Jay Halt

By the numbers

Basics• Age 46

• Married with 3 teenage kids (one in college)

• Weight 236 pounds…and dropping

• Patent attorney

• Avid traveler

• Enjoy skiing, snowboarding, tennis, but not going to the gym

Problem

• Life is good, but…..

• Yo-yo dieter

• At 253 pounds, I was more than 40-50 pounds over what weight I would consider to be ideal

• 50 is looming…time to modify my lifestyle for the long haul

Easy Solution, right?

Calories in Calories out

Must be less than

Perception is not reality

• The chicken and broccoli pasta at is relatively healthy right?

• Chicken & Broccoli Pasta

1476 calories92 g of fat93 g of carbs7 g of fiber69 g of protein2810 of sodium

Need to get informed…need to track

• 3 programs that I have used

• Lose It!

• Map My Fitness

• Fit Bit

Lose It!

• Track calories

• Track exercises

• Monitor goals

• Compete with friends

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose it! Screen Shots

Lose It!

• Benefits?– Very easy user interface– Track calories fairly easily– Good database of foods– Scanning feature works pretty well– Social component

• Detriments?– Tracking food is still a hassle

Map My Fitness

• Track exercises

• Map routes

Map My Fitness Screen Shots

Map My Fitness Screen Shots

Map My Fitness Screen Shots

Map My Fitness• Benefits?– Easy user interface– Fun to look at your routes– Social component

• Detriments?– GPS feature is sketchy (in center city)– Only records “workouts” – Doesn’t record routine activity, (i.e. walking around the office,

etc.) which can be significant– Huge battery drain

Fit Bit

• Basically a pedometer on steroids

Fit Bit

Fit Bit

• Shows step activity in 5 minute incrementsLunchtime walk around Rittenhouse park

Walk to the bankWalk to meeting after work

Fit Bit • Monitor sleep activity

Fit Bit

Fit Bit What happened on these days?!?!!?

Fit Bit

• Benefits?– Tracks steps all day from all of your activities– Can even track sleep patterns– Very useful website– Social component– Links with Lose It! (but I haven’t gotten it to work)

• Detriments?– Easy to lose

Conclusion • All of these programs have a defined purpose

• If I can find a way to link Lose it! with Fit Bit it will be a lot easier

• I love competition, so the social component is big for me

- I have a weight bet on Lose it! (to lose 40 pounds by September 1st) for an iPad2

- I have a “stepping” bet during May (to get an average of 16000 steps per day – loser buys drinks