Ultimate weight loss calculator

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  • LuckyShimmer
    LuckyShimmer Posts: 18 Member
    This is awesome! :D
  • 141622mfp
    141622mfp Posts: 29 Member
    Thank you so much everyone for your feedback! I hope to have time to do some more work on this in the next few days. My to-do list is now:

    Metric version!

    5:2 Diet calculator (i.e. with 5 high cal and 2 low cal days, for a specified average calorie intake)

    A function that will enable you to put in a goal weight (or your desired weight loss in lbs) and your intended daily calorie intake, show you how many days it will take to reach your goal

    Some kind of frame size modifier for the ideal weight section - so you could choose large, medium or small frame size, and it would give you a more accurate ideal weight estimate

    Descriptions of the activity level options, to make it cleared what category (sedentary, lightly active, etc etc) you best fit in.

    EDIT: A 'clear' button to delete all input to start over.

    I also added share buttons for Facebook, twitter and google+, so if you find it useful you can share it easily (which would be great for me, so I can get more feedback)

    Thanks again everyone!

    P.S.
    @hupsii, I'd say that's lightly active rather than sedentary, but I'm gonna do some research and put some descriptions in there to make it easier.

    @sabine_stroeh, what could i do to make the zig-zag better?
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    This is pretty cool but I tend to throw away anything about body mass index, That is what lifting weights does for years and years. A lot of people I notice with high lean body mass tend to be on the upper healthy weight range or overweight.
  • independant2406
    independant2406 Posts: 447 Member
    This is great. Thanks for sharing!!
  • maroonmango211
    maroonmango211 Posts: 908 Member
    Thanks for sharing, simple and easy to use I like the prediction on what results would be if sticking to the same intake as well as the calculation for what intake should be to reach goal (IMO the predicted weight in ***blank*** amount of days is much more accurate than MFP's currently is). I as well don't take very much stock in BMI anymore, working more with body fat % but its still a good number to know.
  • persistentsoul
    persistentsoul Posts: 268 Member
    Nice, I like it :happy:
  • hupsii
    hupsii Posts: 258 Member
    Thank you so much everyone for your feedback! I hope to have time to do some more work on this in the next few days. My to-do list is now:

    Metric version!

    5:2 Diet calculator (i.e. with 5 high cal and 2 low cal days, for a specified average calorie intake)

    A function that will enable you to put in a goal weight (or your desired weight loss in lbs) and your intended daily calorie intake, show you how many days it will take to reach your goal

    Some kind of frame size modifier for the ideal weight section - so you could choose large, medium or small frame size, and it would give you a more accurate ideal weight estimate

    Descriptions of the activity level options, to make it cleared what category (sedentary, lightly active, etc etc) you best fit in.

    EDIT: A 'clear' button to delete all input to start over.

    I also added share buttons for Facebook, twitter and google+, so if you find it useful you can share it easily (which would be great for me, so I can get more feedback)

    Thanks again everyone!

    P.S.
    @hupsii, I'd say that's lightly active rather than sedentary, but I'm gonna do some research and put some descriptions in there to make it easier.

    @sabine_stroeh, what could i do to make the zig-zag better?


    Thank you !:flowerforyou:
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Awesome. I will want to look closer at home
  • DMRinehardt
    DMRinehardt Posts: 34
    For the most part, I think this is an excellent tool.....:bigsmile:

    That being said, 128 has never in my experience been the standard weight for 64"....120 has been. Also, someone with a small frame should weigh less than one with a large frame at the same height. Can you adjust for this? :flowerforyou:

    For me, I was at my best shape at 115. That is low for some folks, but when measured against 128, there is a 13 lb -> 2 to 3 size in clothing - difference. :frown:
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    It's cool, but I don't know...

    I have a bit of an issue with it saying that my ideal weight at 5"4 is 128 pounds. That looks really thin on me, is nearly impossible for me to maintain and I doesn't take muscle mass into account....
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    For the most part, I think this is an excellent tool.....:bigsmile:

    That being said, 128 has never in my experience been the standard weight for 64"....120 has been. Also, someone with a small frame should weigh less than one with a large frame at the same height. Can you adjust for this? :flowerforyou:

    For me, I was at my best shape at 115. That is low for some folks, but when measured against 128, there is a 13 lb -> 2 to 3 size in clothing - difference. :frown:

    At 120, I would look gaunt and I'm 5'4.

