fitday PC version

I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

I've been using DietPower for years, but I'm thinking of switching because
they charge too much for their upgrades. I could get away with using Excel,
but that's more work than I want to do. Neither Fitday nor DietPower have
Palm applications yet and none of the Palm based apps are as comprehensive
as the two PC packages I mentioned. Fitday has the ability to print out
more info and that's a big plus for me since I have to bring in food &
exercise logs to my doctor when I go in.

Is anyone using a program besides the two I mentioned and want to put in a
plug?

Jenn

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:40:32 -0600, "JMA"
wrote:

I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

I've been using DietPower for years, but I'm thinking of switching because
they charge too much for their upgrades. I could get away with using Excel,
but that's more work than I want to do. Neither Fitday nor DietPower have
Palm applications yet and none of the Palm based apps are as comprehensive
as the two PC packages I mentioned. Fitday has the ability to print out
more info and that's a big plus for me since I have to bring in food &
exercise logs to my doctor when I go in.

Is anyone using a program besides the two I mentioned and want to put in a
plug?

Jenn



I can't say whether or not it will fit your needs, but you can
download a trial version of Lifeform at www.fitnesoft.com

I've been using it for years, and love it, since I can monitor dang
near everything in it, from food, to exercise, to measurements, to
blood chemistry, whatever. And create graphs.

I'm sure there is some ability to print from it, but I'm not sure just
how comprehensive that is, as I've never had the need to.

The database is fairly decent... you may have to add in stuff. Easy
enough with items that have nutritional labels, all the info you need
is there. For other things, like weird exotic fruits or meats, you
might have to go look it up in the USDA nutrient database, but I have
rarely had to do that.

It is a PC based application. Seems to run on all Windows versions...
I just took it from Win95 to WinXP, not a problem.

Backing up and restoring your data is a breeze.

Cynthia

"JMA" wrote in message
...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

Jenn, I'm using the PC version of FitDay and love it! The database is very
comprehensive and you can customize any of the entries as well as add any
new item. For example, their ingredients for plain boiled pinto beans
includes salt and tap water. Since I don't add salt I am able to remove
that from the ingredients.

FitDay lets you keep a list of favorites arranged in folders and lists, just
like Windows keeps track of things. Plus, you can pull up your food history
and find something really quick that way.

Now, bear in mind that I'm only thirteen days into my diet and haven't tried
any other software, but FitDay seems to be what I need. Lots of different
reports, great summaries, diary, mood log, body log, activity log, just lots
of great stuff. I'd recommend it!

--
Dewolla Stepon
262/254/199

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"JMA" wrote in message
...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least
one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

Jenn, I'm using the PC version of FitDay and love it! The database is
very
comprehensive and you can customize any of the entries as well as add any
new item. For example, their ingredients for plain boiled pinto beans
includes salt and tap water. Since I don't add salt I am able to remove
that from the ingredients.

FitDay lets you keep a list of favorites arranged in folders and lists,
just
like Windows keeps track of things. Plus, you can pull up your food
history
and find something really quick that way.

Now, bear in mind that I'm only thirteen days into my diet and haven't
tried
any other software, but FitDay seems to be what I need. Lots of different
reports, great summaries, diary, mood log, body log, activity log, just
lots
of great stuff. I'd recommend it!

--
Dewolla Stepon
262/254/199

I've used the online version of Fitday for several years and recently
switched to the software. I love it, too.

I especially like the ability to click and drag ingredients into a new
entry. I made an entry for my usual breakfast, salad from salad bar at
work, etc. I just add the one item to my daily food intake instead of the
individual ingredients. This makes it so easy for someone like me who
frequently eats the same daily menug
I've also made one entry for the dinners I usually order at my favorite
restaurants.

I also find the food database very comprehensive but since I'm a stickler
for detail I usually add an entry for the foods I normally purchase each
week.

I've been pleased with their customer support. I screwed up when I was
loading the software and they responded within 15 minutes after receiving my
email.

I love the reports.

