MFP Liars?

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  • c_tap77
    c_tap77 Posts: 189 Member
    I weigh every day but only log once a week to avoid all of these drastic fluctuations in weight. Just as an example, Here's my Friday-Saturday weight shifts:

    Friday AM 195.7 lbs
    Friday PM 197.1 lbs
    Saturday AM 194.0 lbs
    Saturday PM 196.2 lbs

    But my average weightloss per week has been a total of 1.7 lbs.

    Now if I had logged both Friday AM and Saturday PM it would look like I had lost nearly 2lbs in a day--which is not the case. For my weekly weigh-in when I check in, I always weigh myself at the same time (after I workout before I jump in the shower) and it has given me a pretty accurate count.

    Honestly I don't think people on MFP are "lying" per se. I just think a lot of people log as soon as they see a loss of any kind and don't log any of the other gains they see. So to the rest of us it may look like they lost a few pounds in a day...Just a thought.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    The larger the person starting out, the more weight they can lose daily when starting. It is a much smaller percentage of their total weight than say, someone who weighs 140 lbs. It can happen, not to all, or even most.

    I get that but it's the 1-2 lbs a day AVERAGE for an extended period - not the initial burst I am talking about. Take me for example - I lost like 16 lbs in 2 weeks. Since then I have lost 1-2 lbs a week (not a day). I still have a ton (read 70-80 lbs for ulimate goal) to lose. I am eating in the 500-1000 calorie a day deficit range (compare to approximated caloric use daily) meaning 3500-7000 calories a week deficit which equates exactly to my weight loss. Assuming the approximation for some people maybe off slightly - this could result in losses of 0-3 lbs a week instead. It does not however, make it 7-10 lbs a week no matter how "fast your metabolism" is and how much you have to lose.

    There are some people on here with 100, 200 or more to lose. I would expect that they can keep up the higher weight loss longer. Like I said, it is a much smaller percentage of their total body weight.
  • BobcatGirl110
    BobcatGirl110 Posts: 364 Member
    I think weight fluctuation is normal from day to day based on what you eat and drink...so a 3lb loss or gain in one day isn't "real" but part of the learning process as we go through the weight less journey. Be consistent in your diet and exercise and you will win the battle in the long run....I have much concern for "quick losses" but know that I personally needed to learn how to eat right and exercise so I gotta do "my thing" to be successful....and this is a pretty individual process so who know what does or does not work for each person. I will suggest that the point of MFP friends is to have people on your list/wall that inspire and make you feel supported so if you have people who make you feel concerned/negative/or you question their honesty then find some other friends...it's not personal....it's just finding the people who work best with you and for you :)
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Could just be that those people record their weight everyday. You don't see the weight go up because MFP doesn't announce gains.... you only see that the next day they show a "loss".

    This.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    anything is possible
    but you know this.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    Yes, the cardio calorie estimates are way too high. I don't even count exercise calories anymore, I just set my goal to TDEE and eat under that. I think it's hardly possible that someone can lose a pound a day for an extended period of time. If they're lying, they're only cheating themselves.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    (By the way doesn't anyelse else think the caloric estimates in some of the cardio here to be WAAAY high... - you tell me if you think moderate cycling burns a lot more than a slow jog...)

    Depends entirely on definition of "moderately" and "slow". Especially since "moderate" is a unit of effort while "slow" is a unit of speed.

    I wish MFP allowed for entering distances instead of the vague speed-bucket choices, but I get why they do it this way.
  • es513
    es513 Posts: 51 Member
    My weight is coming off at about 1lb or a little less a day. Why? Probably because I have more than 60lbs to lose and I switched from a very fat greasy diet to a an extremely healthy diet practically overnight. Also, I went from being COMPLETELY inactive, to waking up at 6am everyday to work out.

    At one point or another you're just going to have to stop worrying about everyone else and focus on only yourself :)

    I also use a hrm and weigh my meals to record accurately.
  • lumpy_spaceprincess
    lumpy_spaceprincess Posts: 52 Member
    It may be possible, but weight fluctuates daily, so I personally wouldn't weigh myself every day and definitely wouldn't log those results. I weigh myself once a week, on the same day and at the same time. I can weigh myself, eat breakfast and be 2lb heavier!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I don't know if it's been mentioned, but yeah.

    I lose 4-5 lbs a month... All of them within 10 days. So I'll sometimes lose 2 lbs in one day, or 3 lbs in 3 days or something. From what I've read, fat cells fill with water, and they all pretty much deplete at once, and that's when you lose weight, but the fat itself has been burned sometimes within the last couple weeks (for me).

    Heck I don't know how it works, but that's how it's been working with me for like 6 months now.

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