Diet Software

[Joxi]

Hi all,

does anybody use a diet software, to do all the calculations for bulcking, and then for dieting. I did couldn find any on the net.

My nutritionist has a great one, but it came to my attention that he doesnt know how to use it. Just yesterday I started research on the net, and realised that its all wrong. I was on 3 moths, dumb, and just now cought it. I still lost bf, from 17 to 13%, but was a luck i guess.

[D7M]

Hi all,

does anybody use a diet software, to do all the calculations for bulcking, and then for dieting. I did couldn find any on the net.

My nutritionist has a great one, but it came to my attention that he doesnt know how to use it. Just yesterday I started research on the net, and realised that its all wrong. I was on 3 moths, dumb, and just now cought it. I still lost bf, from 17 to 13%, but was a luck i guess.

I use an excel spreadsheet.

[Joxi]

but its a lots of calculations, iam not that good with math.

[Big]

I like fitday.com, calorieking is another one. I'm not sure if that's what you have in mind but it's worth a look.

[Joxi]

Ok, let me be more specific, I saw the fitday, but i need a step behind.

1. how to calculate my caloric input, on bodybuilding.com, i god all the formulas, lets say i do 3500kcal, 40%protein, 40%carb, and 20%fat, or 50%carb, 25%protein and 25%fat, for bulcking.

2. So first you would fill in these variables, and divide into meals, and then go to fitday and calorieking to fill with food.

I cant do a spread sheet for this much calculations, + based on bodybuilding.com you need to change it every 3 to 4 weeks due to the muscle bf changes...

[IM708]

It's Sooooo easy to make an excel spreadsheet. Make some columns for protein, fat, fiber/sugar alcohols, carbs, alcohol. Rows for meals 1-y. Then fill in what you ate in the specific macro spots. Make some formulas up for each of the rows. Protein 4(a) , carbs 4(x), fat 9(n), alcohol 4(b), fiber 4(z), net carbs 4(x)-4(z). Total at bottom by sum of column macros Ex: 1(4(a))+2(4(a)) + etc. At the bottom where the totals are calculated due the sum of that row. Divide each individual total calories by the total calories for the day to give individual percentages.

[NewMuscle83]

I'm taking a nutrition class in college, and we're required to get this program called Diet Analysis 9.0 we haven't used it yet, and I still haven't gotten (mainly cause I have been able to rip it online yet) but she showed us how to use it a bit, and it looks pretty legit. It's supposed to be able to do a ton of stuff, from finding out exact cals in foods you input, to making super customized diets.

[GT2]

I like fitday.com, calorieking is another one. I'm not sure if that's what you have in mind but it's worth a look.

I use Crosstrainer 6, it makes fitday look like a kiddy program

[Joxi]

Hi guys,

thanks for the input. I got a trial Crosstrainer 6, its exactly what I was looking for. BUT, you cant create your own input for food, even I couldnt find whey protein shake.

for Diet, it sounds the same thing, I looked it up on the Amazone, and in review says:
This was a required item for a nutrition class. Seems to me that the publishers are more concerned about brand name product placement then a good program for diet analysis. For an example, I had to put in a serving of a brand name baby food because having a fresh banana on the list seemed to escape them....

it seems that both softwares dont alow you to create your own inputs

joxi

[Joxi]

... also cross trainer uses BMR with activity level, so you cant customise that neither.