It bothers me that my ticker reflects only

Rae6503
Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
my weight loss since being on MFP. I want to be an attention *kitten* and enter in my real starting weight just so the ticker shows the full weight loss....

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  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    yeah i get ya, i lost like 45 before coming here, its been slow here but thats why i came here cause it slowed so much.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    So change your starting weight. A lot of people here started losing weight before they found MFP, and they entered their highest weight as their starting weight here. Just go to "weigh-in," then "edit previous entries."
  • OneBryteSmile
    OneBryteSmile Posts: 808 Member
    I've only lost 8 since joining MFP but as you can see my ticker shows 28. This is what you do:

    Home>Check-in>Edit Previous Entries>Add new entry

    :happy:
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    If you go to "Check In" you can then click on "Edit Previous Entries" and adjust your starting weight to your original starting weight.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    when you go to check in, pick a day before you started and log your initial starting weight, thats what I did. It might be under edit weight.
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    yeah can do that but wouldnt that be misleading from the start date,
  • sharidiane
    sharidiane Posts: 212 Member
    So change your starting weight. A lot of people here started losing weight before they found MFP, and they entered their highest weight as their starting weight here. Just go to "weigh-in," then "edit previous entries."

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  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I have nothing of value to add to this discussion. Good-bye.
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    I entered mine from my very heaviest, which was WAY before MFP. You can do the same.
  • EmilyQC
    EmilyQC Posts: 69 Member
    you can change your starting weight, I just figured it out today because before starting MFP i lost 9 lbs on my own, go to wiegh-in,
    -> edit previous entries -> starting weight : type in your actual starting weight and click change.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    yeah can do that but wouldnt that be misleading from the start date,

    So what? It's your ticker. If you want it to show all your progress, change it! You can always put a disclaimer in your forum signature and/or on your profile that your highest weight was at such-and-such a date, and you joined MFP later. :)
  • icerose137
    icerose137 Posts: 318 Member
    That's easy enough to do. Go into check in, add entry, put in the dates of previous weigh ins before you joined MFP and what the weight was. I did it because I wanted to see my total progress.

    ETA do not change your starting weight, simply add in earlier entries. No dishonesty there.
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    Mine is set from my heaviest as well. You just go in and edit previous entries.
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    I understand. Mine is only 3 pounds off but it still bugs me.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Okay, I'm totally changing it.
  • OneBryteSmile
    OneBryteSmile Posts: 808 Member
    yeah can do that but wouldnt that be misleading from the start date,

    So what? It's your ticker. If you want it to show all your progress, change it! You can always put a disclaimer in your forum signature and/or on your profile that your highest weight was at such-and-such a date, and you joined MFP later. :)

    I totally agree. In my signature it says the following:
    HW: 208 (7/2010) | MFP SW: 188 (6/1/11)
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