Healthfit Counter Review
What You Should Know
The HealthFit Counter is a small portable weight loss aid which mimics the look of a PDA, complete with stylus pointer and touch screen capabilities. The makers of this food and activity tracker claim that it is the ultimate way to easily calculate all manner of nutritional information, letting the user keep a running 30 day total of calories, fat, proteins and carbohydrates in their diet. The HealthFit Counter can be personalized with the userís age, weight and height for reliable calorie burning information. It is also capable of tracking the specific components of weight loss plans such as The Atkins Diet or Weight Watchers Point plans.
List of Ingredients
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Product Features
The HealthFit Counter is marketed as a convenient tool which will allow the user to track nutritional information and exercise data in order to effectively manage their weight loss program. The HealthFit Counter is small, around the size of a deck of cards, and resembles a PDA; it even uses a small stylus and touch screen technology. The device contains detailed information on over 2,000 different foods including some popular fast food items. The user can access a variety of screens to record food eaten or fitness activity performed; the information is broken down into calories used, fats absorbed, and protein and carbohydrate ratios, as well as computing energy units burned through exercise. All information can be stored for up to 30 days or downloaded to the userís own computer through included software. The list price for the HealthFit Counter is $99.00 not including shipping and handling.
Advantages
- The HealthFit Counter is about the size of a deck of cards and is easy to carry along.
- The HealthFit Counter can be customized to coordinate with different diet plans such as Atkins or Weight Watchers.
- Software is included to allow the HealthFit Counter to function with the users home computer.
Disadvantages
- Recording all food eaten or activities committed is a time consuming endeavor and may prove to be hard to maintain for long enough to see results.
- The HealthFit counter receives overwhelming negative reviews online for defects ranging from the screen being difficult to read to the device repeatedly breaking down.
- The multiple screens and variety of functions make the Healthfit Counter very complicated and time consuming to use.
Conclusion
While being conscious of the ration of calories taken in through meals to calories going out through exercise is important when trying to track weight loss, the consumer practically needs to be a combination secretary and nutritionist to utilize the HealthFit Counter. Few people have the discipline or mindfulness to record every bite they eat or step that take, so ultimately it seems that the HealthFit Counter might be more of a frustration that a help. By following a reasonable meal plan and using a supplement to burn fat and discourage extra snacking the consumer may see better results with less annoyance.
