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One word only: Fitday ;-) True, but even then.... also, it doesn't "do" British-style food. Do your foods have the nutrition information panels on them? You can add custom foods and it remembers them for later use. Also, possibly, our words for different foods may be different for the same foods. For recipies, I add up all the info for the whole thing and then adjust my serving size when I report it. If it is something I don't make often, I'll just report the constituent ingrediants, hence, weird things like shredded cabbage, small amount of cottage cheese, lemon juice, small amount of light mayonaise and raisons - this equals my low fat cole slaw serving) I've been logging very meticulously in fitday and it helps. I also have my fitday stuff public for all (who know the address) to see. Some days, I'm better than others, but so far, I'm amazed at how much I can eat and still be under for the day. That's pretty much my goal - to eat less than I burn. I aim for 1800 to 2000 calories, but some days are less and some days, unfortunately, more. My fitday thingy is he http://fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJourn...wner=aquarijen Ooooo, a milestone. I posted that address someplace public. Shudder. Take Care, Jen (I almost accidentally typed "Hen" - was that a freudian slip?) |
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Food & Exercise - 8/7/2004
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:22:46 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote: On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 19:59:06, Elly wrote: "Annabel Smyth" ha scritto nel messaggio ... How strong-minded you are to keep such a strict account of what you eat; I am envious as at the moment I simply don't have the will-power to do this. -- Annabel Smyth One word only: Fitday ;-) True, but even then.... also, it doesn't "do" British-style food. Annabel I know I've mentioned this before when you spoke about Fitday, but have you looked at http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk ? I'm not really a fan of logging or journalling, which is partly because it doesn't fit well with my tendency to an "all or nothing" approach which is part of the binge eating problem, and leads to me giving up if I go over my desired calorie level, etc. Having said this, at present I'm finding logging my food quite helpful. I enter my daily food intake, which only takes a few minutes, but I very seldom look at it in any detail afterwards, just glance to make sure I'm within 1500 calories. Many times I've stuck to this WOE for months on end and achieved some of my best weight losses without doing any sort of journalling so I doubt whether it makes a lot of difference for me really. Perhaps you don't want to journal your food either, but if you ever do I really would recommend this site for people in the UK. janice 233/179/133 |
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Food & Exercise - 8/7/2004
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 16:36:47, Aquarijen
wrote: One word only: Fitday ;-) True, but even then.... also, it doesn't "do" British-style food. Do your foods have the nutrition information panels on them? You can add custom foods and it remembers them for later use. Also, possibly, our words for different foods may be different for the same foods. Not quite the same sort of nutrition information, as it is mostly per 100 gramme, and/or per package rather than "per serving" and the other thing is that we weigh and measure our food quite differently from you. That's what really messes things up - we don't use "cups" in quite the same way, and our liquid is measured in volume, not by weight! For recipies, I add up all the info for the whole thing and then adjust my serving size when I report it. If it is something I don't make often, I'll just report the constituent ingrediants, hence, weird things like shredded cabbage, small amount of cottage cheese, lemon juice, small amount of light mayonaise and raisons - this equals my low fat cole slaw serving) Is that all you put in your coleslaw? Here, it has grated carrot and onion as well as cabbage. Can be very nice, can be foul, it depends on the dressing.... I've been logging very meticulously in fitday and it helps. I also have my fitday stuff public for all (who know the address) to see. Some days, I'm better than others, but so far, I'm amazed at how much I can eat and still be under for the day. That's pretty much my goal - to eat less than I burn. I aim for 1800 to 2000 calories, but some days are less and some days, unfortunately, more. Don't we all have our "more" days...... alas..... -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday snaps! |
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Food & Exercise - 8/7/2004
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 16:36:47, Aquarijen
wrote: One word only: Fitday ;-) True, but even then.... also, it doesn't "do" British-style food. Do your foods have the nutrition information panels on them? You can add custom foods and it remembers them for later use. Also, possibly, our words for different foods may be different for the same foods. Not quite the same sort of nutrition information, as it is mostly per 100 gramme, and/or per package rather than "per serving" and the other thing is that we weigh and measure our food quite differently from you. That's what really messes things up - we don't use "cups" in quite the same way, and our liquid is measured in volume, not by weight! For recipies, I add up all the info for the whole thing and then adjust my serving size when I report it. If it is something I don't make often, I'll just report the constituent ingrediants, hence, weird things like shredded cabbage, small amount of cottage cheese, lemon juice, small amount of light mayonaise and raisons - this equals my low fat cole slaw serving) Is that all you put in your coleslaw? Here, it has grated carrot and onion as well as cabbage. Can be very nice, can be foul, it depends on the dressing.... I've been logging very meticulously in fitday and it helps. I also have my fitday stuff public for all (who know the address) to see. Some days, I'm better than others, but so far, I'm amazed at how much I can eat and still be under for the day. That's pretty much my goal - to eat less than I burn. I aim for 1800 to 2000 calories, but some days are less and some days, unfortunately, more. Don't we all have our "more" days...... alas..... -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday snaps! |
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Food & Exercise - 8/7/2004
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 23:42:43, janice wrote:
I know I've mentioned this before when you spoke about Fitday, but have you looked at http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk ? I have, but it only lasts 3 days before you have to pay for it, and I'm unemployed, just now.... plus I spend what money I have on my skating..... I'm not really a fan of logging or journalling, which is partly because it doesn't fit well with my tendency to an "all or nothing" approach which is part of the binge eating problem, and leads to me giving up if I go over my desired calorie level, etc. Yes, I can see how it would. But, actually, just posting what one has eaten on here would, I imagine, keep one in reasonable bounds, even if the actual calories/proportions eaten were not calculated. Actually, the trouble with *any* calorie counter, whatever its nationality, is that it never seems to have the sort of food one actually eats; it's all ready-meals and pre-prepared foods! I already know what's in them - it tells me on the packet! Much harder to know how many calories one has eaten in a helping of home-made pizza, or even home-cooked (and home-caught!) baked trout with (packet) white wine sauce, boiled new potatoes and broad beans, and steamed cabbage and cauliflower, which is what I propose to give my guests on Thursday evening! -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday snaps! |
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Food & Exercise - 8/7/2004
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 at 23:42:43, janice wrote:
I know I've mentioned this before when you spoke about Fitday, but have you looked at http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk ? I have, but it only lasts 3 days before you have to pay for it, and I'm unemployed, just now.... plus I spend what money I have on my skating..... I'm not really a fan of logging or journalling, which is partly because it doesn't fit well with my tendency to an "all or nothing" approach which is part of the binge eating problem, and leads to me giving up if I go over my desired calorie level, etc. Yes, I can see how it would. But, actually, just posting what one has eaten on here would, I imagine, keep one in reasonable bounds, even if the actual calories/proportions eaten were not calculated. Actually, the trouble with *any* calorie counter, whatever its nationality, is that it never seems to have the sort of food one actually eats; it's all ready-meals and pre-prepared foods! I already know what's in them - it tells me on the packet! Much harder to know how many calories one has eaten in a helping of home-made pizza, or even home-cooked (and home-caught!) baked trout with (packet) white wine sauce, boiled new potatoes and broad beans, and steamed cabbage and cauliflower, which is what I propose to give my guests on Thursday evening! -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday snaps! |
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