Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Does anyone know of and experienced with any online software (logging diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan to shed an armful of pounds? I am prepared to pay if it is worthwhile - evey penny spent on that is a penny less on vegan chocolate. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Geoff Nelder wrote: > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any online software (logging > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan to shed an armful of > pounds? > I particularly like Fitday. I think it's www.fitday.com, if you are interested. There is a free online version, but I went ahead and bought the download for like 20 dollars, and IMO it's well worth it. You can enter in custom foods, although there are some things that it doesn't have, in it's food library, like sea salt, but that's not a big deal. I love it and use it every day. If I'm brutally honest with my food diary, I can see exactly why I'm not losing weight. There are also logs for weight, body measurements, BMI calculations, and activity, and you can see how many calories you burn and how many you take in. Very interesting and kind of fun to use! Laura in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Thanks Laura, I've bookmarked it as I'm about to go on holiday, and I might as well start a continuous use on my return. I suppose I'll have to learn American ways of measuring Geoff , Laura <lpiwowarski wrote: > > Geoff Nelder wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any online software (logging > > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan to shed an armful of > > pounds? > I particularly like Fitday. I think it's www.fitday.com, if you are > interested. There is a free online version, but I went ahead and bought > the download for like 20 dollars, and IMO it's well worth it. You can > enter in custom foods, although there are some things that it doesn't > have, in it's food library, like sea salt, but that's not a big deal. I > love it and use it every day. If I'm brutally honest with my food > diary, I can see exactly why I'm not losing weight. There are also logs > for weight, body measurements, BMI calculations, and activity, and you > can see how many calories you burn and how many you take in. Very > interesting and kind of fun to use! > > Laura in MI > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 There is also www.myfooddiary.com I love that site. It really helps keep track of what your eating, burning, calorie count, exercise and the like. It's $9.00 a month to use it. Which I think is well worth it. Sarah Urban Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hi Geoff You don't need any expensive software to shed weight :-) You need to get out and walk a lot more, take up swimming, abstain from dairy and bread and kick in with increases of fruit and veges, less rice and pasta particularly low/no carbs at night time. You will lose weight in no time, and just relax don't stress, be healthy and take your time. Vida , " Geoff Nelder " <geoffnelder wrote: > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any online software (logging > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan to shed an armful of > pounds? > > I am prepared to pay if it is worthwhile - evey penny spent on that is > a penny less on vegan chocolate. > > Geoff > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 , " ozziegirl " <vgaigalas wrote: > > Hi Geoff > > You don't need any expensive software to shed weight :-) You need to > get out and walk a lot more, take up swimming, abstain from dairy and > bread and kick in with increases of fruit and veges, less rice and > pasta particularly low/no carbs at night time. You will lose weight in > no time, and just relax don't stress, be healthy and take your time. > > Vida Thanks Vida, funnily enough for the last 2 years I've walked more than 10,000 paces each day and I cycle approx 70 miles per week in hilly country. I've abstained from dairy for over 30 years and eat copious amounts of fruit maybe too much. It's the last bit that is driving me to consider using software to discover how many calories I burn compared to intake. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Hi Geoff How do you eat your fruit? And what else do you eat every day? Obviously there is more energy intake than outtake... there is definitely something you are consuming too much of. Do you eat candy/chocolate/pastries etc? What about alcohol? Vida , " Geoff Nelder " <geoffnelder wrote: > > , " ozziegirl " <vgaigalas@> > wrote: > > > > Hi Geoff > > > > You don't need any expensive software to shed weight :-) You need to > > get out and walk a lot more, take up swimming, abstain from dairy > and > > bread and kick in with increases of fruit and veges, less rice and > > pasta particularly low/no carbs at night time. You will lose weight > in > > no time, and just relax don't stress, be healthy and take your time. > > > > Vida > Thanks Vida, funnily enough for the last 2 years I've walked more than > 10,000 paces each day and I cycle approx 70 miles per week in hilly > country. I've abstained from dairy for over 30 years and