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4 Cool Calorie Trackers

admin — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:44:50 +0000

In order to stay healthy and on the right weight, you are going to have watch what you eat and exercise often. You also have to keep counting those calories to make sure you don’t take in more calories than your body needs. These 4 calorie trackers can make the counting process much easier:

CalorieSmart: a simple handheld calorie counter that covers 50,000 food items for over 250 restaurants and 500 brands. It provides you with nutrient information on foods you want to take in.

Digiweigh Computerized Food Diet Scale: calculates kilocalories, cholesterol, fat, salt, fiber, protein, and carbohydrates for your foods. It covers 999 foods.

BodyMedia FIT Weight Management Solution Armband: not a cheap solution by any means but it gives you the chance to keep track of the amount of calories you are burning. It can help you eat right too.

CalPal Pocket-Sized Digital Calorie Tracker: not a bad tool if you are looking to keep track of your calories on the road.

Of course, you can just use your iPhone or Android phone to keep track of calories. There are just so many ways of doing that these days.

4 Best Calorie Counters To Track your Activities

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:28:32 +0000

Many people who want to lose weight are afraid of measurement tools such as scales, calorie counters, and so on. People who don’t stick with their diet are afraid of measuring themselves and their activities each day, knowing that they may have fallen short, and it could hurt their confidence if they have gained weight instead of losing it. The best way to get over the fear is by understanding why you should measure things. Unless you set a goal for yourself and work towards it, you are not going to achieve success. One way to measure whether you are making progress is by adopting a calorie management system. These gadgets not only track your activities, but they help you get an overall sense of whether you are achieving your goals on a daily basis.

Calorie management systems are more than just calorie counters that are anything but accurate. These systems are not only accurate but their track your every activity, so you know how many more calories you need to burn each and everyday. If you are looking for a sophisticated calorie tracker, here are 4 you need to consider:

GoWear fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System: track calories, steps, physical activity levels and sleep efficiency, so you can work on improving those small details to lose more weight and become more fit. Online Activity Manager helps you monitor your progress over time, so you won’t be able to get away with slacking off.

LifeSource XL-20 Wireless Activity Monitor: one cool, tiny gadget that tracks steps, calories, activity time, and distance. You can clip it on your shoe, your clothes, and so on. And you can always go over your data by connecting the USBconnector.

Gruve Personal Calorie Burn and Activity Intensity Monitor: a cool little gadget that lets you track the amount of calories you are burning through your activities and even encourages you to move when you are not meeting your goals.

Impact Sports ePulse Strapless Calorimeter: Chest-strap-free heart rate monitor and calorimeter that monitors your activity level and tells you whether you are staying on track each and every day. It calculates calories burned based on personal profile and heart rate. Affordable too.

If you are planning to get fit by increasing your activity level everyday, these calorie tracking systems come in very handy.

Your turn: which calorie tracker are you using to track your activities?

FitBit: the Ultimate Calorie Counter

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:22:00 +0000

After months of waiting, Fitbit has finally been released to the market. For those of you not familiar with the product, it’s the ultimate calorie counter designed to help you stay on track and motivate yourself everyday to get your body moving. FitBit is tiny gadget that you can put on your clothes or on your wrist to track your every step, the amount of calorie you have burned each and every day, and even your sleep quality. Best of all, it comes with an online companion site that the device uploads you data to to help you chart and keep better track of your progress over weeks and months.

So how does Fitbit work? It’s very simple. You can put Fitbit on your clothes and go about doing your daily work without having to worry about counting your steps or doing anything in particular. The device will automatically take care of everything else. It counts your calories and steps and helps you figure out whether you have reached your daily goal (as far as burned calorie is concerned). It also works when you are sleep. The device will keep track of your movement when you are sleep to help you figure out whether you are getting enough sleep each and every night.

All in all, Fitbit is a nice, tiny gadget for those who want to get more scientific and track everything they take in and every step they take. FitBit is not going to lose your weight for you. It’s not a magic gadget. You still have to do the workout. But if you like dealing with numbers to keep you on track, FitBit comes in handy. It’s a bit pricey for what it does but is a time and life saver.

Top Calorie Counters

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:05:46 +0000

Research has shown that counting calories is the best way to lose weight. You can try all those fancy diets, but what it comes down to is how much you take in and how much you burn every day. But counting calories is not that easy. I have seen so many people who claim they are no a strict calorie diet but they don’t lose weight. You know why? Because they discount things that they eat. Yogurt may not look like a product that has a significant number of calories, but it does. So does the Apple and other fruits. So if you are planning to burn calorie, you’ve got to count everything you eat.

Thankfully, there are many calorie counting services available on the web. These tools help you figure out how much exactly you are taking in so you know how much you have to burn. Here are the top calorie counters on the web:

iGoogle counter: a great widget for your iGoogle page that tells you how much you are taking in.
Calorie Count: Calorie Count is one of the best tools for calorie junkies.
Calorie King: Calorie King allows you to search through meals and find out about their properties.
Calorie Lab: Calorie Lab is another great tool if you want to count calories religiously.
The Calorie Counter: a simple but effective source of calories for all kinds of food.
Common Sense: another simple calorie counter that shows you how much you are burning per exercise session.
Sparkle People: Sparkle People is another free calorie counter and gives you diet plans too!
WebMD: WebMD’s calorie counter is one of the best counters, helping you figure out how much you are burning with your exercises.

There you have it. You don’t need a sophisticated gadget to count calories effectively. Feel free to share your favorite tools here.

The Foolproof Way To Lose Weight

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:46:08 +0000

If you have been struggling to lose weight, the chances are you have tried many weight loss systems to no avail. Some ask you to eat exotic food. Others ask you to eat more meals each and every day. And a few others ask you to exercise your butt off. In reality, losing weight is not that complicated. The more you take in, the more you have to burn to lose weight. If you decide to have that pie cake with 1,500 calories, you are probably going to do something very special to get rid of all that calorie. The ONLY way you can lose weight is by burning more calories than you take everyday. That’s not to say diet systems don’t work. Some of them do, and they do very well. But don’t let anyone make you take your eyes off the ball.

Sites such as The Calorie Counter allow you to find out exactly how much you are taking in each day, and how much you need to burn to lose weight. So is it possible to lose weight without doing any exercise? In theory it is. But it’s not healthy and not a long-term approach. Exercising gets your engine going and helps you build muscles, and we all know muscles are calorie burning machines. But whichever way you decide to go, it’s all about calories.