A system for facilitating the control of body weight of a user includes a
hand-held computing device having weight control software executing
thereon for maintaining a meal plan for the user. The hand-held computing
device includes a comprehensive information database having comprehensive
information relating to a plurality of at least one of foods, exercises
and meals stored thereon, a favorites information database having
favorites information relating to at least one of favorite foods,
favorite exercises and favorite meals of the user stored thereon, the
favorites information being a subset of the comprehensive information, a
display operable to present to the user the meal plan and the favorites
information, and an input/output device operable to provide an interface
for the user to operate the weight control software in order to select at
least one favorite food, favorite exercise or favorite meal from the
favorites information so as to manipulate the meal plan.
