It is crucial to understand that the weight loss projection is based on estimated calorie loss— calories you consumed compared to what your body needs. The app calculates the most accurate forecast based on the information provided, but several factors may cause deviations from the projections:
- Accuracy of food entry - Make sure all foods are entered, and the amounts are estimated accurately. Ideally, you may want to use a food scale, at least initially, to get a better sense of how much your typical portions weigh.
- Food nutritional contents may vary due to varying growth, storage, and preparation conditions. Even if you enter precise amounts, consumed calories may differ from the food labels.
- Variations in human body metabolism. Due to different body types and differences in muscle mass (lean muscle mass needs more calories than healthy body tissues), your actual "weight maintenance" calorie level may differ from the calculated estimate.
- Variations in daily activities and energy expenditures – The recommended "sedentary" activity level setting represents a statistically average "desk job" activity level. Still, your day, your job may vary from the average, and even for you, not every day is the same.
Due to these variations and to the fact that when you lose weight, your calorie needs are reduced as well, we recommend periodically analyzing your diet and plan on the Plan page. If your progress is slower or faster than the app's predictions, one or more factors listed above might be at work. In such cases, please assume that the projections calculated by the app are fit for you.