New to myfitnesspal =D

embracenia
embracenia Posts: 10
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Hello everyone. My name is Nia. Im new to myfitnesspal. New to "myfitnesslife" I could say lol. Add me! I CAN USE ENCOURAGEMENT DAILY!

and btw...Im very curious to know how accurate myfitnesspal is. Is that "If everyday we're like today you would weigh" thing accurate??

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  • jasmineloses
    jasmineloses Posts: 13
    Hey there! I'm new here as well. I could definitely benefit from some encouragement! Add me. :)
  • slowglitchen
    slowglitchen Posts: 30
    I am also new, my first week, here... I started my walking "at the mall" in the wee hours (last week), They open their doors at 6 am, but the stores open at 9 am.. Its really nice, because there isn't a lot of people there to dodge or walk around... I lost one lb, lol, this week.. :glasses:

    I have been trying to follow up on myfitnesspal w/ my calories and there were 2 days, this past week, I went over +1000 calories.. :noway:

    We all need encouragement... You all can add me, if you like
  • kgillis87
    kgillis87 Posts: 43 Member
    Hi! Welcome! I'm always good for some motivation :) and in terms if the "science" behind MFP, it's based on the fact that a pound of fat is equivalent to 3500 calories of energy, therefore, it tracks the deficit you run on your day, applies that to the next, whatever, 5 weeks, and tells you how many pounds you'd be down at the end of that time. So, fairly accurate I think, if you have average metabolic activity. Might be thrown off if you've had a previous period of weight loss with a major calorie deficit over a long term (like 6 months) with no exercise (since that will kill your basal metabolic rate), or if hypothyroidism or some other history that reduces (or increases) bmr.

    Best of luck on your future successes!

    Also, feel free (everyone) to add me!
  • embracenia
    embracenia Posts: 10
    thanks for the info =D

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