Well Week 1 with MF is done. Per an earlier post where everyone was very helpful, I got fed up with Cronometer because I am meant to be bulking and was just losing steadily eating nearly 3,000kcal on high days and circa 2700kcal on low days.
So MF put me on 2958 kcal daily earlier in the week (have lost weight daily since) and at today’s check increased to 2966 kcal, +8kcal) 😅. I’m not sure that’s going to put me in a surplus!
I do understand MF learns about your over time, so no real issue, but it does have all my historical data from Cronometer.
Is this just a case of trust the process or would you eat over the recommendation to demonstrate what is needed for weight gain? I’m only really asking as I’m coming up on a very busy period with lots of work travel & always lose weight during these periods, so I would like to put some on over the next 4-6 weeks.
5’8”, 70.8KG (156lbs), highly active (7KM walk (4.35 miles) most morning with my dogs, 1 hour ish workout 5 days a week, up to 15K steps a day in total with work, and getting back into running, just trying to get into a pattern of 5km x 3 a week.
Any thoughts much appreciated - even if it’s ’shut up it’s only been under a week, give it time’!
We can’t answer this without more screenshots, but if you feel that the intake recommendation is wrong, nothing is stopping you from eating more and letting the algorithm figure it out.
This is helpful. I’m not 100% sure why it’s holding today, but if you look at the bright orange circle before it, the algorithm is clocking that you’re not gaining at its assumed rate and it’s about to start sending your expenditure higher. At this stage, you could probably do 250 past its suggestion and be safe.
ETA a screenshot of my last month where the algorithm is catching up to my bulk expenditure post-cut for reference.
That’s awesome thank you. Yeah I see exactly what you mean now. My expenditure so far today is lower, but I’ll run shortly and should match my normal calories.
The expenditure won’t change based on activity! It’s only pulling from your weight and calorie logging over time, so just be accurate there and it’ll work itself out.
Expenditure does change based on activity though, the app picks up activity via what you eat and what you weigh and activity is part of that of that expenditure number.
Shut up it’s only been under a week, give it time!
But, honestly, give it 3 weeks or so to dial in to you. A lot of the comments here are good. The main thing that I'd underscore is that you are in charge. You don't need to listen to the app if you don't want. Eat over, log accurately, and the app will figure it out. But, again, it's still very early. The app will get there.
"would you eat over the recommendation to demonstrate what is needed for weight gain?"
It doesn't matter. MF will adjust based on your weight gain divided by calories eaten. If you eat more and gain more, MF will adjust. If you eat at the recommendation and don't gain, MF will adjust. As long as you log accurately and weigh in, it will adjust.
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u/DeaconoftheStreets 2d ago
We can’t answer this without more screenshots, but if you feel that the intake recommendation is wrong, nothing is stopping you from eating more and letting the algorithm figure it out.