Archived Ask a Dietitian 4/24/14 - 10/21/14 Topic

Dietitian 06/05/14 replied to U5836265
Bad mood - Hi U5836265, maybe your caloric intake is too low for your personal comfort? If you want me to view your data and give you feedback, you can let me see your data by:

- Logging into the web program
- Community tab
- Forum link
- Click my nickname "Dietitian" at the top of this post
- Scroll down to the bottom of my Person Page
- Change your attitude from "neutral" to "friendly"
- Go to your "My Community Profile"
- Go to your Information Sharing settings
- Find "Dietitian" row and checkmark all the data boxes.
- Save.
- Let me know when you want me to view your data!

Also, be sure to read the article on calories so you understand how the targets are affected and the importance of using the Daily Analysis to overavoid undereating when you are active.

Calories: http://www.mynetdiary.com/customizing-calorie-goals.html

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

U5084887 06/06/14 replied to Dietitian
Hi I have set my activity level to sedentary, the job I do can involve being on my feet up to 12 hours a day so do I need to put this in.

Dietitian 06/06/14 replied to U5084887
Active job - Hi U5084887, if you are active everyday at work, then you could tweak your overall activity level to account for that being your baseline. Try to use an activity level that accounts for what your average level is, 7 days a week. So if you work 5 days a week, go down a notch since the overall activity level applies to 7 days/week.

See Account setttings or calories article for more info about activity levels: http://www.mynetdiary.com/customizing-calorie-goals.html

Only log exercise if it is above and beyond the activity level used.

You could use a FitBit or similar device and choose to sync with MyNetDiary so that you didn't have to fool with guessing at activity levels. Just let the device do that all for you. If you choose to sync, then leave activity level at sedentary. The total calories expended will get loaded in MyNetDiary for you if you set up to sync. Read more here: http://www.mynetdiary.com/calorie-counter-fitbit-integration.html#fitbitExerciseExplained

Let me know if you still have questions.

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

U5350024 06/09/14 replied to Dietitian
Along the lines of your last answer... I have a nike fuel band. Should I manually add the calories it states I burn under exercise? Do I have to upgrade to have it sync with my netdiary? Thank you in advance.

Dietitian 06/09/14 replied to U5350024
Nike Fuel Band - Hi U5350024, I don't think MyNetDiary links with Nike Fuel Band at this time but I will check with Support. You do need a Maximum membership to link to another device (the 3 you can link to now are FitBit, Jawbone, and Withings).

To use the Nike Fuel Band calories burned info manually, you would only want to log the exercise calories burned. I'm not sure how the Nike Fuel Band works, but if it allows you to view calories for exercise only, you could enter that data into MyNetDiary using "Calories" as the exercise item.

Do NOT enter the total calories burned for the whole day into MyNetDiary as exercise calories. When MyNetDiary links to Fitbit or Jawbone, it takes the total calories from the band and then subtracts out MyNetDiary's estimated maintenance calories to arrive at exercise calories on top of maintenance (you can read more at either FitBit or Jawbone links at MyNetDiary - see my last post).

Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

Dietitian 06/09/14
Hi Folks, I so much enjoy reading your posts! If you have a specific question for me, be sure to post it on this topic so I see it.
Best,
Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD, CDE

U5350024 06/09/14 replied to Dietitian
Thanks Kathy. I didn't think about the daily maintenance part.

U5825110 06/09/14 replied to U5350024
Hi! New diabetic. I am following a 1300 cal diet. I lost 5 pds in 1 week. I have a problem with breakfast. Any suggestions for a good breakfast.

U5828959 06/10/14
Dear Dietician. I eat between 838 and 1400 calories and exercise daily. I initially lost 4 lbs and now have been gaining a half pound every day, while netdiary says I should be losing .4 lbs daily. Yesterday I gained 2 lbs. What's wrong?

Raafter68 06/10/14 replied to U5828959
Hello, I'm new to the app & have to quick questions. I'm 46, sedentary, 227lbs (I've lost 9lbs since stopping drinking 8-10 litres of coke a week, as advised by my doctor). I don't drink alcohol, coffee or tea & had been dealing with some liver issues (fatty liver) as diagnosed by my doctor. She thinks it was brought on by prescribing Gout medication that I've since completely stopped taking. When I enter my height (5'10") im designated Obese (wow that's a shock) & it says my ideal weight is 173.4lbs which I personally think is rediculous. My goal is to be 200-205 stretch would be 195. I don't believe I'd be healthy at 173.

Second, thoughts on anything I should focus on to help overcome the fatty liver? I know that you treat the cause (dr doesn't really know what caused it. I don't drink, have high chloresterol,). I suppose it is a weight issue.

Archived Ask a Dietitian 4/24/14 - 10/21/14