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Weird question...

JMicheline
JMicheline Posts: 2
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
You know when you finish out your day by clicking end the day? Then it tells you - if you keep eating like today you'll weigh XX in 5 weeks.
- Does that mean 5 weeks from today or in the first 5 weeks?...

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  • nowweseeyou
    nowweseeyou Posts: 1,235 Member
    I believe it's saying, "If you keep it up, you'll be XXX lbs in 5 weeks."
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    It means 5 weeks from today, assuming you do everyday exactly the same as you did today and that it is correct.
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    Don't even look at that. You'll be nowhere near there in 5 weeks. It's a broken calculation.
  • melanie_a_h
    melanie_a_h Posts: 32 Member
    I also noticed the calculation isn't great. It told me I'd loose something like 5 pounds in 5 weeks when I lost 5 the first week. I also work out every day which doesn't calculate into it. I haven't figured out how to set that up yet
  • JMicheline
    JMicheline Posts: 2
    Okay. Cool. Thanks guys! Good to know.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    It is a simple calculation based on your calorie deficit. Unfortunately, inaccuracies make it impossible to determine a calorie deficit exactly, so it is highly unlikely that you will be whatever it says in five weeks.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,574 Member
    It doesn't take into account water weight loss which is probably what the above poster experienced in the first week
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