help! people with open diaries that logged last 7 days

kmessinger14
kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all!

I am pretty desperate as I am doing a capstone project and realizing none of the data I am looking for is actually available online. I am basically trying to do some statistical analysis on macronutrients and how/if they affect weight loss.

I am looking for anyone who has a visible diary and has logged their food/exercise every day the past 7 days who have also logged their weight from 1 week ago to their weight today. I just need to compile a list to compare macronutrients against how much weight you've lost over the same time frame (7 days)

If you are willing to participate,and have an open diary, comment or message me the following:

Starting weight from 7 days ago
Current weight after 7 days of logging
and you have an open food diary!!!

If you have an area on your diary that is seven days long that you have a start/end weight I could use, just reply which 7 day period to use on your diary and the day 1 weight from that period and the day 7 weight from that period!


Not sure if this will work but it is worth a try!
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  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    You can feel free to use mine, I have weight entries for 27 and 30 march and 2nd and 4th April. It might not suit your study though as I have just transitioned from a bulk to maintainance this week (wasn't actually looking for a loss but got one).

    ETA: 155.8 - 154.2
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    Thanks! I can definitely use your information as long as others respond as well!
  • hei_ma_ma
    hei_ma_ma Posts: 61 Member
    You can use my data. 143.9 lbs to 143.6 lbs in one week, with ups and downs in between. I always weigh first thing in the morning. My food diary is open to all.
  • mlanders22
    mlanders22 Posts: 140 Member
    My diary is open. I've been steady at 189.4 for the past eight days.
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    Thank you both!
  • ittybittybadonkadonk
    ittybittybadonkadonk Posts: 11,634 Member
    my diary is open ...feel free to snoop around :happy:
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    me.. I log everyday
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    my diary is open ...feel free to snoop around :happy:

    can you tell me your starting weight (as of Thursdayy March 27) through yesterday (Wednesday April 6)?
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    me.. I log everyday

    can you tell me your starting weight (as of Thursdayy March 27) through yesterday (Wednesday April 6)?
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  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    Just warning you that 1 week of data is not significant.

    Thanks. I know this from all the research I have done but as for a quick data analysis and lack of time it is all I have to go with for now.... I am trying to think of a way to do a survey for a month or more but seeing as how the semester is coming to an end I am struggling with ways to find data. There is data online for similar type studies but none of them have specific macros in the dataset so I am stuck with this for now.... Hopefully it will show that further investigation would be worth investing in?
  • kabu001
    kabu001 Posts: 1 Member
    You can use my info if you wish. Logging food and weight for over 500 days.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Feel free to use mine. SW last Thursday was 189.4 and this morning 187.2 if you need all the weights in between PM me and I'll get them to you.
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    You can use my info if you wish. Logging food and weight for over 500 days.

    Can you tell me your weigh-in weight from Thurs March 27 and from yesterday April 5th? thanks!
  • massivediet
    massivediet Posts: 54 Member
    There are scholarly journal articles on how macronutrient ratios affect weight loss in databases such as Medline. Have you searched your library databases or just the open web?
  • kchaki
    kchaki Posts: 75 Member
    You are welcome to check mine out. I'm new to MFP, so I don't know how much help I will be.

    My weight as of 3/26/14...222 lbs
    As of yesterday 4/2/14...220 lbs

    I hope it helps!
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Just warning you that 1 week of data is not significant.

    Thanks. I know this from all the research I have done but as for a quick data analysis and lack of time it is all I have to go with for now.... I am trying to think of a way to do a survey for a month or more but seeing as how the semester is coming to an end I am struggling with ways to find data. There is data online for similar type studies but none of them have specific macros in the dataset so I am stuck with this for now.... Hopefully it will show that further investigation would be worth investing in?

    What do you mean they don't have specific macros in the dataset? Here's a study right here that discusses weight loss with different macro compositions done over a 2 year period with over 600 participants. I found it doing a google search.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    Just warning you that 1 week of data is not significant.

    Thanks. I know this from all the research I have done but as for a quick data analysis and lack of time it is all I have to go with for now.... I am trying to think of a way to do a survey for a month or more but seeing as how the semester is coming to an end I am struggling with ways to find data. There is data online for similar type studies but none of them have specific macros in the dataset so I am stuck with this for now.... Hopefully it will show that further investigation would be worth investing in?

    What do you mean they don't have specific macros in the dataset? Here's a study right here that discusses weight loss with different macro compositions done over a 2 year period with over 600 participants. I found it doing a google search.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/

    I have found many articles discussing studies about this but I need the raw data to run the statistical analysis myself. For other parts of my project there have been raw datasets I've been able to use without having to retrieve the actual data by myself but I can't find the actual "excel sheet" of every single participant and their individual numbers for each variable to run a model for this type of study....
  • kmessinger14
    kmessinger14 Posts: 57 Member
    There are scholarly journal articles on how macronutrient ratios affect weight loss in databases such as Medline. Have you searched your library databases or just the open web?

