Lose It is an app designed to help you lose unwanted weight! It allows you to set goals and build a daily calorie budget that is realistic enough you can meet them. Lose It is effective because you can stay on track by easily recording/entering your food and exercise.
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If you need help losing weight, this is it 
by MsBrizee
I love this app. I’ve used similar applications but this is the one I’ve ended up using to lose over 30 lbs. It has a wide variety of restaurants, foods, and exercises. You can choose a weight loss plan and get weekly emails to track your progress, as well phone alerts if you’ve forgotten to enter a meal if you’d like.
Wow
by Zack Mendez
Only i can said is wow nice app
Like it but don’t love it. 
by Shweta Balasubramanian
I won’t completely toss this app out the window, but there are some shortcomings. I’d actually rate it 3.5 but didn’t want to round down.
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Features and Specifications
How is my daily calorie budget calculated?
Losing 1 pound requires that you burn approximately 3,500 more calories than you consume.
Your estimated daily calorie budget is the number of calories you should consume in order to create the deficit required to achieve your goal. It is computed using two factors:
* An estimate of the number of calories your burn each day.
* The number of pounds you are attempting to lose per week.
For example, if you are attempting to lose 1 pound per week and you normally burn 2,500 calories per day your daily calorie budget would be 2,000. This number is computed as follows:
* Weekly calorie deficit required to lose 1 pound = 3,500
* Daily calorie deficit = 500 (3,500 divided by 7)
* Daily calorie budget = 2,000 (2,500 minus daily calorie deficit of 500)
The reliability of this method is contingent upon an accurate estimate of your daily calories burned. The estimate may therefore be inaccurate for a variety of reasons (e.g. more or less active metabolism than normal, more or less daily occupational activity than normal).
As a result you may make any adjustments you feel are required using the Adjustment field of the Daily Calorie Budget screen.
How are my daily calories burned estimated?
The number of calories you burn each day at rest is estimated using a standard formula based on height, weight, age, and gender (the Mifflin equation). This equation produces what is known as a resting metabolic rate (RMR).
The Mifflin equation provides a good approximation of RMR for most people, however individual metabolisms can and do vary. If you feel that your RMR varies from that of the typical person (e.g. because a doctor or nutritionist has more accurately measured your RMR) you may wish to adjust your daily calorie budget accordingly. You can do this using the Adjustment field of the Daily Calorie Budget screen.
Your daily calories burned are estimated by multiplying your RMR times your Personal Activity Level (PAL). Your PAL is assumed to be sedentary to light (e.g. a typical office worker). In more technical terms this corresponds to a PAL of 1.45. This PAL corresponds to the following set of daily activities:
* Sleeping – 8 hours
* Personal care (dressing, showering) – 1 hour
* Eating – 1 hour
* Cooking – 1 hour
* Sitting (office work, selling produce, tending shop) – 8 hours
* Driving car to/from work – 1 hour
* General household work – 1 hour
* Light leisure activities (watching TV, chatting) – 3 hours
If you believe that your PAL is higher or lower based on your actual daily activity level or because you have had your PAL more accurately measured by a doctor or nutritionist you may wish to adjust your daily calorie budget accordingly.
Note that dedicated exercises such as jogging, running, or playing sports are not included in your daily PAL. This is because calories burned from these activities are accounted for explicitly by logging them as exercises.
How are nutrient percentages being calculated?
Nutrient percentages actually represent the percent of today’s calories coming from each Macronutrient (rather than percent of RDA.)
Percentages are calculated by using the calories from each Macronutrient. The formula is:
* Carb calories = Carbs * 4.0
* Protein calories = Protein * 4.0
* Fat calories = Fat * 9.0
Since the calculation is done without reference to your “entered” calories it can be off by a bit if the macronutrients or calories are inconsistent with this formula (and thus incorrect) for a food in the database or more likely a custom food.…
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