You'd weigh XXX.X in 5 weeks*
omgdimplez
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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?
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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I think it is for me. I actually find this very motivating.0
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weightloss is never linear0
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haha i thought it was all crap at first, but here i am... weighing exactly what it predicted i would weigh0
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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.0 -
Just wanted to know!! LOL its very motivating because I really wanna see that number in 5 weeks!!!0
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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!0 -
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.0 -
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.0
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Never.0
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I actually just recently decided to check this out....5 weeks later, MFP was SPOT on. I was very impressed.0
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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.0
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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:0 -
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.0 -
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!0 -
I'm seeing results after I day of switching over here from weight watchers so that would be great to get to that number!0
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I'm seeing results after I day of switching over here from weight watchers so that would be great to get to that number!0
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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.0 -
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 MFP0
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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 it0
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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.0
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