Weight Management Checklist

Posted by Scott 7 June, 2007 (0) Comment

Ian McKenzie wrote a great self management checklist that we can apply to Weight management.

Ian Writes:

Some people look at self-management techniques as cumbersome, getting in the way of productivity. The truth is, if you look at successful and productive people, you’ll find some type of system guiding them. Give it a try.

1 ) Set Specific Goals, 2 ) Set Specific Times, 3 ) Track your Progress, 4 ) Set Rewards or penalties, 5 ) Take small steps, 6 ) Break it down into pieces, 7 ) Monitor time increments, 8 ) Share your Goals, 9 ) Have a work buddy, 10 ) Review with your buddy, 11 ) Eliminate distractions, and 12 ) Review and rework your system.

How can we apply this to weight management? Read the rest of this entry

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You Don’t Diet?

Posted by Ryan 5 June, 2007 (1) Comment

Ever looked up the meaning of the word diet? Well here it is from Websters dictionary

Main Entry: 1di·et

1 a : food and drink regularly provided or consumed b : habitual nourishment c : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason d : a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight <going on a diet>
2 : something provided or experienced repeatedly <a diet of Broadway shows and nightclubs — Frederick Wyatt>

I used to say that I don’t diet. Really? How could that have been? I didn’t regularly eat food and drink? Well, if that’s the case, where did the extra 20 pounds come from? Read the rest of this entry

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Do I really eat 3790 calories a day?

Posted by Scott 2 June, 2007 (0) Comment

When I first read at diet-blog.com that Americans eat 3,790 calories a day, I thought that number is insane. Do we really eat that much, 3,790 calories a day? Read the rest of this entry

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Salad vs. Burger, What Should you pick?

Posted by Scott 1 June, 2007 (0) Comment

I am amazed how much calories can be added to salads.

The Consumerist wrote about the myth of salads.

The salads didn’t seem to be a whole lot healthier than some of the regular sized sandwiches. Who knew that eating a full portion of, say, the BK Tendercrisp salad would result in consuming 210 more calories than if you’d simply ordered a Whopper Jr.?

It’s a great reminder to us all that we have to be mindful of what we eat. A Huge Cheesecake Factory Salad with bacon, cheese, eggs, oil dressing is still a huge amount of calories. The one benefit, is the salad hopefully has more nutrients with other vegetables, but not always. So, What do you pick a Salad or a Burger?

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Simpleweight update released

Posted by Scott 26 May, 2007 (0) Comment

We’re pleased to announce a bug release. We’ve added a few new features as well. For example, we simplified the Simpleweight Try It page. We added Resting Metabolic Heart-rate to our Daily Summary and Food in = Food Out equations. A whole bunch of small minor bug fixes. Thanks for using Simpleweight, and let us know what you think. If you have further requests, let us know.

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