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hannahwilllose14
hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
in Food and Nutrition
The button at the bottom of your food diary that tells you how much you'd weigh if every day were like today? I don't. But I do wanna know if anyone else does and do you find it to be useful?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Never even been slightly close for me, but then I've never eaten the same thing every day for 5 weeks...
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
    Same here, every day it tells me something different so I don't pay much mind to it.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    i do to some extent - seeing lower and lower numbers there keeps me focused in a lot of ways. But if in 5 weeks I don't weigh that number I don't cry about it.
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
    I agree with being more motivated seeing the number but it's never been accurate
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
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  • missyjane824
    missyjane824 Posts: 1,199 Member
    I stopped pushing it.
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
    I'm tempted to stop pushing it.
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
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  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    for the calculator to work, you would need to eat EXACTLY the same every day for 5 weeks

    since we don't eat the same, its only a est.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    nope!
  • WVprankster
    WVprankster Posts: 430 Member
    for the calculator to work, you would need to eat EXACTLY the same every day for 5 weeks

    since we don't eat the same, its only a est.

    I've toyed around with the idea of doing just that, to see how accurate it is.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I don't put much stock in it at all. Sometimes, when I have a really really "bad" day (splurges or going slightly over on calories and fat, sodium, etc) I will have a good laugh because I don't actually believe that if I ate that custard, pizza, and/or Indian buffet every single day I'd still lose a bit of weight in 5 weeks.

    However, I like it because it reminds me that eventually I will see the number that it has at the bottom. I'm getting close to onederland currently and I'm excited for it to start saying "you would weigh 198 in 5 weeks" or something like that. For me that is a novelty because I'm 37 and have not seen a number below 200 on the scale since I was 14.
  • shrinkinginQualicum
    shrinkinginQualicum Posts: 131 Member
    I would prefer if it told me what the last 7 days were doing to my weight!
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    I think its a fun game, but don't take it seriously.
  • Mommybug2
    Mommybug2 Posts: 149 Member
    I don't put any stock into it because as everyone said unless you eat the exact same way everyday it won't be accurate. That said I do push the button because I LOVE LOVE LOVE those days where the middle number changes or it shows me a number that I didn't even think possible. Of course I don't write that number down so in 5 weeks if I'm not there I certainly don't stress over it but that momentary joy of seeing a low number still excites me :D

    I'm sure once I get to maintenance I will still use it because if I am seeing a higher number after pushing it I know I am doing things wrong and need to get back on track.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I stopped even hitting that button. I served no purpose for me. It doubted it's accuracy, but I also don't eat exactly the same every day so I had no way to verify.
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
    for the calculator to work, you would need to eat EXACTLY the same every day for 5 weeks

    since we don't eat the same, its only a est.

    I've toyed around with the idea of doing just that, to see how accurate it is.

    I agree, I've thought of doing that too lol, just to see if it would work.
    However, I like it because it reminds me that eventually I will see the number that it has at the bottom. I'm getting close to onederland currently and I'm excited for it to start saying "you would weigh 198 in 5 weeks" or something like that. For me that is a novelty because I'm 37 and have not seen a number below 200 on the scale since I was 14.

    Same here, it's motivational to me to see the 150's and then the 140's, it's like a feeling "You're getting closer, keep going!" Congrats on being so close to onederland by the way :)
    I would prefer if it told me what the last 7 days were doing to my weight!

    Definitely agree, it'd be a lot easier to keep up with d:
    I think its a fun game, but don't take it seriously.

    I agree, I mean, like others have said who eats the same thing every single day?
    I'm sure once I get to maintenance I will still use it because if I am seeing a higher number after pushing it I know I am doing things wrong and need to get back on track.

    I agree, that seems like a good purpose for it, so you can catch any mistakes early.
    I stopped even hitting that button. I served no purpose for me. It doubted it's accuracy, but I also don't eat exactly the same every day so I had no way to verify.

    I don't trust it's accuracy one bit, if you were to press it before you're done logging for the day it will tell you one thing and everytime you add food to your diary the number goes up in pounds.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't trust it's accuracy one bit, if you were to press it before you're done logging for the day it will tell you one thing and everytime you add food to your diary the number goes up in pounds.

    Well, it should go up if you eat more, since it's based on eating that same thing every day. If I eat 1445 calories every day for 5 weeks, I expect I would weigh less than if I added a 300 calorie sandwich and ate 1745 every day for 5 weeks.

    If it didn't go up when you add calories it would most definitely not be correct.
  • hannahwilllose14
    hannahwilllose14 Posts: 14 Member
    I don't trust it's accuracy one bit, if you were to press it before you're done logging for the day it will tell you one thing and everytime you add food to your diary the number goes up in pounds.

    Well, it should go up if you eat more, since it's based on eating that same thing every day. If I eat 1445 calories every day for 5 weeks, I expect I would weigh less than if I added a 300 calorie sandwich and ate 1745 every day for 5 weeks.

    If it didn't go up when you add calories it would most definitely not be correct.

    Ohh, I totally see what you mean. I didn't think of it in that context.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Thank you!!
  • sinca21
    sinca21 Posts: 41 Member
    I don't rely on it, but I like it (especially now that as some have already mentioned, I'm getting close to One-derland). I use it as a bit of motivation to keep going with logging and making better choices. Plus, I see it as a non-judgemental voice when I do go overboard. Like when I logged in my Indian food fest last weekend, I heard it saying, "Ok, but if you keep going on like this your weight will not get lower, is that what you want?" Hah - that sounds a little off kilter, but everyone has that inner voice, I just attach mine to that red number sometimes.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Nope. Mine's been telling me that I'm gaining .2 lbs every 5 weeks (or whatever it says) for the past couple of months. Yeah. Not quite. Still losing slowly and steadily.
  • dommyvasquez
    dommyvasquez Posts: 2
    YES i rely on it i get bummed if it gets higher than 120 lbs!!
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    I've never really went by it, but it was a pretty accurate when I first started to lose weight, but way off when I got close to my goal weight, because things slowed down a lot when I got close.

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