I finally was able to get Kelly to join SparkPeople ( a site I now hate) and have found FatSecret.com and I love it. I love it for a few reasons. First let me tell you what I hate SparkPeople’s site.
- SparkPeople is so hard to navigate. It’s an endless maze of buttons and nothing is where it should be or where you expect it to be. Even after using it for an entire year I still can’t find simple things like how to change my GOAL WEIGHT.
- Busy Busy – With all the colors and icons, adds and other junk it’s a very busy web site. Too busy for me with ADHD and Dyslexia…just say-in!
- SPAM – I know I can turn it all off, but seems like every time I do I get more updates from the site. Then I can’t find where to turn them off and have to spend countless hours looking for the setting.
- Reports – Half the time I put in my weight or food the REPORTS server is down and I can’t pull my reports to see my progress. It’s been worse lately than it was at first. Not being able to get to information is a huge pain. Even free info.
- Freedom – The site is no very hCG diet friendly. If you drop more than a pound a day or eat less than 1000 calories it get grumpy.
To be fair there are some things I like about SparkPeople:
- The Report when they are up that are very nice
- Big community on there if you are looking for a fat BFF to help you along.
- FREE
- Simple Interface and easy to use
- Nice community and not too large (wink wink)
- Kind of Facebook-ish but not annoying like Facebook.
- There is an App for Blackberry that is a simple version of the site. I love it.
So there you have it. Join up and find me on FatSecret.com (LINK TO SOMETHING)
Tags: FatSecret.com, Sparkpeople.com, Weight Loss