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Don's Calorie Tracker

Don's Calorie Tracker - 1.0.5

calorie tracking weight loss program

All Time: (4.5)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.0.5
Release Date: 2004-04-01
License: Commercial
Downloads (this version): 3,270
Downloads (all versions): 4,601
Price: $20.00

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Product Description:

Don's Calorie Tracker allows you to easily record your daily intake of calories AND also easily record your daily exercise. Thus you can track the two main factors in weight maintenance. In general, in order to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you ingest. You can either reduce your calorie intake, or increase your exercise level, or both. Don's Calorie Tracker keeps a daily running total. You can easily see how you are doing and you'll know when you must stop eating for a particular day. Or, if you go over your calorie target, you can see how performing a particular exercise will impact the calorie total. If eating that slice of chocolate cake puts you 100 calories over your target amount, then you'll see that a 20 minute walk will bring the total back down to the target amount.

Knowledge is power. Don's Calorie Tracker gives you all the information you need to control your weight. The simple act of knowing how many calories you eat, and how many you burn off with exercise is empowering! Don's Calorie Tracker has a few more tricks up its sleeve. It doesn't simply give you a calorie total and leave it at that. What Don's Calorie Tracker does is create a personalized estimated "base calorie burn" level. This allows the program to more accurately predict the calorie level where you will lose weight. This base burn level is adjusted as you use the program so it becomes more accurate the longer you use the program. Don's Calorie Tracker gives you a plus or minus total which simply tells you how you are doing each day. If the total is bigger than zero, you've eaten more than you are allowed and must do more exercise. If the number is zero or minus, you are on track to achieving your target weight.

What's new in this version:

Improved initial base burn rate calculation

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.1

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.1.5 or higher

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Don's Calorie Tracker CommentaryDiet Exercise Software - Version: 1.0.5, 11/18/2004 07:48AM PST

DTDunn
I also have "tried them all" and have found a new one that is the best available for Mac users. I am a paid user of Don's Calorie Counter. I used the 1.0.4 version and gave it a B- grade. The newest entry into this market is CaloreKing, which I give an A-. It is easier to use than Don's software; it's user interface is better; and it is very simple. Of these two products, CalorieKing is the best choice for most people.
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Don's Calorie Tracker ReviewHighly recommended -- I've tried them all! - Version: 1.0.5, 4/11/2004 12:31PM PST

buffi

I've tried every calorie-and-exercise tracking program for OS X I could find and none were as simple and useful as Don's. The food database is relatively small but the basics are there and I use a Web site or product boxes to find calorie information for the things that are missing.

I had a problem with the basal metabolic rate calculation in the first few days of use, but Don responded to my e-mail inquiry promptly and gave me tips for getting around the problem. This release (1.0.5) addresses that issue, though I haven't tested it myself.

The function that allows you to enter non-daily exercise really helped me see how exercise affects my base metabolism and how much I can (and should) eat in a day. I've followed the numbers the program gives me and in 28 days I've lost 11 pounds. I can't argue with results!

AWESOME support, and a great little program if you're losing or watching your weight the old-fashioned way -- it works!

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Don's Calorie Tracker CommentaryNo internationalization... - Version: 1.0.2, 9/6/2003 10:53AM PST

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NickCollingridge
This program looks great, but it doesn't seem to obey the international settings. The date is resolutely in US format, and it only seems to accept weights in pounds, not kg. If it was made ready for the rest of the world outside the US I would probably register, but at the moment it's only of interest for US residents and those that follow the US' old fashioned system of measurement. One positive thing to say is that the trial period, at least with this version, is 15 days (with 7 days of data saved), not 3 days as people below have complained about. One frustrating thing is that it is not possible to set the software to automatically open a data file on launch - but then I suppose one can always double-click on the data file to launch the program!
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