Weight control system having varying meal plans and meal planning schemes
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1. A system for facilitating control of body weight, said system comprising:
- a computer;
said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to receive a profile from a user, the profile including initial body weight;
said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to determine an initial time-based plan as a function of the profile received from the user to facilitate control of body weight;
said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to selectively present to the user the time-based plan for facilitating control of body weight, wherein the time-based plan comprises the following two options;
(a) a time-based structured meal plan schedule being a meal plan schedule automatically based on at least one component of the initial personal profile; and
(b) a time-based non-structured meal plan schedule being a meal plan schedule based upon food selections received from the user;
said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to provide the user a mechanism by which the user selects between the two options presented to the user;
said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to receive an indication from the user indicative of whether the user selected the structured meal plan schedule option or the non-structured meal plan schedule option; and
said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to modify the initial time-based plan, in response to the option selected by the user.
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Abstract
A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include varying meal plan types and varying schemes for generating meal plans.
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1. A system for facilitating control of body weight, said system comprising:
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a computer; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to receive a profile from a user, the profile including initial body weight; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to determine an initial time-based plan as a function of the profile received from the user to facilitate control of body weight; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to selectively present to the user the time-based plan for facilitating control of body weight, wherein the time-based plan comprises the following two options; (a) a time-based structured meal plan schedule being a meal plan schedule automatically based on at least one component of the initial personal profile; and (b) a time-based non-structured meal plan schedule being a meal plan schedule based upon food selections received from the user; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to provide the user a mechanism by which the user selects between the two options presented to the user; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to receive an indication from the user indicative of whether the user selected the structured meal plan schedule option or the non-structured meal plan schedule option; and said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to modify the initial time-based plan, in response to the option selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for forming a meal plan based on a weight control program for a participant, said system comprising:
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a computer; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to receive an initial personal profile indicative of characteristics of the participant; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to establish a daily food consumption goal for the participant based on the initial personal profile; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to selectably present to the participant a time-based plan for facilitating control of body weight, wherein the time-based plan comprises the following two options; (a) a time-based structured meal plan schedule being a meal plan schedule automatically based on at least one component of the initial personal profile; and (b) a time-based non-structured meal plan schedule being a meal plan schedule based upon food selections received from the participant; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to provide the user a mechanism by which the user selects between the two options presented to the user; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to receive an indication from the participant indicative of whether the participant selected the structured meal plan schedule option or the non-structured meal plan schedule option; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to form, if the indication received from the participant indicates that the participant selected the structured meal plan option, a time-based meal plan schedule automatically based on at least one component of the initial personal profile, the meal plan schedule being consistent with the daily food consumption goal and utilizing foods having values associated therewith; said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to form, if the indication received from the participant indicates that the participant selected the non-structured meal plan option, a time-based meal plan schedule based upon food selections received from the participant, the meal plan schedule being consistent with the daily food consumption goal and utilizing foods having values associated therewith; and said computer stores a software program having instructions causing the computer to provide the time-based meal plan schedule to the participant. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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