What myfitnesspal says you will weight in 5 weeks

rongata
rongata Posts: 52 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Has it been accurate for anyone? Did you weight what it says you will weight in 5 weeks?
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  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,401 Member
    rongata wrote: »
    Has it been accurate for anyone? Did you weight what it says you will weight in 5 weeks?

    I don't know, as I've never paid attention to it. All it does is calculate based on that days total calorie deficit and everything else you have plugged in for statistics. If your standard statistics and logging have proven to be accurate in the past, and you ate at that deficit every day for 5 more weeks, it should work.
  • wrenak
    wrenak Posts: 144 Member
    I glance at it out of curiosity, but I don't take it as gospel. That number only reflects if you ate/exercised every single day the same way you did that one and is still just an estimate at that. My overall trend is down so I'm plenty happy with that.
  • Shaz3k
    Shaz3k Posts: 29 Member
    Ha, a little while ago I was wondering this exact same thing. So that night I plugged in to the calendar on my iPad the weight it said I would be in 5 weeks. Well that date is fast approaching - 2nd Nov. The weight it suggested was 59.1kg. I'm currently at 59.6kg so looking good.
  • sakurablush
    sakurablush Posts: 104 Member
    With my method of losing weight, it's not accurate at all lol.

    It's still interesting however.
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    I can't eat the same exact way every day for 5 weeks, so I have no way of knowing if it's accurate. But, it should be.
  • KT_3009
    KT_3009 Posts: 1,042 Member
    Unless you eat approximately the same amount of calories everyday and do the same with exercise it won't be exactly that number.. However it shouldn't be more than 5 pounds off unless you've been consistently going over your calories by more than 500
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Actually, just your deficit would need to be the same...
    But it is motivating, no? I like it. And on days I've gone over it shares a high number that gets me right back on track! Hahaha
  • matrixtemp
    matrixtemp Posts: 1 Member
    Why 5 weeks? Why not tell me how long at my current rates will it be until I hit my weight goal. If I see the number of days continue to decrease, I'd be happy. That's my focus after all.
  • WingardiumLeviosa91
    WingardiumLeviosa91 Posts: 296 Member
    matrixtemp wrote: »
    Why 5 weeks? Why not tell me how long at my current rates will it be until I hit my weight goal. If I see the number of days continue to decrease, I'd be happy. That's my focus after all.

    I agree with this idea. And it shows very little amount of weight loss to me, which demotivates me a lot.
  • LJT253
    LJT253 Posts: 676 Member
    No !!! Lol
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    It's a crock. lol
  • dalielahdawn
    dalielahdawn Posts: 141 Member
    I would love to be able to change the "5" weeks to what ever time frame I want, like my birthday for example. Or whenever my next short term goal is.
  • SweetPeasMom55
    SweetPeasMom55 Posts: 3,519 Member
    almost spot on but I don't deviate from the exercise or eating plan.
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    I hope it is wrong. I would like to be a bit lower
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Nope.
  • dalielahdawn
    dalielahdawn Posts: 141 Member
    I would love to be able to change the "5" weeks to what ever time frame I want, like my birthday for example. Or whenever my next short term goal is.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Waste of electrons
  • sinbad714
    sinbad714 Posts: 28 Member
    Hmmm guess it does not recognize a plateau .
  • FrankieandSpots
    FrankieandSpots Posts: 446 Member
    I'm not tracking my exercise, but I think it would be wrong anyway...
    If I eat MY goal calories it suggests I'd put on 1.5kg in five weeks; but from the way I'm going I'd actually expect to lose that amount, if not more.
  • misterdale67
    misterdale67 Posts: 171 Member
    2020pinktogo wrote: »
    almost spot on but I don't deviate from the exercise or eating plan.

    same here
  • rongata
    rongata Posts: 52 Member
    Wow that's interesting I was hoping it was spot on, it seems it works for some people. I was curious because it told me with exercise I would go from 221 to 199 in 5 weeks which is my goal. But no way did I expect it to be in 5 weeks. For me it was very motivating
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    Mine is up and down so much. Today I am 5lbs more than what it says, but 5 weeks ago tomorrow I ate a lot, so I will be 2 pounds more than tomorrow's prediction... Assuming my weigh in tomorrow is the same as today, which it often is, but you never know
  • Shaz3k
    Shaz3k Posts: 29 Member
    Well yep mine is spot on, 5 weeks and 1 day later. Smack bang on what it suggested 59.1kg. It was just fun to check it out this once, know it's not gospel. :)
  • caitlinrennes
    caitlinrennes Posts: 49 Member
    Mine is usually all over the place too, but it's handy for me to have the approximation to see, as its yet another small goal to reach. I treat it as the maximum I will hopefully lose in that time-frame, but I don't bother if I don't achieve it. :)
  • sunandmoons
    sunandmoons Posts: 415 Member
    Nope. Not at all.

  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    rongata wrote: »
    Wow that's interesting I was hoping it was spot on, it seems it works for some people. I was curious because it told me with exercise I would go from 221 to 199 in 5 weeks which is my goal. But no way did I expect it to be in 5 weeks. For me it was very motivating

    On that particular day did you come in well below your daily calories? It's looking at a snapshot in time...that day only and how you logged for that day. If you eat more today or tomorrow, that number is going to be different every day. Your actual loss will be an average of all those days.
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
    Have been using MFP for 1 1/2 years and have never lost as much weight as it predicts.

    Eating 1100-1300 calories a day and hitting the gym 3-4 days a week for an hour of fairly intense activity each time. Tracking accurately and consistantly! I think maybe my metabolism has slowed down, just because I am getting older.

    But I am losing 2-4 lbs a month and am wearing smaller clothing. Still have at least 25-30 lbs. to go. Onward and forward.

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    That depends.


    When i first started losing weight i set my calorie goal to ONE thing and i hit the calorie goal each and every day for about 4 months. It was SPOT ON.


    However, i don't eat the same number of calories every day now and therefore it won't be accurate. Some days i eat more, some days less, etc.

    It's just an equation, so it's only going to be as accurate as you make it.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I'm sure for some people it is correct but the human body isn't nicely predictable I think he same way a computer algorithm is so I would hate for anyone to get hung up on that figure. My weight fluctuates wildly day to day so I look at the overall trend. I also never complete my diary because I don't need or want to see that screen and I take a weekly rather than daily view of my calorie intake.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    It always gives me a number 3-10 pounds below my goal weight.

    I think that if I had a healthy/normal body, the prediction would probably be accurate.
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