2nd day question

Palain
Palain Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
Hi

Yesterday after logging the cals, it said i ate too little, so today i was just 74 cals under target but now it says i will not lose as much weight in the same 5 week period - am i doing something wrong ? ( i am getting the water intake as well)

Thanks

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  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Good day,

    The right balance is between not enough and too much.

    The math that MFP does is somewhat rudimentary. You could say that you ate 50,000 calories today and the system would tell you that in five weeks you would gain X pounds, when you and I both know that you would be dead.

    The same with starvation. For a test, perhaps go to five days ago, and complete the entry with no food logged, and see how much weight you'd lose if you ate nothing at all in the next five weeks!

    Eat within 100 plus or minus of the target, you'll be fine.
  • Palain
    Palain Posts: 12 Member
    Thank you very much for the reply, has put my mind at ease.
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