Trying to lose weight, the Internet way

I wanted to write a column about an app I was using to, hopefully, lose a bit of weight.

I was going to say that I'm young enough that many people still make the (usually correct) assumption that I can fix their google for them, but I am no longer young enough to make as many visits to the Pizza Hut lunch buffet as I would like.

Zach White

When looking for a way to preserve my orangutan-like figure, I decided to ask my best friend for advice and the Internet said I should check out MyFitnessPal.com.

When you make an account, you enter information like your height and weight then set a goal, an...