“If every day we’re like today...”

stacielheckgmailcom2015
stacielheckgmailcom2015 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 26 in Motivation and Support
It’s Thursday! I’ve worked out everyday this week! Pretty proud of myself, and I’ve stayed at or under calorie goal without adding back exercise calories. Today I’m hungry though, like ...HUNGRY. We’re going out for Mexican tomorrow and I’ve told myself all week that I can eat my workout calories tomorrow at dinner - that’s the only thing keeping me from eating the entire house right now.
I have a new plan, I always struggle with weight loss in the beginning, then I step on the scale, it doesn’t budge, I get discouraged... and I start eating crappy again. Sooo....you know how when you complete your MFP diary at the end of day, and it pops up and says “If every day we’re like today, in five weeks you’d weight ___”? My plan is to not get on the scale until my 5 weeks is up, May 25. I’m going to keep working out 4-5 days a week, track all my calories, do all my MFP log ins and STAY OFF THE SCALE!! I hope I have the will power. May 25.

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  • iowalinda
    iowalinda Posts: 357 Member
    I've found that the "if every day . . ." thing is not very accurate or reliable. You can test this out for yourself by going back 5 weeks in your diary and seeing what it projects on that date and compare it to your current weight. I've tested this on a bunch of different dates, and it never seems to work out for me. Of course, your mileage may vary ;)
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  • stacielheckgmailcom2015
    stacielheckgmailcom2015 Posts: 8 Member
    Im sure it’s not accurate, too many factors for that to actually work. I’m in it to push past the 3 week starter slump and stay off the scale, because when I don’t see the number I want after I’ve worked so hard, the discouragement sets in and I fall off the wagon. So 5 weeks, May 25
  • tropicalchicy
    tropicalchicy Posts: 27 Member
    I dislike this feature, not only inaccurate but discouraging when you sometimes go over your calories.

    This week I managed to stay just under my net calories most days. Yesterday I was hungry and all day so I went over my calories - only by 300, no big deal its 1 day. It then told me what i would gain, really? It was 1 day!!
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    I love that feature, went five weeks and stuck with the same amount of calories and lost the same weight it said I would. Calories in, calories out.
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