Why consistency matters more than accuracy (to me)
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Great post OP - consistency pays off
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paperpudding wrote: »Sorry - serious post ahead
When some people say calorie counting is too hard - I think what they mean is calorie counting to the nth degree is too hard.
Dont do it to the nth degree then - do it just as accurately as you need for it to work
^^ yes this!! well put @paperpudding
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I use the weight progress line graph to reinforce the "consistency matters".
In this image I share, the flat line and straight spike up in the beginning is a clear illustration of what NOT LOGGING food can end up looking like! (that's a three year chunk of time between the starting 180 pounds and the beginning-program starting weight of 199 pounds.)
I've been dedicated and consistent in daily weigh ins, and, logging every bite of food I eat since 9/4/18, staying focused on a defined daily calorie target with specific macro targets.
color me satisfied!
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »Sorry - serious post ahead
When some people say calorie counting is too hard - I think what they mean is calorie counting to the nth degree is too hard.
Dont do it to the nth degree then - do it just as accurately as you need for it to work
^^ yes this!! well put @paperpudding
Yes yes yes! I lazy log most of the time, because lazy logging > not logging at all (and by this point I know fairly well what I can get away with not weighing and what I can't - looking at you, peanut butter
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paperpudding wrote: »Am I really 5 ft 3 in tall? Am I really female? Am I really 54 years old?
Well, the last 3 probably are accurate - the others not so much.
LOL. Ask @pinuplove about the height thing. If you haven't checked it in a while, you may not be 5 ft 3 in anymore.
And I'm not checking my height. I'm still 6' dammit.
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Hey - its bad enough getting older tacklewasher - I don't want to also get any shorter
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paperpudding wrote: »Hey - its bad enough getting older tacklewasher - I don't want to also get any shorter
@Tacklewasher just delights in my annoyance at being measured 5'2 after years of believing I was, in fact, 5'4. He's mean that way.5 -
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Are you still, consistently, 5ft 2"? 🤣7
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I would absolutely agree. Being right 80% of the time shows an 80% improvement over ignorance.4
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I have been doing similar calculations since I started on MFP some 450 days ago. I realized that I have to be more accurate with my food recordings and that I do not burn those MFP suggested calories when exercising. It's approx. half the amount and that's how I record it. With continuous weight loss (so far about 36 kg) my metabolism has also slowed down but MFP is doing its re - calculations as I go along.2
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I am a towering 5'4.5 in my heels!
I would like to nominate @RelCanonical to be the official bearer of the Short Torch going forward. Granted, most of you still won't be able to see it, but I know she'll try her best!2 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »I have been doing similar calculations since I started on MFP some 450 days ago. I realized that I have to be more accurate with my food recordings and that I do not burn those MFP suggested calories when exercising. It's approx. half the amount and that's how I record it. With continuous weight loss (so far about 36 kg) my metabolism has also slowed down but MFP is doing its re - calculations as I go along.
Well done on your weight loss! MFP always overestimated calorie burns for me (not by as much as 50%, but still high). MFP is adjusting down as you go because your new, smaller (yay!) body doesn't require as much fuel to move around any more. Your metabolism is probably just fine 1 -
I am a towering 5'4.5 in my heels!
I would like to nominate @RelCanonical to be the official bearer of the Short Torch going forward. Granted, most of you still won't be able to see it, but I know she'll try her best!
They can pretend Link is just really short. Like, Windwaker short. People never notice when I'm wearing heels because I'm still the shortest person in the office in 4'' wedges.
For empirical information's sake, I'm 5'1''.5 -
RelCanonical wrote: »
I am a towering 5'4.5 in my heels!
I would like to nominate @RelCanonical to be the official bearer of the Short Torch going forward. Granted, most of you still won't be able to see it, but I know she'll try her best!
They can pretend Link is just really short. Like, Windwaker short. People never notice when I'm wearing heels because I'm still the shortest person in the office in 4'' wedges.
For empirical information's sake, I'm 5'1''.
With or without the heels?
And I'm sure @pinuplove is 5'1" by now, cuz she's gettin old.....4 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »
I am a towering 5'4.5 in my heels!
I would like to nominate @RelCanonical to be the official bearer of the Short Torch going forward. Granted, most of you still won't be able to see it, but I know she'll try her best!
They can pretend Link is just really short. Like, Windwaker short. People never notice when I'm wearing heels because I'm still the shortest person in the office in 4'' wedges.
For empirical information's sake, I'm 5'1''.
With or without the heels?
And I'm sure @pinuplove is 5'1" by now, cuz she's gettin old.....
In my birthday suit I'm 5'1'' and still taller than my aunts thank the lord above.3 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »I have been doing similar calculations since I started on MFP some 450 days ago. I realized that I have to be more accurate with my food recordings and that I do not burn those MFP suggested calories when exercising. It's approx. half the amount and that's how I record it. With continuous weight loss (so far about 36 kg) my metabolism has also slowed down but MFP is doing its re - calculations as I go along.
FWIW your metabolism hasn't slowed down there's just 36kg less of you to fuel.5 -
Still younger than you, old dog @Tacklewasher1
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Thank you so much for this thread. I was actually just wondering about this exact topic and even made a thread concerning issues with it. This was very insightful. Patience and consistency is key.3
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umbramirror wrote: »Thank you so much for this thread. I was actually just wondering about this exact topic and even made a thread concerning issues with it. This was very insightful. Patience and consistency is key.
Thank you! I'm glad to see it's still helpful, even though I've dragged it a bit off topic as I tend to do...
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umbramirror wrote: »Thank you so much for this thread. I was actually just wondering about this exact topic and even made a thread concerning issues with it. This was very insightful. Patience and consistency is key.
Thank you! I'm glad to see it's still helpful, even though I've dragged it a bit off topic as I tend to do...
What's wrong with you? You're no longer a grumpy cat!!!!!
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umbramirror wrote: »Thank you so much for this thread. I was actually just wondering about this exact topic and even made a thread concerning issues with it. This was very insightful. Patience and consistency is key.
Thank you! I'm glad to see it's still helpful, even though I've dragged it a bit off topic as I tend to do...
I like that though. Brings a little something extra. 😉2 -
umbramirror wrote: »Thank you so much for this thread. I was actually just wondering about this exact topic and even made a thread concerning issues with it. This was very insightful. Patience and consistency is key.
Thank you! I'm glad to see it's still helpful, even though I've dragged it a bit off topic as I tend to do...
What's wrong with you? You're no longer a grumpy cat!!!!!
I pulled nope kitty out of the drawer to put on last night after work and decided it was time to bring him out of retirement here for a while
Grumpy kitty will return 2 -
umbramirror wrote: »umbramirror wrote: »Thank you so much for this thread. I was actually just wondering about this exact topic and even made a thread concerning issues with it. This was very insightful. Patience and consistency is key.
Thank you! I'm glad to see it's still helpful, even though I've dragged it a bit off topic as I tend to do...
I like that though. Brings a little something extra. 😉
I can always be counted on to derail a thread - even my own!4 -
Resolutioner bump. Happy New Year everybody!5
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