Newbie loss, plateaus and weight loss math... With graphs:)

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  • DesireeNL
    DesireeNL Posts: 220 Member
    Wow this is very interesting! Did you create the chart in excel? I'm trying to wrap my head around your formula, do you enter daily how many calories you ate? And do you recalculate your tdee as you lose weight?
  • OsricTheKnight
    OsricTheKnight Posts: 340 Member
    I think graphing is the absolute best way to get real info out of the scale. I don't do it the way the OP has - too much work for me! - but instead, I use trendweight.com on the web or Libra on android. Trendweight looks like this:

    4w.png

    The beauty of this is that the moving average lets you find out what your calorie deficit is and use that to plan your weight loss.

    Osric
  • alichristiana
    alichristiana Posts: 76 Member
    This is an interesting graph, I like to get out a calculator and work out calories in vs calories out when I'm having doubts, I miss out "bad weeks" ( normally with days missed out)from my calculation and I normally find I have lost as the numbers say I should.
    For those wondering 1pound = 3500 calories
    I'm also a sushi lover (vegetarian varieties) too! Not very available round here, though.
  • lavender_fairie
    lavender_fairie Posts: 76 Member
    This is my favorite MFP post Ever.

    Very rarely do I find inspiration in graph form but here it is! And I needed it so thank you!
  • nelinelineli
    nelinelineli Posts: 330 Member
    Wow this is very interesting! Did you create the chart in excel? I'm trying to wrap my head around your formula, do you enter daily how many calories you ate? And do you recalculate your tdee as you lose weight?

    Yes it's excel. Yes I have a table with weight and net calories for the day from which i derive the net deficit for the day. For this example I used a fixed TDEE since I hadn't lost that much weight. Now I do have a "TDEE" column as well that calculates TDEE from the projected weight. But to be honest.. we're talking about a difference of 30 calories :)D
  • c_ansari
    c_ansari Posts: 57 Member
    I'm such a numbers nerd that my friend sent me a link to this thread. I've determined that you, nelinelineli, are my soulmate.



    How you doin'?
  • RekindledRose
    RekindledRose Posts: 523 Member
    Fantastic illustration OP! Thank you; it does help to see it laid out like this.
  • nelinelineli
    nelinelineli Posts: 330 Member
    Update:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1111515-for-the-nerds-in-you-tdee-estimation-with-graphs?page=1#posts-17189225
  • hif123
    hif123 Posts: 19 Member
    bump!
  • mrsslls
    mrsslls Posts: 41 Member
    Hmmmm, I can see I am going to be very busy at work on Monday creating my graphs :) and it just proves once more that there is no big secret to weight loss just a very simple calories in v calories out.
  • BreakinTheChains
    BreakinTheChains Posts: 381 Member
    bump
  • livedb
    livedb Posts: 45 Member
    Great stuff!!! Thanks so much!!
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    Bump
  • Safiyandi
    Safiyandi Posts: 151
    This is fabulous! Bumping so I can refer to this next time I hit a temporary spike.
  • jerseygirlmaggie
    jerseygirlmaggie Posts: 165 Member
    Worth another bump....:love:
  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    Bump.
  • Shionas123
    Shionas123 Posts: 3
    I was really cheered by seeing the amount of weight you have lost- I too have a lot to lose and it's really encouraging to see that it is possible! Any hints on what has kept you going?
  • MicheleStitches
    MicheleStitches Posts: 306 Member
    I am so thankful for folks who have continued to bump this thread...I happened to stumble upon it, and SO glad I did!
  • thefreestove
    thefreestove Posts: 9
    Wow - you're a champion! Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom :)
  • engian
    engian Posts: 70 Member
    Bump. More outstanding work and description. Thank you.
  • Cinloykko
    Cinloykko Posts: 117 Member
    BUMP - this is amazing :)
  • swisseler
    swisseler Posts: 119 Member
    Best. Post. Ever.
  • TemikaThompson
    TemikaThompson Posts: 222 Member
    bump
  • lknjohnson
    lknjohnson Posts: 351 Member
    bump
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    Thanks for posting this. I find it really helpful, and it confirms my own experience of weightloss sometimes not being as linear as one would hope. Since I started weighing daily (for information and learning rather than obsessive compulsion) I have gained helpful insights in how certain foods or my periods affect my water retention or weight loss.

    Really helpful. Thanks again.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    bump !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • mi18agnes
    mi18agnes Posts: 66
    amazing :O this helped me a lot thanks so much for sharing
  • BossLadyDSimp
    BossLadyDSimp Posts: 257 Member
    Bump put the post to the top of the message board, but if you bump it yourself, it will show in 'My Topics' so you can find the post easier and read it later

    i had that same question. Thanks!
  • BossLadyDSimp
    BossLadyDSimp Posts: 257 Member
    Is it just me (and my computer) or am I the only one that doesn't see a graph?!?!?!
  • hoyalawya2003
    hoyalawya2003 Posts: 631 Member
    Fantastic post! I kind of "knew" this already from my daily WIs, but I love seeing it in black and white.
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