If every day were like today... You'd weigh xx kg in 5 weeks. Does this work for you?

2»

Replies

  • ShayCarver89
    ShayCarver89 Posts: 239 Member
    No. It doesn't even slightly motivate me. They actually had to change it because there are an insane amount of people with eating disorders on here that use the diary to log everything they'd eat. They'd eat 300 calories in a day and it would tell them they would be 15 pounds smaller in 5 weeks and it would motivate them to keep going. Now you can't close it with less than 1000. I just scoff at it. It would be nice, but its not realistic.
  • kabrina30
    kabrina30 Posts: 94 Member
    As everyone else said, no, because every day isn’t going to be exactly the same.

    But I like it because it helps keep me focused. Like yesterday, I ate over my calories but the prediction still had me down about a pound in five weeks. It helps me remember that I don’t have to be perfect every day to lose. And I figure as long as my daily prediction is always a net loss (no matter how small) or at least breaking even, then I’m on the right track overall.
  • sammiw38
    sammiw38 Posts: 10 Member
    I ignore it. My husband looks at it as a challenge and a goal.
  • fraukazi
    fraukazi Posts: 614 Member
    DoubleUbea wrote: »
    I kept track of the five week prediction for fun knowing that MFP can not predict your weight five weeks in advance.

    Here are my results:
    qclab3ovgysg.png

    Ooh I love this idea!
    I do use it as and log it on MFP 5 weeks ahead, to see if I do reach it. Obviously it isn't an accurate prediction, as mentioned by others, we will not eat and move exactly the same every day.
    But I do find it interesting that even if I feel I had a very bad day, I often still manage to maintain.
    So overall, it is interesting, but by no means accurate.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    It doesn't since I don't eat exactly the same thing everyday. Kinda useless as a tool, though fun to read.
  • shunggie
    shunggie Posts: 1,036 Member
    Like a lot of folks on here, I recognize it's not a perfect predictor because you will never have 5 weeks of the exact same food and activity. But I do use it as a barometer for how I'm doing in general. As long as that "You'd Weigh" number is less or even the same as today I feel like I'm not backsliding. It's motivational for me as a tool, not as an actual prediction of things to come. And kudos to DoubleUbea for the spreadsheet- nice work!
  • RonyMack
    RonyMack Posts: 131 Member
    MFP said this to me today. I am so furious. :angry:

    9tbbvw84x7og.png
  • hroderick
    hroderick Posts: 756 Member
    you'd need accurate logging and a moving average of the last 5 weeks to be close, i find it motivating
  • Traijan
    Traijan Posts: 8 Member
    No, on the days that it tells me (because I've met their 1250 calorie count) it tells me I'll drop 16 lbs in 5 weeks. It's been 4 weeks since my doctor put me on this site and I went to a different doctor yesterday and I still weight exactly the same as 4 weeks ago when I saw my new Endo Doctor.

    I was excited when I first saw that and thought a good motivator until I weighed in yesterday and saw that I hadn't even lost 1 lb in 4 weeks (roughly).

    On a positive note however, I've not gained a pound either and my blood glucose levels are being managed a lot easier by using the food database to estimate my carbs and thus my insulin.
  • 2baninja
    2baninja Posts: 518 Member
    no, but I usually look at it as an indicator as to how much I can go over before not losing weight, ie, I can go 300 kcal over and still not gain weight, I find that part useful....
  • FlyingMolly
    FlyingMolly Posts: 490 Member
    I’m sure once in a while it happens to be right. I mean, if I log almost every day there are bound to be a couple where the prediction happens to be correct 35 days later, right? But the prediction is different every day and I don’t write them down, so meh.
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
    What really shocks me is on the days I don't get exercise, the predicted difference isn't as large as the days I do get exercise. I am still eating under my allotted calories but without that exercise the loss estimate isn't as great.
  • megnfrey
    megnfrey Posts: 10 Member
    It looks like most people don't pay any attention to it, but I find it hella motivating. It's like a "keep it up! You're on the right track. This is what you have to look forward to if you keep with this! Your determination will be rewarded" kind of deal. It's not going to predict the future, but it's a reminder that you're making progress towards a goal that you have personally set. I enjoy seeing that number. It's clearly not a set-in-stone deal, but it's a direction i'm working towards.
  • dejavuohlala
    dejavuohlala Posts: 1,821 Member
    No never has
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Wrong question. It works for everybody, but IF AND ONLY IF every day were like today AND IF you logged absolutely correctly. Which every day isn't, and nobody almost never does.
  • fatgottago
    fatgottago Posts: 223 Member
    For myself I look at it like this.... IF I ate these many calories and did bad in 5 weeks I will be up on weight, but I had a healthy day and ate good then my weight possible could be lighter. I don't think its supposed to be accurate.

Categories