What Is Your Weight Management I.Q.?

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How much do you know about managing your weight? Take our quick 15 question Weight Management I.Q. Test to find out. Here are the rules:

So get a paper and pencil to mark down your answers and let’s begin:

1. How can you Start Losing Weight?

  1. Figure out your daily calorie requirements and start eating fewer calories
  2. Watch your carbs
  3. Check out the latest diet and starting losing 50!! Pounds!!! in 3!! Weeks!!!!
  4. I don’t know but an infomercial tonight will tell me.

2. What is the one thing you need to keep track of to get to your target weight?

  1. Proteins
  2. Calories
  3. Carbs
  4. Meteor activity in the solar system

3. What happens to your daily calorie requirements as you lose weight?

  1. They go up - I am burning more calories
  2. They stay the same
  3. They go down - Because I’ve hit the weight loss plateau
  4. They go down - The smaller the body, the fewer the requirements

4. Which one of the following is key to managing your weight?

  1. Making Small Changes in your daily life that move you towards your weight management targets
  2. Fasting/Staying Hungry for a long period of time
  3. Avoiding 1 type of food - like fried food - completely
  4. No chocolate, No Beer

5. You’ve hit the weight loss plateau - which means that you’re not losing weight any more - what’s going on?

  1. I’ve hit my natural weight limit - I can’t lose any more
  2. Because I’ve lost weight my body requires fewer calories
  3. I am eating more calories than I think I am eating or burning less than I think I am burning
  4. It could be B and/or C

6. Which one of the following burns more calories in real life?

  1. Aerobics
  2. Running
  3. Jogging with weights
  4. Any exercise that’s fun - I need to actually do it to burn calories!

7. Which one of these can you eat while managing your weight?

  1. Pizza
  2. Steak
  3. Ice Cream
  4. All of the above - As long as I keep track of the number of calories in them

8. If you weigh 190 Pounds, 1 hour of snorkeling burns 430 Calories. What will happen to this calorie burn number if you lose 10 Pounds?

  1. Since you’re thinner, you burn more calories/hour
  2. Nothing - it’ll stay the same
  3. Because you have a smaller body, you burn fewer calories/hour
  4. You’ll stop burning calories altogether

9. What’s the minimum number of calories you should eat in a day?

  1. 1,800 for men, 1,200 for women
  2. No less than 1,000 calories fewer than your daily requirements
  3. 1,000 for men, 1,200 for women
  4. A & B

10. To Lose 1 Pound, You Need To Burn:

  1. 1,500 Calories
  2. 2,500 Calories
  3. 3,500 Calories
  4. 4,500 Calories

11. How many calories is a large Double Quarter Pounder Meal (Double Quarter Pounder + Large Coke + Large Fries)?

  1. 800 Calories
  2. 1,200 Calories
  3. 1,600 Calories
  4. 2,200 Calories

12. How many calories is a Large Banana?

  1. 50 Calories
  2. 80 Calories
  3. 120 Calories
  4. 200 Calories

13. What is the approximate number of calories in the average candy bar (like Twix)?

  1. 250-300 Calories
  2. 400-500 Calories
  3. 350-400 Calories
  4. 100-150 Calories

14. An Average Slice of Bread Equals:

  1. 10-20 Calories
  2. 50-70 Calories
  3. 100-150 Calories
  4. 200-250 Calories

15. A Can of Coke equals:

  1. 100 Calories
  2. 125 Calories
  3. 150 Calories
  4. 175 Calories

Answers:
20 Point Questions:
1. 20 Points for (a): If you had any other answer, please check out: How do I start losing weight
2. 20 Points for (b): Calories - simple
3. 20 Points for (d): Just like New York requires more power than a small town
4. 20 Points for (a): Making small changes that build on your current routine is key
5. 20 Points for (d): It could be either or both B&C. However if you answered one of B or C, give yourself 10 Points. Although it’s best to check both, being aware of 1 of them is still good, so: 10 Points for (b) or (c).

10 Point Questions:
6. 10 Points for (d): No exercise burns calories on paper and you won’t do it unless you have fun with it.
7. 10 Points for (d): Just watch the numbers and eat whatever you like.
8. 10 Points for (c): The smaller the body, the fewer the calories it burns during exercise.
9. 10 Points for (d), 5 Points for (a), (b): It’s best to consider both, but considering at least one is still good. 1,000 or 1,200 is too low.
10. 10 Points for (c): 1 Pound = 3,500 Calories

5 Point Questions:
11. 5 Points for (c).
12. 5 Points for (c).
13. 5 Points for (a).
14. 5 Points for (b).
15. 5 Points for (c).

Add All The Points To Get Your Weight Management I.Q.

What does your score mean?

Less Than 80 - Doh!: Of course that’s nothing worry about. Grab our 5-Minute Guide to Managing Your Weight and get started in weight management.
80 - 120 - Pretty Good: Simplify how you manage your weight a little bit more and you’ll be getting closer to your ideal weight goal.
120 - 150: Excellent: You’re well on your way to successfully managing your weight
More than 150 - Genius! Nothing will stop you from getting to your weight management goals.

So how did you do? Please post your score below in the comments:


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