Measurements

JXCirrus CalCount doesn't just record your food and exercise - It also can record your weight and track that as you work through your diet/fitness binge.

The system can record any number of measurements - You just need to add them to your list of targets.

Recording Weight

Recording your weight is simple - Just click on the Measurement menu then select Weight or press Weight on the toolbar. You will be shown a small dialog that lets you enter the time you weighed yourself (which defaults to now), and your weight.

Type your weight into the weight field. If you want to use different units for this, select those (and JXCirrus CalCount will convert that back to your standard units).

If you want to record a different time, just enter it into the time field (ie "4PM", "15:35", "yesterday 3:30 pm").

Viewing Weight

Your weight measurement will now be displayed in a little list on its own down the bottom of the diary page.

It will also show up in the list of targets at the top of the diary page. This will display the latest measurement for that day. If you go back through the diary, you will see your weight change as you record new values.

Editing

To edit a weight measurement, just double click on it in the list at the bottom of the diary page. You can delete it by clicking on it and then selecting the Edit menu and Delete.

Adding New Measurements

Currently JXCirrus CalCount records weight and height. You can add your own measurements if you like.

Lets imagine you want to record your girth.

  1. Open the Targets dialog (Tools menu then Targets).
  2. Press Add. You will now see the Target Edit dialog.
  3. Leave Value as "---".
  4. Set units to "cm".
  5. Set the Label to "Girth".
  6. Un-tick "Computer calculate daily amount".
  7. Set your target girth (if you want).
  8. Un-tick Food and un-tick Exercise. If a target is neither a food nor an exercise, then the system uses it for a measurement.
  9. Leave Categories blank.
  10. Press OK

When you go back to the main diary page, you should see a new target for girth. Click on the Measurement menu... You should see "Record Girth" there.