Approaching 50 years of age, and starting at the overinflated weight of 330, I decided to get my
life back in order. My Diet Progress
shows how common sense eating and daily exercise has allowed me to accomplish the results below.
(Was) Over 140 POUNDS and it's NOT over yet ...
Health and Fitness
Below are links to useful diet, health and fitness sites on the web.
"FitDay is...
...a new tool to help you achieve your nutrition, weight loss, diet & fitness goals.
Imagine a food journal, calorie counter, exercise log, weight loss tracker, and
nutrition facts book all rolled into one. Combine that with powerful analysis and
graphical reporting. Now make it free, easy, personalized, and accessible
anywhere using the web. That's FitDay!
"
"CalorieKing.com is hosted by Allan Borushek, biochemist and
dietitian. His best-selling books have sold over 7 million copies
worldwide. This site aims to provide all the
tools needed to reach and maintain a healthy lifestyle."
Tools include an excellent food database, and logging/journaling - all FREE!
"The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management is a coalition of representatives from
science, academia, the health care profession, government, commercial enterprises and
organizations whose mission is to promote sound guidance on strategies for achieving and
maintaining a healthy weight."
"Our website is designed to provide you with the latest information about safe weight
management, healthy eating, increased activity and physical fitness. Check out our new Shape Up
& Drop 10™ program! A weight loss program interactively custom-designed just for YOU
and no one else. Let us help you achieve your personal weight loss and shape up goals in the
privacy of your own home. "
"For a monthly fee, eDiets.com creates custom diet plans based on information provided in
response to a comprehensive personal profile questionnaire. Over 2 million people have completed
the eDiets.com personal profile, which elicits information on weight-loss goals, lifestyle, food
preferences and/or restrictions, pertinent medical conditions, fitness level and attitude."
"Millions of women and men worldwide have lost weight with Weight Watchers®. Over 1
million members attend over 35,000 weekly meetings in 30 countries worldwide. The Weight Watchers
plan gives them the support they needed to learn good habits, shed pounds, and become more fit and
healthy."
"DietWatch invites you to lose weight and get fits as a member of out supportive community.
Using the daily diary and our interactive tools, you can manage any diet for better
nutrition and a healthy lifestyle." Starting November 1, 2001, DietWatch will begin charging
a fee.
"Cyberdiet features a vast array of nutritional information, interactive tools, support
groups and more to help users reach their goals. The information on Cyberdiet is peer-reviewed,
submitted by licensed Registered Dietitians as well as other healthcare providers." CyberDiet
has been acquired by DietWatch and has shifted to a fee-based business model.
"Use MyFitnessPage.com to track your workouts, compare with others, track your progress and
motivate yourself!" This site has some nice tools for tracking your walks and associated
calories expended.
"This is an excellent...I do mean excellent site. Websites with helpful information like this
one help me to get a "better" and "balanced" perspective on the "diet for
[better] life" approach." Jumpsite Visitor
"This site chronicles the life of a man following a dream to liberate one hundred
ninety-eight pounds of fat from his body. I am that man, and my story is unfolding inside. I am
one fat man." Fred stands as a great example to all, with a weight loss in excess of
150 lbs.
BMI Calculator
Your Body Mass Index (BMI) equals your weight in kilograms divided by your height in meters
squared. The following Javascript applet takes the work out of making the necessary conversions. A
healthy range is considered about 18.5 to 25.0.
"The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of
the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the
nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public
assistance."
--Marcus Tullius Cicero, 55 B.C.