System and method for monitoring weight and nutrition
OwnerDaniel M. Peplinski, Alan Utter +1inventors
InventorsDaniel M. Peplinski, Alan Utter, David Neiman
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Abstract
A website provides a weight and nutritional program over a network. The website allows users to input an assessment of a subject, which can be used to generate a weight plan for the subject. The weight plan can include minimum weights for the subject, each of the minimum weights being associated with a time. The website can also be used to generate a nutrition plan based on the subject data entered. A subject can build the nutrition plan by responding to a series of food exchange item prompts.
Claims19
A method of conducting a weight and nutritional program over a network, comprising:
- providing a menu of data entry options on a user access port connected to the network, at least one of the data entry options allowing entry of data for generating an assessment of a subject;
- generating a weight plan on a server connected to the network based on the subject assessment data, the weight plan including a plurality of minimum weights for the subject, each of the minimum weights being associated with a time;
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- generating a nutritional plan based on the subject data entered, wherein generating the nutrition plan comprises:
- providing a series of food exchange item displays to the user;
- receiving food exchange item selections from the user;
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- generating a nutritional plan based on the selections;
- further wherein generating the weight plan comprises:
- determining a first minimum weight using the subject's body weight, body fat percentage, and fat weight;
- iteratively decreasing the first minimum weight by a constant factor, each successive decrease in the first minimum weight corresponding to a successive minimum weight for a successive time period;
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- monitoring the subject's weight over the network.
A method of conducting a weight and nutritional program over a network, comprising:
- providing a menu of data entry options on a user access port connected to the network, at least one of the data entry options allowing entry of data for generating an assessment of a subject;
- generating a weight plan on a server connected to the network based on the subject assessment data, the weight plan including a plurality of minimum weights for the subject, each of the minimum weights being associated with a time;
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- generating a nutritional plan based on the subject data entered, wherein generating the nutrition plan comprises:
- providing a series of food exchange item displays to the user;
- receiving food exchange item selections from the user;
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- generating a nutritional plan based on the selections,
- wherein the network is one of the Internet or an intranet, and
- wherein generating a weight plan comprises:
- receiving an input of the subject's weight;
- determining the subject's body fat percentage;
- calculating a lowest allowable weight-one based at least in part on the subject's body fat percentage;
- determining a plurality of minimum weight values based on the calculated lowest allowable weight-one, each minimum weight value being associated with a time;
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- monitoring the subject's weight over the network.
A method for complying with predetermined guidelines for monitoring the weight of a subject comprising:
- providing a means of data entry options on a user access port connected to the network, at least one of the data entry options allowing entry of data for generating an assessment of a subject;
- determining the subject's body weight based on the subject data entered;
- determining the subject's body fat percentage based on the subject data entered;
- multiplying the subject's body weight by the body fat percentage to calculate the fat weight;
- subtracting the calculated fat weight from the body weight to calculate the fat free weight;
- dividing the fat free weight by a factor;
- determining a first minimum weight value using the subject's body weight, body fat percentage, and fat weight;
- iteratively decreasing the first minimum weight value by a constant factor, each successive decrease in the first minimum weight corresponding to a successive minimum weight for a successive time period;
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- transmitting one or more values determined in said method over a network in a form to comply with said predetermined guidelines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.