71 |
136 143 150 157 165 172 179 186 193 200 208 215 222 229 236 243 250 |
72 |
140 147 154 162 169 177 184 191 199 206 213 221 228 235 242 250 258 |
73 |
144 151 159 166 174 182 189 197 204 212 219 227 235 242 250 257 265 |
74 |
148 155 163 171 179 186 194 202 210 218 225 233 241 249 256 264 272 |
75 |
152 160 168 176 184 192 200 208 216 224 232 240 248 256 264 272 279 |
76 |
156 164 172 180 189 197 205 213 221 230 238 246 254 263 271 279 287 |
Source: Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, National Instititutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, June 1998.
How to Keep It Going
Now, let ' s talk about sustaining that weight loss, which you ' ve so happily begun. You undoubtedly know exactly how much weight you lost during the first fourteen days of Induction. That number will help give you a general understanding of your personal degree of metabolic resistance. As you can see on the metabolic resistance table on page 158, a woman who has 40 pounds to lose and sheds 3 pounds in two weeks during Induction has a high degree of metabolic resistance as compared to a woman with similar weight loss goals who drops 8 pounds. For a complete discussion of metabolic resistance, please turn to Chapter 20.
Weight Loss During the First Two Weeks on a Fat-Burning Program for Patients at Three Levels of Obesity
Degree of Metabolic Resistance for Men Pounds Lost in First 14 Days When Metabolic Resistance is high, average or low:
Pounds to Lose |
High |
Average |
Low |
Less than 20 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
20-50 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
Over 50 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
Degree of Metabolic Resistance for Women Pounds Lost in First 14 Days When Metabolic Resistance is high, average or low:
Pounds to Lose |
High |
Average |
Low |
Less than 20 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
20-50 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
Over 50 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
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