You'd weigh XXX.X in 5 weeks*

omgdimplez
omgdimplez Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
For the people who have been on here for a while..
Is the estimated weight in 5 weeks kinda accurate or is it not? Has it ever been accurate
for any of you? :)
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  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    I think it is for me. I actually find this very motivating.
  • Sincere24
    Sincere24 Posts: 126 Member
    weightloss is never linear
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    haha i thought it was all crap at first, but here i am... weighing exactly what it predicted i would weigh
  • LadyPakal
    LadyPakal Posts: 256 Member
    In the main it is not a bad estimate on days where you don't go over or under on your calories too much.
    I started making a note of it each day (on my spreadsheet against the date 5 weeks hence) to see how it did.
  • omgdimplez
    omgdimplez Posts: 2
    Just wanted to know!! LOL its very motivating because I really wanna see that number in 5 weeks!!!
  • NotRailMeat
    NotRailMeat Posts: 509 Member
    Regardless of whether or not you meet that 5 week forecast, remember that weight loss is a marathon and NOT a sprint. The important part is just finishing, NOT how quickly you do it.

    Good luck!
  • Shellz206
    Shellz206 Posts: 97 Member
    Regardless of whether or not you meet that 5 week forecast, remember that weight loss is a marathon and NOT a sprint. The important part is just finishing, NOT how quickly you do it.

    Good luck!

    I like this guy.
  • cjsacto
    cjsacto Posts: 1,421 Member
    I always think "yeah, right" to that prediction... I eat under (don't eat back all my burned cals) so that prediction is generally a faster weight loss than I am really seeing. But it still makes me think I will see that number SOMEday and it is motivating.
  • CollegiateGrief
    CollegiateGrief Posts: 552 Member
    Never.
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    I actually just recently decided to check this out....5 weeks later, MFP was SPOT on. I was very impressed.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I pencil it on my wall calendar sometimes, just for fun. Sometimes it's bang on. Sometimes... well.. not so much. Really depends on how consistent I am with eating well, and sometimes I have a 'whoosh' and lose more than predicted.
  • Midnight_Sunshine
    Midnight_Sunshine Posts: 369 Member
    In the main it is not a bad estimate on days where you don't go over or under on your calories too much.
    I started making a note of it each day (on my spreadsheet against the date 5 weeks hence) to see how it did.

    I love that in your ticker the little person is not only getting skinnier but also taller.


    Sigh.... I wish. :frown:
  • Coltsman4ever
    Coltsman4ever Posts: 602 Member
    That number is just a calculation based on your calorie deficit for that particular day and it's saying if your deficit was the same as that every day, that's what you'd weigh in 5 weeks.
    If your calories intake and output are close to the same every day, it should be fairly accurate.
    Mine always was.
  • iamtutt
    iamtutt Posts: 10
    Regardless of whether or not you meet that 5 week forecast, remember that weight loss is a marathon and NOT a sprint. The important part is just finishing, NOT how quickly you do it.

    Good luck!

    I like this guy.

    Me too!
  • pamperqueen
    pamperqueen Posts: 1 Member
    I'm seeing results after I day of switching over here from weight watchers so that would be great to get to that number!
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    I'm seeing results after I day of switching over here from weight watchers so that would be great to get to that number!
    one day? geez
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    weightloss is never linear

    This. You have to remember that statement says if you ate that way every day. Nobody is going to eat the exact same thing every day.

    Besides... by MFP math I should only be losing 0.7 lbs a week, but I'm actually losing 1 lb a week.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I found it very motivating and that's the reason I got hooked on MFP in the first place. I thought, Harrumph! We'll just see about that! And then, 5 weeks later, I had lost even more than was predicted. YAY MFP :)
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member
    i find it a load of bollocks. My calorie intake varies daily, and thus the estimate is just rubbish, one day i will be umpteen pounds up, next I will be same down. i ignore it
  • rosieg1979
    rosieg1979 Posts: 99 Member
    I like it. It gives me a kick up the *kitten* when I eat over, and see how much weight I will put back on in 5 weeks. Weight I have really struggled to lose.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    For the people who have been on here for a while..
    Is the estimated weight in 5 weeks kinda accurate or is it not? Has it ever been accurate
    for any of you? :)

    No, MFP underestimates it every time.
  • AwesomeSquirrel
    AwesomeSquirrel Posts: 644 Member
    It's pretty spot on for me - I make a note of it 5 weeks forward every now and again and check back in at that date - I always hit it or go under. 5 weeks is long enough to account for natural fluctuations I think.

    I'm pretty bang on my numbers though, more often under than over which balances the occasional splurge. I never splurge enough to put me out of my 1000 kcal deficit. I also adjust my intake every 5 kg as prompted by MFP.

    If you take note of your numbers on an abnormal day (eg. burnt 1500 kcal on a long hike and didn't eat it back) then obviously the prediction is unlikely to come true.
  • rubberbiscuit
    rubberbiscuit Posts: 128
    Once in a while I'll write the weight it says I'll be in my calendar. It's been pretty accurate so far.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    Never for me. I'm very accurate with my logging, yet my weight loss goes way slower than MFP says it does.
  • khadijak17
    khadijak17 Posts: 393 Member
    I do look at that number and think oh ok but never assume if I'm doing it right it will be the number on the scale after 5 weeks scale fluctuates and sometimes I'm over on sodium or haven't been able to drink as much water but its ok to give you an idea x
  • caitlyn30
    caitlyn30 Posts: 207 Member
    weightloss is never linear


    THIS^^
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    Load of crap! I would have been passed my goal by now if that were the case.
  • Rum_Runner
    Rum_Runner Posts: 617 Member
    Nope....not even close.

    Maybe it was more accurate back when I was losing, but now that I'm maintaining more (only 4lbs to go)..... I should've been at my goal weight weeks - months ago.

    A good estimate though and a good motivator to help keep you on track.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Never ever ever. I'd probably be at my goal by now if it was true. It just makes me frustrated and sad.
  • sandobr1
    sandobr1 Posts: 319 Member
    I actually record this number 5 weeks out every so often, I have been close a few times, within .2-.4 pounds. For me my cals can vary day to day, not huge but 10-15-100-200, etc., if you close it your diary and then add more food and close it out it will change that number, interesting to see how that last snack could change the outcome.

    It would seem unlikely most people eat the exact same amount of calories every single day, which is why that number is more a suggestion then an absolute. I did discover, though I cannot recall if online or the app you can go back 5 weeks and close that day out again and see what it said at that time, I do this occasionally to, you know for fun.

    Eta. I have my profile set to lose 1.5 pounds a week which given how much more I need/want to lose is very obtainable still while sticking to my cal goals, most days I am within 100 of that goal (up or down).

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