easier to use than others I have found.

Marnee

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posted: 3/5/2008 at 6:23 PM

The best I have found is: caloriecount.about.com A great interface and fun user community as well.

deviantrunner

posted: 3/7/2008 at 12:58 PM

Thanks for all the replies. I've used Sparkpeople and I actually lost some weight using that website. I think I'll check out dailyplate and see how good it is. Smile

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven or hell." –John Milton "Life is short. Break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile."

CallieB

posted: 3/7/2008 at 7:20 PM

I used calorieking.com to lose 90 pounds. The only downside is that their calorie-burned calculator always way overestimated mine. But as long as you go in knowing that, you can adjust your calorie needs. in comparison to the others mentioned, CK has a HUGE food database. I looked around recently for a free version of what I've been doing, and nothing compared to the database or easy of use at Calorie King.

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Wingz

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posted: 3/8/2008 at 10:22 AM

Quote from Marnee on 3/5/2008 at 6:23 PM:

The best I have found is: caloriecount.about.com A great interface and fun user community as well.

I'm trying this out. One thing I'm finding is that I can't record eating just some of an item. Is there a way to fix this? For example, what if I have just half a sandwich? I can record 1,2, or 3 servings of things but I don't see a way to have less...

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