Better Living Through Statistics
It’s a pretty well established fact that I lose weight when I follow through on my goal to keep track of everything I eat. That fact has been firmly tested by the fact that I have lost weight while keeping in that habit, and have gained it back when I’m not paying attention to what I eat. It’s pretty good empirical evidence.
In order to make it more convenient to count the calories of what I eat, I use an application called Calorie Counter on my Droid, linked to FatSecret. Since I always have my phone with me, it only makes sense to use it to record what I eat. It’s helped me immensely (when I actually track what I eat).
I’ve also been trying to get my finances under control, at least a little bit. It’s a very long road, but I need to start by reducing my spending. In the same vein as my calorie counting, my first step is to track everything that leaves my metaphoric wallet. I downloaded an app called Xspenser to my Droid that will allow me to track all of my expenses and is linked to a web service of the same name. It also has the “honor” of being the first paid app on my phone. The first thing I entered into it was the purchase of the app itself. Entering items into the database is easy, and the site offers reports and such. I don’t have enough info in it yet to run a realistic report, but I should soon enough.
I’m hoping that I can get some helpful data out of this, and use it to head in the right direction.
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