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12 Apps That'll Make You Skinny

We turn to our smart phones for everything from news updates to boredom-busting games. But can they help us lose weight? See the best fitness apps that just might get you to shed those pounds fast

March 23, 2012 | by Sharon J. Yi | 53 COMMENTS

Fooducate, Free

When it comes to losing weight and being healthy, it's not only about decreasing the quantity of food you eat, but increasing the quality of your foods, says Zoe Diana Draelos, MD, PA, board-certified dermatologist in High Point, N.C. While it's easy to figure out what's healthy in the vegetable aisle (uh, everything!), when it comes to packaged foods, things get a bit dicey.

We're smart enough not to believe all "healthy" and "low calorie" claims on packages, but who has time to stand in the canned foods aisle for 20 minutes trying to make sense of the nutrition labels? Enter Fooducate. Simply scan the product's barcode with your phone, and you'll instantly know the healthfulness of the food with Fooducate's letter grade.

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Foodeducate is a nice one! and it's free, too i enjoyed it

by cindy11052 Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 06:43AM Report as inappropriate

Thanks

by EricaF123 Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 06:43AM Report as inappropriate

Great list, just wish they were also available on android :(

by Hcaddy15 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 06:52PM Report as inappropriate

Can't believe they didn't mention MyFitnessPal! Great for tracking calories, setting goals.. Also, if you have any FitBit products, their site is really good. I can't recommend the FitBit Aria scale and FitBit One tracker enough...such good products!

by shimmergurl Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 06:15PM Report as inappropriate

Although this is a recycled article, some of these apps are very helpful. Check out Fitday. It's great!

by robyne00 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 01:31PM Report as inappropriate

wow, some apps I definitely want to try!

by Chris213 Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 08:18AM Report as inappropriate

i knew it this is an old one... why is this on the top of the home screen again? lol

by Sohee Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 12:58PM Report as inappropriate

going to get these apps

by jenni84 Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 08:21AM Report as inappropriate

I like workout trainer.

by muellsrus Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 06:55PM Report as inappropriate

this is very handy when traveling. No excuses anymore.

by lilas Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 03:09PM Report as inappropriate

tried my net diary and it is actually so amazing! helps a lot! but the free version is just as good i think... (i tried both versions)

by treehugger1997 Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 05:22PM Report as inappropriate

My phone is my go to gadget for everything, with a few new fitness apps, I'll have a new bit of motivation. My Net Diary is my absolute fave, y'all have to try it!

by queeniemeanie Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 01:26PM Report as inappropriate

I seem to be in a workout slump. Doing the same things all the time gets boring. Some of these apps might be helpful to help me change things up.

by MHolland6 Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 03:05PM Report as inappropriate

Zombies Run! that would definitely motivate me to run.

by andyv1217 Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 02:34PM Report as inappropriate

I'll try it! great tips!

by heidihannibal33 Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 10:07PM Report as inappropriate

Love Nike Training Club but hate Lose it and MyNetDiary... MyFitnessPal is a much better app and it's free. What I love is the water counter and the enormous food dictionary. A miss not to have it on this list!

by Jennifer10708 Monday, July 2, 2012 at 06:50AM Report as inappropriate

MyFitnessPal. It is free!

by cheechy Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 03:47PM Report as inappropriate

These are amazing. Way more diverse and creative than I expected. There is an app for everything!

by VV001 Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 10:56AM Report as inappropriate

I use MyFitnessPal too. It's the best, so simple and easy to keep track of foods you eat, and the lists of foods in it is huge! I love it

by yestfl Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 07:53AM Report as inappropriate

I use RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal. I use MyFitnessPal daily to log exercise and food calories. It's been really helpful for me, since I'm trying to get back in shape again.

by LipglossandSpandex Friday, June 15, 2012 at 11:07PM Report as inappropriate

Awesome free apps! Just started using Lose It! and will try out Snack App and Nike Training Club.

by florawynn Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 03:27PM Report as inappropriate

I love Lose It!! It's the best food journal for on the goers. I don't have time to pull out a notebook and log everything i eat. With this, you can snap a picture of the barcode and adjust how much of it you ate and it will do the rest for you. I am going to try the Snack App. I never even heard of it. Sound interesting.

by krystalmarie_dickinson Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 10:36AM Report as inappropriate

I wish the sleep cycle alarm clock was available on android!

