Occasionally I’ve used the Lose It! application from the iTunes App Store to track my daily intake, weight, etc., but I’m leaning toward using FitDay now.  FitDay seems to do a better job of allowing me to track exactly what I’ve eaten and what I’ve burned than Lose It!

For instance, FitDay tells me I’ve taken in 2,224 calories, 52.9 grams of fat, 297.3 grams of carbs, and 152.2 grams of protein.  Looking further, the Overview tab tells me how much of around 20 vitamins and minerals I’ve ingested as well.  This is helpful in that I’m trying to decide what supplements may benefit me and my overall health.

FitDay also tells me that, based on my weight and selected activity level, I’ve burned 3,748 calories doing my regular daily activity.  In addition to that, the 35 minutes I spent on the treadmill and the 2 hours I spent cleaning added another 692 calories onto my burn today.

I’ve created a weight goal, which is tentative still, as I’m just starting the program and learning what my schedule will allow and what my eating habits will produce, but that goal is to be 180 pounds by Thanksgiving Day, 2010.  This will be accomplished by losing 0.22 pounds per day, which is a calorie restriction of 774 per day.

See what I mean?  Data abounds, and this is the free version of FitDay.  I hope to have some sort of widget on this site that shows my progress.  Today was a good day.