Hey Y'all :)

I have been using FitDay since May31st (and had good results) but started using myfitnesspal today and really like it, so I am going to switch. The iphone app drew me in, but I am finding the food database far superior to FitDay.

About me:

I am a 44 year old guy that has been fat all of his life except for a short period of time in my 20's. I have been counting calories and working out 5 times a week since May 31st, which resulted in dropping 100 pounds. I am down to 250 lbs now and am working towards a target weight of 185 or so, but the real goal is now more of a fitness goal. I did my first 5k two weeks ago and did better than I thought I would (35 min and 4 seconds). Now I am targeting the Peachtree Road Race (10k) in Atlanta on July 4th and a Sprint triathlon in the fall.

I would never have made it this far if I had not convinced myself to count calories for 4 weeks as an experiment to see if I could make "a diet" stick. Once I started writing it down, I slowly started changing my eating habits which was the key. After a few weeks, I added exercise and saw the benefit in the math (calories in versus calories out) which was quickly followed by the results I saw on my body. For me, the weight loss really took off when I increased the amount of complex carbs in my diet, in an effort to increase the fiber in my diet, instead of trying to restrict carbs altogether.

That's my last 6 months in a nutshell. Looking forward to using this new tool and hearing about the success stories of others.