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Installation

Simply download and mount the .dmg file and it will show up as a disk image on your desktop. From there drag the BeFit to your application folder to install. To uninstall simply drag the entire application to the trash. BeFit will work on 10.3 and later and is a universal application!

How do I make lists?

Making lists is easy, just press the + button on the bottom left hand corner and it will automatically generate a new list. To name the list just click once and it will enter edit mode. Type in the name for your new list. To remove a list just select the list you wish to delete and press the delete key.

How do I add foods to my lists?

To view all the food items choose the Food Library list in the left side menu. This will automatically show you all 7500+ foods in the database. You can scroll down and add the foods you want by clicking on the food and dragging it into a list. If you cant find the food you want then search for it in the search field above. The built in Spotlight Technology will narrow down the library based on your search for ease of use.

How do I save?

Thats the beauty of BeFit you do not need to save, each time you quit or open the program it reads from a recent backup of your data. Each time you quit a new backup image is automatically created and stored. You will never loose your data with BeFit.

What is the eye icon for?

The eye or Quick Look icon is the ability to preview any food items nutrition data before you add it to your list. For example if you choose the Food Library and then you choose a food you will see the data change in the Nutrition Facts panel. You can show or hide this panel by pressing on the Quick Look icon.

How do I sort my Food Lists?

To sort your food list simply press on the blue headers over the food data. When you press on these food headers a small triangle will appear. When the list is sorted via ascending order then the triangle will be pointing up. When the list is sorted via descending order then the triangle will be pointing down.

What is the drop down list for?

In each list view there are three columns. The Foods, Calories and Fat you can change the third column to whatever you wish to view. So if you were diabetic you might want to view Foods, Calories and Sugars in this case choose Sugars from the drop down list and the third column will change from Fats to Sugars.

How do I use the Graph?

The graph is used in each list that you create. What ever food item gets put in the list affects the graph below. The graph shows total nutrients in percent per graph. The graphing really is helpful to see exactly what nutrients you need more of and which ones you should eliminate or reduce.

How do I use Serving Sizes?

Choose the food item you want from your search list or your food list, and from the drop down choose the appropriate serving size. The totals will automatically reflect the new values.

How do I use Quantities?

To use this feature simply drag a food item into a user defined list and then you will see the quantity column the column will allow you to edit your quantity amount.

What is Sparkle?

Sparkle is a cool framework that allows us to push out critical updates such as this without having the user to constantly login and download the newest version. The auto update feature will automatically download and install new versions. You must have version 1.0.3 to get this feature.

Installation

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later is required. If your using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widgets icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If your using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widgets icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

Uninstalling

If you've downloaded and installed additional widgets in Dashboard, you can later remove them. Open Dashboard, then click the Open ( ) button to reveal the widget bar. Click Manage Widgets to open the Widgets Dashboard widget. Widgets that can be removed have a red Remove (-) button after their names. Click the Remove (-) button to remove the widget. Click OK to confirm that you want to move the widget to the Trash. You cannot remove the standard Mac OS X widgets that come with Dashboard, only widgets that you've added.

Using the Menu

To access the menu for the different calculators simply click on the top of the widget and you will notice that the menu will drop down below.

Using the Calculators

Activity Calculator Help

The activity calculator has two versions an american version using inches and pounds. The other version is a european version that deals in metrics. To use the calculator simply enter all the information into the appropriate field. Choose an activity and it will calculate the amount of calories burned. To choose MPH / KPH manipulate the miles and time drop downs. To increase your speed choose your time vs your miles ran that will give you your accurate MPH and will calculate the calories accordingly.

Carb Calculator Help

This calculator works by using the formula (Fat X 9) (Carb X 4) (Protein X 4) = Calories. The calculator takes the difference between the calories listed on the label and the calculated calories and divides that result by 4 to arrive at the answer. It then adds that number of grams to the carbohydrate grams listed on the label. This hidden carb calculator assumes that all missing calories are from hidden carbohydrates.

Distance Calculator Help

The distance calculator has two versions an american version using inches and pounds. The other version is a european version that deals in metrics. Simply fill in all the data for the distance calculator and it will calculate the calories burned while running.

BMI Calculator Help

The bmi calculator has two versions an american version using inches and pounds. The other version is a european version that deals in metrics. Simply fill in the calculator and it will spit out your BMI rank and your status.

Max Rep Calculator?

The max rep calculator has two versions an american version using inches and pounds. The other version is a european version that deals in metrics. Fill in all the required information and it will calculate your Max Rep for that weight.

Missing Carb Calculator Help

The missing carb calculator has only one version an american version. This is due to the fact that we all use Grams when using food measurements. To find your missing carbs in a food or hidden fats enter the food data and it will calculate it for you. Fat is made up of Carbs, Fats, and Proteins not used over time. To see how many potentially could be in your food use this calculator.

Switch Between Calculators

To switch between calculators simply click the title "Calorie Counter" on the head of the widget and a menu will appear. Once the menu appears choose a calculator of your choice and it will appear in the main widget area.