eat copious > amounts of fruit maybe too much. It's the last bit that is driving me > to consider using software to discover how many calories I burn > compared to intake. > > Geoff > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Actually, if you are looking for a way to track your calorie intake and energy output, you can go to www.mypyramidtracker.gov - you enter everything you ate and everything you did, and it will give you calories, nutrient info - they will even grade your nutrition intake with little smiley faces. And it's totally free, compliments of the US Department of Agriculture. " " Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:47:11 AM Digest Number 1107 Vegetarian Health and Slimming Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 1. Re: software aid? ozziegirl 2a. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW Judy Herman 2b. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW zen white View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. Re: software aid? Posted by: " ozziegirl " vgaigalas vgaigalas Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:15 am (PST) Hi Geoff How do you eat your fruit? And what else do you eat every day? Obviously there is more energy intake than outtake... there is definitely something you are consuming too much of. Do you eat candy/chocolate/ pastries etc? What about alcohol? Vida , " Geoff Nelder " <geoffnelder@ ...> wrote: > > , " ozziegirl " <vgaigalas@> > wrote: > > > > Hi Geoff > > > > You don't need any expensive software to shed weight :-) You need to > > get out and walk a lot more, take up swimming, abstain from dairy > and > > bread and kick in with increases of fruit and veges, less rice and > > pasta particularly low/no carbs at night time. You will lose weight > in > > no time, and just relax don't stress, be healthy and take your time. > > > > Vida > Thanks Vida, funnily enough for the last 2 years I've walked more than > 10,000 paces each day and I cycle approx 70 miles per week in hilly > country. I've abstained from dairy for over 30 years and eat copious > amounts of fruit maybe too much. It's the last bit that is driving me > to consider using software to discover how many calories I burn > compared to intake. > > Geoff > Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (7) 2a. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW Posted by: " Judy Herman " j_herman53 jmherman54 Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:40 pm (PST) That sounds good. I would put that on top of rice. Judy H > " zenbaby7 " <zenbaby7 > > > > EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW >Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:49:54 -0000 > >EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW > >2 pounds Potatoes - cut up >2 can vegetable broth >2 large tomatoes >1 cups cabbage (1/2 small) -- shredded >1 pound zucchini - sliced >2 large carrot - sliced >2 large celery ribs - sliced >1 cup cut up green beans >1 large onion - chopped >8 cloves garlic - thinly chopped >1 tablespoon basil and/or Italian seasoning >1 teaspoon salt >1 teaspoon pepper >1-2 cup water >1 bay leaf > >Cooking time is up the you. > >By Zen > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more…then map the best route! http://local. live.com? FORM=MGA001 Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (3) 2b. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW Posted by: " zen white " zenbaby7 zenbaby7 Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:25 am (PST) Or rice instead of the potatoes? I also through in a can of chickpeas to up the protein. Judy Herman <j_herman53 (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote: That sounds good. I would put that on top of rice. Judy H > " zenbaby7 " > > > EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW >Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:49:54 -0000 > >EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW > >2 pounds Potatoes - cut up >2 can vegetable broth >2 large tomatoes >1 cups cabbage (1/2 small) -- shredded >1 pound zucchini - sliced >2 large carrot - sliced >2 large celery ribs - sliced >1 cup cut up green beans >1 large onion - chopped >8 cloves garlic - thinly chopped >1 tablespoon basil and/or Italian seasoning >1 teaspoon salt >1 teaspoon pepper >1-2 cup water >1 bay leaf > >Cooking time is up the you. > >By Zen > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more…then map the best route! http://local. live.com? FORM=MGA001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I just went to this site and they told me to; consult a healthcare provider about weight loss strategies prior to starting a weight-reduction program Debbi Sponsler Krause <pundora wrote: Actually, if you are looking for a way to track your calorie intake and energy output, you can go to www.mypyramidtracker.gov - you enter everything you ate and everything you did, and it will give you calories, nutrient info - they will even grade your nutrition intake with little smiley faces. And it's totally free, compliments of the US Department of Agriculture. " " Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:47:11 AM Digest Number 1107 Vegetarian Health and Slimming Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 1. Re: software aid? ozziegirl 2a. