Today I found a great little iPhone app called Lose It!, via Jesse Stay. The timing couldn’t be better, since I have my iPhone with me everywhere I go… and I was just thinking I needed something to track caloric intake and exercise in an easy and convenient way.

Yesterday, I found a website called Calorie Count, which does the same thing and has a ton of info, but the iPhone app is just better for me, since I need something at hand… not something to remember to update hours after I’ve eaten or worked out. I also briefly checked out SparkPeople, but I work in social media… the last thing I need is some super-comprehensive social networking thing for weight loss. I don’t have that sort of time or energy.

Anyway, I need to get in shape and drop weight, and right away the idea of counting calories in an easy manner seemed a good fit for me. I like numbers. I like that it’s easy to do with technology. I like that it gives me a daily goal. I like pausing to think about whether I really need sour cream on the potato.

The lightbulb came on in my head that I am sooo sedate and that it’s sooo simple to burn a few calories doing, well, household things. 10 minutes of vacuuming daily is a simply thing I can do instead of doing it once a week. Getting off the bus a few stops earlier gives me another 10 minutes of walking I wouldn’t otherwise do. The iPhone app’s convenience is ridiculous.

Last month, I also bought a gym membership, so this week I’ll be getting in there twice a week. I’ll be doing weight training because I know it best (from my trapeze days)… and – conveniently – it’s a good way to drop weight since it raises your metabolism if you do it right. I also don’t mind building up muscle.

Tally ho!