Question

A person is overweight (350 pounds) and desires to lose 10% of his body weight over 6 months. what is the total kcalorie intake restriction required to reach the weight-loss goal? if the weight loss time period is 27 weeks, what are the weekly and daily kcalorie restrictions to achieve this goal?

Answer 1

Total caloric restriction over 6 moths:

10%*350 pounds = 35 pounds.

35 pounds * 3,500 calories per pound = 122,500 total calories.

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If weigh loss period is 27 weeks, divide by total number of weeks:

122,500 calories/ 27 weeks = 4537 calories per week

and by number of days (27 weeks= 189 days)

122,500/189 = 648 calories per day