Do you lose weight at a faster rate that MFP says you will?
minties82
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Just being nosey here really. I eat an amount that MFP says will have me lose about 0.5kg or 1 pound per week. I seem to lose about 1.4-1.7kg per week (about 3lbs to 3lbs and 12oz).
I do often eat back a portion of exercise kilojoules (yeah, I'm in one of those weird countries that uses funny measurements
) but as I am mainly sendentary and use mostly walking, it's not that hard on my body so I don't eat a huge amount back. Over the last 6 days I have averaged 5870 kilojoules and my goal is 5653 kilojoules - about 1350kcal.
When I started on here I was eating about 800kcal and averaged 1.8kg lost a week. Some weeks I only lost 1kg. That was back in the high carb days. My doctor actually reccomended that low amount to me! So my weight loss is still really good, but I eat a lot more. Man, I love low carb!
I am 4'11" and about 193lbs so still quite big. I was 253lbs 4 months ago. Maybe my size has a lot to do with it? I'm obese class II.
I do often eat back a portion of exercise kilojoules (yeah, I'm in one of those weird countries that uses funny measurements
) but as I am mainly sendentary and use mostly walking, it's not that hard on my body so I don't eat a huge amount back. Over the last 6 days I have averaged 5870 kilojoules and my goal is 5653 kilojoules - about 1350kcal.When I started on here I was eating about 800kcal and averaged 1.8kg lost a week. Some weeks I only lost 1kg. That was back in the high carb days. My doctor actually reccomended that low amount to me! So my weight loss is still really good, but I eat a lot more. Man, I love low carb!
I am 4'11" and about 193lbs so still quite big. I was 253lbs 4 months ago. Maybe my size has a lot to do with it? I'm obese class II.
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Yes, I lose more weight than Mfp says I will based on my deficit. But that's because, as on this board we will probably all agree, cico is not the whole story!0
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Thanks for your reply. It's pretty cool isn't it? I still can't get over at what a difference there is. For the first time in my life I am satisfied with what I eat and weight loss seems pretty effortless. 1350kcal doesn't sound like much, but for a stumpy lazy little person like me it's pretty good. I could probably eat more which I might try next week.0
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Ha. I wish.0
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but the flip side is sometimes I put on weight faster than i should based on cico because i've eaten too many carbs0
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Yes, I love to laugh when MFP's diary tells me "based on today" I will gain ten pounds in the next five weeks.0
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I sigh when it tells me based on today I will lose 10 lbs in the next five weeks. Never happens. I thought it over-estimated loss for everyone...0
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Thanks for your reply. It's pretty cool isn't it? I still can't get over at what a difference there is. For the first time in my life I am satisfied with what I eat and weight loss seems pretty effortless. 1350kcal doesn't sound like much, but for a stumpy lazy little person like me it's pretty good. I could probably eat more which I might try next week.
LOL, I'm in the "stumpy lazy" category too. 5 feet and a half inch here and currently around 210-211. I aim to lose about 50 more pounds; I started this journey at the end of February 25 pounds heavier than I am now. And yes, MFP told me I would lose less than that.
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Sometimes yes and sometimes no. If I wasn't so lazy err I mean busy (that's what Americans call it now) I would track everything and then create a graph. Who knows, maybe I'm closer to what they say than I think. But some days, when I know I've eaten <5 carbs, I don't track the meat binges.0
