"if you ate like this for 5 weeks you would weigh"

Danimich2002

Sooo ready to see that number!

3foldchord

I do.

Congrats!

FiercelyBeautiful

nope

tebcolorado

Mine told me tonight I would be 17 pounds less than I am now in 5 weeks. It makes me WANT to reach it. I have a goal to lose 50 pounds by Christmas and if I actually hit 17 pounds in 5 weeks I would on target for that goal. It's hard but doable. It keeps me hoping each morning I wake up. I'll let you know if I hit it in 5 weeks LOL!

feellikerain

Sometimes, if I'm super consistent about my diet/exercise, I'm able to hit that number. Honestly, I don't give it too much attention. I look at it as more of a motivator than anything else. It's nice to think that I could be 8 lbs lighter in 5 weeks, or whatever! Haha.

TheVimFuego

A perspective on the whole calories in/out and the "3500 calorie deficit thing" that you may, or may not, find interesting:

http://www.zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/20-diet-myths-busted/

mushroomcup

I don't really use it, but the few times I've actually checked, I tended to surpass the prediction or at least meet it. I think maybe I have my MFP settings a little conservative though (sedentary even though I'm not completely sedentary, for example). Not sure. I don't really care about the estimate, so it's no biggie to me. Plus, lately, I have been really inconsistent about logging my calories. I've been religiously logging my SO's meals though (I cook his food), so maybe I'll check if it gives him good estimates as well?

Ready2Rock206

Nope not even close.

jackieatx

I haven't thought about this before but.. yes. And that is very encouraging.

sbduvall

I just get annoyed that it will take me that long to get there. LOL

samandlucysmum

I just like seeing that number :laugh:

Agree with this.

kobashi

Oh.. I have hit the number usually actually beat it within three weeks. I have lost substantial weight though, with much more to go.

gjulie

not at all I think its just a guide everyone is different we all loose or gain at different rates I think Im the same weight for about 10 weeks

meerkat70

It's been giving me roughly the same number for about 3 months. Plateaus suck!

Shayrubine

Yes! I'm at 15 lbs lost since May and consistantly hit the 5 weeks projection, or very close to it. 12 lbs to go!

taso42

It's been giving me roughly the same number for about 3 months. Plateaus suck!

your food & exercise diary holds the key as to why this is happening.

hint - your net calories are sometimes close to 0!

Jkmumma

I usually don't push the "and done" button on MFP. I tend to have low blood sugar issues despite not being diabetic, so the "and done" button screws me up, because I'll think I'm done and need to grab a glass of juice later!

HOWEVER, on occasion, when I'm mobile posting, since I have a touch screen, I'll accidentally "and done" after just breakfast.. or just one part of breakfast, and get things like "AND in five weeks, you'll weigh 80 something pounds," which makes me giggle.

TammyW18

Nope, I never...if "you ate like this" for 5 weeks...but I do like the numbers!

tabulator32

I don't think it takes into consideration the sugar and sodium and other factors we can overdo.

meerkat70

It's been giving me roughly the same number for about 3 months. Plateaus suck!

your food & exercise diary holds the key as to why this is happening.

hint - your net calories are sometimes close to 0!

Yeah, it's something I'm working on. i generally eat about 2k. My output varies quite a bit and I'm finding it *very* hard to get the numbers right.

taso42

It's been giving me roughly the same number for about 3 months. Plateaus suck!

your food & exercise diary holds the key as to why this is happening.

hint - your net calories are sometimes close to 0!

Yeah, it's something I'm working on. i generally eat about 2k. My output varies quite a bit and I'm finding it *very* hard to get the numbers right.

Forget "the numbers". Focus on balance and sustainability in life. I see your 3+ hours of exercise per day, and I worry for you, and I don't even know you.

shellyt1

It is interesting seeing those numbers and when you have had a bad day and go over and it has a higher weight it makes you watch what you eat the next day!

meerkat70

It's been giving me roughly the same number for about 3 months. Plateaus suck!

your food & exercise diary holds the key as to why this is happening.

hint - your net calories are sometimes close to 0!

Yeah, it's something I'm working on. i generally eat about 2k. My output varies quite a bit and I'm finding it *very* hard to get the numbers right.

Forget "the numbers". Focus on balance and sustainability in life. I see your 3+ hours of exercise per day, and I worry for you, and I don't even know you.

You might want to scroll back a week to find a more typical example of how my life looks. This was my first week of my holidays. An exercise splurge. :-)

ETA - actually go back a fortnight. Week before last was my post-half-marathon downer week. Couldn't get off the couch!

I usually do about an hour a day. Sometimes two, if I've got cardio in the morning and strength in the evening. More when I have a long run. This week was unusual.

I do worry about getting the balance right, though.

nataliexxxx

not sure i seem to eat a different amount very day

taso42

You might want to scroll back a week to find a more typical example of how my life looks. This was my first week of my holidays. An exercise splurge. :-)

Just did that. Yes it looks way more sane when I go back a little further. Phew what a relief! Sorry I jumped to a conclusion after only scanning a few days. :flowerforyou:

meerkat70

You might want to scroll back a week to find a more typical example of how my life looks. This was my first week of my holidays. An exercise splurge. :-)

Just did that. Yes it looks way more sane when I go back a little further. Phew what a relief! Sorry I jumped to a conclusion after only scanning a few days. :flowerforyou:

I really appreciated your concern. :-)

chubbachub

hahahahah thought it was just me!

ruksha123

Nope, but it keeps you motivated and reminds you what can happen if you eat too much. You have been warned

hanneberries

No because it changes daily. All it means to say is: if you ate like this every day for the next 5 weeks you'd weigh XXX. Of course, no one eats identically the same day in and day out - some days you are under and some days when you are over. When I go over, it actually projects that my weight will be higher in five weeks. I think the intent of it is to provide motivation not an actual prediction.

This is what I thought, too. It's just if you eat and exercise and have these many cals left over every day, you'll weigh this. But there are very few who do that the same every day, so I just like seeing it sink, because it'll go down and consistently be under a round number. I remember how excited I was when it said for the first time "if you ate like this every day, in 5 weeks you would weigh 95.x", today it consistently says "if you ate like this every day, in 5 weeks you would weigh 88.x", and that alone is very motivating.

Illona88

I think it is based on the whole "you need to have 7000kcal less to lose one kilogram", which off course is BS, because that varies from one person to the next.

Still, it's surprisingly motivating .