I used to count calories and got pretty good at keeping track of it in my head, hitting my goal each day. I've gotten a little lazier but roughly stick to plan with some exceptions on the weekend.
The Apple Watch addition is nice but I'm still unsure if most people will go through the effort of entering every meal and snack because once you miss one for the day, it breaks.
@rrhoover I should also mention that the next major feature I will be adding to this app is reminders. You'll be able to (optionally) configure notifications at breakfast, lunch, and dinner to remind you to enter your meal.
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Definitely not for me, as I want to track my food at a calorie and macro level, but I can definitely see some use for those who don't want such granular control over their dieting.
@ausonio Thanks Mark for the feedback. I agree, this app isn't for everyone. However, I like to think it hits a sweet spot for people who don't need/want specific nutrition information or are (like me) not willing to put in that information after each meal.
@bentossell, my use-case is someone who generally knows healthy food but needs an additional motivator to make healthy choices and doesn't want to spend the time required to make calorie counting work. (As Ryan noted, with Calorie Counting, if you miss a meal the whole system doesn't work.)
The psychological threat of having to click on that "bad" button if you have seconds at dinner, will encourage you to make healthier choices. Calorie counting uses the same approach. However, as I've mentioned, calorie counting takes more time... (Although, I shouldn't praise my competition here, calorie counting approaches do work well for people who don't know which foods are healthy since it provides them with an exact measure.)
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A quick, sensible way to track our eating habits in just a few taps ( for those of us who wouldn't do it otherwise)
@rrhoover, you're right calorie counting breaks if you don't enter it every day. With this app, it's more about impressions of meals. So, if you miss a meal it just shows up as gray in the history. Yeah, you loose that history but it doesn't throw off a precise calorie counter. (Of course it's better to record everything, but that just keeps you more honest)
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I use to count be able to track how many calories I did but having a dedicated App for that is so much easier and helps you stay on pace for your goal
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