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U4464135 04/20/13 replied to Dietitian
I have stopped losing weight and I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I was losing and feeling great, but about a week ago, I went up two pounds and have not been able to get the scale moving again. I am staying within my calorie limit and exercising. I am getting frustrated. :(

Keymooney 04/21/13
How can I determine nutritional information (specifically calories and sodium) in homemade bread maker bread? I like the kind that contains only bread flour, water, salt, butter, and dry yeast.

Lunago 04/22/13 replied to Dietitian
Hi! I'm fairly new to this website, it's great! I'm 20 years old, and I weigh 215lbs. I'm just starting getting into exercising regularly, and I'm learning how to pick and choose what I eat. MyNetDiary has given me 1290 calories per day, how do I find out what I need carb/fats/other micro- and macronutrient wise? I'm constantly going into the negatives, but it doesn't tell me how to stay above!

U1018422 04/23/13
Hi! I'm interested by meeting a dietitian in Seattle area with whom I can discuss during an office visit what I did and what I need to improve. He or she must be using for his/her patients your website to keep track of their diet. Any recommendation on this? Please and thank you.

Dietitian 04/23/13 replied to U1018422
Hi Everyone, I will answer posts on Tuesday!
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Roatf 04/23/13
Hi! :)Okay, so I'm not really sure how these food scores work or how they're arrived at, but was hoping you could clear one up for me. One large boiled egg (50g) has a food score of -0.3? I'm guessing this is because of the cholesterol, but cholesterol intake from eggs has been shown to increase HDL and type A LDL while decreasing type B LDL levels. There is no proven link between egg consumption (up to one a day) and coronary heart disease or atherogenesis. It's true that this is not the case in all groups of people, but those who do not benefit from egg cholesterol tend to have comorbidities (eg. diabetes) or other contributing lifestyle factors (eg. unrestricted carbohydrate intake). The links below are to supporting articles, not spam or anything.
http://tinyurl.com/c5nplxp
http://tinyurl.com/ctrwj6z
http://tinyurl.com/bfvjrfl
Bearing this in mind, consider that one large egg only has two grams of saturated fat. Not a whole lot. Plus the crazy nutritional value - choline; protein (with all essential amino acids); iron; phosphorus; lutein; selenium; whole bunch of vitamins; zeaxanthine; AND terrifically low in calories. I guess I just don't think that eggs should have a negative score, and didn't really know how to bring it up... so I thought here might be good. The risk/benefit ratio with eggs decidedly lands on the benefit side and I think the negative score makes them out to be a bad food when they're not. Curious as to what you think. Thank you :)

Dietitian 04/23/13 replied to U4464135
Hi U4464135 - when the weight doesn't budge, there is usually some error in calories intake, calories burned, or some combination of the two.

I have some suggestions to make sure you use the right settings and activity levels with MyNetDiary.

1. Be sure to read the calories article on MyNetDiary's main website: http://www.mynetdiary.com/customizing-calorie-goals.html

2. Check your settings. Most of us need to use "sedentary" if we log exercise too to avoid double-counting exercise calories.

3. If you want me to view your data, you can change your Information Sharing settings in your Community Profile via the web program. Let me know if you do this and want me to view your data.

4. More ideas for troubleshooting weight plateau: http://www.mynetdiary.com/weight-plateau.html

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Dietitian 04/23/13 replied to Keymooney
Hi Keymooney, you can enter custom recipes into MyNetDiary. Once saved as a recipe, it acts like a food item. Read this post for more ideas: http://www.mynetdiary.com/tips-for-entering-your-recipes-into-mynetdiary-like-a.html

NOTE: iPhone PRO app and Diabetes Tracker app allows you to enter recipes and then be able to view and modify recipe ingredients. The other MyNetDiary platforms do not yet have the recipe ingredient viewing/modification capability.

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Dietitian 04/23/13 replied to Lunago
Hi Lunago - you will find my article on foods to meet nutrient needs helpful: http://www.mynetdiary.com/foods-nutrient-needs.html

Also, I like this document from the USDA - it sorts all foods in their database by nutrient content. Some foods are a bit odd, but you can scroll to find foods you really use: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=22769 Click on the "W" of the nutrient you wish to find more food ideas for.

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Dietitian 04/23/13 replied to U1018422
Hi U1018422 - we don't have a system set up whereby MyNetDiary members can search dietitians familiar with and use MyNetDiary are listed - but it is a great idea!!!! I will pass this idea along to Support.

In the meantime, you can use the Seattle Dietitian's website to locate someone near you and simply ask them if they use or are familiar with MyNetDiary.

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

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