MaeFat
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maeFat is an app which helps you to track your weight history. It is similar to the [http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/ Hacker's Diet] tools, but not identical to them. It allows you to log your weight, plot that data along with an exponentially weighted running average, and determine caloric excess/deficit over a variety of time intervals. | maeFat is an app which helps you to track your weight history. It is similar to the [http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/ Hacker's Diet] tools, but not identical to them. It allows you to log your weight, plot that data along with an exponentially weighted running average, and determine caloric excess/deficit over a variety of time intervals. | ||
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| + | == The Initial Display == | ||
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| + | [[Image:maeFatInitialScreen.png|thumb|200px|alt=maeFat Initial Screen|Initial Screen]] | ||
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| + | When you initially run the program, there will be no data available, and you will see the display shown on the right. You must either enter data through the app, or copy a data file of your own into the proper location. Also, you must use the Settings menu option in order to enter your height (which is used to calculate your [[:wikipedia:Body_mass_index|Body Mass Index]] (BMI). | ||
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| + | == Menu == | ||
| + | [[Image:maeFatMenu.png|thumb|200px|alt=maeFat Menu|Menu]] | ||
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| + | The image to the right shows the maeFat menu. To enter data, select the Data Entry option. The Log option allows you to edit entries which have already been entered. The Time Analysis option displays statistics about the data which has been entered. The Settings option allows you to change how the program operates, for example whether or not metric units are used. The Help option displays this page in the unit's web browser, and the About options shows a page containing copyright and other information about the program. | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 28 February 2011
maeFat is an app which helps you to track your weight history. It is similar to the Hacker's Diet tools, but not identical to them. It allows you to log your weight, plot that data along with an exponentially weighted running average, and determine caloric excess/deficit over a variety of time intervals.
The Initial Display
When you initially run the program, there will be no data available, and you will see the display shown on the right. You must either enter data through the app, or copy a data file of your own into the proper location. Also, you must use the Settings menu option in order to enter your height (which is used to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI).
Menu
The image to the right shows the maeFat menu. To enter data, select the Data Entry option. The Log option allows you to edit entries which have already been entered. The Time Analysis option displays statistics about the data which has been entered. The Settings option allows you to change how the program operates, for example whether or not metric units are used. The Help option displays this page in the unit's web browser, and the About options shows a page containing copyright and other information about the program.