Start with a goal
If you clicked on this page, then you have probably figured out that this blog
doesn't have a plan for you to lose weight, but hopefully has provided some pointers in taking charge of your own weight-loss goals and coming up with an eating plan that fits you.
If you don't like the foods you are eating and constantly feel deprived, chances are you will not stick with the plan. This app does not recommend or suggest food choices. It just provides the numbers. All the choices are yours.
After deciding on a weekly weight-loss goal, a daily calorie allowance will appear o the upper left side of the log-in page under Budget. This is the number of calories allotted each day before calories are earned and added from exercise activities. At the far right upper column, a daily balance will appear after logging daily foods. At the end of the day, this column will either be over or under the daily calorie budget.
It was interesting to me that my maintenance budget circled in red (screen shot dated May 11) was close to my daily budget when I was about six weeks into my weight-loss journey (screen shot dated Dec. 7). The daily budget decreases by six or seven calories after each recorded new weight loss.
The app's Help section has information specific for iPhone and Android users, as well as FAQ sections that provide detailed explanations for criteria and activity levels used in determining calorie budgets. It has many helpful suggestions to avoid or move past a plateau.
Of course, the most important part is logging in everyday. You can even set up an alert to be reminded to log in.
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Exercise includes more than gym workouts
Browsing the exercise section turned up a few surprises.
The alphabetical section includes a comprehensive listing of sports, gym workouts and fitness classes, as well as a range of paces in walking and running.
In addition to these, other activities and work include carpentry, gardening, home repair, house cleaning, lawn moving, playing music (playing an instrument), vaccuuming, yardwork and wii sports count toward exercise and can be added to the daily calorie allottment.
Other apps can also be synced with the Lose It app to track physical activity.
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Put favorite recipes in the app
In fact, once a food is added to your data base, it is stored until you decide to delete it. A search feature also provides an extensive data base of food and nutrient info and offers options for foods eaten in restaurants or prepared by someone else.
Another feature that helps with logging in foods is the scanner. Located at the top right of the log-in page, the bar code icon activates the phone camera and easily scans the bar codes on foods to be logged.
Listed under Brands on the log-in page are Supermarket foods and Restaurant Foods. If you forget to scan food while in the kitchen, most likely it can be found in the Supermarket Foods. Under Restaurant Foods are the menus and nutrition information for many of the chain restaurants. With updates, Lose It usually adds more restaurants to the list.
With all these features on this app and the accessibility by phone, it only takes a few seconds a few times a day to log meals, snacks and exercise.
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