Trouble keeping those few extra pounds off? Perhaps you should keep track of what you eat. It may surprise you to know how good or bad some of the daily items you consume really are. The myfitnesspal app aims to fix that by keeping track of things you eat, how much you excercise, etc etc. Just look at some of the features:
- The easiest to use food diary on the web – Track what you eat with just a few clicks from anywhere with an internet connection – at home or at work
- A searchable food database of over 485,000 items – and it’s growing everyday!
- Your own personal food database – add your own foods and recipes at any time and access them from anywhere with an internet connection
- Free mobile apps for iPhone and Android – so you can log your meals and exercise even when you are on the go
- Support and motivation from people just like you – Our discussion forums let you learn from others, share your own tips, receive and give encouragement, and make friends.
- A personalized diet profile – customized to your unique weight loss goals.
- Flexibility – our system can support any diet like Atkins, the South Beach Diet, the Zone, and more. No matter what diet you’re on, we can help.
If you’re actively trying to lose a few pounds, give this app a try and let us know what you think of it in the comments.
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Press release after the break
SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, 2010 – MyFitnessPal.com
<http://MyFitnessPal.com> , a leading social network with more than
one million users interested in diet and fitness, has made a mobile
version of its popular online calorie counter available as a free
download in Android Market(TM). MyFitnessPal’s Android Calorie
Counter <http://www.myfitnesspal.com/android>
<http://www.myfitnesspal.com/android> follows the successful
MyFitnessPal iPhone app, which saw more than one million downloads and
remains in the top five Health & Fitness apps since its launch in
December 2009.
One of the fastest growing diet and fitness sites on the web,
MyFitnessPal.com <http://MyFitnessPal.com> boasts a community of more
than 1,000,000 members who use the free service daily to track both
diet and exercise. MyFitnessPal’s searchable food database contains
nutritional information for more than 476,000 food items, both
homemade and store-bought. The MyFitnessPal exercise database
calculates how many calories are burned based on the user’s weight,
the duration of exercise and the type of exercise – ranging from house
cleaning to a game of squash to playing Wii Tennis. For the few items
that aren’t already available, members can also add personal foods
and exercises to both databases at any time.
“Studies have shown that the more consistently a person tracks
calories, the more likely they are to lose weight – so we make it as
easy as possible to count calories,” said Mike Lee, co-founder of
MyFitnessPal. “We’ve also found that members who use both our
website and our mobile apps together lose 250% more weight on average
than members who use just the web alone – that’s more than double
the weight loss! So we’re really excited to bring MyFitnessPal to
Android as well.”
Every member of MyFitnessPal establishes a personalized diet profile
based on individual weight loss goals. The myriad calculators on
MyFitnessPal allow users to track their progress throughout the day,
and easily see how many calories have been used – and how many are
still available – for the remainder of the day.
Kelly Kocalis, a MyFitnessPal member since March, has already lost 38
pounds. “I love that myfitnesspal.com <http://myfitnesspal.com> has
added an Android app,” she said. “The ability to search for
nutrition information and update my foods on the run has saved me from
making unwise food choices, and it has saved me time. Previously I had
to write down what I’d eaten during the day and then enter it on my
computer at night. It is a priceless upgrade!”
The Android app allows members full access to their account, including
the entire food and exercise database, where they can log information
and keep notes in their diet diary. All changes made on the phone will
be synchronized with the website and vice versa whenever an Internet
connection is available.
“MyFitnessPal members are achieving amazing results,” said
personal trainer Tonya L. Davis-Miller, who recommends the service to
her clients to help track what they eat. “The combination of the
tracker tools and the community are what makes this so successful.
Support and motivation from other like-minded people is key. I will
continue to recommend MyFitnessPal to any client, family member or
friend who needs help sticking to a diet and fitness plan.”
About MyFitnessPal
Founded in 2005 by brothers Michael and Albert Lee, San
Francisco-based MyFitnessPal is a leading health and fitness
community with easy-to-use tools for tracking nutritional intake and
exercise levels. With more than 1 Million active users, MyFitnessPal
members can access their full account, including the food and exercise
databases, from any Android or iOS device, or through the website at
www.myfitnesspal.com <http://www.myfitnesspal.com> . The MyFitnessPal
community actively uses social media channels to maintain a steady
stream of motivation, communication and support. MyFitnessPal
currently has more than 17,000 Facebook Fans and more than 1,800
followers on Twitter and continues to grow daily.
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