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If every day were like today....

bethany675
bethany675 Posts: 44 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
then you'd weigh *** in 5 weeks.

Does this work for everyone else? Mine always tells me that but even keeping my days the same and my results being +/- 1 pound of each other, I am not weighing in where this thing says I should.....any thoughts?

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  • alslau02
    alslau02 Posts: 64
    I've never actually checked.

    I'm actually fairly horrified by the idea of "If every day were like today...," probably why I don't think about it much.
  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    it isn't accurate. There are several things it doesn't take into account. It strictly looks at cals in vs cals out. It doesn't take into consideration water intake, plateaus, etc.
  • luckyduck768
    luckyduck768 Posts: 40 Member
    I don't think their numbers are meant to be definite. They are only estimates, and everyone's metabolism, etc are slightly different. I would not be too disconcerted if you do not meet their "expected" weight.
  • kaitlynnm10
    kaitlynnm10 Posts: 47 Member
    I like it because it motivates me but I take what it says with a grain of salt. Too many other factors involved. Not everyone loses at the same rate.
  • SageLikeTheSpice
    SageLikeTheSpice Posts: 32 Member
    It's meant to be motivational, I think, at least when you're doing well.
  • MzMiller1215
    MzMiller1215 Posts: 633 Member
    I ignore it.
  • JHunter75
    JHunter75 Posts: 14
    For me, it serves as a motivator. It's not reliable data, but it's an obscure number I can aim for.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I ignore it.. it told me today that if every day were like today I'd weigh 143.5 pounds in 5 weeks.. um I currently weigh 157 and am 7 pounds away from my goal.. I highly doubt I'd drop 14 pounds in 5 weeks.. heck, I doubt I'll even drop 5 pounds in that span of time because I'm trying to take these last 7 pounds pretty slow.
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