The Lose It alternative for GLP-1 users

You open Lose It after a shot day and log a breakfast of half a banana. The app shows you sailing under budget. What it can't tell you is whether the heartburn you had last night is the same heartburn you had after last week's shot, or whether you've had enough protein to feel steady by the afternoon.

A quick note: this page is written by the team behind Holt. Lose It details come from its App Store page, checked on November 1, 2026.

Why does a weight-loss calorie counter feel off on a GLP-1?

Lose It's subtitle is "Food Tracker for Weight Loss", and its core is a calorie budget and a weight-loss plan. That was the right design for years of dieting, where the hard part was eating less.

A GLP-1 often does the eating-less part for you. The harder part becomes eating enough of the right things — protein, fiber, fluids — and making sense of how you feel in the days after each dose. A budget that rewards coming in low doesn't help much with either.

To its credit, Lose It has added GLP-1 support. Its listing says you can log your medication, view estimated GLP-1 levels, and see how each phase may line up with your hunger and eating habits. That's a thoughtful addition. What we couldn't find on the listing is the rest of the GLP-1 week: side effects, injection sites and something to bring to your prescriber.

Why do GLP-1 users switch to Holt?

Because Holt is built around the whole dose cycle, not just the food in it.

• Side effects with a strength and a date. Rate nausea, constipation, heartburn, food noise, suppressed appetite or fatigue on a slider — or add your own — and see them next to your dose days. "Day two is always rough" becomes something you can point at.
• Injection sites, handled. Log the site (arms, stomach or thighs, left or right) and Otto suggests the next spot in your rotation. Your dose history keeps strength, site and adherence together.
• A report for your appointment. Holt turns 30 days, 90 days or your full history into a doctor-visit PDF with suggested questions.
• Food in one photo. Snap your plate and Holt estimates calories, protein, fiber, carbs and fat, with protein, fiber and water on your home summary.

Holt also has an estimated medication-level chart with 7-day and 30-day views and a countdown to your next dose, so you don't lose that by switching.

What changes when you switch?

Logging gets more connected and, for most meals, quicker. A photo replaces a search. A slider replaces a mental note. And because everything sits on the same dose-day timeline, the pattern between your shot, your appetite and how you feel shows up without you building it yourself.

On cost: Lose It lists photo meal logging and barcode scanning as Premium features. Holt is free to download, with some features in an optional subscription — weekly ($7.99), monthly ($14.99) or annual ($49.99–$69.99) on the App Store.

What you'd give up: Lose It's Android, Apple Watch and Mac apps, its lifetime Premium options and its community features. Holt is iPhone only for now.

Should you stay with Lose It?

Stay with Lose It if:

• You use Android or want an Apple Watch app.
• You prefer a one-time purchase — Lose It lists lifetime Premium options.
• A level chart next to your calories is all you need, and you don't track side effects or sites.

If it's working, there's no prize for switching. Keep what helps.

What we'd track in your first two weeks with Holt

1. Every dose with its site, so the next-site suggestion and the level chart have something to work with.
2. Side effects with a severity, especially on shot day and the two days after.
3. A photo of most meals, checking protein and fiber rather than the calorie total.
4. Water every day, since fluids drop easily when appetite does.
5. A doctor-visit report before your next appointment.

Download Holt and track your next dose cycle

Whichever app you use, it records what you were prescribed and how you felt. Anything about your dose belongs with your prescriber or pharmacist.