If you leave DietPower running past midnight, it won't know that a new day has started. Reason: The program assumes a constant date until it gets a peek at your computer's clock, which it checks only during startup. This has two important implications:
You
can't log a new day's weight without first restarting DietPower.
If you wake up with DietPower still running from the night before, the
program will think that the date is still yesterday and that you've already
logged your weight for the day. The moment you restart the program, however,
it will recognize that the date has changed, and prompt you to enter your
new weight.
You can log after-midnight snacks as part of the old day's record. This is desirable, because any eating that will influence tomorrow's weight entry should be logged beforehand.
If you inadvertently exit after midnight, before your eating day is finished...
...don't worry. Simply restart the program and follow these steps:
When DietPower prompts
you to enter your weight for the new day, just press Enter to accept the
default that's listed (always yesterday's weight). The exact figure doesn't
matter, because you'll revise it when you actually weigh yourself the
next morning.
Change
the working
date to the pre-midnight date.
Open the Food Log and
continue recording your foods.
Exit from DietPower
just before you go to bed.
In the morning, restart
DietPower and revise last night's tentative weight entry:
From
your Home
Screen, open the Diet Menu (by clicking the word Diet).
Click "Weight
Log."
Type your actual
weight over the weight you entered last night.
Click OK or press the Enter key.
Got a Suggestion for This Page?
Last Modified: 7/1/07