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Depends on how consistant they are for you... and how consistant YOU are.

There are days when I am 100 cals over, and days when I'm 300 cals under.... it says different things each time LOL.

If every day were like today... but it isn't. Looking at your diary, you don't eat the same amount of calories every day. It doesn't apply to you. It probably doesn't apply to most people.

I like it too. Keeps me motivated and helps me focus on my goal.

I find it slightly annoying. LOL Everyday is not the same nor will it be. I just keep counting and exercising and know that makes a difference!! As long as my clothes feel loose and the scale changes every week I'm fine.

I agree with a poster above, they help me stay motivated. When exercising faithfully, it gave a good ten pound lower projection than it has this week, when I've been slacking. Back to exercising for me!!

It is not meant to say that you should eat this amount every single day, it is just giving you an idea of what your future looks like and that if you can get through one day of that then you can get through 5 weeks and achieve the specified weight loss.

I agree with those who say it helps with motivation. It may not be accurate, but it helps me keep my goal in mind. A focus, if you will. I know it is up to me to stay on track with food choices and exercise, but I like the little push the quote gives me! :happy:

I have no idea. I'm generally pretty consistent with how many cals under I am, and they usually say I'll weigh around 40 pounds less in 5 weeks. So I really don't know. I WISH they were always right! :laugh:

If I paid attention to mine, I would have to lose another 3 to 5lbs in the next few days!!! I ignore it! I pay attention to my BF% and how my clothes feel!

I kind of look forward to what it says, especially on the days when I know I've done well. Keeps me motivated!

For me it was right on... When I first started MFP I logged that 5 week number in my calendar and when that date I was actually two pounds under that number.

I was wondering if anyone ever reached the number. I know it changes based on caloric intake and exercise. But I always take note of mine and noted the other day that it said I would lose 19 pounds in 5 weeks IF everyday were like that day. Well, that got me thinking about seeing if the hypothetical numbers would actually come to fruition. Considering challenging myself to see. I think it would be pretty cool.

It is depressing for me. I have been at it for almost 8 weeks and have lost only 3 lbs. It is difficult to be accurate with calorie burned as most of the exercise I do are not in the database. I document everything i eat, for me it is easier to get the calories of foods I eat rather than calories of exercises i do. Since i love exercising I just continue doing it but still feel depressed when i don't see the result i should see based on the "pesky little thing".

I copy and paste mine into my food notes when I close out my diary for the day, I'm 6 days away from finding out if the first one I logged came true x

For me it was right on... When I first started MFP I logged that 5 week number in my calendar and when that date I was actually two pounds under that number.

I was wondering if anyone ever reached the number. I know it changes based on caloric intake and exercise. But I always take note of mine and noted the other day that it said I would lose 19 pounds in 5 weeks IF everyday were like that day. Well, that got me thinking about seeing if the hypothetical numbers would actually come to fruition. Considering challenging myself to see. I think it would be pretty cool.

I was near enough for me to be honest, A few years back I was on MFP, it was accurate then too, well when I say accurate, it was thereabouts x