If every day were like today... you would weigh...

mel5989
mel5989 Posts: 80
in Motivation and Support
I see this on the bottom of my food for the day...Do you think its very accurate?
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  • Kathy53925
    Kathy53925 Posts: 241 Member
    I would say yes it is. That's why they calculate it?
  • RLDeShazo
    RLDeShazo Posts: 356 Member
    One day it had a glitch, and it said I would weight 0 pounds. LOL
  • popat89
    popat89 Posts: 83 Member
    I've been wondering for a while now so I've started to record what it says everyday and then in 5 weeks (from last Monday) I'll see where I end up :)
  • kfitzpa
    kfitzpa Posts: 326
    Yes and I like that they do it, It's motivational!
  • Josie_lifting_cats
    Josie_lifting_cats Posts: 949 Member
    Never. I can honestly say it was never correct for me.
  • itsjustdawn
    itsjustdawn Posts: 1,073 Member
    It's an estimate. MFP doesn't know how each individual body works. Don't take it to be the absolute truth.
  • jgilbey
    jgilbey Posts: 79
    I guess it could be... but who eats the same thing every day for 5 weeks? Maybe some people.. I am always a good 200-300 cal difference each day.
  • lalyon4
    lalyon4 Posts: 9 Member
    I have no idea whether it is correct or not, though i dont see why it wouldnt be
    that being said, how could you possibly repeat every meal and work out routine for 5 weeks? it seems impossible, so i tihnk the whole thing is a bit silly. perhaps a good guideline, but silly.
  • diannk1974
    diannk1974 Posts: 7 Member
    I've been tracking what it says and out of the last 13 wks, I've weighed less than it says I would 11 of the 13 wks. Yes, I think it's pretty accurate.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I've been wondering for a while now so I've started to record what it says everyday and then in 5 weeks (from last Monday) I'll see where I end up :)

    yes but can you get everyday to be "like today" from 5 weeks ago?
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    no it's not accurate lol .. well it's accurate on paper. in practice i think we all know weight loss isnt always linear
  • mmarin81
    mmarin81 Posts: 241
    I never put much thought when it says I will be lighter but one day after piggin out it said I would be about 5 lbs heavier and it was an eye opener.
  • wiffe
    wiffe Posts: 224 Member
    YOu would have to do EXACTLY what you did for the day EVERY DAY for the next 5 weeks.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,282 Member
    No....its been saying I should weight 10 pounds less than I do.
  • NorthWoodsLee
    NorthWoodsLee Posts: 92 Member
    It simply is a calculation of how much you would weigh in 5 weeks if on every day during that period you had the same calorie deficit. It's the same basic calculation that they use to tell you that if you want to lose 2 pounds per week you need a calorie deficit of 1000 cals per day, which they calculate for you given their estimate of your BMR and then they set a calorie target designed to give you that level of calorie deficit.

    When you finalize your day and it tells you that you would lose a certain amount of weight in 5 weeks, I have no doubt that it would be roughly accurate over time if you generally maintained the same calorie deficit every day. You could have the same calorie deficit even if you eat eat more or fewer calories each day so long as your total calorie deficit from your food intake and physical activity is the same.

    In short, I don't think they intend it to be a prediction of what you actually will do every day for 5 weeks. But it is very helpful and encouraging to me because it shows me in a very understandable way what the impact would be if I have days similar to the one I just had in terms of total calorie deficit. If I have a good day I can immediately see that repeating that level of calorie deficit generally will have the kind of weight loss effect I want, and so it encourages me to repeat that behavior. Similarly, if I don't do so well, I immediately see an estimate of how much slower my progress will be if I have many more days like that. That's helpful to me and I strongly suspect that's exactly what they want it to do, no more, no less.
  • groovyfirechick
    groovyfirechick Posts: 188
    One day it had a glitch, and it said I would weight 0 pounds. LOL

    Lol I had that once too!
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    it isn't correct for me.
    silly calories.
  • islandgirl1984
    islandgirl1984 Posts: 64 Member
    I'm not sure, but it's motivating so I appreciate the calculation regardless.
  • marms01
    marms01 Posts: 2
    It's just a guideline to give you an idea of where you are headed if you eat too much or too little.
  • Bookchick887
    Bookchick887 Posts: 119 Member
    It was accurate for me for about 9 weeks then I hit a plateau and it's been the same 3 lbs up & down for the last 6 weeks. I kept track every day but I guess it can't track a &:!;$@! plateau. Anyway, I use it as an incentive of hope for the future. Or a warning when I go over cals.
  • Linda_Darlene
    Linda_Darlene Posts: 453 Member
    I'd be 7 pounds lighter.......
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Yes, kind of. A few weeks ago it was spot on but now its far off.
  • Josie_lifting_cats
    Josie_lifting_cats Posts: 949 Member
    I never put much thought when it says I will be lighter but one day after piggin out it said I would be about 5 lbs heavier and it was an eye opener.

    I like it when I feel like I pigged out, and then hit it and it says I'd weigh what I do now. Then I'm like "Ah, okay.... world is NOT ending. Breathe."
  • mystinamarie
    mystinamarie Posts: 51 Member
    I think it's just a ballpark. Of course, over the next 5 weeks, all of your days aren't going to be "like" today- so you're going to see it fluctuate within a few pounds, depending on the end of that particular day's stats.
    Mine is usually within 3 pounds of estimates over the course of a few days. I haven't tracked it out from 5 weeks back to remember what it even said, but I do think it's pretty accurate. I've been losing at a rate of about a pound a week, give or take, and it has my estimate always around 4-5 pounds less than what I currently am. Some weeks I lose less, some weeks I lose more- it's just a ballpark.
    But, I do absolutely love that feature. I think it's a terrific motivator. So often you forget what you're working towards and you just see the end goal- far, far off in the distance at some indeterminable date. This gives a relatively short amount of time you can wrap your head around, with a number you'd be happy to see on the scale. Reminds me that 5 weeks isn't too far off and that if I keep at it, I'll LOVE that result on the scale.
  • milkandtea
    milkandtea Posts: 116 Member
    It's been pretty accurate for me. I make a note with the predicted weight on a day that's 5 weeks from whenever I track it. I'm always within 1-2 pounds from it.
  • shorty35565
    shorty35565 Posts: 1,425 Member
    It's hard to say unless u eat the same & burn the same every day for the next 5 weeks. I do not, so I dont think it really is. It's been telling me I'd b in the 120s for more than 5 weeks, I've yet to see them lol
  • Prudiddy
    Prudiddy Posts: 262 Member
    Most definitely, i'm about 2lbs ahead of what it tells me because I work out a little more. Also everytime I reset my goals it will say by May 17 you will lose 7.8 I lost 12, so yes if you did everything you did on that day, your weight will be just about what they say it will be. Challenge-go back five weeks and see what it says you'd weigh today! Should be right!
  • mystinamarie
    mystinamarie Posts: 51 Member
    No....its been saying I should weight 10 pounds less than I do.

    It's not saying you DO weigh 10 pounds less. It's telling you that if you keep up with your current diet/exercise rates that in *5 weeks* you'll weigh 10 pounds less than you *currently* do.
  • bevsdietfor2011
    bevsdietfor2011 Posts: 361 Member
    I've been wondering for a while now so I've started to record what it says everyday and then in 5 weeks (from last Monday) I'll see where I end up :)

    Good Idea!!!!
  • zCarsAndCaloriesz
    zCarsAndCaloriesz Posts: 348
    It's an estimate. MFP doesn't know how each individual body works. Don't take it to be the absolute truth.

    ^This.

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