Weight Loss Table
Author - Carolyn S. DeGroff
Uploaded - 2004-07-15

Track weekly weight loss with to reach target weight goal. Fields: Week #, Date, Start Weight (record starting weight for the week), Current Weight (weekly weigh in), Loss (calculates weekly loss), Total Loss (calculates total weight loss todate), Height in Inches (Set the default in this field to your height in inches; needed to calculate BMI, Target Weight, and Calories), BMI (Calculation based on weight and height), Target Weight (Calculation based on current weight and BMI) and Calories Needed (Calculation based on target weight). The Calories Needed field is the total number of calories required to reach and maintain the Target Weight per USA guidelines. Calculations use formulas established by US Department of Health. Includes sample data to illustrate the calculations. Delete the records before using.