What is BMI?

Today, obesity is most often measured by using a mathematical formula called a Body Mass Index. BMI can be determined by dividing your weight in pounds by your height in inches squared and then multiplying by 705. For example, a woman who is 5'6" and weighs 190 would have a BMI of 31.

Height of 5'6" = 66 inches 66 squared = 4,356 190 divided by 4,356 = 0.0436 0.0436 x 705 = 30.75 (which would be rounded up to a BMI of 31)

What Is One Rep Max?

One rep maximum (one repetition maximum, or 1RM) in weight training, is the maximum amount of weight one can lift in a single repetition for a given exercise. One rep maximum can be used for determining an individual's maximum strength, and is the method for determining the winner in events such as powerlifting and weightlifting competitions. One rep maximum can also be used as an upper limit, in order to determine the desired "load" for an exercise (as a percentage of the 1RM).

Installation

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later is required. If your using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widgets icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If your using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widgets icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

Uninstalling

If you've downloaded and installed additional widgets in Dashboard, you can later remove them. Open Dashboard, then click the Open ( ) button to reveal the widget bar. Click Manage Widgets to open the Widgets Dashboard widget. Widgets that can be removed have a red Remove (-) button after their names. Click the Remove (-) button to remove the widget. Click OK to confirm that you want to move the widget to the Trash. You cannot remove the standard Mac OS X widgets that come with Dashboard, only widgets that you've added.

The Calorie Tracker is Unresponsive

The Calorie Tracker widget requires an internet connection to work. Why? Well because it has to access the database which is online. Once an internet connection is established press apple R on your keyboard to reload the widget.

Selecting Food Data

To select food data, first search and select a food item that you wish to use. Now in the Nutrition Facts screen you will see an icon for a pair of scissors on the lower bar. Press this icon, when you press this the icon will change to an Eye. This means you are in select mode. Now in this mode you can select any text in the Nutrition Facts screen, you can copy it and paste it into any application on your Mac. You can also select and copy the information into your built in Calorie Calculator.

Searching For Food

To search for a food simply type the food name or category into the search field in the top right hand corner of the widget and press enter. To get better search results try searching for a broad food name rather than a company name. For example I want to find Jimmy Dean Sausage, if you type in Jimmy Dean you will get no results rather, if you search for Sausage, then you will get more results. The foods are listed as foods not as corporate names for the foods. Once you press enter the widget will auto populate with food choices for you to choose from. Click on a food item to view its Nutrition Facts, press the black arrow button on the top left hand corner to return back to your list. To clear the list press the "X" button located inside the search field.

Using The Calculator

Once you have selected your data using the "Cut" icon located at the bottom of the widget in your Nutrition Facts screen you can then copy that data (Apple C) and paste that data (Apple V) into your calculator. To open your calculator press the icon that looks like a pop out window the farthest icon in the lower right corner of the widget. Once the calculator is opened you will see a drop down list. Choose what you would like to calculate, once done the calculator will appear. Enter the food name and then paste the data from the Nutrition Facts screen and it will automatically total at the bottom of the calculator. You can then in turn press the "Excel" button and it will export your calculator details as a CSV file.

Exporting Food Data

To do this search for a food item and view its data. There are two icons in the bottom tray. One looks like a "Text" icon and the other looks like an "Excel" icon. If you press the Text icon the food data that you see will be downloaded as a text file to your desktop. If you want to download this for Excel press the "Excel" icon it will export it as a CSV again directly to your desktop.

Are there Food Graphs?

There sure are, to view the food graphs search for a food and then select the food you would like to view. In the bottom tray you will see a graph icon. This icon will show you the food item selected graphed for you in percentages rather than in Mg. This is extremely useful when trying to figure out just how much salt or calories a certain food item really has in comparison to what it has in it, for example looking at a Big Mac I can see that its mostly fat and salt rather than the other nutrients it boasts so much about.

Can I print my Food Data?

You can not print from within the widget. To print your data you must first export your data to either a text file or a csv file. Once there exported you can manipulate the data any way you like. You can also print that data to help you track your calories or whatever you like.

Installation

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later is required. If your using Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widgets icon in the Widget Bar to open it. If your using a browser other than Safari, click the download link. When the widget download is complete, unarchive it and place it in /Library/Widgets/ in your home folder. show Dashboard, click the Plus sign to display the Widget Bar and click the widgets icon in the Widget Bar to open it.

Uninstalling

If you've downloaded and installed additional widgets in Dashboard, you can later remove them. Open Dashboard, then click the Open ( ) button to reveal the widget bar. Click Manage Widgets to open the Widgets Dashboard widget. Widgets that can be removed have a red Remove (-) button after their names. Click the Remove (-) button to remove the widget. Click OK to confirm that you want to move the widget to the Trash. You cannot remove the standard Mac OS X widgets that come with Dashboard, only widgets that you've added.