April Cracker Diet Analysis

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According to my calculations, I have a BMI of 27.6 which puts me in the category of being overweight. A person my age and height should have and ideal weight ranging from 160lbs to 175lbs. Many risk factors that are associated with being overweight includes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea. I consider myself a healthy overweight person because BMI cannot dictated everyone healthy state such as body builders; I perform similar workouts to body builders so I am at my BMI goal.

My data could be more accurate if I had used only one source for food data, and find the exact measurements for what I ate. Also, my record of fruits and vegetables may not have been accurate because I do not usually eat them alone, so they may have been in my food and I did not take account of them. On the third day, I ate Jack in the Box the whole day, which is a rare event to occur in my diet. On the weekends I am less active, but

To sum things up I have added my weekly information as far as calorie percentage for eat meal of the day with breakfast 34% (526 Cal), lunch 34% (526 Cal), Dinner, 22% (341 Cal), Early Morning Snack 4% (62 Cal) and Mid-Day Snack 6% (93 Cal). Listed is the more detail list for week one, but on average I went over by 11% Carbohydrates, was under by 7% when it came to fat and under by 4% when it came to protein. When an assessment of my fitness and because I am in the Army I have to do fitness training at least 5 times per week. During our cardio days I would do thing like Sprints, Long distance running (three to four miles), elliptical, ruck march or the stationary bike. In return during strength days we would be things circuit

For this three day diet analysis project I wanted to eat as I normally would and be honest about all that I ate, to analyze not only what and how much I was eating, but also to see how healthy my diet really is. By doing so I can see if any of my diet choices are putting me at risk for certain health diseases, and what changes can be made to make my diet healthier. After analyzing my diet, I would say I am fairly healthy, though I am out of the target range in a few areas. My profile calculated from my weight and height indicates that I have a BMI of 20.5. This is considered to be healthy; the healthy range is anywhere between 18.5-25. This was reassuring to hear because I am happy at my current weight, and

After completed my Analysis Reports in the Super Tracker program, I analyzed my dietary intake. My analysis was based the comparison of my average calorie intake to the calorie intake recommended to me based on my gender, activity level, height and weight. Looking at the calorie recommendation, I believe the recommended calorie intake is realistic. However, someone in my situation where I am a full time student and work full time, the recommendations are somewhat hard to reach. I do not have the amount of time to prepare my food in order to attain the recommended caloric intake. Based on the results, I am consuming more than, less than, or about the amount of calories recommended. In fact, I am hitting slightly under the 50% range of acquiring an “OK” status.

My calorie intake overall was quite high equaling three thousand, two hundred and seven. My recommended intake was two thousand, four hundred and five. This wouldn’t be as much of an issue if I was getting adequate exercise to burn the excess calories and the calories I was consuming were equal to the calories I was burning. I had a recommended amount of two thousand, four hundred and five and an average intake of three thousand, two hundred and seven. My average expenditure was one thousand, seven hundred and fifty three and my average net gain was one thousand

Given my weight and height I was calculated to have a BMI score of 24.29. Having a body mass index of 24.29 gave me a fitness classification of Acceptable with a very low disease risk. For anyone to be placed into the same category I acquired they would have to have a BMI score within the range of 22-24.99.

To calculate my BMI I must take my weight in pounds (197 lbs) and divided it by height in inches squared (5’5 squared = 4,225 inches). Then multiply it by 703. My BMI is 32.8, which falls into the obesity category based on the BMI Categories: Underweight = <18.5, Normal weight = 18.5–24.9, Overweight = 25–29.9 and Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater. According to The Ideal Body weight for HAMWI scales, computations are based on inches and pounds. For females, the first 5 ft. is 100 lbs. and additional 5 lbs. for every inch. Since I am 5’5 my ideal body weight should be 137.5 lbs.

My estimated requirement is 2345 calories a day. However, my average calorie intake during the three days recorded was 1797 kcalories a day. Based on this information, I should be losing weight! Over the last couple months, however, I have remained a stable weight. This may be because of the abnormal nature of the diet recorded for those three days. For example, for two of the days, I ate a bagel for breakfast, and for the other I had a nutrigrain bar with an apple. On a normal schedule, I normally have either an egg sandwhich with bacon, yogurt, or a bagel. Also, on my first day of tracking, I skipped lunch. While is not uncommon that I skip lunch, it is uncommon I did not even have a snack or anything. Finally, my dinners were pretty accurate

A normal or healthy BMI for an adult human from ages 20 and above is in the range of 18.5 to 24.9. You can determine if an adult has a healthy BMI by using the formula BMI= (Weight in Pounds/ (Height in inches^2)). (1) The healthy weight range differs for children and teens because at such at young because age, sex, and height have a much greater impact on determining obesity (2). For babies under the age of two medical professionals use the WHO standards to assess whether or not the baby is obese. BMI is a great and effect method for majority of the general public to have their weight assessed by doctors to help the medical professionals identify if someone is at an unhealthy weight. The only problem with the BMI scale is that sometimes it is ineffective with

My average daily EER is 2,440 kcal. Most of my energy was utilized for exercise and sleeping. I am not surprised by my results because I consider myself to be a very active person and the one day a week that I take off happened to be during the 3 day log. Furthermore, based on my data, the program assigned my lifestyle to be low active activity. The program recommended that I need 2,171 kcal to maintain my current weight. I do not agree with the assignment of lifestyle and calories to maintain my weight. This is because during the 3 day span of the food and activity logs I had a weird schedule that is not my weekly exercise schedule. Therefore, my activity levels only somewhat reveal my actual activity levels in a given week which are

The recommended calories that I should have taken is 2,250 calories. I needed to increase the amount of food with more calories to eat so I could get the right amount of calories in my body. I was low and do not need to burn more calories by doing a physical activity when I did not put enough food in my body. Wednesday April 19th I consumed 2,270 kCal and burned 2,095 kCal my net kCal is +174. The recommended calories I should have consumed was 2,250 but I was over by 20 calories. Personally I feel I was on target I did not need to do anymore activity for this

Due to the American sedentary way of life it’s difficult to tangibly buy healthy foods and maintain a healthy lifestyle. During my week of documenting my food track I did not eat any significant amount of nutrients to actually stay fit. This is because I did not eat healthy most of the time. Like most teenagers I snacked on junk and never really ate a decent meal. If I had a slower metabolism I would most certainly be overweight.

From my report, I notice that my exercise pattern may be hurting my caloric intake. For example, since I am not consuming enough calories (about 700 per day), my exercise routine, like biking, could be hurting my average caloric intake. Even though I realize it’s good to exercise and be active, it is also important that I learn to consume a healthy diet to