DIETING AT BIOSOFT HANDBOOK

1. CONTENT

FOLLOWING LIST OF TOPICS ARE COVERED HERE :

1. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

2. DIETING PROCESS

3. EATING BEHAVIORS

4. EMOTIONAL EATING

5. easyDIETS WEB APPLICATION

6. DIET PRESCRIPTION GENERATOR

7. SELECTION OF THE CORRECT DIET

2. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

WE HAVE THE FLLOWING PRODUCTS AT MOBIOS WEBSITES :

1. DIET PRESCRIPTION GENERATOR - DPG

2. easyDIETS - EDIETS

DPG is for physicians. It is essentially a meal plan generator. Basically what it does is to write a meal plan given some basic input of data. It is to be used during a medical consultation.  So that at the end of consultation the physician can write a diet prescription so very similar to writing a drug prescriptions.

easyDIETS is a web app to be run by the user for personal meal plans.

3. DIETING PROCESS

THE DIETING PROCESS EXPLAINS HOW TO DO DIETING AS A SELF CARE ACTIVITY. YOU WILL BE GUIDED ALL THE WAY FROM PERCEPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT OF DIETING TO MAINTENANCE OF NORMAL WEIGHT, DIETING PROCESS STARTS ONCE YOU GET THE MEAL PLAN INTO YOUR HANDS. THE MEAL PLAN COMES TO YOU IN SEVERAL WAYS. AS FAR AS OUR APPS ARE CONCERNED WE GENERATE MEAL PLANS IN 2 WAYS : 1. DIET PRESCRIPTION GENERATOR (for physicians) 2. easyDIETS WHERE THE USER CAN GENERATE A MEAL PLAN AFTER A CERTAIN INPUT IS GIVEN. WE WILL EXPLAIN HOW YOU WILL GET THESE UNDER THE DETAILS GIVEN IN PRODUCT PORTFOLIO.

THE MEAL PLAN GENERATED BY OUR SYSTEMS ARE TO BE USED FOR 1 WEEK.

a. A menu plan for 1 week given

b. Advice on how to get a 300 ml cup and 15 ml tablespoon and 5 ml teaspoon - THESE ARE THE ONLY MEASURES REQUIRED

c. All food measurements are for cooked foods

d. Preparation method irrelevant - prepare food tastily, advised to have a wholesome meal

e. Portion size emphasized - THAT IS WHY THE MEASURES ARE IMPORTANT

f. Same menu plan for 1 week emphasized

g. Every 1 week menu plan is changed and a new menu plan for next week given

h. Every 10 th visit threshold diets are prescribed to challenge the body adaptations

i. After 10th diet food substitution is encouraged based on the already prescribed diet sheets

j. Plateau break diets are prescribed as and when necessary

k. All the 5 meals have to be taken and they are to be equally spaced out in time

l. Your fat and oil consumption should be that of a average sri lankan cuisine

m. You may access the easyDIETS app  again after 7 days for the next diet plan

n. Only the foods shown in the meal plan to be taken - no other extra foods

o. Tea means tea or plain-tea in sri lankan terms - no milk unless otherwise prescribed

p. Buy a cup which measures 300 ml and a table spoon which measures 15 ml - cup or table spoons are not your cup at home nor spoons kept on your tables

q. You can drink water unlimited - BUT NO OTHER FOOD except those shown in the meal plan

r. These meal plans will achieve weight loss and waist loss both - during the dieting program sometimes weight is lost, sometimes waist is lost, sometimes both lost - but it surely will occur.  We have achieved weight losses upto 40 kg with dieting alone

s. Eating behaviors advised- SEE BELOW FOR EATING BEHAVIOR CHANGES REQUIRED

7. Our diet clinic menu plans for weight loss are guaranteed to achieve :

a. Weight loss

b. Waist loss

c. Normalization of prediabetes

d. Normalization of high blood cholesterol

e. Normalization of high blood triglycerides

f. Weight benefit loss for arthritis, sleep apnea syndrome, surgery and anesthesia risks

4. EATING BEHAVIORS

EATING BEHVAIOR CHANGES

1. Timers - have at least 20 min meal time, eat slowly without gulping down the throat

2. Sleepers - avoid short sleep duration, normal sleep pattern essential

3. Yoga - mindfulness meditation helps responsiveness for inner body signals, so that more sensitive for meal taste, hunger and satiety signals which are essential

4. Eating pause - first pause after a meal is started to be noticed.  Stop eating thereabouts

5. Eating slowly - essential for GIT hormone action sensors - at least 20 mins per major meal with 20 bites per a mouthful

6. Habituation - habit formation for eating behavior requires daily repetition of the same which is why we emphasize same meal plan for 1 week 

7. Identify emotional eating - See later chapter

8. Sensitivity exercises - start focusing on following meal related body sensations

a. hunger

b. sensation of satiety with a  meal

c. sensation of fullness after a meal

d. Taste differences of food items

e. Chewing and liquefying food in the mouth before swallowing - ensure no solid is swallowed

Developing a sense of hunger and satiety are essential for success in dieting.

