blog #10 FREE phone apps for blackberry and iphone for calorie/exercise tracking

I use calorie counter by fat secret which is a FREE download for the blackberry (and it is ranked #1 app for health and fitness for the blackberry.)

• The cool features it has: restaurant info, supermarket nutrient info, popular brand details
• There is an exercise diary to track your caloric expenditure
• A weight tracker keeps your measurements
• The sync option allows you to connect your progress to your home computer and save EVERYHTING! (How cool!!)
• MY FAVORITE PART: I like the quick pick section where you can choose categories like snacks, beans or legumes and nuts and seeds. This option not only lists all of subcategories but it gives the nutrient content for each category.

• My friend and classmate in the nutrition program Hadis reviews her free lose it ipod application

  • “I found a application that is FREE and really easy to use, its called Lose It!
    It allows you to create a profile, with daily calorie requirements calculated on your weight, height, gender and age. Your requirements can be adjusted depending on your weight loss goals. You can enter food & portion sizes via a searchable database, it has nutrient information, daily fat (+saturated fat), protein, cholesterol, carbohydrates & fiber intake.
  • You can also add exercise information which subtracts from your daily caloric intake. My favorite part is the graph that shows your weight loss progress over time. So far I have lost 4.5 pounds! Its also great because it helps you stay aware of what you are putting into your body, this is great because I like to snack when I study so it help me control some of the stress munchies!”