In his article published in CNN.com in 2009, Chris Pirillo (president of Lockergnome.com blogging network) refers to iphone’s built-in Nike piezoelectric accelerometer as a “weight loss support” tool and one of the 10 things he loves about the iPhone 3GS. Since then, thousands of new applications have transformed iphone into a fitness and diet super tool.
Anyone that has ever tried to lose weight will know that it can be an uphill struggle. For many people the difficulty and inconvenience that is involved in fitness endeavors often leads to them giving up. However, being overweight can lead to a myriad of problems from confidence issues to serious health problems, which is why this is becoming an increasingly important issue that needs to be addressed.
Although some dieters may feel alone and unsupported when they are trying to lose weight, there are some invaluable resources on the technology market these days, which can prove extremely supportive. The right tools can be a huge help to those looking to lose weight – they won’t work miracles but they will make things easier, which is half of the battle when it comes to improving your health.
In today’s world of advanced technology these resources are literally at your fingertips, so you don’t even have to put yourself out or go to any great expense to benefit from them. You will find a wide range of iPhone apps that are geared towards making weight loss easier, faster, and more convenient for dieters, and many people have already reaped the benefits of these apps.
Weight Loss Apps: 5 of the Best
Eat Right 90
Eat Right 90
A key part of losing weight successfully is keeping track of the food you are consuming and keeping tabs on your portion sizes. As simple as this may sound it isn’t always easy, especially if you have to keep whipping out a pen and notebook to log everything down. The Eat Right 90 iPhone app makes it quick, simple, and convenient to log your consumption, and provides you with an easy to use ninety-day nutritional log.
In addition to providing you with a nutrition log, the Eat Right 90 weight loss app also provides you with a built in nutritional guide, which enables you to benefit from information and examples relating to portion sizes. You can make manual adjustments to the program to suit your needs, and you can view historical data relating to past days with ease. Logging your diet and being more knowledgeable about portion sizes can make a huge difference to your level of success. The app costs just $1.99 to download, and is available from iTunes and the Apple Apps Store.
Lose It!
Lose It
The Lose It! app has become a very popular iPhone tool amongst those keen to lose weight, and this is because it makes things so much easier when it comes to successful weight loss. This little piece of software provides assistance with all of the key areas that are essential to weight loss, such as providing you with information on calorie requirements, providing you with nutritional information and values, allowing you to track your progress as you continue with your weight loss program, and enabling you to monitor your calorie intake on a daily and weekly basis.
With the Lose It! app you get an array of benefits all wrapped up in one convenient, easy to use app. Weight loss is difficult enough for most people—whether you follow a commercial diet (i.e Atkins, Medifast, Nutrisystem) or a personal fitness plan—so anything that makes it easier is a huge bonus, and this is exactly what Lose It ! does.
The features that come with this app include the ability to add exercise so that your daily data is adjusted to reflect this. This convenient app eliminates the need for constant calorie counting, leafing through diet books, and scribbling down what you eat. The best thing is that the app is free to download, and this can be done through iTunes and the Apple App Store.
My Weight Loss Coach
My Weight Loss Coach
Losing weight is all about your activity levels and your eating habits. However, although many people strive to make changes in both of these areas it can often be difficult to track how well you are doing and whether the changes are having the desired effect. My Weight Loss Coach is an app that makes it easier and faster to monitor and track activities and eating habits on a day to day basis, which simplifies the process of monitoring your progress and seeing where you might be going wrong.
In addition to providing users with a very effective tracking tool, it is also a very interactive app, which makes suggestions, provides challenges, and inspires. There are features that allow you to benefit from tips that can help with your fitness goal, coaching facilities, and even some games that will provide you with inspiration in a fun way. With so many features this app will make it feel like you have actually got your own weight loss coach right in the palm of your hands. At just $0.99 to download from iTunes and the Apple App Store you won’t have to break the bank to have your own virtual weight loss coach.
GoodFoodNearYou
Good Food Near You
The GoodFoodNearYou is a unique and invaluable app for those that like to eat out or who spend a lot of time out on the road. If you are trying to slim down the last thing you want is to be bombarded with burgers, fries, and other fattening foods. However, if you are out on the road, out with the kids, or looking for somewhere close by and convenient to grab a bite to eat, the only places you will know about in many cases are the local fast food joints, most of which serve up unhealthy snacks and meals.
With the GoodFoodNearYou app you can benefit from healthy eating even when you are on the road or looking for somewhere to grab some lunch or dinner. This app will show you where there are healthy eating establishments close to you based on your location. It does this through the use of GPS tracking, and will enable you to choose from a wide range of dining options that are local to your location. The app is absolutely free to download through iTunes or the Apple App Store.
Weightbot
Weight Bot
Trying to track your weight loss can be an arduous and tedious task, but with Weightbot it is made infinitely easier and far more fun. This iPhone app enables you to enter your weight on a daily basis, and the results are reflected in a clear, easy to read graph. Being able to physically see your weight movement in this way can be hugely encouraging if you are able to see that you are progressing well. Even if your progress is not so good, the graph will enable you to easily pick up on trends and weight movement so that you can try and get things back on track.
This app uses graphs, sound, and animation to make tracking your body weight changes more light hearted and more manageable. The features allow you to set your start date and goal weight, and the app even predicts when you will reach your goal. There are many different ways in which you can view and analyze your weight movement, which makes using the app even easier, and you can also customize the information that is displayed to make it easier for you to analyze the data. You can download the Weightbot app for just $1.99 from iTunes and the Apple App Store.
Summary
There is something unique about each of the apps listed here, which is why I think they are so useful for those that are trying to drop the extra pounds. Each of these apps provides you with advanced mobile technology, resources, and information that can make your weight loss goals so much easier to achieve, and because they are either free or extremely cheap you won’t have to break the bank to enjoy the benefits.
Terrific!