Janice a college freshman has recently gained 10 pounds due

Janice, a college freshman, has recently gained 10 pounds due to the stress of coursework, frequently eating out, and not making enough time for physical activity. She visits a registered dietitian (RD) and the RD describes that Janice consumes about 4,000 kcals a day and expends about 250 kcals a day by walking to and from class. In the future, Janice would like to try out for softball, but she realizes that she has some work to do in terms of her fitness and health. Janice is currently 5\'5\" and weighs 170 lbs. Please use this information to answer the following questions.

1. Based on the scenario presented, what can Janice\'s energy balance be described as and why?

2. Janice\'s goal weight in the short-term is 160 lbs (a 10 lb. weight loss). In order to achieve this goal weight, how many kcals in deficit would she have to be from her current weight of 170lbs. (Please show your work for this question).

3. The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) provide a set of physical activity recommendations for the average adult. What do the DGAs describe for physical activity and resistance training? How would you translate this recommendation to Janice if you were her RD?

Solution

Ans.1) The presented scenario suggests that Janice has recently gained weight, assuming she has a medium frame, the ideal weight for Janice should be between 127-141 lbs. even on assuming she has a large frame, it should be between 137- 155 lbs. Even after this, she is overweight at 170 lbs. A normal human female can survive on a diet of 2000 calories per day to maintain herself and 1500 calories per day to lose weight. the balance in her diet is way lost, she should bring down her calorie intake to 1750 calories per day so that she loses 250 calories while walking and maintains a helathy intake of 1500 calories net which would lead her to loose weight so that she can pursue softball.