First Look: Edibles

Does anyone know the formula to put in the calculator for weight watchers??

If you use WeightWatchers eTools, which is included with a lot of the programs or is available separately for ~$13/month (which is what I use), there is an online mobile phone website, mobile.weightwatchers.com, that allows you to track food and exercise points just like the full website. I highly recommend it.

I'm a middle aged computer geek and sit in front of my screen about 10 hours a day but go to the gym every day, ride my bike to work, and haven't eaten McDonalds in about 10 years. Coke only with the Captain or Jack. I think if you just replaced geek with American you might have had something there lol! I was born and raised in the US and grew up without much parental guidance and I have a healthy conscience. Why can't everyone else? All generalizations aside, I think if we start accepting our laziness and gluttony in the general media, as you just did, it'll become normal and everyone will accept it. The fat gene will be more predominant for future generations. Something needs to be done and you aren't helping. I see fat people...

I've purchased both apps and have been using Edibles for my daily tracking. I've also left a review for that app.

Basically, apps of this type are going to come down to personal preference on the app/UI design because they're all eventually going to offer similar features. I expect that we're going to end up with tons of WW trackers in the App Store, but right now we're seeing the first generations and seeing developers flesh out their offerings.

Edibles feels better to me, even without an included Points calculator, because it uses the standard iPhone UI instead of the UI that Kathy Counter implements. Some may prefer Kathy Counter, some may not care. For me, Edibles has been the winner, and I'll stick with it because it has an interface I like. The rest of the features will come along later.

Now if iBank will just get their app in the Store my iPhone-based life would be complete. :)

"Being a middle-aged computer geek means that I have been gaining weight"

I think we have a problem with cause-and-effect logic here :-)

The best pick for WW is Kathy Counter at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287931963&mt=8

For point watchers it rocks!
Calculator, Bookmarks, History, Exercise tracking!

PointALator (iTunes) is an alternative!

But let me tell you won't lose anything but cash through Weight Watchers. Try googling LCHF (low carb high fat) and I promise this diet will let you drop as many pounds as you wish. Fast, easy and without counting calories or eating boring food.

Since when is "Points" a registered trade mark?

It doesn't calculate points, according to the app's description on the App Store page. There is another app (Kathy Counter) that does the same thing as Edibles, but it also calculates the points for you, and does just about everything else, too, except track your weekly weight. For Weight Watchers, I think Kathy Counter looks like a better option.