In 5 weeks you'd weigh....

merflan
merflan Posts: 216 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I hate that when I complete my diary it always tells me "In 5 weeks you'd weigh 183.4" or "In 5 weeks you'd weigh 179 pounds" and yet every week at weigh in, I weigh the same!!!!!
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  • brigibooboo
    brigibooboo Posts: 38 Member
    I feel your pain!!!
  • ldbuster0
    ldbuster0 Posts: 207
    You took the words right out of my mouth.
  • Bubsys_mom
    Bubsys_mom Posts: 124 Member
    LOL I was just thinking this. xD
  • kakes80
    kakes80 Posts: 251 Member
    Well considering if you ate exactly what you entered, every day for 5 weeks and did the exact exercise. Assuming you didn't lie about your weight, you would way that much lol :)
  • disawell
    disawell Posts: 102 Member
    i find it encouraging :)
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Don't pay attention too it, it's just for ...ish and giggles
  • Chris99mu
    Chris99mu Posts: 352 Member
    And yet 5 weeks comes and goes, every day, and I still weigh the same. Hate that thing!
  • ckejmommy
    ckejmommy Posts: 9 Member
    I also hate it, I wish it could be shut off!
  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    I would prefer if it used "inches" rather than weight. Im dropping more inches than weight. So I tend to not even close my diary off for the day anymore
  • merflan
    merflan Posts: 216 Member
    I'm glad its not just me....
  • johnsongirls
    johnsongirls Posts: 57 Member
    I don't like it either! Ughh!
  • happilyeveractive
    happilyeveractive Posts: 167 Member
    i can relate to that. i should weigh like 8 lbs less in 5 weeks according to daily weigh ins...doesn't happen tho :/
  • anon189
    anon189 Posts: 42
    I find it very inaccurate. For example: when I do the charts that say how many calories I need per day to simply maintain my weight it has me around 2100. I am trying to lose weight so even just cutting 500/day should have me losing 1 lb per week. However on MFP it set my calories at 1200/day and said that would only have me losing 1 lb per week. I manually changed it to 1600. Anyway, I lost 2 pounds in just the last 5 days, but when I close my diary it says that eating close to 1600 calories will have me losing like .3 lbs a week. Yeah right. lol Every person's body is different and personally I think MFP's formula for calculating how many calories a day a person needs is off.
  • _Kitten_Kate
    _Kitten_Kate Posts: 520 Member
    IF only it were true!!
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I don't even close out the diary every day cause I hate it so much....
  • xDawnsgrace
    xDawnsgrace Posts: 436
    "If every day were like today... You'd weigh 128.4 lbs in 5 weeks"
    Yes, MFP. i'm going to MAGICALLY lose 20.6 lbs in 5 weeks. Yeah.. no.
  • NotBonJovi
    NotBonJovi Posts: 187 Member
    Meh. I just ignore that. I agree its pretty way off the mark. But as a boost to, or kick in the butt to motivate, it's okay.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,639 Member
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    I agree ....... no way I'll be that much lower in 5 weeks ...... wishful thinking !
  • Zulemak
    Zulemak Posts: 7
    I've been told we shouldn't rely so much as to what the scale indicates but rather you should gauge your progress through measurements. I've been using my fitness pal for a couple of months and although I have it set to help me shed a pound per week, I have lost only a few pounds. For me part of the issue is I don't always eat under 1500 calories and I try to work out at least twice a week. I'd definitely shed more if I stuck to a strict regime of 1500 calories and worked out everyday but keep in mind the scale will NOT fluctuate per se because excersing should help build muscle.
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    Well considering if you ate exactly what you entered, every day for 5 weeks and did the exact exercise. Assuming you didn't lie about your weight, you would way that much lol :)


    yowch! Wait until you hit a plateau!
  • meaningful99
    meaningful99 Posts: 174
    I love that message! I consider it one of the most motivating factors of the whole application. When I look at it, first I think, "Guh, that's still so high." But then I think, "That's less than today! Slow and steady wins the race!" It gives me hope.

    But now that you've pointed it out, I realize it hasn't been right. But I still love it.
  • Heyyleigh
    Heyyleigh Posts: 268 Member
    HAHAHAI LAUGH AT MINE EVERY DAY! :drinker:
  • beckers80
    beckers80 Posts: 133 Member
    I AGREE!!!!!!!! It makes me so mad and depressed!!
  • OneDimSim
    OneDimSim Posts: 188 Member
    Ha...i love it! It is encouragement from the MFP crystal ball :laugh:
  • AA1ex
    AA1ex Posts: 223 Member
    Well considering if you ate exactly what you entered, every day for 5 weeks and did the exact exercise. Assuming you didn't lie about your weight, you would way that much lol :)

    ^ True that!
    I took averages of those numbers for 5 weeks and it was .2 lbs off at the end so it is pretty accurate.
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    I kind of like it -
    for example today was a "casual day" for me, because we had sunday supper at work (chili, some good cupcakes, etc)....so I still registered EVERYTHING and I was obviously OVER lol - so when i hit submit just now it says - if you eat this way everyday in 5 weeks you'd be 5lbs HEAVIER then your last weigh in.

    Makes you go WOAH nelly! haha.

    So I think it's kind of neat in that regard - help you put the brakes on and cut those 'casual days' out for the next few weeks lol.
  • hiyomi
    hiyomi Posts: 906 Member
    Well considering if you ate exactly what you entered, every day for 5 weeks and did the exact exercise. Assuming you didn't lie about your weight, you would way that much lol :)

    Not true one bit.
  • OliveRiver
    OliveRiver Posts: 81 Member
    Meh, I find it rather encouraging.
  • houlenberg
    houlenberg Posts: 107 Member
    I love the 5 week predictions b/c I've NEVER weighed those weights! I get all giggly when I see them! LOL
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    Once I completed my diary and it said "In 5 weeks you'll weigh 148.6." Then I remembered that I'd had a bunch more water so I added a few cups of water and, lo and behold, it said "In 5 weeks you'll weigh 138." So that's all it takes, folks-- more water!

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