The Dietician by E. Frangoulis

KEYSOFT 1983



To load the program type in LOAD "" (see Chp

20 of the Sinclair Manual if you are not sure

about loading programs.)



Once the program has loaded type in the per-

sonal details required unless you have used the

program before and have set up a diet file on

cassette.  The program will respond with your

ideal weight and your daily maintenance calorie

allowance.  The program will then give you a 

series of options that will allow you to work

out your daily diet calorie allowance and the

length of the diet you will need to reduce to your

desired weight.



1)  WEIGHT CALCULATION

If you have choosen a diet with a certain num-

ber of calories this option will calculate your

weight at weekly intervals until the time when

you would reach your ideal weight.



2)  DIET DURATION

By entering your daily diet calorie allowance

and your desired weight the computer will tell

you how long you need to stay on the diet for.



3)  DIET CALCULATION

By entering your desired weight and the diet

duration the computer will give you the daily

diet calorie allowance.



4)  OPTIMAL DIET PLAN

From your daily diet calorie allowance this will

work out several diet plans telling you the amount

of certain types of food you may eat.



5)  DIET CONTROL

Use this option once you've actually started on

the diet.  It will calculate the number of calories

you have eaten on a particular day and so tell

you if you are keeping to the diet.



6)  FOOD GROUPS

This is a file giving details of calorie content on

many different foods.  Each page may be copied

to the ZX Printer.



7)  PERSONAL DETAILS

To use the program efficiently:

Initially use options 1,2 and 3 to choose the

calorie allowance and the diet duration to get

to the weight you want.  Option 4 will then

suggest some diet plans and using option 6

about foods groups you can choose the one (or

more) of what you like best.  Once you are on 

the diet use option 5 everyday to keep a record

of how many calories you've eaten on cassette.

Good luck and be honest!



TECHNICAL TERMS

Daily Maintenance Calorie Allowance:  this is

the number of calories you may eat daily to

maintain your present weight.

Daily Diet Calorie Allowance:  this is the num-

ber of calories you may eat daily whilst on your 

diet.  Obviously this should be less than the

Daily maintenance calorie allowance.



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