08.13.09
LoseIt! App Tour for iPod Touch / iPhone
When hand held gadgetry took a step from the realm of entertainment, liability and annoyance and into functionality with the iPod Touch, I decided to jump ship and see what it has to offer. Through many an exultation from my friend The Red Devil, I came to learn about particular apps to help us on our ever winding road to health and wellness. One such app has been LoseIt.
The fine folks at FitNow, Inc. have combined weight, nutrition, diet and exercise tracking and crammed it all into one rather comprehensive program. It allows access to an extensive nutritional database of foods both common and commercial (and, for the lovers-of-the-esoteric such as myself, the ability to create recipes and log original food items) and has a broad spectrum of exercise selections where you can adjust the length and even intensity of your workout.
Concerned about more than just tracking your weight and calories? Worry not! LoseIt can allow you to a daily and weekly glance at your current intake of the major essential nutritional points such as fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, fiber, sugar, and of course protein.
There two things I’d like to see changed in the future updates; namely, the ability to track essential vitamins and minerals (this is very important in particular to bypass patients!) and a more forgiving “Create New Food” menu. Once you add your own food but realize you’ve made a mistake either in the spelling or amount of nutrition, you cannot go back and individually correct it. It must needs to be deleted and created from scratch. Annoying.
All in all, a wonderful app that is already helping me on my new daily regimen!
PAT said,
August 14, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Hi Soul Eating: I started following your story a few days before your surgery. I am just starting down the road myself. I am a little nervous about it because I have never had any kind of surgery.
I look forward to your video’s and your progress.
I am a female and i guess you could say, i’m in my golden years! Good luck.
SoulEating said,
August 15, 2009 at 12:28 am
Hi Pat! Thank you so much for the comment and the readership! Please stay in touch as we experience this together!
PAT said,
August 15, 2009 at 3:53 am
Thanks for the response Claudia. My surgery is not scheduled yet, I have attended my first seminar. I was given a packett of information and forms. I have requested all my medical records (required before my first appt) and have scheduled my physc appt for next week (also required). I plan on attending a support group meeting next week. I want to talk to post op patients.
To be honest, I have tried so many diets in the past, I’m affraid this won’t work and as you probably know, no one believes you have followed the diet. I first tried to have this done about 5 yrs. ago, but my Ins. at the time would not cover it. I have different Insurance and they will cover if proven to be Med Nec. I am diabetic now, and not able to get it under control, even with meds, have high blood pressure and high chol. So my prim Dr. feels we can justify the surgery. If you don’t mind, I will definately keep in touch and will probably have a million questions…
I appreciate your advise.
Thank you,
Pat
PAT said,
August 23, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Hi Claudia: Been waiting for an update, hope u are well. I am progressing. I had my physc eval, collected all my med records and have an appt with the nutritionist this week. I have been given so much literature and information i’m beinging to feel overwhelmed! I hope this all starts to fall into place and make sense soon.
I am very interested in your progress.
Pat