I've been using the software about 5 weeks and haven't found anything I hate
about it.

Beverly

"Beverly" wrote in message
...

"Dewolla" wrote in message
news:4gUQb.119274$nt4.508038@attbi_s51...
"JMA" wrote in message
...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least
one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

Jenn, I'm using the PC version of FitDay and love it! The database is
very
comprehensive and you can customize any of the entries as well as add
any
new item. For example, their ingredients for plain boiled pinto beans
includes salt and tap water. Since I don't add salt I am able to remove
that from the ingredients.

FitDay lets you keep a list of favorites arranged in folders and lists,
just
like Windows keeps track of things. Plus, you can pull up your food
history
and find something really quick that way.

Now, bear in mind that I'm only thirteen days into my diet and haven't
tried
any other software, but FitDay seems to be what I need. Lots of
different
reports, great summaries, diary, mood log, body log, activity log, just
lots
of great stuff. I'd recommend it!

--
Dewolla Stepon
262/254/199

I've used the online version of Fitday for several years and recently
switched to the software. I love it, too.

I especially like the ability to click and drag ingredients into a new
entry. I made an entry for my usual breakfast, salad from salad bar at
work, etc. I just add the one item to my daily food intake instead of the
individual ingredients. This makes it so easy for someone like me who
frequently eats the same daily menug
I've also made one entry for the dinners I usually order at my favorite
restaurants.

I also find the food database very comprehensive but since I'm a stickler
for detail I usually add an entry for the foods I normally purchase each
week.

I've been pleased with their customer support. I screwed up when I was
loading the software and they responded within 15 minutes after receiving
my
email.

I love the reports.

I've been using the software about 5 weeks and haven't found anything I
hate
about it.

Beverly


Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like Fitday is a lot like DietPower only
with better reports, and cheaper I had the same thing where my meals I
ate most frequently I could just make an entry for them, same with exercise.

Jenn

"Cynthia Perry" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:40:32 -0600, "JMA"
wrote:

I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least
one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

I've been using DietPower for years, but I'm thinking of switching
because
they charge too much for their upgrades. I could get away with using
Excel,
but that's more work than I want to do. Neither Fitday nor DietPower
have
Palm applications yet and none of the Palm based apps are as
comprehensive
as the two PC packages I mentioned. Fitday has the ability to print out
more info and that's a big plus for me since I have to bring in food &
exercise logs to my doctor when I go in.

Is anyone using a program besides the two I mentioned and want to put in
a
plug?

Jenn



I can't say whether or not it will fit your needs, but you can
download a trial version of Lifeform at www.fitnesoft.com

I've been using it for years, and love it, since I can monitor dang
near everything in it, from food, to exercise, to measurements, to
blood chemistry, whatever. And create graphs.

I'm sure there is some ability to print from it, but I'm not sure just
how comprehensive that is, as I've never had the need to.

The database is fairly decent... you may have to add in stuff. Easy
enough with items that have nutritional labels, all the info you need
is there. For other things, like weird exotic fruits or meats, you
might have to go look it up in the USDA nutrient database, but I have
rarely had to do that.

It is a PC based application. Seems to run on all Windows versions...
I just took it from Win95 to WinXP, not a problem.

Backing up and restoring your data is a breeze.

Cynthia

Thanks for the info. I did check out this program a while back...you
mentioned it in a previous post. It didn't have a very big database of
items compared to what I was using so I didn't switch at the time. It did
have interesting reports & graphs.

Jenn

"Beverly" wrote in message ...
"Dewolla" wrote in message
news:4gUQb.119274$nt4.508038@attbi_s51...
"JMA" wrote in message
...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least
one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

Jenn, I'm using the PC version of FitDay and love it! The database is
very
comprehensive and you can customize any of the entries as well as add any
new item. For example, their ingredients for plain boiled pinto beans
includes salt and tap water. Since I don't add salt I am able to remove
that from the ingredients.

I've used the online version of Fitday for several years and recently
switched to the software. I love it, too.


