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Has the weight loss prediction been accurate for you?

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  • earvizu92
    earvizu92 Posts: 320 Member
    Sounds great but NO! :noway:
  • rlinaresv
    rlinaresv Posts: 108
    Judge by yourself. It's not perfect but it follows the trend
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Weight loss is not linear...no...it is not accurate...it's a forecast, not an exact number.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Can I have a LIKE button please for zyxst's marvellous gif, and also for rlinresv's very useful graph!
  • tomwatso
    tomwatso Posts: 1,304 Member
    No, I would be 192 lbs months ago. 199 lbs at present.
  • Goalsat47
    Goalsat47 Posts: 74 Member
    I only started yesterday. When I put in my stats, weight and goal weight into the main page I wrote that I would like to lose 2lbs per week. It came back to tell me that I would lose 0.8 per week which was a bit discouraging. I would be hoping that at least the first week I would lose more than that.
  • rlinaresv
    rlinaresv Posts: 108
    Thanks Melaniecheeks. I find very usefull keep record of mostly everything. It helps me a lot to visualize where I want to be
    Cheers
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    No, for me everything happens in fits and starts. I do like the motivation it gives though - "If every day is like today," I think, "I can be X pounds!"
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    No, I would have reached my goal a long time ago...it keeps dangling that low weight in front of me like a carrot! Guess what, everyday IS like today and yet I'm NOT the weight you promised. They need to revamp that IMO!


    Yeah THIS
  • DianneP6772
    DianneP6772 Posts: 272 Member
    I feel good when i see it because its almost always lower than where i figure i will be. I finally started writing it down to keep track of about a week ago - so in 4 weeks i will see. Of course everyday is different since i exercise more or less each day. Its fun to see though when i have exercised for 3 + hours that day!
  • FattieBabs
    FattieBabs Posts: 542 Member
    I wish Mfp would give and end of week estimate rather than daily.
  • dadzzz
    dadzzz Posts: 16 Member
    Weird as it only Workout you losing 2lbs a week
  • NavyKnightAh13
    NavyKnightAh13 Posts: 1,394 Member
    It makes me laugh honestly. If I were to take it seriously, I would have been in the lower 160's by now.
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    Baaahahahaha. No.
  • daisysmamu
    daisysmamu Posts: 29 Member
    I don't pay any attention to it - like sure, OK. I just keep doing what I'm doing, because - so far - it's working. I'm not on a timetable this time, just focusing on today!
  • lifeskittles
    lifeskittles Posts: 438 Member
    No but I eat like 2000 cals a day. It always says I'd gain like 8 lbs in 5 weeks. Lol. So wrong.
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