Question, the mfp in five weeks you will be message

sherise1214
sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How accurate has that tip been for you?

Just wondering, the numbers sound great but in reality how are you guys meeting that number?

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  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 675 Member
    Good question, because I like what MFP tells me but I'll be amazed if it happens!
  • Ruthe8
    Ruthe8 Posts: 423 Member
    It says if every day was like today, but I look at your diary and every day is different. Doesn't apply to you then.
  • Beee_B
    Beee_B Posts: 24
    Even with my psychic abilities, I can't see into the future, so how can MFP? ;) x
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    It says if every day was like today, but I look at your diary and every day is different. Doesn't apply to you then.

    Well every time its always min. 8 pounds less than what i am today, my point of the thread was did it move, a friend mentioned on hers that she had yet to see the number, I get if it said I would be heavy or close to my current weight, but its alway lower sometimes as much as 10 pounds, so what is your point, how does it not apply, Do you have to eat the same exact meals each day, thats not realistic.
  • rlwart
    rlwart Posts: 47 Member
    I believe "if every day was like today" means, if you ate the same calories. On days I eat under my goal I get a low number, and on days I eat right at goal, I get a more realistic number. On days I eat way under my goal I get a note "you are going to starve, in five weeks you will be dead!" ... not really, but whatever. So having every day going 10 cal. under goal, apparently the MFP calculator thinks I'd really be losing!

    I've never gotten there though.
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    I believe "if every day was like today" means, if you ate the same calories. On days I eat under my goal I get a low number, and on days I eat right at goal, I get a more realistic number. On days I eat way under my goal I get a note "you are going to starve, in five weeks you will be dead!" ... not really, but whatever. So having every day going 10 cal. under goal, apparently the MFP calculator thinks I'd really be losing!

    I've never gotten there though.

    Thanks, thats what i was wondering, for people who are consistent had it ever been correct, just a question, I understand weight goal is based on so many factors, hormones, fat, muscle gain/loss ratio, but they are the "specialist" and added the message and so wondered who has actually met their appointed milestone, 5 weeks. Thank you for your answer. And unless your diet is very regulated and boring, then you will eat the same nutrients and calorie intake each and every day for five weeks, Im just asking how realistic when staying in their parameters as much as possible, does the 5 week message accurate.
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    I IGNORE THAT LITTLE BUGGER!!!! LOL
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    I IGNORE THAT LITTLE BUGGER!!!! LOL

    I do too, LOL, but for those who consistently lose like 1, 2 pounds consistency they should be reaching that number? I dont know, but im not basing my hope on it NO!
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    Even with my psychic abilities, I can't see into the future, so how can MFP? ;) x

    Love your reply, LOL
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    I stopped closing my day's Food Diary a long time ago because well, I've been doing this for five years.

    I don't think I could be consistent for five weeks. . .I have a tough time staying consistent for a week. So I would be a terrible control subject. Too much attention to detail makes me a very unhappy and stressed person.
  • Beee_B
    Beee_B Posts: 24
    Thank you x

    In seriousness though, I don't even own any scales any more because the fluctuating numbers stress me out too much.

    I have a pair of jeans that I want to fit into again, I know their size, and when I'm back in them I'll look to maintain my size, not my weight.
  • alison0511
    alison0511 Posts: 32
    You know... I have been at this much longer than 5 weeks now, but I have never thought about recording the date and the prediction and seeing if it actually turned out that way. Maybe I will just to see! :smile:

    More than not though, I like seeing that little 5-week prediction when I complete my day... because (accurate or not) it's a number I wanna get to at some point, and it's just a nice little reminder that I did a good job today and I'm headed in the right direction. It's just one of many things that helps keep me motivated.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    More than not though, I like seeing that little 5-week prediction when I complete my day... because (accurate or not) it's a number I wanna get to at some point, and it's just a nice little reminder that I did a good job today and I'm headed in the right direction. It's just one of many things that helps keep me motivated.

    Me too!
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    You know... I have been at this much longer than 5 weeks now, but I have never thought about recording the date and the prediction and seeing if it actually turned out that way. Maybe I will just to see! :smile:

    More than not though, I like seeing that little 5-week prediction when I complete my day... because (accurate or not) it's a number I wanna get to at some point, and it's just a nice little reminder that I did a good job today and I'm headed in the right direction. It's just one of many things that helps keep me motivated.