For the folks that use the software, I have a question. With the
software, does it allow you to record what time you ate each meal in a
sensible way? (I mean, I've used the webpage, and you can put that
kind of info in the journal section to keep track, but it's a whole
seperate process after entering your foods.) I can't seem to find info
one way or another on the fitday software website.

It's just I'm trying to eat more regularly in addition to keeping tabs
on what I'm eating, and I'm looking out for a program that'll let me
do both easily.

-Kris

"Kris" wrote in message
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"Beverly" wrote in message
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"Dewolla" wrote in message
news:4gUQb.119274$nt4.508038@attbi_s51...
"JMA" wrote in message
...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at
least
one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

Jenn, I'm using the PC version of FitDay and love it! The database is
very
comprehensive and you can customize any of the entries as well as add
any
new item. For example, their ingredients for plain boiled pinto beans
includes salt and tap water. Since I don't add salt I am able to
remove
that from the ingredients.

I've used the online version of Fitday for several years and recently
switched to the software. I love it, too.


For the folks that use the software, I have a question. With the
software, does it allow you to record what time you ate each meal in a
sensible way? (I mean, I've used the webpage, and you can put that
kind of info in the journal section to keep track, but it's a whole
seperate process after entering your foods.) I can't seem to find info
one way or another on the fitday software website.

It's just I'm trying to eat more regularly in addition to keeping tabs
on what I'm eating, and I'm looking out for a program that'll let me
do both easily.

-Kris

The software allows you to journal daily food into breakfast, lunch, dinner,
snacks (morning, afternoon, evening) and other meal categories as you
journal the food - no more going back and adding this info later. I don't
see where you can enter a time but if you're like many these meals are at
about the same time each day.

HTH
Beverly

"JMA" wrote in message ...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

I've been using DietPower for years, but I'm thinking of switching because
they charge too much for their upgrades. I could get away with using Excel,
but that's more work than I want to do. Neither Fitday nor DietPower have
Palm applications yet and none of the Palm based apps are as comprehensive
as the two PC packages I mentioned. Fitday has the ability to print out
more info and that's a big plus for me since I have to bring in food &
exercise logs to my doctor when I go in.

Is anyone using a program besides the two I mentioned and want to put in a
plug?

Jenn


I just downloaded a trial version of BalanceLog by Healthetech for my
palm and so far I like it. It also has a pc version as well. It
seems pretty comprehensive and I am able to add my HMR shakes and
soups into it. It does reports and graphs for me, so I can bring in
my food intake to my center. The exercise list seems to be pretty
accurate as well. I was comparing it to caloriesperhour.com and they
are pretty close. You might try downloading it. It is free for 14
days.

Good luck
Heidi
290/184/150

"HeidiGW" wrote in message
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"JMA" wrote in message
...
I know some people are using the online version of Fitday and at least
one
person said they have the PC version (Bev?). Is the database pretty
comprehensive or do you have to add a lot of common items?

I've been using DietPower for years, but I'm thinking of switching
because
they charge too much for their upgrades. I could get away with using
Excel,
but that's more work than I want to do. Neither Fitday nor DietPower
have
Palm applications yet and none of the Palm based apps are as
comprehensive
as the two PC packages I mentioned. Fitday has the ability to print out
more info and that's a big plus for me since I have to bring in food &
exercise logs to my doctor when I go in.

Is anyone using a program besides the two I mentioned and want to put in
a
plug?

Jenn


I just downloaded a trial version of BalanceLog by Healthetech for my
palm and so far I like it. It also has a pc version as well. It
seems pretty comprehensive and I am able to add my HMR shakes and
soups into it. It does reports and graphs for me, so I can bring in
my food intake to my center. The exercise list seems to be pretty
accurate as well. I was comparing it to caloriesperhour.com and they
are pretty close. You might try downloading it. It is free for 14
days.

Good luck
Heidi
290/184/150

Thanks Heidi, I'll look into it. I'd like to get something Palm compatible.

Jenn