iAteIt

Sep 08, 2010

I need to know what I'm eating.  Not just the type of meat or seasoning, but what exactly has been put into the food to create my plate of deliciousness and whether or not it's nutritionally worthwhile for me to eat.  Having limited capacity definitely puts consumption into a whole nother perspective.

Several years pre-op, I would track my consumption on The Daily Plate which is now part of LiveStrong.com.  I decided to go back to where I started so I could see my daily numbers.  I was very happy to find the Livestrong iPhone app.  Carrying around a separate food journal became cumbersome and annoying and I would have to manually add the nutrition info.  Livestrong.com has made it much easier for me to track what I'm eating.  The database of foods (including restaurant meals) is pretty vast and accurate as I check restaurant websites and others for nutritional content.  Although the caloric intake doesn't cater to a post op like myself; I know what my intake should be and I can determine how close I am to my recommended limit.  The only drawback for me is I only receive a summary of my daily caloric intake and not the nutritional intake and I have to expand each food item for that info.

You can also track your daily fitness and the database has many activities to choose from, including washing your hands, butchering meat and getting your hair done.  I never really considered getting your hair done as a fitness activity, but whatever gets folks motivated.  I guess.  The drawback for this component is that I can't log specific exercises like bicep curls or squats.  I may still need to invest in some sort of fitness monitor, but the database offers decent estimates.

I like that I can sync the app on phone with data in my profile on the website.  I'll definitely keep this app around.

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