I'm Hungry...Handy Recipes

[Brad Isaac]

While looking at Handango this morning, I saw that a little $5 app had been released called Handy Recipes. It's an app that has food recipes and a Calories, Proteins, fats and carbohydrates calculator.
"All new and delecious recipes with nutrition information, which helps you to reduce your weight. Easy to use interface for your Convenience."
Anyone here use their Pocket PC as a supplement to their weight loss program?

[bkbroil]

I hate to admit it but.....I go on this Weight Watchers program usually about this time every year....
I've never paid for WW, I just figured out how the "Points" system works and created these Excel spreadsheets to do the work..The way the WW points system works is it's a calculation and I have yet to find an application for the PPC that tracks and calculates your points (on a daily and weekly basis)...
The whole gist is
POINTS = (calories/50) - (fiber/5) + (fat/12)
Current Weight - Daily Point Ranges
Less than 150 pounds 18-23
150-174 - 20-25
175-199 - 22-27
200-224 - 24-29
225-249 - 26-31
250-274 - 28-33
275-299 - 29-34
300-324 - 30-35
325-349 - 31-36
Over 350 - 32-37
I also carry this 60 page Excel spreadsheet (that I created) that contains almost every food item and the associated points. (The thing is you mainly eat the same type of foods and it's easy to memorize those foods and their points)
And I use a Weekly spreadsheet to track points and weight...
I don't know, looks like a perfect application for a PPC..but I think you could have all kinds of legal probs with Weight Watchers if you incorporate their points into an app.

[Brad Isaac]

I believe there is a WW points app for Pocket PC out there...seems a friend had bought one. I'll see if I can find the name of it.

[bkbroil]

I'll bet you that it's no longer available, because WW probably got a hold of it and stopped the app....I'm telling you, I started this whole annual WW thing 4 years ago...and 4 years ago that point calculation was all over the internet along with web pages that would calculate points for you and applications for your pc that would calcualate points....Now, all those web sites are gone because WW has a trademark on the "Points" and went after all of them....I can't find anything anywhere...

[ctitanic]

You are right, you can't include the Point calculation in any application without having a license to do that from WW. That sucks.

[ctitanic]

© 2004 Weight Watchers International, Inc. © 2004 WeightWatchers.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
WEIGHT WATCHERS and POINTS are the registered trademarks of Weight Watchers International, Inc. and are used under license by WeightWatchers.com, Inc.

[Brad Isaac]

In that case It's time to incorporate CW points (i.e. ctitanic watcher points! )

[ctitanic]

Originally Posted by Brad Isaac

In that case It's time to incorporate CW points (i.e. ctitanic watcher points! )

That's to much for this poor guy! I'm exausted today after a week of hard work putting together my thoughts, ideas, data, time and design for this last program of mine: CTFood.

[bkbroil]

I'm exausted today after a week of hard work putting together my thoughts, ideas, data, time and design

Thank God it's Friday! Hello Weekend!!!

[Brad Isaac]

Originally Posted by ctitanic

That's to much for this poor guy! I'm exausted today after a week of hard work putting together my thoughts, ideas, data, time and design for this last program of mine: CTFood.

Darn, I had visions of the Ctitanic watcher being like the big eye from Lord of the Rings that watched every time you tried to sneak a cookie or piece of pie and sends a Ringwraith after you!

Think you could program that?

[ctitanic]

jajajajaja.... you make me laugh :P

[ctitanic]

we have been talking here more about me and CTFood than about this program and my program did not make the headlines! How is that?

[bkbroil]

I put it you app up on top. Is that okay?

[Brad Isaac]

You can be on the front page if you use the Logo I made for you above as a spashscreen for your app -- KIDDING!
HAHAHAHA