Simpleweight.com - Food in equals food out

If you are tired of weight loss gimmicks and just want to live a balanced healthy life while simply managing body weight then Simpleweight.com might be your solution. Their theory is that to maintain a healthy body and life, food (calories eaten) in should equal food out (food out). Users keep a food log, a log for physical activity and a log of their weight. The food log is helpful because once the food eaten, it is plugged in by using the growing food database, and then calories, fats, sugars, carbohydrates and other important vitamins and minerals are calculated by the program. The database can be personalized by adding recipes or specific foods bought by the members. The idea is that by tracking habits, inputs, outputs and results (weight) those trying to lose weight are stay organized and in control of their weight. Aside from keeping track of personal stats, users are encouraged to create a support group of friends and family. The community is built on personal referrals, and Simpleweight.com will pay members $5.00 per referral if they stay past the 30-day money back guarantee period. Simpleweight.com does not offer anything more than a tracking device and specific health statistics, but if users are self-motivated this program will be a great tool.

"Our goal is to create a simple website to make tracking your weight, exercise, and food simple. Notice, we don't say easy. Weight management is not easy. It takes work and practice to managing your weight easy, but we can always make it simple. Simpleweight is created to be the only weight management tool you will ever need for the rest of your life. It is meant to be a long-term tool with an emphasis on trend analysis and weight management best practices."

This is really a site about organizing and recording food and exercise activity. If you are interested in tracking these things then Simpleweight will help, but it really has nothing to do with actually losing weight. Exercise is suggested but stated as not mandatory, which is a big of a mind-boggler. It should be noted, however, that the blog rocks.

This site is straddling the line of weight loss help and weight tracking. The fact that there is no real outside motivation or routine program suggested which makes this a simple tracking service. Perhaps this should be made clearer so people know what they are paying for when they sign up.