Countin' Calories (1Co 6:19)
Marriage has been good to me. Almost a little too good.
Now, if you're thinking that I am going to blame the extra 60 lbs I've put on since getting hitched on being married, you're wrong; I put the blame squarely on whom it belongs: my wife!
Yeah, yeah... if there ever was a guy that could shift blame from himself to an angel, it would be me. On a more serious note, it is our responsibility to keep these temples as clean and as healthy as possible. And Handheld Diet Diary for Palm OS by CalorieKing Software aims to be a resource that helps you keep your temple physically spick and span.
Calorieking is an offshoot of the health education venture of dietitian Allan Borushek. Their goal is to promote healthly choices, and they do so admirably with this software.
When you access the Diet Diary, you are presented with your Personal Profile. Here, you put in your age, sex, weight and height. You also put in your daily activity level (for instance, sitting in an office versus manual labor). At this point, it gives you an analysis of your Body mass Index. Based on that, you decide whether you want to maintain, lose or gain weight. The program then sets a target goal of calories per day. It also tells how much you should expect to lose a week based on that caloric intake.
Now you have a live tool to help you make better choices. The program contains a huge (and I do mean HUGE) database of foods, all the way down to menus from popular eateries. For example, I found out that if I went to a popular restaurant by work for lunch and had my favorite entree, I was hitting 320 calories, 27g of carbohydrate, 6g of fat, 9g of fiber and 40g of protein. You can also search for specific food types with the search function, and then record the results.
All the while, there is a running percentage balance that tells you what you have left in terms of calories. It worked great at making me think of alternatives to eat that would keep me under my target consumption. I found that quite impressive
Periodically, you can put in a new weight, which allows the system to automatically adjust your target. The Reports section gives a snapshot of chartable weight progress from the individual's start date.
A true gem on this software is the CK Exercise section. It gives you estimate of calories burned by different activities (e.g wheelchair basketball). For folks who needs a mental push when contemplating a physical workout, seeing the end result in black and white would be highly beneficial.
As an extra, the Library section provides useful articles and information, ranging from "Eating Behavior" to "Ten Dieting Hints," all geared towards good health. This, as well as the database can be stored and run from an SD card.
In finality, it is clear that making healthy choices can be an invaluable testimony. Diet Diary can help in maintaining it, or making it a reality, if it isn't already.
For more information and to download the free trial, visit the Calorie King website (purchase for $29.95USD).
Nice testimonial here.
Now, if you're thinking that I am going to blame the extra 60 lbs I've put on since getting hitched on being married, you're wrong; I put the blame squarely on whom it belongs: my wife!
Yeah, yeah... if there ever was a guy that could shift blame from himself to an angel, it would be me. On a more serious note, it is our responsibility to keep these temples as clean and as healthy as possible. And Handheld Diet Diary for Palm OS by CalorieKing Software aims to be a resource that helps you keep your temple physically spick and span.
Calorieking is an offshoot of the health education venture of dietitian Allan Borushek. Their goal is to promote healthly choices, and they do so admirably with this software.
When you access the Diet Diary, you are presented with your Personal Profile. Here, you put in your age, sex, weight and height. You also put in your daily activity level (for instance, sitting in an office versus manual labor). At this point, it gives you an analysis of your Body mass Index. Based on that, you decide whether you want to maintain, lose or gain weight. The program then sets a target goal of calories per day. It also tells how much you should expect to lose a week based on that caloric intake.
Now you have a live tool to help you make better choices. The program contains a huge (and I do mean HUGE) database of foods, all the way down to menus from popular eateries. For example, I found out that if I went to a popular restaurant by work for lunch and had my favorite entree, I was hitting 320 calories, 27g of carbohydrate, 6g of fat, 9g of fiber and 40g of protein. You can also search for specific food types with the search function, and then record the results.
All the while, there is a running percentage balance that tells you what you have left in terms of calories. It worked great at making me think of alternatives to eat that would keep me under my target consumption. I found that quite impressive
Periodically, you can put in a new weight, which allows the system to automatically adjust your target. The Reports section gives a snapshot of chartable weight progress from the individual's start date.
A true gem on this software is the CK Exercise section. It gives you estimate of calories burned by different activities (e.g wheelchair basketball). For folks who needs a mental push when contemplating a physical workout, seeing the end result in black and white would be highly beneficial.
As an extra, the Library section provides useful articles and information, ranging from "Eating Behavior" to "Ten Dieting Hints," all geared towards good health. This, as well as the database can be stored and run from an SD card.
In finality, it is clear that making healthy choices can be an invaluable testimony. Diet Diary can help in maintaining it, or making it a reality, if it isn't already.
For more information and to download the free trial, visit the Calorie King website (purchase for $29.95USD).
Nice testimonial here.
posted by Tre Lawrence @ 10/16/2006 08:39:00 AM
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