If you are overweight, the way to slim down is to use more energy than you consume. It sounds pretty simple, but many people find it difficult to keep track of how many calories/kilojoules they have consumed in one day.

In addition, it can be hard to know just how much energy you have expended in a given day.

We all know calorie counting is a boring and mundane process. Even though it is necessary to track your energy outs and energy ins to progress in a diet, many people don’t do it because of the repetitive gloom that it brings.

But a new app called Lose It! has taken the hard work out of calorie counting and is reinvigorating the diets of many people.

The concept behind Lose It! is pretty simple. Using a searchable database, you enter in food and portion sizes, based on hundreds of different brand names.

You can also keep track of the protein, cholesterol, carbohydrates, fibre and fat you have consumed in a day.

The level of customization with this app is excellent, allowing you to shape your diet very accurately according to your level of exercise and food preferences.

When you start up the app for the first time, you will be required to plug in data about your height, weight, age and gender.

As you progress with your eating plan, you can adjust the data.

Your daily calorie recommendation will be screened every time you log into the app, letting you know ahead of time how much food you should be consuming with each meal.

You can also add a list of activities like running, yoga, pilates, using the stairmaster, swimming to the information used by the app. The app will respond by calculating how much energy you approximately use with each exercise.

The interface for the app is very attractive, and it is simple and easy to use. Because of all these factors, Lose It! is the number one app in the Health and Fitness section of the AppStore at the moment.