Two days ago while discussing an article on the 3500 calorie myth published by WebMD, there was a reference to two new calorie/weight loss programs. Yesterday I introduced you the the Pennington Weight Loss Predictor. Today, I will introduce you, and myself, to the Body Weight Planner on the NIH/NIDDKD website: National Institute of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. NIH is part of the United States Department of Health & Human Services. You gotta admit, organizations of the US Government have extremely catchy and zippy names!
Body Weight Planner
The Body Weight Planner allows users to make personalized calorie and physical activity plans
to reach a goal weight within a specific time period and to maintain it afterwards.
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I was curious what information would be output if I entered the same information as I did for
Pennington Weight Loss Predictor. That was precisely what I did. I entered 218 lbs, male, age
58, 6'1". Unlike the the Pennington Predictor, this website asks one to put a value on their
physical activity. I entered virtually VERY LIGHT for my actual work as a salesman. I entered
VERY ACTIVE to describe my physical activity at leisure time. (defined as strenuous activities
several times a week)
Describe your physical activity at work or school:
ESTIMATE YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL
Sitting at the computer most of the day, or sitting at a desk.
Strenuous activities several times a week.
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Weight Goal
Goal Weight
lbs
I want to reach my goal in
days
OR select a date
I want to reach my goal by
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Unlike the Pennington Weight Loss Predictor... I chose that I wanted to reach my goal weight of
200 lbs in six months.
In order to maintain your current weight, you should eat: 3,546 Calories/day
To reach your goal of 200 lbs in 180 days,you should eat: 3,008 Calories/day
To maintain your goal of 200 lbs, you should eat: 3,316 Calories/day
In order to maintain your current weight, you should eat: 3,546 Calories/day
To reach your goal of 200 lbs in 365 days, you should eat: 3,200 Calories/day
To maintain your goal of 200 lbs, you should eat: 3,314 Calories/day
ANALYSIS....
IF MY CURRENT WEIGHT IS 218LBS... (and I hope that it is not higher than that...)
I would have to maintain my level of exercise and if I made sure that my calories consumed
were kept below 3008, I would reach 200 lbs in six months.
If I was in less of a hurry, and wanted to get to 200 lbs in 12 months, I would only have
to cut my calories below 3200 per day while maintaining my level of exercise.
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The point of this exercise was to alert you to this website so you can find out how far away
you might be from your own goals.
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Your Food Diary For:
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Your Exercise Diary for:
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total calories consumed 2612 calories
total calories burned (92 minutes elliptical) 2103 calories
total net calories 509 calories
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fitbit day 126
11620 steps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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