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- Anyone who wants to lose or maintain weight must simply
- consume less calories than their body burns. The average woman
- will maintain weight at about 2,000 calories a day. For the
- average man it is about 2,500. If you eat about 500 calories a
- day less that it takes to maintain, you will lose about a pound
- a week (if you burn 3,500 more than you eat in a week, you will
- lose 1 pound).
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- Counting calories is not the easiest thing for most people.
- After counseling people for several years at a weight control
- center, I found that if logging of food eaten and calories
- contained was made easier, a person was usually more successful
- in losing weight, or knowing the reason why not.
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- This program contains over 280 foods and their calorie
- content per unit (each or per ounce). The first time you run
- this program, I strongly suggest you print out the entire list
- of foods and their calorie content. Use it as a shopping guide
- and as an aid as a meal planner. NOTE: AS REQUESTED BY USERS,
- THE PROGRAM NOW CONTAINS FOODS THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON ANYONE'S
- DIET, INCLUDING CANDY BARS. THEY ARE LISTED SO THAT IF YOU DO
- "BLOW IT" YOU CAN KEEP A LIST OF THE CALORIES CONSUMED. TRY
- NOT TO REPEAT EATING OF THESE FOODS. You will see, that at 160
- calories PER OUNCE, even an innocent 4 oz. bag of Sunflower
- seeds can add 640 calories to your daily total. Also, foods
- with refined sugar will set up a chain reaction compelling you
- to eat more. Avoid foods with SUCROSE (refined white sugar)
- at all costs. If you want sugar, eat fresh fruits. Even 4
- whole oranges only have 320 calories and are far more filling
- than a couple of candy bars. They are also better for your
- body.
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- Once you start your diet, enter the foods that you have
- eaten for a meal or for the entire day. The program will total
- the calorie content of the total amount of each food eaten and
- give you a total of each meal and a grand total for the day.
- You can now save the information to a file. I suggest you give
- the file a name for the date. For example, January 19, 1993
- would be 011993. Just use the six numbers that represent the
- date. You could also enter it as 01_19_93. Just don't use more
- than 8 characters for a filename. Then you will have each
- day's total calories and foods stored for future reference.
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- If you are unsure how to spell a food or how it is listed, use
- "S" to search the food database for the one you want. The
- window will appear with foods listed. Use the arrow and page
- keys to search the file. Once you have found the food you are
- looking for, press <ESC> and then enter the food at the "?"
- prompt. You will have to enter the food EXACTLY as it is listed
- in the window, including any "-" signs.
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- The food database "CALCALC.DTA" is a pure ASCII text file
- and can be edited or foods added with any word processor in the
- Non-Document mode. Just add the food (up to 21 characters), the
- calorie content per unit, and the numeric calorie content per
- unit. If you do not plan to edit the list, pay no attention to
- this paragraph, otherwise, when you view the list, it will
- become clear to you what to do. You can NOW add to this
- list from within the program. BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT USING
- THIS OPTION. MAKE A COPY OF "CALCALC.DTA" BEFORE EDITING THE
- LIST OR ADDING FOODS FROM THE PROGRAM. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE,
- YOU CAN ALWAYS RETRIEVE THE ORIGINAL FILE. The foods added
- from within the program are added at the END of the file. If
- you want them added alphabetically, you will have to use a text
- editor.
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- Keeping track of every calorie you eat is the absolute best
- way to lose weight. Try to keep the daily calorie total
- between 1200 and 1400. At this amount, you should lose between
- 1 and 3 pounds per week, depending on your beginning weight,
- activity level, etc. Do NOT eat less than 1200 calories per
- day. You should eat foods with bulk to feel satisfied. Eat a
- lot of fresh fruits, raw or cook vegetables, salads (with no
- dressing or very small, measured amounts of low-cal dressing)
- and low calorie, whole grain breads.
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- If you wish more information about this program or other
- programs on dieting that I have written, feel free to write to
- me.
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- M.D. Smith
- 1000 Monte Sano Blvd.
- Huntsville, AL 35801
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