Weight control system with meal plan and journal

A method for facilitating the control of body weight of a person, said method comprising:

• receiving an initial body weight of the person;
• determining a target food consumption plan for the person based at least in part on the initial body weight;
• receiving an updated weight of the person;
• and
• automatically altering the target food consumption plan for the person based at least in part on the updated weight of the person.

A system for facilitating the control of body weight of a person, said method comprising:

• means for receiving an initial body weight of the person;
• means for determining a target food consumption plan for the person based at least in part on the initial body weight;
• means for receiving an updated weight of the person;
• and
• means for automatically altering the target food consumption plan for the person based at least in part on the updated weight of the person.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive an initial body weight of the person;
• determine a target food consumption plan for the person based at least in part on the initial body weight;
• receive an updated weight of the person;
• and
• automatically alter the target food consumption plan for the person based at least in part on the updated weight of the person.

A method for managing data utilized by an online personalized weight control program, said method comprising:

• receiving identification of a user;
• receiving an initial profile representative of characteristics of a user,
• forming a dataset based on the initial profile associated with the user;
• providing a plurality of interoperable selectable weight control elements for access by the user to personalize the dataset;
• receiving data associated with the weight control elements;
• updating the dataset in accordance with the received data;
• and
• storing the updated dataset, the updated dataset being utilized by the user to follow a personalized weight control program.

A system for managing data utilized by an online personalized weight control program, said system comprising:

• a memory for storing the data utilized by the online personalized weight control program;
• and
• a processor coupled to said memory and operable to execute instructions of the personalized weight control program to:
• receive identification of a user,
• provide a plurality of interoperable selectable weight control elements for access by the user to personalize the dataset;
• receive data associated with the weight control elements;
• update the dataset in accordance with the received data;
• and
• store the updated dataset, the updated dataset being utilized by the user to follow a personalized weight control program.

A system for facilitating the control of body weight of a person, said system comprising:

• a processor operable to execute software that maintains a meal plan for the person;
• a memory unit operable to store data associated with the meal plan;
• an input/output device operable to provide an interface for the person to operate the software;
• and
• a display operable to present the meal plan to the person, the meal plan being displayed in a multi-day format and including a user selectable indicia operable to be utilized by the person in order to display the meal plan for a particular one of the days displayed in the multi-day format.