While you are still in the process of setting goals and resolutions, here are five apps that might help you keep on track and achieve your goals in 2017.
January, being the start of the New Year, has typically been the time for introspection and planning. Although we tend to start with the best of intentions, all too often and within a few weeks, we become less committed to, or even abandon outright, the goals and resolutions we had made. In order keep your goals top of mind (and to a lesser degree, keep you honest!), we suggest seven applications to help you keep those resolutions and achieve your goals in 2017.

1.  Lose weight:   MyFitnessPal

With a large food database of over 5,000,000 foods, and a platform that allows fast and easy food and exercise entry, MyFitnessPal will help you get in better health and take those extra pounds off. Not only will it help you keep track of your calories and your exercise throughout the day, you can also use MyFitnessPal to scan items you are about to buy at the supermarket to get additional nutritional information.

Platforms:  iOS; Android

Price:  Free

2.  Eat healthier:   Nutrino

Reach your health and fitness goals with your own personal diet and weight loss plan with Nutrino. This app gives you personalized meal suggestions. No pre-made meal plans. Its suggestions are based on your tastes, health and fitness goals, other dietary needs, and even your physical activity throughout the day. It also factors in allergies, special needs (e.g. diabetes and hypertension), and diets (such as vegan or vegetarianism).

Platforms:  iOS; Android

Price:  Free

3.  Collaborate:  Quip

Overwhelmed by emails, meetings, chats and document versions when preparing documents in a team? Quip allows work teams to create living documents. It combines chat, docs, task lists, and spreadsheets in one app — making collaboration fast and easy. Among other things, Quip allows you to edit documents with the team; take notes in the office and edit them from your phone; and collaborate and chat with any group or team on a particular document or project.

Platforms:  iOS; Android

Price:  Free; USD 30.00 per month for a team of five

4.  Get organized:  Google Keep

Do you want to jot all of your ideas and moments of brilliance, anytime, anywhere? Consider Google Keep. You can create notes and lists, set time and place reminders, and check off your completed tasks. Google Keep also allows you to share ideas and collaborate with others, along with dictate your notes, and organise your entries.

Platforms:  iOS; Android; Chrome

Price:  Free

5.  To-do lists:  Streaks

Streaks is a to-do list app that helps you form good habits. It lets you track up to six tasks you want to complete every day, with the goal of building a streak of consecutive days. It works especially well for health and fitness-related issues Streaks also works with the Apple Health app to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Platforms:  iOS

Price:  USD 3.99

 

Image credits:  Courtney Dirks;  Google Play; Apple Itunes 

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