    I get that, thats been my thinking also, the point i guess is that eating more correctly you will eventually be lighter, which is the goal!
  • acstansell
    acstansell Posts: 567 Member
    I look at it as a carrot leading a horse, it's just a bit of encouragement to get you to the next day... I've never hit it, but when I see a number that I like, i get all excited. So, encouragement-wise, it works. :)
  • oOMusicBabii
    oOMusicBabii Posts: 494
    You know... I have been at this much longer than 5 weeks now, but I have never thought about recording the date and the prediction and seeing if it actually turned out that way. Maybe I will just to see! :smile:

    More than not though, I like seeing that little 5-week prediction when I complete my day... because (accurate or not) it's a number I wanna get to at some point, and it's just a nice little reminder that I did a good job today and I'm headed in the right direction. It's just one of many things that helps keep me motivated.

    I should do that and see what happens. I too like the little reminder of where I will be soon enough if I keep going!
  • flatblade
    flatblade Posts: 224 Member
    It is pretty hard to sustain both well under calorie days and big weight loss. One thing I doubt that is considered in MFP's little note is that people's BMR slows as they lose weight, so calories would have to be reduced even further to acheive the number they post.

    That said, I think it is a great incentive to see where I could be if I stayed far below my caloric goal on every day.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Not accurate at all. Unless you eat exactly the same thing and do exactly the same things all day, it is pretty well meaningless. Also, it is just based on what it estimates your BMR and TDEE to be, which it seems to underestimate mine. It tells me that I will be gaining weight while in reality, I am still losing.
  • careyannal
    careyannal Posts: 161
    I just completed my 5th week on MFP recently and I was 2 lbs off the projected number it gave on the first day I started. (I took a screenshot on my phone the first day)
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    I just completed my 5th week on MFP recently and I was 2 lbs off the projected number it gave on the first day I started. (I took a screenshot on my phone the first day)

    great idea, may do that- with the computer screen and see what happens in 5 weeks, WAY to go btw.
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    I just completed my 5th week on MFP recently and I was 2 lbs off the projected number it gave on the first day I started. (I took a screenshot on my phone the first day)

    great idea, may do that- with the computer screen and see what happens in 5 weeks, WAY to go btw.
  • c_smith_0789
    c_smith_0789 Posts: 35
    I have reached what mine says I'd be in 5 weeks. Only been doing it for about 4 and hit what it said i could do in 5. So dont give up you can reach it. Just have to stick with it.
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    I have reached what mine says I'd be in 5 weeks. Only been doing it for about 4 and hit what it said i could do in 5. So dont give up you can reach it. Just have to stick with it.

    Thanks, I'm happy with my results so far! Only 5 pounds, but I can fit some tops that were too small, and my face is slimmer. I also lift heavy at times, so shifting is fine as long as I see changes, I was asking cause a friend commented that she been on her for over 5 weeks and yet for that message to be true, I told her weight is only one measure, but many here say they are consistent so I guessed some should be seeing that number regularly.
  • emnk5308
    emnk5308 Posts: 736
    Go change up your goals a little, and play around with adding food. It isn't accurate AT ALL. I have done 900 calories a day a few times, and what it said was the same as when I'd eat 1300+ a day.. It isn't right. It doesn't do actual math.. if your goal is 1200 a day, and you eat 900.. it'll say 162.3 in 5 weeks... but go set your goal to 900 and and eat 900 and see what it says! Not the same. =/ So I ignore it now..
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I like to think of it more of a motivator as "If you keep working hard, you will keep losing weight." But if you have a bad day, the weight goes higher. It's a reminder to stay on track.
  • Marll
    Marll Posts: 904 Member
    I knew back when I bothered to log food that when it told me I'd GAIN 25lbs in 5 weeks and instead I lost 10 that it was a load of crap.
  • mminor77
    mminor77 Posts: 313
    Its total kaka! It lies!!! LOL! My body doesnt follow the MFP 'in 5 weeks' weight guidelines. It does what it darn well pleases. :ohwell:
  • all4my3boyz
    all4my3boyz Posts: 94 Member
    On days I eat way under my goal I get a note "you are going to starve, in five weeks you will be dead!" ... not really, but whatever. So having every day going 10 cal. under goal, apparently the MFP calculator thinks I'd really be losing!

    Seriously just laughed out loud!
  • sherise1214
    sherise1214 Posts: 45 Member
    Its total kaka! It lies!!! LOL! My body doesnt follow the MFP 'in 5 weeks' weight guidelines. It does what it darn well pleases. :ohwell:

    You made my day, havent heard kaka in a minute, LOL thats funny. I know my body might do what it darn well pleases, but i plan to tire it out so much that it better move this fat, thanks for your input.

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