Weight loss calculator loop error

[drogers10940]

Hello everyone,

This might be a fairly simple question but I am new to python and taking an online class pretty much instructing myself. Below is the problem with my current code.

# 11. Weight Loss
# If a moderately active person cuts their calories intake by 500 calories a day,
# they can typically lose about 4 pounds a month. Write a program that lets the
# user enter their starting weight, then creates and displays a table showing
# their expected weight will be at the end of each month for the next 6 months
# if they stay on this diet.

currentweight = int ( input ( "Enter your current weight: " ) )
monthlyloss = -4

for currentmonth in range ( 1, 7):
    weightlosspermonth = (currentweight + monthlyloss)

print ( currentmonth, "\t", weightlosspermonth )

The following is my output:

Output:
Enter your current weight: 200
1 196
2 196
3 196
4 196
5 196
6 196

Essentially, everytime the code loops, it should subtract 4 from the currentweight. At the end of the 6 months there should be 24 lbs lost. I can only get it to loop once subtracting the initial 4 pounds from the same weight everymonth. Can someone help me identify the issue?

[Larz60+]

current_weight = int(input('enter your current weight:'))
monthlyloss = 4
for currentmonth in range(6):
    current_weight -= monthlyloss
    print('month: {}, weight: {}'.format(currentmonth + 1, current_weight)

[learner]

currentweight = 200
monthlyloss = -4
for currentmonth in range ( 1, 7):
	weightlosspermonth = (currentweight + monthlyloss)
	currentweight=weightlosspermonth
	print ( currentmonth, "\t", weightlosspermonth )

Thank you,
Learner

[nikki]

Interesting..
How is your python program going on for healthcare field? Best wishes.

[nikki]

Hello everyone,

This might be a fairly simple question but I am new to python and taking an online class pretty much instructing myself. Below is the problem with my current code.

# 11. Weight Loss
# If a moderately active person cuts their calories intake by 500 calories a day,
# they can typically lose about 4 pounds a month. Write a program that lets the
# user enter their starting weight, then creates and displays a table showing
# their expected weight will be at the end of each month for the next 6 months
# if they stay on this diet.

currentweight = int ( input ( "Enter your current weight: " ) )
monthlyloss = -4

for currentmonth in range ( 1, 7):
    weightlosspermonth = (currentweight + monthlyloss)

print ( currentmonth, "\t", weightlosspermonth )

The following is my output:

Output:
Enter your current weight: 200
1 196
2 196
3 196
4 196
5 196
6 196

Essentially, everytime the code loops, it should subtract 4 from the currentweight. At the end of the 6 months there should be 24 lbs lost. I can only get it to loop once subtracting the initial 4 pounds from the same weight everymonth. Can someone help me identify the issue?

[nikki]

Thank you very much All.

[jefsummers]

Nikki - trying to get your post counts up? Not cool.

Zombie thread.

[Larz60+]

hijacking someone else's thread can get you banned