Method for determining and compensating for a weight loss energy gap

• US 7,949,506 B1
• Filed: 12/06/2005
• Issued: 05/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Active Planet, LLC
• Original Assignee: Active Planet, LLC
• Inventors: Hill, James, Wyatt, Holly
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Carolyn L.
• Application Number:
  US11/296,069
• Time in Patent Office: 1,995 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 703/11
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

The present invention provides a weight loss maintenance system. The invention incorporates supplements (dietary, pharmaceutical or neutraceutical) that aid in maintaining weight loss as well as physical activity. The invention further provides a personal plan that can include instruction, ideas and support based on user input, indicated preferences and various calculations. This invention calculates an Energy Gap™ that is produced by a specific amount of weight loss in an individual and fills this quantitative energy gap with activity and/or products which reduce hunger and/or increase metabolic rate.

Claims

1. A method for determining an energy gap and creating a plan to compensate for the energy gap, the method comprising:

receiving at a processor a weight of a person, an amount of physical activity performed by a person for a period of time prior to a weight loss, a weight status for a period of time prior to said weight loss and an amount of weight loss;

said processor determining an energy value for the pre-weight loss physical activity based on a pre-weight loss weight, another energy value for the pre-weight loss physical activity based on the amount of weight loss, and an energy value for the amount of weight loss;

said processor determining a difference between the energy value for the pre-weight loss physical activity and the another energy value for the pre-weight loss physical activity based on the amount of weight loss;

said processor determining an adjustment value based on the weight status;

said processor summing the energy value for the weight loss, the difference between the energy values for the pre-weight loss physical activity, and the adjustment value to determine an energy requirement difference caused by the weight loss;

said processor determining a plan for compensating for the energy requirement difference; and

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said processor providing the plan to a user interface.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein determining a plan for compensating for the energy requirement difference comprises calculating an amount of physical activity, an amount of food and an amount of supplement required to compensate for the energy requirement difference caused by the weight loss.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising receiving at the processor at least one statistic selected from the group consisting of a gender and an age.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising providing the user the ability to make an adjustment to the plan.

5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising receiving a type of physical activity performed by the person.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said amount of physical activity performed by a person for a period of time prior to a weight loss, weight status and amount of weight loss is received in the form of a response to a multiple choice question.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said amount of weight loss is received in the form of a pre-weight loss weight and a post weight loss weight.