Projected weight loss is only .9 pounds per week :( ?

flamanna · January 2018

Idk why but when I eat the amount I’m supposed to to lose wait it says in 5 weeks I’ll weigh 170.1 and now I weigh 175. I don’t get why I’m not loosing more then that with a 1650 caloric goal.

notreallychris · January 2018

The "in 5 weeks you'll weigh x" is completely useless on here. Is more of a positive "keep it up and you'll be here in 5 weeks". If you exert the same energy and consume the same calories for 5 weeks, sure, it may be near that number. But we all know that's not realistic. And it doesn't take into account fluctuating weight factors like TOM for women and water weight etc...

Question for you, how much do you want to lose, and how much did you tell mfp you want to lose per week?

lynn_glenmont · January 2018

flamanna wrote: »

Idk why but when I eat the amount I’m supposed to to lose wait it says in 5 weeks I’ll weigh 170.1 and now I weigh 175. I don’t get why I’m not loosing more then that with a 1650 caloric goal.

Your math is off. A projected weight loss of .9 lbs a week would give you a five-week projected weight of 170.5 lbs from 175, not 170.1 lbs.

What goal did you give MFP? One pound a week? If so, the 5 lb prediction is consistent with that. (1/10 of a pound over five weeks suggests the predictions are based on a day you ate 10 calories more than your goal.)

AnnPT77 · January 2018

0.9 pounds is a perfectly reasonable amount of weight to lose weekly assuming you want to stay strong, healthy, energetic, vivacious and attractive while you lose it. (1% of body weight loss weekly is a sensible, risk-minimizing maximum loss rate for most people - less if you're within 25 pounds of goal weight.)

Why rush? Slow loss is more sustainable and achievable (less "falling off the wagon"). Furthermore, weight loss is a great time to experiment with what and when you eat, to find a way of eating that you personally find satisfying, tasty, nutritious and practical enough that you can continue it for the rest of your life, so you stay at a healthy weight permanently.

Yes, I agree with those above that those 5-week projections are pointless. But even if it were accurate, it's not any flavor of failure.

Don't worry - you'll do fine. Stay the course and see what happens! You may be pleasantly surprised.

Best wishes!

Orphia · January 2018

flamanna wrote: »

Idk why but when I eat the amount I’m supposed to to lose wait it says in 5 weeks I’ll weigh 170.1 and now I weigh 175. I don’t get why I’m not loosing more then that with a 1650 caloric goal.

Hell, you should try losing 0.5 lbs per week as a 21 BMI woman.

0.9 lbs is heaps per week. If you don't like the hunger at that rate, lower your weekly goal to 0.5 lbs per week.

You look a fairly healthy weight. It's better to lose a little with less hunger for as long as it takes, than to crash and burn by starving yourself.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · January 2018

That's a good rate of loss

What were you expecting to lose?

Projected weight loss is only .9 pounds per week :( ?

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