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Originally Posted by Sable99
How does LoseIt compare to MyFitnessPal? I've been using MyFitnessPal off and on for a couple of years and my favorite foods are programmed in it. I like that you can scan food labels and can program what you want to track, ie, sugar, fat, sodium, etc. My trainer recommended MyFitnessPal and a doctor told me about LoseIt.
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For the most part, they perform the same functions. I used both for a short while, but settled on LoseIt. I found LoseIt a bit simpler to use, for my purposes. I did, however, use MyFitnessPal to get nutritional information, as it seems to be a little better than LoseIt, with it's massive library of foods.
I believe either is good and just by tracking, you become aware of the calories you are consuming. I was amazed at some of the foods I was eating and the amount of calories that each had. It was an eye opener, to be sure and really helped me in making better [lower calories] food choices.
For what it's worth...I used LoseIt in conjuction with another app called MapMyWalk. I started walking all the golf courses (Championship) and tracking calories burned by walking. I was amazed to discover that you walk from 8 to 10 miles, playing 18 holes of golf; depending upon the course. MapMyWalk shows the distance you walk and the calories burned. Walking 18 holes will burn approximately 1/2lb in calories...1800 or so.
For anyone interested, all 3 of these apps; LoseIt, MyFitnessPal and MapMyWalk are free in the Apple App Store.
Good Luck!