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW Judy Herman 2b. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW zen white View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. Re: software aid? Posted by: " ozziegirl " vgaigalas vgaigalas Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:15 am (PST) Hi Geoff How do you eat your fruit? And what else do you eat every day? Obviously there is more energy intake than outtake... there is definitely something you are consuming too much of. Do you eat candy/chocolate/ pastries etc? What about alcohol? Vida , " Geoff Nelder " wrote: > > , " ozziegirl " > wrote: > > > > Hi Geoff > > > > You don't need any expensive software to shed weight :-) You need to > > get out and walk a lot more, take up swimming, abstain from dairy > and > > bread and kick in with increases of fruit and veges, less rice and > > pasta particularly low/no carbs at night time. You will lose weight > in > > no time, and just relax don't stress, be healthy and take your time. > > > > Vida > Thanks Vida, funnily enough for the last 2 years I've walked more than > 10,000 paces each day and I cycle approx 70 miles per week in hilly > country. I've abstained from dairy for over 30 years and eat copious > amounts of fruit maybe too much. It's the last bit that is driving me > to consider using software to discover how many calories I burn > compared to intake. > > Geoff > Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (7) 2a. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW Posted by: " Judy Herman " j_herman53 jmherman54 Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:40 pm (PST) That sounds good. I would put that on top of rice. Judy H > " zenbaby7 " > > > EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW >Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:49:54 -0000 > >EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW > >2 pounds Potatoes - cut up >2 can vegetable broth >2 large tomatoes >1 cups cabbage (1/2 small) -- shredded >1 pound zucchini - sliced >2 large carrot - sliced >2 large celery ribs - sliced >1 cup cut up green beans >1 large onion - chopped >8 cloves garlic - thinly chopped >1 tablespoon basil and/or Italian seasoning >1 teaspoon salt >1 teaspoon pepper >1-2 cup water >1 bay leaf > >Cooking time is up the you. > >By Zen > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more…then map the best route! http://local. live.com? FORM=MGA001 Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (3) 2b. Re: EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW Posted by: " zen white " zenbaby7 zenbaby7 Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:25 am (PST) Or rice instead of the potatoes? I also through in a can of chickpeas to up the protein. Judy Herman wrote: That sounds good. I would put that on top of rice. Judy H > " zenbaby7 " > > > EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW >Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:49:54 -0000 > >EVERYDAY VEGETABLE SOUP/STEW > >2 pounds Potatoes - cut up >2 can vegetable broth >2 large tomatoes >1 cups cabbage (1/2 small) -- shredded >1 pound zucchini - sliced >2 large carrot - sliced >2 large celery ribs - sliced >1 cup cut up green beans >1 large onion - chopped >8 cloves garlic - thinly chopped >1 tablespoon basil and/or Italian seasoning >1 teaspoon salt >1 teaspoon pepper >1-2 cup water >1 bay leaf > >Cooking time is up the you. > >By Zen > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more…then map the best route! http://local. live.com? FORM=MGA001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Debbi Sponsler Krause <pundora <pundora%40>> wrote: Actually, if you are looking for a way to track your calorie intake and energy output, you can go to www.mypyramidtracker.gov - you enter everything you ate and everything you did, and it will give you calories, nutrient info - they will even grade your nutrition intake with little smiley faces. And it's totally free, compliments of the US Department of Agriculture. > > The US Department of Agriculture gets their money from us taxpayers, so it's not totally free! (c8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Hey Laura, After some scary talk about my raised blood pressure from my doctor, coupled with advice to shed a stone or more over the next 3 months, I went ahead with the free online version of that FitDay program you recommended. My online link, as Ambit, is http://tinyurl.com/yl8bmp What extras do you get from buying the software? The online free version seems quite comprehensive. Geoff , Laura <lpiwowarski wrote: > > Geoff Nelder wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any online software (logging > > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan to shed an armful of > > pounds? > I particularly like Fitday. I think it's www.fitday.com, if you are > interested. There is a free online version, but I went ahead and bought > the download for like 20 dollars, and IMO it's well worth it. You can > enter in custom foods, although there are some things that it doesn't > have, in it's food