Please recommend site to count calories

tobelowcarber · 05-08-2012, 02:57 PM

Hi! Total JUDD newbie here. I have been on Atkins for the past 2 months and have lost 7.5 lb, but for the past 4 weeks my weight is not moving down. I am very close to my goal weight (I would like to loose another 5-8 lbs). My JUDD book is arriving today but I have been reading lots of helpful posts here.

There is one thing that I don't know if I can figure out is how to count calories on homemade foods. Like I make lots of almond flour goodies, burgers and sausages from scratch), I really don't buy too many pre-made products. I checked ******.com and some other calories counting websites and I find it difficult to find the foods I eat. Also, I was thinking if I should invest in a kitchen scale? (if so, which one).

Thank you!

Becky · 05-08-2012, 03:03 PM

I use the ************ app on my iPad, strictly to look foods up, I then write every morsel down in my food diary.

In handmade foods just look up the ingredience for the whole recipe then divide the calories into the amount of servings you cut the recipe into.

I think a kitchen scale might be a good idea...I need one!

tobelowcarber · 05-08-2012, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Becky

I use the ************ app on my iPad, strictly to look foods up, I then write every morsel down in my food diary.

In handmade foods just look up the ingredience for the whole recipe then divide the calories into the amount of servings you cut the recipe into.

I think a kitchen scale might be a good idea...I need one!

Thanks, Becky. I will check that website. I hope I can use without the iPad.

Kissa · 05-08-2012, 03:12 PM

************ is my favourite too.

KeirasMom · 05-08-2012, 03:14 PM

I also use ************ and love it for ease and convenience. I have a couple of kitchen scales and the one I like the best is digital and you can weigh in either grams or ounces. It's really convenient and seems to be pretty accurate. I don't know what brand it is, but it has a white base and a glass weighing surface.

Dottie · 05-08-2012, 03:24 PM

There's a list stickied at the top of the page:
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ju...lculators.html

sorenkkg · 05-08-2012, 07:53 PM

If you do a lot of recipes, I use Mastercook (version 11 is the one out now I think)-- you can buy it online for about $20 and download it right to your PC (I don't think there's a mobile app).

It's a full recipe program, but you can add new Ingredients to the list, and then use them in your recipes. I've added LC almond meal (the one in there was way higher carb than mine), coconut flour, etc etc... Then I can create my own homemade recipes, or figure out mom's spaghetti sauce, etc, and then I know what the calorie and carb and other counts are.

A lot of cookbook writers use it too-- it's cheap and reliable and customizable, which is awesome. Also comes with a ton of free recipes, and lots are available on the web to import into it.

That said-- for my mobile app on my blackberry, I went with *********-- very similar to ************... I just preferred one to the other.

HTH

Soren

Muffabuff · 05-08-2012, 07:53 PM

a Calorie Counter - Count Calories & Food Nutrition Facts FREE. You put in any food and it comes up with any variation possible of that food. Cooked, raw, dark, light ,boiled, fried anything. I love this site, I keep it bookmarked.

tobelowcarber · 05-09-2012, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorenkkg

If you do a lot of recipes, I use Mastercook (version 11 is the one out now I think)-- you can buy it online for about $20 and download it right to your PC (I don't think there's a mobile app).

That's awsome. Thank you!!!

adillenal · 05-10-2012, 03:25 AM

I am still the old-fashioned one and use ****** since that is what I started with many years ago. Too lazy I guess to learn a new system and although I have an iphone I have no desire to use my phone for tracking calories. Prefer using the computer. Screen is bigger and so is the keyboard. Lots of choices though.

zipp2play · 05-10-2012, 05:47 AM

I use the Livestrong website and app. It syncs both together so whether I enter it on the computer or app, it shows up!

tobelowcarber · 05-10-2012, 09:07 AM

OK, so I have another question. Do you weight the food before or after cooking? For example when you cook meat it will weigh less after cooking because of water loss. TIA

sorenkkg · 05-10-2012, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobelowcarber

OK, so I have another question. Do you weight the food before or after cooking? For example when you cook meat it will weigh less after cooking because of water loss. TIA

ditto to what b_lou_who said-- if I weigh it as raw, then I count it that way, and if there is a cooked option, I'll weigh it cooked. Usually there's both, so I just do whatever is convenient.

********* also syncs, automatically, between mobile app, and the web app (which is what you access when you access on the PC).

In any event-- most people seem to find what works for them, they're all similar in many ways.

Don't forget to count cooking fat-- oil, butter, etc, b/c that adds up.

