I LOVE SparkPeople for their calorie-tracking journal and customized meal plans. They also create strength training plans and have a large support system.

http://www.sparkpeople.com

I need to start doing this ASAP!!

http://nutri-facts.com/
this has long been a favorite of mine.
especially with fruit, they give calories for "large banana" and not just, "a 2 cup serving"

Try www.fitday.com. It's free and easy to use. You can choose the foods you eat from a data bank, or enter your own custom foods. It also tracks your nutrition, exercise, and weight loss goals. Did I mention it's FREE?! I've been using it for about a year and a half and I love it.

I just gave it a try and found out I ate 1400 cals today. I guess that's OK since I am not dieting?

I used to use fitday.com, but I recently found my-calorie-counter.com and I like it better. Its very similar, but it separates your food into meals and saves your favorite meal choices, so its easy to re-enter things that you eat on a daily basis. Oh, and the best part it that is also FREE!!!

http://www.dietfacts.com It has all the restaurants on here you could think of!

Also a SparkPeople user.

www.thedailyplate.com is another great free meal/calorie tracker!

Fit - I disagree about this being a tedious thing to do. In fact, doing it only for one day will not be that beneficial unless someone eats the exact same things every day.

When I was trying to lose weight I carried around a little notebook and after each time I ate I wrote it down - it took about two minutes. So that totaled about 10 minutes a day.

Also, if you use these online calculators like Fitday, it makes it even quicker and easier to keep up with (nothing to lug around in your purse).

It's essential to losing weight to know calories in versus calories out, and what better way to know calories in than to have it written in black and white in front of you.

I used fitday.com for just a few months and lost several pounds. The only thing that is difficult is if you're eating out at restaurants for a lot of meals, it is difficult to keep track of everything you are eating. I found that calorie-counting kept me eating at home a lot, which is good for the pocketbook too I guess.

I too am a Sparkpeople.com advocate like Martha. I used to track everything on a spreadsheet, but sparkpeople is much easier, and more efficient in tracking what you eat. It also helps to keep you disciplined.

I don't know how to do this because I don't know portion sizes.

www.fitday.com

caloriesperhour.com is amazing.

I use sparkpeople.com as well. I track my not only my calories, but also my daily nutrients to see what I am getting and what is lacking in my diet, and I track my fitness as well. It's wonderful, and free. I highly recommend checking it out!

I use fitday.com. Been using it on and off for years.

torismyly is so right! thedailyplate.com is such a great site for tracking- it has the nutritional info for SO many foods, even generic grocery store items, and you can easily manipulate the serving size to fit what you actually consumed. You can also create meals of various foods and portion sizes that you might often have for breakfast or lunch. It's been great for me just to see what kind of variety I am (or am not) getting.

I, too, use SparkPeople, because I can also track my exercise at the same time. And while it is tricky to get the hang of portion sizes, it's definitely worth it.

Thanks guys. On NBC.com on the Biggest Loser Message Boards many people there use these sites too!

I think that seeing the calorie intake right in front of you is definitely an aid in eating less, but I could NEVER be one of those women who pull out a notebook in front of other people right after eating. It just seems like compulsive behavior and rude to the others around. However, what anyone does in private is their own business.

Thanks to Fit and everyone who responded. I've defected from FitDay and am now in the throes of a wild affair with Spark People.

ditto on the sparkpeople! Last year I lost 46 pounds, 6 dress sizes, and 6 inches off my waist with them! (and I'm very happy to say that 9 months on, I'm still maintaining!)

They really do advocate healthy eating habits and completely changing your life instead of some quick fix. It works, and it's free, too.

fitday.com is also my favourite calorie counter. Its free but if you pay $20 for the full version you have a lot more options.

I've tried spark people but I always stop adding my food after a week or so. What motivates you to keep it up?

I LOVE thedailyplate.com! I've been doing it religiously since May this year, and lost 16 pounds counting calories + exercise is the best way to go!

My mom is on a diet and she has no idea why she is not loosing weight, until I pointed out that she eats a whole salad and thinks she is only consuming a serving of calories when the bag feeds 4. So she was consuming 600 at lunch. Now she is watching her portions and reading the calories and is loosing weight.

Wow, i didn't know there were so many of these calorie counters out there! I can't wait to try one. Does anyone was a recommendation of which one is THE BEST?

www.my-calorie-counter.com

I've been a member since Feb. and I lost ten lbs. Its the perfect website for those who are looking for some support in losing weight, toning, or simply calorie counting. Its simply, friendly, easy to use and free!

I tired sparkpeople and got overwhlemed, its a GREAT site too but there were just too many things going on for me.

Look me up my username is: Pierre315.

So happy for you that you lost 46 pounds!

I use FitDay, but I'm not really counting calories right now since I'm running so much. I find that if I get too anal about counting, I get too skinny.

i tried doing this but i dunno why i stopped i'll take it up again and see what happens, wish me luck!

http://www.foodfacts.com

food facts is another good food ingredients tracking site with a database of over 50,000 food items.