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Weight control system having varying meal plans and meal planning schemes

  • US 7,361,143 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2004
  • Issued: 04/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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