If every day were like today you'd weigh xxx...

BonecrusherBrews
BonecrusherBrews Posts: 131 Member
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When you check in for the day and MFP says, "If every day... you'd way xxx lbs". Do you give that any street cred? Or is it just fluff?

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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    BAH:angry:
  • KatherinesRiver
    KatherinesRiver Posts: 128
    Pffffft.....fluffy fluff.:noway:
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    All lies.
  • cavia
    cavia Posts: 457 Member
    It's never been right with it's predictions. I ignored it from the start.
  • HiDeeO
    HiDeeO Posts: 2
    Hoping it has no basis - since one day of eating off plan has me gaining 8 lbs in the 5 week plan!
  • Momjogger
    Momjogger Posts: 750 Member
    IDK Bonecrusher, but I like your ticker. One of the first dates my husband took me on was to a microbrewery in Boston with a sampler plank. I found out I liked beer if it wasn't Bud, Coors, or Busch. LOL
  • sathor
    sathor Posts: 202 Member
    It is sorta right. Of course, that is just based on the estimated calorie defict for the day * 35 day factoring in 3.5k Cal = 1#.... Of course, if you ate 6 grams of salt with your lunch (Sometimes my burritos get up there....) then you might be up 3# from that morning when you get up... And then if you screw that up and eat too much the next day.....
  • psmd
    psmd Posts: 764 Member
    I don't know if it's accurate, but I find it encouraging at least. It's nice to see a lower number than what I weigh currently.
  • David_AUS
    David_AUS Posts: 298 Member
    ... There is no real smarts in the equation. For it to have any accuracy it needs to look back at a week or more of data the problem is it only looks at 24 hour snapshot.
  • BonecrusherBrews
    BonecrusherBrews Posts: 131 Member
    IDK Bonecrusher, but I like your ticker. One of the first dates my husband took me on was to a microbrewery in Boston with a sampler plank. I found out I liked beer if it wasn't Bud, Coors, or Busch. LOL

    Awesome! I found out in a very similar way. My friends took me out to a craft beer bar and prior to that I didn't think I liked "beer".
  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    Nope I dont go by it!
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    street cred? Lulz.

    Did you hear that term in a movie?

    Yeah, probably one with Vin Diesel.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRFmG7hc1uUSyJwGOvoX_k70ePyntT8vLzFPANj9pYFPk9GtStkBQ

    Hnnnng his V....
    *fans self*


    Pay no mind to the prediction.
    Because its based off of that particular day and I wont hit the same calories/macros everyday.
  • magtart
    magtart Posts: 161 Member
    It is total BS!
  • amysgottadothisthang
    amysgottadothisthang Posts: 116 Member
    Thanks for the pic of Vin Diesel!!!!!!
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    It's just fluff for the most part. What I do is I try to see the average for the week and I figure that is what I will probably be in 5 weeks. My highest was 117 lbs and my lowest was 110 lbs ( for "what you will weigh in 5 weeks ). I figure I will be somewhere in between that, because everyday is different ( as it should be ).
  • kirsten135
    kirsten135 Posts: 2 Member
    I don't know if it's accurate, but I find it encouraging at least. It's nice to see a lower number than what I weigh currently.
    I'm with you on that one. I use it more for inspiration than as a real guideline. As in, 'look how easy today was, I can keep doing this!'
  • Tdacks
    Tdacks Posts: 136 Member
    I look at the average calories for the week, and estimate based on that.

    For example, say I averaged 1355 calories per day last week. I go back to a day that week where I actually ate about 1350 calories or so, and look at the "If every day were like today..." statement. It seems accurate enough, although for a few weeks I was losing 1.5lb/wk when it predicted only 0.7 lb/wk.
  • SephiraRose
    SephiraRose Posts: 766 Member
    I fantasize about that number
  • phuckingbadasscutie
    phuckingbadasscutie Posts: 1,619 Member
    IDK Bonecrusher, but I like your ticker. One of the first dates my husband took me on was to a microbrewery in Boston with a sampler plank. I found out I liked beer if it wasn't Bud, Coors, or Busch. LOL

    I second this. I love craft beer and was turned on to it by my Dad. He got my husband and I hooked.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    to me its an estimate and something to look forward to as a realistic goal. IT goes up and down but seems pretty accurate by the time five weeks come up later on. I wouldn't put too much on this because its a guideline. :drinker:
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    I wish it took a running total of your previous X amount of calorie totals and gave you an estimate. Something like, "If every week was like your past week's average, you'd weigh X amount in 5 weeks."

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