when 3500 cal doesn't equal a pound

servilia

i just looked at the simulator again and i think the assumption that we lose lean body mass is a major flaw. i have lost 55 lbs in just under 5 mos and have not lost any lean body mass because i am weight training. I track not just my weight but my body fat percentage as well which in my mind is much more important. but according to this simulator i will go from 115 lbs of lean body mass to 88 lbs of lean body mass. I would say that that is a catastrophic loss of muscle tissue. the whole point of successful fat loss (not weight loss) is to reduce the fat and maintain muscle tissue, if not add to it. the projected loss of lean body mass is simply not acceptable. So while it was fun to play with, I can't overlook such a large flaw in its reasoning.

Yeah but what was was your end goal weight and how long did you put in to get there. Also at 130 lbs with 115lbs of lean body mass would be a super low amount of body fat, especially for a woman.

my end goal was 130lbs and i gave it one year. i am aiming for 15% body fat which would actually take me to about 132 lbs right now. almost 30 lbs loss of lean body mass according to their scale. there's no way that will happen with weight lifting as part of my routine. yes i have another 111 lbs to go but like i said i've lost 57 (as of this morning) lbs so far and have not lost any lean body mass, in fact i've gained. so their simulator is way off.

How do you know you've gained lean body mass?

MarieNevada

i know i've gained lean body mass because i measure my bodyfat percentage every week. it allows me to work out what amount of fat i have and what amount of lean body mass.

poseidon9447

Running the simulation it looks like I am getting the right calories to reach my goal in 120 days. I ran it with all the same information except for sex. If I were a woman I should eat 351 calories less a day to reach my goal then what my male score was. I never realised it was that much different between men and women for calorie intake to lose weight.

seasonalvoodoo

Hmm, looks like I need to eat more according to this thing...but that doesn't seem correct.

Edit: But it was really cool anyway!