Patent ID: 7949506

Claim:
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, said processor providing the plan to a user interface.