Using Technology To Lose Weight

Using Technology to Lose Weight Computers, and the sedentary working style associated with them, are very often lo ok ed at as a major contributor to becoming overweight in this country. The more time we spend sitting in front of computers, for instance, the less time we typically spend being physically active . However, after losing over 100 pounds, I will tell you that I personally could not have possibly done it without the help of my computer, using some key web sites, applications, and devices. Come and let me share with you how technology helped me to lose the weight, and how it helps me keep it off everyday. John LeMasney lemasney@gmail.com

Agenda

How many calories? Read and stay informed Research nutrition Determine your proper weight Have great scales

Learn how to cook Journal and share progress Find support & guidance Defend your rights Exercise, if you want to

Before & after Learn about the alternatives

Before

After

Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

How many Calories?

1 average apple 1 cup chicken noodle soup 12 oz can of soda 12 oz bottle of beer 1 McDonald's hamburger 1 Subway Turkey 6 inch Baked Lay's 1 oz bag chips 1 cup Wendy's Chili 1 slice hearth artisan bread 1 tsp mustard 1 coffee, 1 sugar, 1 cream

Cracker Barrel Chx Dumplings Bertucci's Margherita Style Chicken Tikka Tandoori Michael's Beef Stroganoff Victory Hop Wallop 7.7% ABV 1 average Baked Potato (dry) 1 Drakes Apple Pie (of 2) 1 kaiser roll 1 Desert Moon Chicken Taco 1 pretzel factory mini braid 100 calorie pack of cookies

Source: Amazon.com

Read & stay informed

What to Eat - Marion Nestle Volumetrics Eating Plan - Barbara J. Rolls Eat this! Not that! - David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser Eat Drink and Be Healthy - Walter Willet The Hacker's Diet http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/ http://health.yahoo.com/diet-fitness/ http://del.icio.us/popular/nutrition http://reader.google.com

Why Don't The French Get As Fat As Americans? Americans Eat Until The TV Show Is Over

found on Wed Feb 27 2008 11:44:34 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

"Furthermore, we have found that the heavier a person is -- French or American -- the more they rely on external cues to tell them to stop eating and the less they rely on whether they felt full," said senior author Brian Wansink, the John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in the Department of Applied Economics and Management, now on leave to serve as executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion until January 2009.

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103153.htm

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Research nutrition BMI http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ BMR http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html Caloric Theory http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/healthieryou/html/chapter5.html Nutritional Theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition Carbohydrate 4CPG Protein 4CPG Alcohol 7CPG Fat 9CPG http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/macronutrients.htm

Source: http://www.humanillnesses.com/images/hdc_0000_0001_0_img0018.jpg

Determine your proper weight

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/bmi.html

"An easy way to determine your own desirable body weight is to use the following formula: "

Women: 100 pounds for the first 5 feet of height plus 5 pounds for each additional inch.

Men: 106 pounds of body weight for the first 5 feet of height plus 6 pounds for each additional inch.

For a small body frame, 10% should be subtracted. For a large frame, 10% should be added.

Address : http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/weight-management/overview.html Date Visited: Sat Feb 02 2008 14:37:52 GMT-0500 (EST) 106 + (14 * 6) + 19 = 209

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Have great scales

Reliable Body Scale Portable Digital Food Scale Stationary Food Scale Measuring cups Measuring spoons

http://amazon.com http://williams-sonoma.com http://bedbathandbeyond.com http://epinions.com

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Learn how to cook

http://wikihow.com http://youtube.com Simply Recipes http://foodnetwork.com/ http://www.cooks.com/ http://www.epicurious.com/ http://allrecipes.com/

Journal and share progress

Food log (paper) Food blogs (electronic) Google Docs - spreadsheets with forms and charts http://youtube.com/lemasney http://lemasney.com http://del.icio.us/lemasney/food

source: http://flickr.com/photos/jamesjordan/187232931/sizes/m/

Find support and guidance

http://calorie-count.com http://calorieking.com http://thedailyplate.com Photos Diary Food Diary Support Resources Recipes Links Product Reviews

Sources: http://flickr.com/photos/vlauria/456910025/sizes/m/; http://flickr.com/photos/tantek/2089673338/sizes/m/

Defend your right to know

http://www.cspinet.org/ OpenCongress.org What's the better choice? McDonalds vs. Cheeburger? P.F. Chang's vs. Passage to India? Subway vs. Local Deli? http://mcdonalds.com http://pfchangs.com http://subway.com

sources: http://flickr.com/photos/thepotato/2237403064/sizes/m/; http://flickr.com/photos/leniners/2284977041/sizes/m/

Exercise

iPod+Nike http://youtube.com http://walking.about.com http://calorie-count.com

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Learn about the alternatives

Often a low self image or worth http://flickr.com/photos/77367764@N00/sets/72157602199008819/ External Bias and Prejudice http://www.librarything.com/work/445441 Obesity http://www.webmd.com/diet/what-is-obesity