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Original poster

Free Calorie counting App?

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whiteroseredrose · 14/07/2020 06:30

I'm on the free trial of Noom at the moment but will cancel as I'm finding the little bits of witty psychology irritating.

However it is very useful being able to log my food and daily weight.

Is there an App out there that won't require joining an organisation like Noom, Weight Watchers etc?

I've done a search but everything I've found wants a large monthly fee - £99 for 4 months with Noom or £14 a month for WW. I don't want to pay for the other stuff, I don't read it, I just want a simple tool.

Any suggestions would be very welcome!

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whiteroseredrose · 14/07/2020 06:32

No idea why this is in Style and Beauty - I thought it was in Calorie Counting!

* Edited by MNHQ - we've moved it over for you now * **

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bluefoxmug · 14/07/2020 06:34

kitchen scales and reading packets...

I looked at my fitness pal a couple of years ago, but then they had a security breach so I didn't pursue it further.

EasyPeasyHappyCheesy · 14/07/2020 06:38

My fitness pal did this. You can use the free option which is what I use

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whiteroseredrose · 14/07/2020 06:40

Thank you for the replies. I'll have a look at My Fitness Pal

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Oxyiz · 14/07/2020 09:04

I use Fitbit to log food, so if you have one of those it could be good?

LoisLittsLover · 14/07/2020 09:05

My fitness pal is great

purplemunkey · 14/07/2020 09:09

Another for My Fitness Pal. I used the free version of this when I was calorie counting a few years back. Did the job! You can put in exercise too so can get your daily balance.

purplemunkey · 14/07/2020 09:10

And weekly balance actually. I remember being conscious at the time that going over a daily allowance didn’t matter so much as long as the weekly balance evened out.

weddinggong · 14/07/2020 11:19

Another vote for MFP! It also lets you add your own foods (I've done that as noticed some of the stuff didn't have proper nutritional values added probably by other users that have added it manually) .

I've lost a stone using MFP and sticking to 1200cals a day and I'm using it now for a better idea of what my diet consists of and to keep my eye on my sugar intake.

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whiteroseredrose · 14/07/2020 21:08

Thanks everyone - now on My Fitness Pal!

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applepineapple · 14/07/2020 21:27

I see you've gone to MFP but I also recommend Lose It if anyone else wanted an alternative

saraclara · 14/07/2020 21:39

I was about to recommend Lose It

ScrapThatThen · 14/07/2020 21:41

I've just started lose it because mfp kept crashing.

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