Ultimate weight loss calculator & predictor
141622mfp
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Hello! A couple of years ago (my gosh that has gone fast!) I made a huge weight loss calculator that figured out everything from your current BMR to your predicted weight loss over a period of time. (Here’s the previous thread)
Recently I decided to spend some time working on it, and over the past couple of weeks I've improved the predictor, added some other features (macros etc) and made it look a bit nicer. It also works properly on mobile devices now! (Long overdue!)
When I first made it, lots of people from the mfp community were kind enough to help me test it for bugs, improve certain aspects and suggest additional features which was a huge help - I hope that you will check it out again and let me know what you think!
Here's the link http://www.weightloss-calculator.net/
I’d really love to hear if there’s anything that needs improving, any additional features you’d like to see and of course, if you come across any bugs!
Recently I decided to spend some time working on it, and over the past couple of weeks I've improved the predictor, added some other features (macros etc) and made it look a bit nicer. It also works properly on mobile devices now! (Long overdue!)
When I first made it, lots of people from the mfp community were kind enough to help me test it for bugs, improve certain aspects and suggest additional features which was a huge help - I hope that you will check it out again and let me know what you think!
Here's the link http://www.weightloss-calculator.net/
I’d really love to hear if there’s anything that needs improving, any additional features you’d like to see and of course, if you come across any bugs!
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All I get is an add for Suboxone that I can't get past.0
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That was very interesting! Crossing my fingers that it's accurate and that I will reach my goal weight on March 15!0
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The "extra" fields don't seem to do anything. I get the same results whether I fill them in or not.0
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The "extra" fields don't seem to do anything. I get the same results whether I fill them in or not.
Hmm ok, that's odd. Are you filling in all of the optional fields or just some of them? Some of the calculations require more than one optional field in order to work, so if you're only filling in one or two of the optional fields, there may not be enough data to run the additional calculations.0 -
Really interesting! One issue: at one point it told me that in order to lose weight I need to eat 17,799 calories per day...doesn't seem quite right haha.3
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jamieparadis20 wrote: »Really interesting! One issue: at one point it told me that in order to lose weight I need to eat 17,799 calories per day...doesn't seem quite right haha.
Haha, yeah I would take that with a pinch of salt. Could you possibly have entered something incorrectly? It's a dumb calculator so if you accidentally put that you're 100 feet tall or something, you can get odd results like that. If you're certain you didn't, I will be eternally grateful if you can send me a screenshot so I can fix it!0 -
I've had a look but haven't been able to recreate the problem, although I did tweak some of the layout which may help - if you have a moment, could you try again? If you still have the same problem I'd be really grateful for a screenshot to help me figure out what's happening! Unfortunately I have to have the ads on there to pay for my hosting etc, but I don't want people to get stuck on them!0 -
jamieparadis20 wrote: »Really interesting! One issue: at one point it told me that in order to lose weight I need to eat 17,799 calories per day...doesn't seem quite right haha.
Haha, yeah I would take that with a pinch of salt. Could you possibly have entered something incorrectly? It's a dumb calculator so if you accidentally put that you're 100 feet tall or something, you can get odd results like that. If you're certain you didn't, I will be eternally grateful if you can send me a screenshot so I can fix it!
In the middle section the very last line. I don't think I entered anything incorrectly because I just did it again and got the same results. Also none of the other results seemed skewed1 -
@jamieparadis20
It's because your finish date is in the past. But obviously I need to fix it so that you can't have a goal date in the past! You're a star, thanks so much for taking the time to send that.3 -
This looks awesome! Well done
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TristansHawk wrote: »This looks awesome! Well done
Thank you so much!0 -
all I get are links to the Mayo diet
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I like it. Thank you. The only thing that seem to be really off to me was the suggestion that my ideal weight is between 125 pounds and 169 pounds. The 169 would be pretty close but not the 125. It did seem to work quite well for me on iOS 10 and an iPhone 6 Plus.
Edit: Very nice job by the way. Much appreciated.
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I like it. Thank you. The only thing that seem to be really off to me was the suggestion that my ideal weight is between 125 pounds and 169 pounds. The 169 would be pretty close but not the 125. It did seem to work quite well for me on iOS 10 and an iPhone 6 Plus.
Edit: Very nice job by the way. Much appreciated.
Thanks!! Glad it's working ok on iphone The ideal weight range really is just based on the upper and lower limits for a BMI in the healthy range, but of course BMI isn't always the best measure, I've written a note to that effect on the important info page. Thanks so much for your feedback! 0 -
all I get are links to the Mayo diet
Hmm ok, there are some adsense ads on there but you shouldn't be seeing only them - what device are you on? I'm trying very hard to make sure that it works for everyone but I'm pretty new at designing for mobile. (Programming isn't my day job, just a hobby.)
If you can add a screenshot I will do my best to figure out the problem and fix it 0 -
I used my PC with no problems and the results look on target. I really hope it works out like the calculator predicts because getting down to the 120s would be so awesome.
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I like it. Thank you. The only thing that seem to be really off to me was the suggestion that my ideal weight is between 125 pounds and 169 pounds. The 169 would be pretty close but not the 125. It did seem to work quite well for me on iOS 10 and an iPhone 6 Plus.
Edit: Very nice job by the way. Much appreciated.
Thanks!! Glad it's working ok on iphone The ideal weight range really is just based on the upper and lower limits for a BMI in the healthy range, but of course BMI isn't always the best measure, I've written a note to that effect on the important info page. Thanks so much for your feedback!
Ah ok, that makes sense. Thank you the explanation:)0 -
Thanks for sharing this!1
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The "extra" fields don't seem to do anything. I get the same results whether I fill them in or not.
Hmm ok, that's odd. Are you filling in all of the optional fields or just some of them? Some of the calculations require more than one optional field in order to work, so if you're only filling in one or two of the optional fields, there may not be enough data to run the additional calculations.
Ok, that's better. But, I'd suggest not needing to fill in all of the optional fields. I originally entered a Goal Weight and Finish Date (not the Intended Intake or Goal BMI, as I'm not overly concerned with BMI and didn't feel like guessing a Calorie goal - that's what the calculator is for! ) and didn't get anything extra. The estimated Calorie intake seems like it still should have worked.
In addition, I'm not sure how you calculate macros, but my fat loss protein goal is quite high - CW 186, GW 180 and fat loss protein goal of 225 g.1 -
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Great work. A couple of things, though. If some of the optional fields are left empty, it would be a good idea to not print their results because some people may find "NaN" confusing.
Some numbers also need rounding (I'm using a PC):
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Neat calculator, 141622mfp!
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Hello! A couple of years ago (my gosh that has gone fast!) I made a huge weight loss calculator that figured out everything from your current BMR to your predicted weight loss over a period of time. (Here’s the previous thread)
Recently I decided to spend some time working on it, and over the past couple of weeks I've improved the predictor, added some other features (macros etc) and made it look a bit nicer. It also works properly on mobile devices now! (Long overdue!)
When I first made it, lots of people from the mfp community were kind enough to help me test it for bugs, improve certain aspects and suggest additional features which was a huge help - I hope that you will check it out again and let me know what you think!
Here's the link http://www.weightloss-calculator.net/
I’d really love to hear if there’s anything that needs improving, any additional features you’d like to see and of course, if you come across any bugs!
I loved it! It's sweet and simple! Gets right to the point!☺0 -
No kilojoule option sucks. Not everyone uses calories. Looks cool apart from that!1
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I love it--especially the Zig Zag diet option. I had never seen that before.1
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