ACE Health Coach Certification Practice Test

A client has lost 5 lb and wants to lose 15 lb more. Based on her current caloric deficit, how long will it take to reach her goal?

1. 8 weeks

2. 15 weeks

3. 20 weeks

4. 26 weeks

The correct answer is: 20 weeks

To determine how long it will take for the client to lose an additional 15 pounds given her current caloric deficit, it is important to understand the relationship between caloric deficits and weight loss. Generally, a pound of body weight is approximately equivalent to a deficit of 3,500 calories. Therefore, to lose 15 pounds, a client would need to achieve a total caloric deficit of about 52,500 calories (15 pounds × 3,500 calories per pound). If the client has been consistently maintaining a caloric deficit that allowed her to lose 5 pounds, you can calculate the rate of weight loss in terms of time. For instance, if she lost 5 pounds over a specific time frame (e.g., 5 weeks), she would have a weekly caloric deficit that can be extrapolated to see how long it will take her to lose the additional 15 pounds. Assuming that the client plans to maintain her current caloric deficit, and you have identified that this rate leads to the need for approximately 20 weeks to reach her target (considering 1 pound of weight loss per week, which is a common and healthy rate), therefore reaching her goal is indeed realistic within that timeframe. Hence, given the