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1 year ago I started my own made up diet/weight control program.  Basically it was just this: No eating after 6:00 PM.

That worked well for about 3 months. I slowly lost about 10 pounds.  Then I plateaued. Until August I didn’t lose any more weight.  Not until I tried a handy little iPhone app called LoseIt.

LoseIt helps you set goals and track calories intake and burn.  In the next 3 months I lost an additional 12 pounds.

Then came the holidays.  November was hard but I managed to only put on 1 pound with Thanksgiving.  Then came Christmas and the New Year.  I managed to put on all 12 of those pounds in just under 2 weeks.  I didn’t even have to try.  They just magically appeared.

So. Now the resolve. I work at MonaVie during the day (fantastic place to work by the way) and MonaVie just launched (today) a new weight management product. And I have a 1 month’s supply. So I’m working really hard and avoiding all those things I’ve pigged out on during the holiday.  I’m only 2 days in and I’ve already lost back 3 of those regained pounds. So if you happen to see me wavering in my resolve please give me a little encouragement.  I’m really Jonesin for an EMV right now.

A good friend of mine insisted that I need this app.  I like to cook.  Some times I even fancy myself a gourmet of sorts.  Like last night.

I had downloaded Epicurious a few days ago and had some time to play with it.  Mostly searching for ideas on what to cook and ways to cook things on my new BBQ.  Last night I decided to go strictly Epicurious.  Seered Ahi Tuna with Grilled Asparagus and Campfire Potatoes.  All cookable on my new grill and all on my favorites list in the app.

First, I searched, found, and added several good recipes to my favorites list.  Not too hard.

Second, I browser through the shopping list to make sure I have all the required ingredients or a close substitute.

Last, get cooking, flipping back and forth through the recipes while cooking.  Have I mentioned that I really need an iPad?  Very few things Continue reading

Recently I started working on my life goals.  And I just happened to find a nice little goal tracking app on the iPhone.  Turns out it’s by someone I know.  So this review may be a little biased.  So what.

First, setting up goals.  Easy. you set the type of progress that you’ll be tracking.  Single event, percentage, of custom range.  So far I haven’t found any of my goals that don’t fit into one of those types.  Then you set the frequency and some start/end dates. Last you assign it to one of your goal groups.  I’ll add this to my spiritual group…

After you save your goal, you can Continue reading