Originally Posted by Roody
Agreed. The need for calories would go down by a significant amount every 10 pounds or so, in my estimation.
That is essentially what weight watchers does. The heavier you are the more food you get to eat. By the time you are only 5 -10 lbs from goal you are eating roughly 1200 calories. A 300 lb person would eat approximately 2000 calories and a 180 lb person would eat about 1600 calories.