http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/02February/pages/metabolism-changes-during-weight-loss-diets.aspx

A number of interesting facts in this article including a link for a weight simulator that allows people to calculate how many calories you need to cut from your diet to get to target.

Interestingly, A clinical trial comparing low fat and low carb diets is recruiting in the US. I wish I could join but I don't live there. the link is in the article if you are interested.

The weight simulator is pretty cool... It shows me very close to the predicted weight... I am only 6 1/2 pounds over the predicted weight... It shows I can eat 1500 cals to lose to the desired weight of 160.... I do exercise a little more than the level I chose... I ate a little less than the 1500 cals early on... (even how Im often less than that trying to stay around 1250) But all in all, pretty darn close!

http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/02February/pages/metabolism-changes-during-weight-loss-diets.aspx A number of interesting facts in this article including a link for a weight simulator that allows people to calculate how many calories you need to cut from your diet to get to target. Interestingly, A clinical trial comparing low fat and low carb diets is recruiting in the US. I wish I could join but I don't live there. the link is in the article if you are interested.

if you look at the things that can exclude you from the study, many here would not be eligible.

I would love to see the results though!

Hey Feed, my computer won't get to the site, can you go there for me and tell me what it says? height 5'3" current weight 189, target weight 130, age 31.

Hey Feed, my computer won't get to the site, can you go there for me and tell me what it says? height 5'3" current weight 189, target weight 130, age 31.

I did not know what your activity level was so estimated light for work, and active for extra activities.... here is a couple of screen images....

Globe, I will change the activity levels or the time to lose the weight if you let me know what you want...

Thanks Feed, so my activity level is probably higher than that - I do hard cardio 30 min every day and 30 min yoga/weight training every day. Also, I am currently eating 750 cals a day and would like to see 130 (or thereabouts) in 90ish days, not 190.

You want to lose 59 pounds in 90 days?... I'll see what it says and post....but......what a difference 100 days make...

Can you teach me how to read it?

Woah, I can reach that goal in 90 days by eating 200 calories a day?! Anorexics eat more than that!! How long would it take by eating 700 calories a day?

you can lose your weight in 120 days at 734 cals and the expenditure level you are doing now...then maintain at 2300(still doing the sam exercises) this is a computer model, not tested on human.

Still, this reassures me a lot, thanks Feed! I was 189 a week ago, then 3 days later went up to 191 and have now been there for 3 days ... I didn't add any salt to my lunch today, had some caffeine in my coffee, and will drink a lot of water today. any other reasons why this might have occurred?

Wow, this was really cool! Book marking that for sure

How do you estimate the change in activity level? It is set at percentages, so it's hard to quantify?

Still, this reassures me a lot, thanks Feed! I was 189 a week ago, then 3 days later went up to 191 and have now been there for 3 days ... I didn't add any salt to my lunch today, had some caffeine in my coffee, and will drink a lot of Water today. any other reasons why this might have occurred?

The gods toy with us.

How do you estimate the change in activity level? It is set at percentages, so it's hard to quantify?

There is a drop down menu with descriptions of exercise types, you chose one for your job, and one for your extra activities(gym and such)Go there and see for yourself! Its kind of fun to see what comes up for you! You have to scroll down the article a ways till you get to the highlighted link that leads you to the app. Then you have to approve a download of an applet thingie... it opens in a window and you fill in the blanks.