The FatWatch Weight Log: Archive

Jan 4th

3 notes

Anonymous asked: Hey, how about a sync with a Withings scale? :-)

Oct 27th

Anonymous asked: Does fatwatch work on IOS5?

Oct 27th

Anonymous asked: I am within 500gms of my goal and the trend line agrees, but the app says I still have 1kg to go. A I doing something wrong?

Aug 9th

Anonymous asked: how do i edit icons

Jul 6th

Day 10: 279

benzado: slowcarbcrazy: So I ended up at McDonalds, eating french fries and chicken nuggets. I just wanted comfort food. I got “caught”. Charlie Todd and Ben Rodgers were walking by McDonalds and saw me. I guess they had been talking about my blog and this diet. It’s embarrassing to be caught. Today I’m back on track. I’m calling yesterday this week’s cheat day, so I’ll still be on my diet on...

May 12th

13 notes

Anonymous asked: What is the dashed line on the large chart that is several pounds higher than my set goal?

Apr 14th

arbia asked: Can we get goals which can be specified by fat percentage? Its often a much more reasonable thing to aim for than weight or BMI as it is invariant to lean mass & hydration.

Mar 13th

Anonymous asked: Hi - do you plan to support online integration with the Withings WI-FI scale - this would be very handy and simplify the process of data entry (and make things that much closer to the idea of the Hacker's Diet yes/no "watch")

Mar 13th

Anonymous asked: Thank you for FatWatch. I find it very helpful! I'm sure everyone else understands this, but could you explain how the *"number of pounds" to lose*, on the TRENDS screen, is calculated, as it is not a simple arithmetic problem (today's weight - goal weight = pounds to lose). Is the calculation made using the trend line? Or are you encouraging us to reach 1.9 pounds below our...

Feb 10th

Anonymous asked: Can you export your data from Hackers Diet Online?

Feb 10th

Fig Newtons in Bed, and Other True Stories: How to... →

sebsational: But (and I’ve done this before, so I know) giving up sugar is only really hard for the first few days. After that, it’s no big deal. Right now, though, I am walking past chocolate at Key Foods and telling it, out loud, to shut the hell up and get out of my face.

Feb 10th

20 notes

“This new science should also tell us, I think, that blaming overeating problems...”

– Dean Anderson, Can People Really Be Addicted to Food? Whether or not you believe “addiction” is the right term, it’s clear that psychology plays a major role.

Jan 27th

Jan 23rd

7 notes

Reading List: The Paleo Diet →

John Walker, author of The Hacker’s Diet, reviews an interesting book by Loren Cordain.

Jan 20th

The Hacker's Diet now available for iPad, iPhone,... →

Required reading.

Jan 20th

Anonymous asked: Can I change the height setting? I think I entered it incorrectly

Jan 17th

Clever idea I just had: clean your water bottle...

First day back at the gym, my water bottle smells a little funky. I want to clean it, but I also don’t want to be drinking soap. I notice the mouthwash dispenser next to the sink, and Eureka! A small pump into the bottle, rinsed out with water, and my bottle is minty fresh clean!

Jan 8th

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“This is why I tell my friends that dieting is more like balancing a checkbook...”

– Math for Losers - Tarjema Translations

Jan 7th

Anonymous asked: How do I get my weights to record in decimals? I'm only seeing whole integers in the scrolling list.

Jan 6th

“Which takes us back to plateaus. Watching my weight drop at something over four...”

– On Plateaus - Tarjema Translations

Jan 6th

The Hacker’s Diet, FatWatch and LoseIt! - Tarjema... →

Jan 5th

9 Top iPhone Apps for Runners | warriorwomen... →

FatWatch is mentioned, along with a few other great apps.

Jan 4th

4 tags

New year, new price →

If you’ve considered applying the mathematics of The Hacker’s Diet toward your New Year’s resolution to lose weight, now is a great time to start: FatWatch’s price has been cut in half! See some screenshots or check it out on the App Store. If you purchased FatWatch in 2010 or earlier, be sure to register your copy: you’ll be eligible for a special discount in the...

Jan 3rd

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Dec 5th

Dec 4th

Nov 25th

“I’ve been doing it wrong lately: I’ve been trying to lose weight too, but I’ve...”

– Commenter Carolyn, on The Observer Effect « Rowan Simpson

Nov 24th

“This might be the most no-nonsense, accurately described app in the store, but...”

– The Observer Effect « Rowan Simpson

Nov 23rd

Beta testing program →

I just sent a note to my beta testers not to expect too much until January. I’m working on an iPad project that will be keeping me busy through the end of the year. However, I’ve been working in my spare time on a roadmap for FatWatch and I’m pretty excited about what’s in store. If you’re interested in beta testing, follow the link above.

