Saturday, May 26, 2007

Pros and Cons

I've been tracking my calories off and on for the past year on Fitday. I've also been an active member of Babyfit and have really enjoyed that website and being a part of that community. Babyfit has a sister site called Sparkpeople that is sort of a combination of Fitday and Babyfit. The last couple days I've been recording on both, to some degree, and trying to figure out if I want to change to Sparkpeople. So, I think it's time for a pros and cons list.

FITDAY

pros:
  • familiarity - I already use the site, know how to use it, and like it.
  • easy to pick up with after an absence

cons:
  • no community accountability
  • have to log in over and over and over
  • no real place to keep track of water intake

SPARKPEOPLE

pros:
  • message boards for accountability
  • remembers my login info and will let me be logged in for a long period of time
  • greater variety in activities listed
  • can track water intake easily

cons:
  • haven't found a message board group yet that I "fit" with. But then, I haven't searched TOO much either.
  • the website seems overloaded with information and I'm still trying to sort it out.

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