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CALORIE CALCULATOR
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).
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.
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.
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 or keep adding foods for the
whole day.
You can now save the information in the file "CALCALC.LOG".
Every time you save a meal, it is added to this file which you
can print when you wish. If you want to edit this file, use
the NOTEPAD editor that comes with Windows 3.0. You can add or
delete whatever you wish. You can also erase this file and
start a new one automatically if you want to.
The food database "CALCALC.DTA" is a pure ASCII text file
and can be edited or foods added with the NOTEPAD editor.
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. 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.
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 cooked vegetables, salads (with no
dressing or very small, measured amounts of low-cal dressing)
and low calorie, whole grain breads.
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