    That's the problem with the tool - there's no one size fits all ideal weight for people.
  • 141622j
    141622j Posts: 18 Member
    Hey @Paige682, @DMRinehardt

    Thanks for the feedback! A couple other people have said the same, so what I'm going to do is change it so that it'll give a range of weights e.g. "Your ideal weight is 120lbs to 140lbs" so that it's less prescriptive. I'm also planning on putting something in so you can specify your frame size, (small/medium/large) so that the ideal weight & calorie recommendations will be a bit more accurate - I just have to figure out the maths for it! I will post when it's updated in a few days.

    Really appreciate you guys taking the time to check this out and tell me what you think. This is kind of a fun project for me to practice my coding, but I'm really happy that people are finding it useful. Thanks!
  • JustAnotherGirlSuzanne
    JustAnotherGirlSuzanne Posts: 932 Member
    To calculate the zig zag, make sure you have entered your Intended Calorie Intake Per Day in the Weight Loss Goals section at the top.

    Or it could be that I have just been making a couple of changes under the hood, so just try again :)

    Got it! It works now. (I guess I should read instructions, eh?) Thanks! :)
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    Nice to see a girl techie for a change. Make sure you have some copyright/patent protection for your design. Would be a damn shame to lose this calculator to a pirate-techie.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,956 Member
    Awesome, thanks for checking it out! I am still trying to figure out the best way to give a metric conversion option, but it is on my to-do list. Are there any other features/calculations that you'd find useful?
    LBM loss over time while weight is reduced.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • drazani
    drazani Posts: 98 Member
    Really, really like this calculator very useful ????????
  • threnjen
    threnjen Posts: 687 Member
    Love it! Definitely getting bookmarked!! Thumbs way up.
  • abadvat
    abadvat Posts: 1,241 Member
    Awesome, thanks for checking it out! I am still trying to figure out the best way to give a metric conversion option, but it is on my to-do list. Are there any other features/calculations that you'd find useful?
    LBM loss over time while weight is reduced.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    LBM or BF as a matter of fact?!
    Would be a good option / info however conditional to how much you are on track with your macros and nutrition / activity levels IMO - hence let's say a bit more "advanced" than standard info provided.
  • iamdee28
    iamdee28 Posts: 18 Member
    This is an awesome calculator! Cant wait for the metric version. I would love it if we could somehow put in exactly how many calories we burn per week too to help with accuracy.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    That's really awesome.

    I like how you can put in any number, too.

    "To reach your goal in 90 days, you will need to eat -130 calories a day." LOVE IT!

    Very cool. :)
  • dizzysmile
    dizzysmile Posts: 71 Member
    Wow, this is great, thanks!! :D
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    :smile:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Good job!
  • kwantlen2051
    kwantlen2051 Posts: 455 Member
    thank you for this! It says I am actually underweight!
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    Hated it. When I entered my stats, it said "One person at a time please".
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Hi

    I really like it and it seems accurate in comparison to other stats in my head

    However constructive criticism

    I really dislike the your ideal weight part. ...that's misleading and in my view dangerous ...an ideal weight is a range and must take in different body types,musculature etc ...your calculator says my ideal weight is 20lbs lower Thani would ever feel comfortable ...I am fit and strong ...my ideal weight is absolutely not a BMI of 22... I would look ill

    You need to change this to a healthy range
  • MrsJuli4B
    MrsJuli4B Posts: 27 Member
    I love this, I'm a big fan of calculators and numbers.
  • lolly715
    lolly715 Posts: 106
    I think you need to work on your minimum thresholds. It gave me a calorie requirement of under 1200 (I'm short) which is widely considered the lowest you should go on a regular basis. This was just the "lose 2lbs per week" setting, not even setting an unrealistic target. But right now, it's very easy to have it come up with some unhealthy/dangerous calorie goals.

    It's a good start though.
  • 141622j
    141622j Posts: 18 Member
    @rabbitjb

    I just picked a BMI of 22 because (in theory) it's right in the middle of the healthy range - but I appreciate what you're saying about different body types etc, so I'm in the process of figuring out how to change it to a weight range :) Thanks for the feedback!

    @lolly715

    I understand what you mean,but I'm unwilling to put a minimum threshold on there because, well, that's just the maths, and I think it's interesting to see things hypothetically. But I don't want people to run off and eat dangerously little, based on the calculator.. i'm not sure. I think I will just put a note on there, explaining that it's generally accepted that very low calorie intakes aren't great long term.
  • jaebennetti
    jaebennetti Posts: 44 Member
    excellent!!

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