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RunTexas
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 Posted: 08/22/03 - 16:42 Post subject: Nutritional Tracking Software
Have any of you used this? If so what brands?
I'm looking for something with a huge database of foods (raw, retail, restaurant, etc)
Thanks!!
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cherylpf
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Posted: 08/22/03 - 17:14 Post subject:
I haven't used any software but I have used www.fitday.com its a free website that calculates calories, carbs, protein, fat and several vitamins. Its a pretty good resource, especially for free. At least it was free, I haven't been there in a while.
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kattzoo
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Posted: 08/23/03 - 08:18 Post subject:
I use the Calorie Kings guide on my palm (and they have a website) and I also have the Health e tech Body guide on my PC and palm. I like both of them. The calorie king has more restaurants, but I like the activity level area better on the body guide. I'm a bit of a tech geek so I tend to collect these things...  I've used FitDay and am one of the only people on the planet that is not enamored with it. Most love it so there's a darn good chance you would too.
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Running Brewer
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Posted: 08/23/03 - 13:31 Post subject:
| kattzoo wrote: | | I've used FitDay and am one of the only people on the planet that is not enamored with it. Most love it so there's a darn good chance you would too. |
Katzoo, I'm with you. Fitday is ok but it is really pain to use. For simple snacks and prepared meals when you have the nutritional info it is ok, but for big meals you could be there forever trying to figure out what you jsut ate. I use it to get a ball park figure of my average daily calories and then just guestimate from there.
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copteacher
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Posted: 08/24/03 - 08:18 Post subject:
I jsut tried the site (fitday) pretty good. Robin is on a serious diet now, I will have her use it she will love it.
It is pretty good.
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Cappy
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Posted: 08/24/03 - 08:22 Post subject:
I used fit day for a while and true it can be a real pain, but once you get everything setup its pretty easy.
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genie
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Posted: 08/24/03 - 11:12 Post subject:
Fitday takes a while to get used to. I didn't have the patience to stick with it because the entering of every little item gets tedious very quickly. I'm also one that is really leery of being that anal about the calorie content of every single thing because of my past ED history.
At this stage of our adult lives, and especially being athletes, we really already KNOW how to eat well, and what we should eat in smaller quantities, where our emphasis should be food group wise, etc.....no software program is going to make you put down that chocolate chip cookie and grab a carrot instead. That comes from within--maybe this is just a personal bias based on experience, but I think the more focused you are on what you "should" and "shouldn't" have, the more healthy eating becomes a negative experience. This is the main reason why most diets are temporary. It's a whole lifestyle thing, not just wanting to lose weight today. Just my 
There are a couple really good sports nutrition books out there, RT, if you're looking to tweak your eating a bit. I have both Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, which is a little more basic, but very good, and Endurance Sports Nutrition, by Suzanne Girard Eberle. You'll get more help from either of these books than you will obsessively counting calories at Fitday. Both are really good at breaking down each category-carbs, protein, fats, and giving you a more detailed explanantion as to why each is necessary and how much you should be eating for an optimal diet. When you read the science behind it, especially if you work out a lot, it makes much more sense and is easier to adapt to than a "diet."
Sorry, I get a little soap-boxie on this topic. I just finished a class in eating disorders and the cognitive-behavioral approach we use with our clients can really be useful (when modified) to healthy people who do not have an ED as well. That's where the lifestyle thing comes in.
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