Nov 22nd

Nov 21st

“Not particularly inspiringly named, but with daily weighing, scientifically...”

– Commenter John, on The Happiness Project: Trying To Go from Couch Potato to Regular Runner (or Whatever)? 6 Tips for Sticking to Your Resolution.

Nov 20th

Margaret Cho: The "F*** It" Diet →

This is something comedian Margaret Cho wrote in 2003 and I just rediscovered. She writes about how, after years of struggling with her weight, she simply gave up and stopped obsessing about food, and, weirdly enough, got thinner. I hesitate to quote it, you should read the whole thing, but if you insist: I stopped exercising, and started writing. I played with my dogs. I looked at shit on Ebay....

Nov 4th

Maura Kelly on Mike and Molly - Overweight Couples... →

Maura Kelly writes about how it makes her uncomfortable to see fat people on TV. There is backlash, of course. She attempts to apologize. More backlash. The comments are amazing. One of note: Ah, yes, and to think over half the population of American has not been able to manage to do this. Perhaps, Ms. Kelly, you have oversimplified the problem a tad bit? Ya think? Addiction. There, I said it....

Nov 2nd

Anonymous asked: I don'Tknow the Hackers Diet. I found the app on Fat2fit. Will it work for me?

Oct 23rd

Anonymous asked: Hi Ben. I absolutely love Fatwatch! It is for me, the perfect application; easy to use, nice graphics and clear graphs. I know this has been mentioned before but for me, having this app on my ipad would be the ultimate, top of my wish list! I appreciate this is more or less a part time job but I am so looking forward to seeing this on my iPad and would be very happy to pay significantly more for...

Oct 14th

Anonymous asked: I'm thinking of buying FatWatch, and I have a question. Is it possible to add weight data for days in the past? I have some data for the last few months I'd like to include, but I don't see anything on the Weight Entry screenshot that would allow me to choose a date other than today.

Oct 13th

Oct 12th

FatWatch 2.1.1 in Review

FatWatch 2.1, released last week, has two problems: It is compatible with iOS 4.1 and nothing earlier. It draws charts incorrectly if you have days with no weight, marks, or notes attached. It basically forgets these days exist and causes the markings on the chart to be skewed to the left. FatWatch 2.1.1, submitted to the App Store last night, fixes both of these problems. The first one was...

Oct 11th

Anonymous asked: What do dashed lines mean?

Oct 6th

Anonymous asked: iPad?

Sep 7th

FatWatch: How to recover weight history from a... →

Newly revised instructions for recovering your weight history from the iPhone/iPod touch backup files that iTunes saves on your computer.

Sep 6th

Workout Workflow

ectomorph: For tracking meals, I use another app called Lose It. It’s free and does most of what I need. One thing I don’t like about it, however, is that the developers assume the people using this app are using it only to lose weight. (The name is a tip off.) So, it only shows you how many calories you should eat if you want to lose or maintain your weight. In other words, I have to make...

Sep 2nd

Sleep vs. Not Sleep

ectomorph: My goal is to go to the gym at least 4 to 5 times a week. My one obstacle to this goal has always been sleep. Today was a good start, albeit similar to the million other starts I’ve had before. Fortunately, I fought off the urge to stay asleep today like a midget fights off a giant, comfortable hug-bear. (That simile makes sense to me. Don’t be hatin’.) I’m not sure exactly how...

Sep 1st

Anonymous asked: On the trend screen, does the "goal weight in ... days" indicate the number of days starting today, or the number of days from the beginning of the diet?

Thanks!

Aug 31st

Half Price Sale Ends Wednesday →

FatWatch is half-off for the iAppsForStudents Back to School Sale, but the sale is over on Wednesday, September 1st. Buy it now, before it returns to full price.

Aug 30th

Anonymous asked: Love the app! Fantastic weigh to keep track of my weight. Huge thumbs up!

One little tweak please, when opening the app and going to 'Log' it no longer has today's or most recent data there. You have to use the 'Go to' option. I'm sure on previous versions this was automatic.

Aug 21st

Ask questions about FatWatch →

I made some minor updates to the FatWatch website, including more links to this blog. I want to encourage people to use Tumblr’s Ask-a-Question feature, as any answers I give on this blog will be useful to everybody.

Aug 21st

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Back to School Sale →

I’ve decided to participate in the iAppsForStudents Back to School promotion. From now until September 1st, you can buy FatWatch for your iPhone or iPod touch for only $4.99. That’s 50% off the regular price! And, since the iTunes App Store doesn’t support coupon codes, everybody gets this discount, student or not!

Aug 16th

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