hi im new can you help?

Falling_star

hi everyone my name is susan im new have been doing this for just under 2 weeks now and im finding it easy to stick to most of the time. My inspiration for loosing weight is my wedding next year in august. i am slightly confused with my weight loss tho as ive gone from 12.3 stone to 11.12 stone. when i caculate it in to pounds its 172.2 pounds to 155.68 and says i have lost 16.5 pounds but i make it 5 pounds caculating from the stone weight can anyone help as to why my fitness pal tracker says 16.5 pounds lost? Thank You ,susan

Just_Bethy

172lbs - 155.5lbs = 16.5 lbs... You have lost 16.5lbs!! Well Done!!!
(Edit to add) I think you are confusing your weights when trying to convert it..using decimals in a imperial system is difficult to do..)

jennywrens

12 stone and 3lbs is 171lbs ...... 11 stone and 12lbs is 166lbs - so yes, I come up with a 5lbs loss too! Don't know why the calculations are out! (it could be because by putting 12.3 stone its saying you're 12 stone and 0.3lbs rather than 12 stone and 3lbs and 11.12 puts you at just over 11 stone and 1lb rather than 11 stone 12lbs)

I stopped weighing myself in stone when I started MFP - much easier to go with the lbs

Just_Bethy

12.3 stone is 12 stone 4lbs.....11.12 is 11stone and 1 1/2 pounds...you are working decimals which don't go with a ratio of 14lbs per stone. (Edit) Example...12.5stone is NOT 12stone 5lbs it is 12 stone 7lbs...0.5 is 1/2 there for half a stone is 7lbs because its not 10lb to a stone its 14lbs to a stone..the decimal is throwing off your calculations.