Soren

Muffabuff · 05-11-2012, 01:08 PM

I usually weigh raw.

05-08-2012, 02:57 PM	#1
tobelowcarber Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,802 Gallery: tobelowcarber Stats: 136/126.8/115-120 WOE: JUDDD 4:3 with higer DD calories	Please recommend site to count calories Hi! Total JUDD newbie here. I have been on Atkins for the past 2 months and have lost 7.5 lb, but for the past 4 weeks my weight is not moving down. I am very close to my goal weight (I would like to loose another 5-8 lbs). My JUDD book is arriving today but I have been reading lots of helpful posts here. There is one thing that I don't know if I can figure out is how to count calories on homemade foods. Like I make lots of almond flour goodies, burgers and sausages from scratch), I really don't buy too many pre-made products. I checked ******.com and some other calories counting websites and I find it difficult to find the foods I eat. Also, I was thinking if I should invest in a kitchen scale? (if so, which one). Thank you!

05-08-2012, 07:53 PM	#7
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,590 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	If you do a lot of recipes, I use Mastercook (version 11 is the one out now I think)-- you can buy it online for about $20 and download it right to your PC (I don't think there's a mobile app). It's a full recipe program, but you can add new Ingredients to the list, and then use them in your recipes. I've added LC almond meal (the one in there was way higher carb than mine), coconut flour, etc etc... Then I can create my own homemade recipes, or figure out mom's spaghetti sauce, etc, and then I know what the calorie and carb and other counts are. A lot of cookbook writers use it too-- it's cheap and reliable and customizable, which is awesome. Also comes with a ton of free recipes, and lots are available on the web to import into it. That said-- for my mobile app on my blackberry, I went with *******-- very similar to **********... I just preferred one to the other. HTH Soren __________________ --Soren Jan 1 - 253.4 Feb 3 - 243.6 Mar 9- 236.8

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05-08-2012, 03:03 PM	#2
Becky Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: MA Posts: 2,893 Gallery: Becky Stats: 172.8/170/140...47 years old WOE: Low carb/low glycemic Start Date: Start date: May 1, 2013	I use the ************ app on my iPad, strictly to look foods up, I then write every morsel down in my food diary. In handmade foods just look up the ingredience for the whole recipe then divide the calories into the amount of servings you cut the recipe into. I think a kitchen scale might be a good idea...I need one!

05-08-2012, 03:12 PM	#4
Kissa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 16,464 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/124/126 5'3" Age 65 WOE: JUDDD/5:2 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	************ is my favourite too.

05-08-2012, 03:14 PM	#5
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,322 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	I also use ************ and love it for ease and convenience. I have a couple of kitchen scales and the one I like the best is digital and you can weigh in either grams or ounces. It's really convenient and seems to be pretty accurate. I don't know what brand it is, but it has a white base and a glass weighing surface.

05-08-2012, 03:24 PM	#6
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,557 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	There's a list stickied at the top of the page: http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/ju...lculators.html

05-08-2012, 07:53 PM	#8
Muffabuff Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 792 Gallery: Muffabuff Stats: 5ft tall start 143 now 116.5 WOE: LC / JUDDD. Started juddd 3/26/12 Start Date: 11/15/12	a Calorie Counter - Count Calories & Food Nutrition Facts FREE. You put in any food and it comes up with any variation possible of that food. Cooked, raw, dark, light ,boiled, fried anything. I love this site, I keep it bookmarked.

05-10-2012, 03:25 AM	#10
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,106 Gallery: adillenal	I am still the old-fashioned one and use ****** since that is what I started with many years ago. Too lazy I guess to learn a new system and although I have an iphone I have no desire to use my phone for tracking calories. Prefer using the computer. Screen is bigger and so is the keyboard. Lots of choices though.

05-10-2012, 05:47 AM	#11
zipp2play Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,696 Gallery: zipp2play Stats: 206/171.2/164 5'8" WOE: -15 from JUDDD	I use the Livestrong website and app. It syncs both together so whether I enter it on the computer or app, it shows up!

05-10-2012, 09:07 AM	#12
tobelowcarber Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,802 Gallery: tobelowcarber Stats: 136/126.8/115-120 WOE: JUDDD 4:3 with higer DD calories	OK, so I have another question. Do you weight the food before or after cooking? For example when you cook meat it will weigh less after cooking because of water loss. TIA

05-11-2012, 01:08 PM	#14
Muffabuff Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 792 Gallery: Muffabuff Stats: 5ft tall start 143 now 116.5 WOE: LC / JUDDD. Started juddd 3/26/12 Start Date: 11/15/12	I usually weigh raw.