Alright, late to the game but after looking at the pictures from my last rock climbing adventure and struggling to get my pants on, I realized I needed to do something. I'm 54 and 5' 11' initially weighing in at 195 2 months ago. I struggled for 6 weeks to drop to 191 by 10/12 then I discovered a free app for my Iphone by "Lose It" (
Lose It! - Succeed at weight loss with Lose It!).
This is an absolutely wonderful tool to allow you to track you calories in and out. I have since lost to 184 today with a goal of under 170 by year end. I can't recommend this app enough (no ownership). It allows you to record your food and exercise in real time and keeps you aware of your daily calorie limit. It also credits you for exercise as you calorie goals are based on an assumed sedentary day.
I'll use yesterday as an example, my calorie budget was 1471 for a desired weight loss rate of 2 pounds per week. I consumed 1704 calories but had a 1052 calorie mountain bike ride netting me only 652 calories consumed (819 under budget). This has been tracking almost perfectly as I am currently losing at a 3lb/wk rate with an initial goal of 2lbs/wk when the additional exercise is included.
I have also been using another free app called map-my-run for logging my workouts. A great duo!