Deficit Meter

We have a food meter and a burn meter, why don't we have a daily/weekly/monthly deficit meter? It is a simple enough piece of code to program:  burn meter  minus food meter equal deficit.

I totally agree.  Dietbug.com has a deficit bar, and that is one reason I left here for there once upon a time.  A deficit meter would be an awesome addition!

I agree, but at the same time it's incredibly easy to track yourself - just join the challenge:  http://caloriecount.about.com/january-calorie -deficit-challenge-newcomers-always-ft124268   (I had to plug it!)

I would love to see a deficit meter too.

I also vote for a deficit meter, in case anyone is counting votes.

Or at least some way to go back to see how many calories were burned on a particular day. Once the day is over, you can't go back. And trying to recreate it (with exercise, etc.) is a pain.

I've been recording mine in journal entries by the month. It would be more convenient in a deficit/surplus meter. It'd be cool if, based on your account settings, it looked "positive" when you were hitting your desired state, deficit or surplus. That way it'd be some use to the gainers, too. I mean, how crappy would it be for all these folks trying to overcome anorexia seeing some red thumbs down for having a surplus? But I would really love to see a big happy face if I were in deficit territory. That would be slightly more complex to program than just the numbers, but on their forums I see how hard these (mostly) girls are struggling to ignore the evil voices of ED, so maybe something less neutral than the figures would be helpful. Just a thought.

I vote for a deficit/surplus meter please!