library, like sea salt, but that's not a big deal. I > love it and use it every day. If I'm brutally honest with my food > diary, I can see exactly why I'm not losing weight. There are also logs > for weight, body measurements, BMI calculations, and activity, and you > can see how many calories you burn and how many you take in. Very > interesting and kind of fun to use! > > Laura in MI > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I HIGHLY recommend www.sparkpeople.com. It has meal/calorie tracking, exercise tracking, articles, recipes, and a huge community which is very veg friendly (the " calling all vegetarians and vegans " message board is in the top ten in members and activity). I found it to be really helpful in keeping me on track. ~Rachael , Laura <lpiwowarski@ ...> wrote: > > Geoff Nelder wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any online software (logging > > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan to shed an armful of > > pounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I like the sound of sparkpeople, and so I registered. But when I started to change the foods given as default to the ones I actually scoffed, I ran into problems. I usually wolf down a bowl of porridge for breakfast -especially in winter. I couldn't find a way to change the given foods to porridge. I'm sure it must be possible what with millions of folk using the system - it must be me. On the other hand Fitday is very userfriendly. Although I don't like the way I seem to be eating way too much. You mean I can't just have a handful of nuts everytime I pass the tub in the kitchen? Bah humbug. Geoff blogg http://geoffnelder.wordpress.com/ , Rachael Whitney <rw1647 wrote: > > I HIGHLY recommend www.sparkpeople.com. It has > meal/calorie tracking, exercise tracking, articles, > recipes, and a huge community which is very veg > friendly (the " calling all vegetarians and vegans " > message board is in the top ten in members and > activity). I found it to be really helpful in keeping > me on track. > > ~Rachael > > , Laura > <lpiwowarski@ ...> > wrote: > > > > Geoff Nelder wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any > online software > (logging > > > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan > to shed an > armful of > > > pounds? > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 The meal plans on sparkpeople are, in my opinion, less than helpful, especially if you don't eat dairy like me. I just turn off the meal plans and enter everything manually. When you are first setting up your account, when they are asking you about your weight, exercise commitment, dietary restrictions, etc, right above where you can select your meal plan options, is a box to uncheck if you don't want the meal plans. I think that's what you are asking? ~Rachael , " Geoff Nelder " <geoffnelder wrote: > > I like the sound of sparkpeople, and so I registered. But when I > started to change the foods given as default to the ones I actually > scoffed, I ran into problems. I usually wolf down a bowl of porridge > for breakfast -especially in winter. I couldn't find a way to change > the given foods to porridge. I'm sure it must be possible what with > millions of folk using the system - it must be me. > > On the other hand Fitday is very userfriendly. Although I don't like > the way I seem to be eating way too much. You mean I can't just have > a handful of nuts everytime I pass the tub in the kitchen? Bah humbug. > > Geoff > blogg http://geoffnelder.wordpress.com/ > > > , Rachael Whitney > <rw1647@> wrote: > > > > I HIGHLY recommend www.sparkpeople.com. It has > > meal/calorie tracking, exercise tracking, articles, > > recipes, and a huge community which is very veg > > friendly (the " calling all vegetarians and vegans " > > message board is in the top ten in members and > > activity). I found it to be really helpful in keeping > > me on track. > > > > ~Rachael > > > > , Laura > > <lpiwowarski@ ...> > > wrote: > > > > > > Geoff Nelder wrote: > > > > > > > > Does anyone know of and experienced with any > > online software > > (logging > > > > diet and exercise stuff) to aid this podgy vegan > > to shed an > > armful of > > > > pounds? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 " Rachael " <rw1647 wrote: > > The meal plans on sparkpeople are, in my opinion, less than helpful, > especially if you don't eat dairy like me. I just turn off the meal > plans and enter everything manually. When you are first setting up > your account, when they are asking you about your weight, exercise > commitment, dietary restrictions, etc, right above where you can > select your meal plan options, is a box to uncheck if you don't want > the meal plans. I think that's what you are asking? Rachael the genius. I hadn't spotted that check box. I will gallop over there and uncheck it immediately. Besides, like you, not sucking in dairy cuts out many of their list. Also living across the pond means there are many foods I've not heard of, or with different meanings! So being able to write in my own seems a splendid idea. Cheers. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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