    Yes I have found many articles but unfortunately none of them provide the actual data they used to verify their results. So I am looking for actual data to analyze and hopefully come up with the same results as all of these articles.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Just warning you that 1 week of data is not significant.

    Thanks. I know this from all the research I have done but as for a quick data analysis and lack of time it is all I have to go with for now.... I am trying to think of a way to do a survey for a month or more but seeing as how the semester is coming to an end I am struggling with ways to find data. There is data online for similar type studies but none of them have specific macros in the dataset so I am stuck with this for now.... Hopefully it will show that further investigation would be worth investing in?

    What do you mean they don't have specific macros in the dataset? Here's a study right here that discusses weight loss with different macro compositions done over a 2 year period with over 600 participants. I found it doing a google search.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/

    I have found many articles discussing studies about this but I need the raw data to run the statistical analysis myself. For other parts of my project there have been raw datasets I've been able to use without having to retrieve the actual data by myself but I can't find the actual "excel sheet" of every single participant and their individual numbers for each variable to run a model for this type of study....

    Is the point of this project just to prove that you know how to run a statistical analysis, or are you actually supposed to be able to make recommendations for future research and applications based on your data analysis and model? Because if it's the latter, just knowing macros and weight isn't going to be enough. You'd have to take into account a person's age, gender, medical history, general daily activity level, exercise (frequency, type, duration, intensity), etc. Each of us sets our macros specific to our own goals and needs, whether it's a training goal or due to medical condition like PCOS. Without addressing those factors in your data, your model isn't going to be of much value.
  • asurber1
    asurber1 Posts: 4 Member
    3/27/14 - 242.5
    4/3/14 - 237.1
    Feel free to open it up!
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    151 to 150.2
    My diary is open and I usually eat more protein and less carbs than MFP recommends, even though I'm not doing "low carb."
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    useless study, but, go ahead.

    my tracking is honest, but, i dont weigh daily

    dont forget to log all my booze and ice cream ;)
  • Sandil964
    Sandil964 Posts: 9
    My diary is open. I have not had a significant weight loss since 3/21 as I have remained the same. I will log in new measurements tomorrow for my montly weigh in at Curves.
  • Amandawith3kids
    Amandawith3kids Posts: 367 Member
    mine is open. i've been holding steady at 180 for about a week.
  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
    Feel free to look at mine - I have been maintaining for a bit and started a bulk on Mar 24th. Weights going back two weeks are:

    Mar 21 - 156.6
    Mar 22 - 158.6
    Mar 23 - 156.6
    Mar 24 - 156.6
    Mar 25 - 159.6
    Mar 26 - 159.6
    Mar 27 - 158.2
    Mar 28 - 159.0
    Mar 29 - 158.8
    Mar 30 - 161.8
    Mar 31 - 159.4
    Apr 1 - 161.0
    Apr 2 - 158.6
    Apr 3 - 158.8
    Apr 4 - 159.0

    I log regularly and pretty darn accurately (sometimes have to guestimate on eating out, but I am pretty good at it at this point).
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    Mine is open and I've been at 190 for the time period in question.

    Look at me I'm a guinea pig!
  • FreshKrisKreash
    FreshKrisKreash Posts: 444 Member
    You can use mine. I logged every day and lost a pound this week. :)
  • scraver2003
    scraver2003 Posts: 526 Member
    My diary is open. (Don't jusdge my vodka intake Tuesday evening, though!!) :wink:
    I was 255.00 this morning. Last week... I didn't weigh last week, so IDK if you can use me. I was probably 257 ish.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Just warning you that 1 week of data is not significant.

    Thanks. I know this from all the research I have done but as for a quick data analysis and lack of time it is all I have to go with for now.... I am trying to think of a way to do a survey for a month or more but seeing as how the semester is coming to an end I am struggling with ways to find data. There is data online for similar type studies but none of them have specific macros in the dataset so I am stuck with this for now.... Hopefully it will show that further investigation would be worth investing in?

    What do you mean they don't have specific macros in the dataset? Here's a study right here that discusses weight loss with different macro compositions done over a 2 year period with over 600 participants. I found it doing a google search.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/

    I have found many articles discussing studies about this but I need the raw data to run the statistical analysis myself. For other parts of my project there have been raw datasets I've been able to use without having to retrieve the actual data by myself but I can't find the actual "excel sheet" of every single participant and their individual numbers for each variable to run a model for this type of study....

    Is the point of this project just to prove that you know how to run a statistical analysis, or are you actually supposed to be able to make recommendations for future research and applications based on your data analysis and model? Because if it's the latter, just knowing macros and weight isn't going to be enough. You'd have to take into account a person's age, gender, medical history, general daily activity level, exercise (frequency, type, duration, intensity), etc. Each of us sets our macros specific to our own goals and needs, whether it's a training goal or due to medical condition like PCOS. Without addressing those factors in your data, your model isn't going to be of much value.

    I was going to say this. Too many variables, no controls.

    Besides the fact that whether people are logging accurately or not is completely based on trust and assumptions.

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