5. EMOTIONAL EATING

Emotional eating means turning to food for comfort -- not because you’re hungry. That bag of potato chips and those chocolate chip cookies may provide short-term relief when you’re feeling bored, lonely, anxious, frustrated, depressed, angry, or stressed. But emotional eating can also lead to overeating and unwanted weight gain. Experts estimate that 75% of overeating is a response to emotions. The good news is that you can learn skills and alternative ways to cope with feelings of emotional distress so that you’re not reaching for unhealthy foods whenever you’re faced with a negative feeling.

Identify Your Eating Triggers
When you know what situations and emotions prompt you to eat, you can come up with ways to steer clear of those traps. These food triggers will typically fall into five main categories.

Social: Being encouraged by others to eat, or eating to fit in

Emotional: Eating in response to unpleasant feelings, like fatigue and anxiety, or to fill the void due to loneliness

Thoughts: Eating because of a negative self-image

Situational: Eating because the opportunity is there, like when you see a food advertised or when you pass a bakery. You might also eat whenever you do certain activities, like going to the movies or watching TV.

Physiological: Eating in response to physical cues, such as a headache or an appetite increased because you skipped a meal

To find out what your triggers are, keep a food diary to write down what and when you eat as well as what stressors, thoughts, or emotions you experience as you eat. You should begin to see patterns fairly quickly.

How to Stop Emotional Eating
By the time you’ve identified a pattern, emotional eating has become a habit. Now you want to break that habit.
When you start to reach for food in response to an eating trigger, try one of the following activities instead.
Read a good book or magazine, or listen to music.
Go for a walk or jog.
Take a bubble bath.
Do deep breathing exercises.
Play cards or a board game.
Talk to a friend.
Do housework, laundry, or yard work.
Wash the car.
Write a letter.
Do any other pleasurable or necessary activity until the urge to eat passes.

6. easyDIETS

esyDIETS IS A WEB APPLICATION FOR SELFDIETING FOR PATIENTS AND NORMAL PERSONS.

Users need to know the dietary requirements for them to use the program. So basically when physicians or dietitians prescribe a particular diet then the users can use the program for them to do the self dieting at home. Currently easyDIETS program can help users can write diets themselves to follow the diet prescriptions : 

1. VERY LOW CALORIE DIETS

2. 1600 KCAL DIETS

3. 2200 KCAL DIETS

4. 1600 KCAL DIABETIC DIETS - Traditional diabetic diet

5. 2200 KCAL DIABETIC DIETS - Traditional diabetic diet

6. 1600 LOBAG40 DIET

7. 2200 LOBAG40 DIET

8. 1600 LOBAG 20 DIET

9. 2200 LOBAG20 DIET

10. 1600 KCAL MEDITERRANEAN DIET

11. 2200 KCAL MEDITERRANEAN DIET

12. 1600 KCAL DASH DIET

13. 2200 KCAL DASH DIET

14. PREGNANCY DIETS

7. SELECTION OF CORRECT MEAL PLAN

SELETION OF A MEAL PLAN TO BE PRODUCED BY A GIVEN COMPUTERIZED MEAL PLANNER IS A SKILL THE USER NEEDS TO HAVE. THIS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE MEAL PLANS ARE GENERATED FOR A GIVEN ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOR A GIVEN PERSON. MOST OF THE MEAL PLANS WORLD OVER ARE WRITTEN FOR 1600 OR 2200  KCAL. HOWEVER FOR A GIVEN PERSON REQUIRED ENERGY MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR MANY REASONS. TO GET A BASIC REQUIREMENT WHICH IS NOT VERY ACCURATE YET NOT VERY INACCURATE ALSO FOLLOW THE HEURISTICS GIVEN BELOW :

METHOD 1

If you are a normal healthy person you multiply your weight in kilos by 30.  So if you are 50 kilos your daily energy requirement is 1500 kcals.  But when you are ill multiply your weight in kilos by a factor of 35.  But when you are critically ill you multiplly your weight by a factor of 40
(https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/what-should-my-daily-intake-of-calories-be/)

METHOD 2

1) Which Group of persons you belong to :
Group A) Inactive female, elder group
Group B) Childhood, youth, active female, inactive male
Group C) Adults, active male, hyperactive females

2) Get the approximate daily calorie requirement :
Group A - calorie requirement is 1600 kcals
Group B - calorie requirement is 2200 kcals
Group C - calorie requirement is 2800 kcals

8. DIET PRESCRIPTION GENERATOR

DIET PRESCRIPTION GENERATOR (DPG) IS A WEB APPLICATION FOR PHYSICIAN USERS. PHYSICIAN USERS CAN WRITE A MEAL PLAN FOR THEIR PATIENTS AT THE END OF A CONSULTATION. THE PRESCRIPTION COMPRISES A MEAL PLAN FOR A DAY. CURRENTLY IT CAN WRITE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF DIETS :

1. Normal diets

2. Plant based diets

3. LOBAG40 Diabetic diets

4. LOBAG30 Diabetic diets

5. LOBAG20 Diabetic diet

6. Low Glycemic Load diets

7. DASH Diets

8. Low Cholesterol Diets - Step 1

8. Low Cholesterol Diets - Step 2

5. Low Carb High Protein Diet

6. OMNIHEART Diets

7. Mediterranean Diets

8. Anti-Inflammatory Diets