by Karica4 Friday, June 1, 2012 at 10:16PM Report as inappropriate

Kudos for free apps! Nike training club, Fooducate, Runkeeper, Snack App, and Lose It!

by alictasia Monday, May 28, 2012 at 01:37PM Report as inappropriate

I downloaded some of these as soon as I read about them. Haha.

by rawrxjasmine Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 05:10PM Report as inappropriate

Make an Andriod version of this article, please.

by KayArrEff Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 07:26AM Report as inappropriate

There was some very helpful info in this article. The apps reviewed were all spot on for weight loss efforts and the prices (not to mention the free ones) were VERY reasonable. Thank you.

by Cheryl5752 Friday, May 18, 2012 at 07:07PM Report as inappropriate

I'm all for the apps that will make me skinny!

by MizzPink Friday, May 18, 2012 at 01:47PM Report as inappropriate

gotta love work out apps! I downloaded the nike training app long ago and still haven't used it yet though! oops! lol.

by ladyboarder9669 Monday, May 7, 2012 at 12:37PM Report as inappropriate

No they won't .. *while eating donut*

by eatinglipstick Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 07:41PM Report as inappropriate

I wonder if any of these apps are on the Android Market? The zombie app looks AWESOME!! I would also like to try the sleep cycle alarm clock... hmm... This may end up being the perfect excuse to buy that iPhone I have always wanted!

by CCochran Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 06:37AM Report as inappropriate

that sleep cycle alarm clock sounds interesting

by porsha_coleman_mcdaniels Monday, April 2, 2012 at 11:05AM Report as inappropriate

Thank you for the list!

by powerwoman033 Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 07:53PM Report as inappropriate

I liked Runkeeper when I had it. After getting an iFit live compatible machine, I decided to just stick with the iFit app!

by sweettpea29 Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 07:15PM Report as inappropriate

I can't believe you didn't include Sparkpeople and Fitocracy!

by Jewelrydesigner Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 11:18AM Report as inappropriate

Thanks for the great list.

by muellsrus Friday, March 30, 2012 at 06:20PM Report as inappropriate

these are greatt

by Nicole2814 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 04:27PM Report as inappropriate

I can't wait to check out these apps!

by erica_mendez Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 08:12PM Report as inappropriate

I haven't tried any of these yet, but some of them sound like a great idea.

by beautybody Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 11:00AM Report as inappropriate

Good list! I have a few of these already and I like them. Another good one that isn't listed is My Fitness Pal (as listed by another commenter below, I just noticed). I love it and I've lost 12 pounds so far using it semi-regularly (I have some health stuff going on and sometimes I just don't have the energy to keep track and log everything).

by tallredamanda Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 06:09AM Report as inappropriate

Going to borrow my man's smart phone to try out some new apps tonight! =]

by pynkNymphette Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 12:30AM Report as inappropriate

do these really work?

by AngelRayn73 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 01:31PM Report as inappropriate

My Fitness Pal is free and one of the best tools I've ever used to lose weight and get fit. Weird that it's not on this list. I'm interested in trying the sleep cycle app, though. That sounds like a good idea. Hope they have it for Droid phones.

by cpiton Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 11:54AM Report as inappropriate

i want to try the snack app because snacks are my biggest weakness. I wont lie the zombie run app sounds both weird and fun.

by mahogany13 Monday, March 26, 2012 at 09:46AM Report as inappropriate

so excited to use the lose it! app!!

by sportimonki13 Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 12:19AM Report as inappropriate

I am going to check out these apps.

by laurie72 Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 08:04PM Report as inappropriate

This apps are wonderful! I just don't know if I would ever buy those paid apps.

by MissXu Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 01:34PM Report as inappropriate

Am I the only person that doesn't own a smart phone? :/

by catalinahx Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10:34AM Report as inappropriate

Wow...There literally is app for everything now! =)

by powerwoman033 Friday, March 23, 2012 at 10:33PM Report as inappropriate

The exact title should be 12 iPhone Apps That'll Make You Skinny. I know it is hard to beleive, but a lots of people use non Apple smarthones, and they are happy with them, and they even use applications. Please next time think of this before waisting my time.

by sminkkel Friday, March 23, 2012 at 07:35PM Report as inappropriate

Good information

by eatinglipstick Friday, March 23, 2012 at 02:24PM Report as inappropriate

Umm... You guys have to be psychic! This is exactly what I needed!

by maic Friday, March 23, 2012 at 12:04PM Report as inappropriate

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