You would weigh (fill in the blank) in 5 weeks if everyday were like today...
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farmgirlrrt
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Is this result even close for anybody? It is not for me but it's motivating though.
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Not sure yet as have not been on here,long enough. Hope it is though! Want it to be true.0
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I doubt it. It's kinda cool to see, but I also know that I'm building muscle at the same time as losing fat, so this calculation won't be accurate.0
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I stopped hitting complete most days because it's so far off usually.0
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It is 100% accurate? No...but it's 100% motivating! I love seeing those numbers!
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I don't do weekly meal planning so not accurate at all I don't even hit the complete button nowadays.0
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I've actually been making note of the weight it gives on my calendar. So far I don't think it's accurate lol unless I'm going to start having some drastic drops very soon!
Also not all days are exactly the same for me...maybe later I'll experiment and eat the exact same foods for 35 days hahaha yeah maybe not...0 -
farmgirlrrt wrote: »Is this result even close for anybody? It is not for me but it's motivating though.
Nope. Cause every day is different, and it's only a prediction based on exactly what you did that day. But I agree, it is motivating!
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it's off by two to three weeks easily.
for me it is anyways. I tend to drop about 5 to 7 pounds a month. It's off by 3 to 5 pounds. It does show you you will be thinner by the end of those five weeks even if it's only five pounds lighter. It's still progress..0 -
I love seeing it but haven't tracked what it says vs. what I weigh 5 weeks later! It feels like a great little peek into the future though!0
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I love seeing that message! It gives me hope, even if it's time estimate is wrong. At some point in my journey, I will weigh that much. That's inspiring enough!0
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beccaheiser wrote: »I love seeing that message! It gives me hope, even if it's time estimate is wrong. At some point in my journey, I will weigh that much. That's inspiring enough!
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It kind of drives home the point of how even small efforts can amount to a large difference over time. A few calories or minutes of exercise from one day to the next will affect a large fluctuation in the estimated weight.0
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farmgirlrrt wrote: »Is this result even close for anybody? It is not for me but it's motivating though.
I love seeing it on the days I have a huge exercise burn and I'm under on my calories.
Sure I'd weigh "...." in 5 weeks if I did this EVERY DAY, but alas, I'm not going to burn 1000+ calories every day.
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If I eat badly, seeing what I would weigh in 5 weeks if I continue to eat that way motivates me to stay on track. But I've been on MFP since January, and I have been eating well most of the time, and I have never seen the level of losses that it predicts. If the predictions were correct, I'd be around 112 lbs. by now.0
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It is accurate for me. I have been here for 9 months and had few slow periods but I had average loss of 3 - 3.5 kg a month.
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If I eat badly, seeing what I would weigh in 5 weeks if I continue to eat that way motivates me to stay on track.
This!
I do however stick a little note in my planner with the weight MFP says I should be, just to see how far off I am. If it's a lot, it will kick me back on track, too.
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When I go over my calorie goal and see those figures it helps me get back on track, and when I stay under it motivates me to keep trying. Not accurate, but I definitely find it motivating.
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Nope, doesn't work for me either.. lol! But, I agree, is very motivating! XD0
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I dont know if its accurate...but it motivates me to eat right and not go over my calorie because I *could* be that in just 5 weeks!0
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It's a basic math calculation. "We've estimated your basic caloric needs to be X. You have eaten Y calories below X. Therefore if you eat this exact same number of calories every day for the next five weeks you will have eaten 35Y calories less than your body used for fuel. Divide 35Y by 3500 to see that you'll have lost Z pounds."
The reason it's not accurate at the end of those five weeks is that even if MFP has estimated your calorie needs properly very few people have the exact same level of physical activity and caloric intake every single day for five straight weeks. You'll eat 1495 one day, 1510 the next, be sick for a week and average 1300, have a birthday party and jump up to 2000, etc.
Personally, I don't pay much attention to it. My goal is small enough that hitting it a couple of weeks later doesn't bother me. I also find that it makes me feel guilty if I've gone slightly over and I see no reason to encourage that feeling. There's too high a rate of eating disorders in my family for me to play around with food and guilt.0
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