I’m working on a writing question and need guidance to help me learn.

Remember your BMI calculator from last week?  This time we want to use a few more and post your results as the example shows below. 

First, use the calorie calculator here:

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Now the body fat calculator:

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Finally, the ideal weight calculator:

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Calorie Calculator

Result

The results show a number of daily calorie estimates that can be used as a guideline for how many calories to consume each day to maintain, lose, or gain weight at a chosen rate.

Maintain weight

2,859 100%

Mild weight loss

0.5 lb/week

2,609 91%

Weight loss

1 lb/week

2,359 83%

Extreme weight loss

2 lb/week

1,859 65%

Body Fat: 26.7%

26.7%
Body Fat (U.S. Navy Method)26.7%Body Fat CategoryObeseBody Fat Mass63.0 lbsLean Body Mass173.0 lbsIdeal Body Fat for Given Age
(Jackson & Pollard)17.4%Body Fat to Lose to Reach Ideal22.0 lbsBody Fat (BMI method)34.7%

Result

The ideal weight based on popular formulas:

FormulaIdeal WeightRobinson (1983)156.5 lbsMiller (1983)155.0 lbsDevine (1974)160.9 lbsHamwi (1964)165.3 lbsHealthy BMI Range128.9 – 174.2 lbs