Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
I actually downloaded this the other day, and used it religiously yesterday. Ended up with over a 1000 calorie deficit for the day...and wasn't really consciously trying to eat less. I certainly wasn't starving myself. It really does seem like if you're constantly tracking what you're doing...you're less likely to do something stupid, or negligent in regards to your health/fitness. I suppose this should be obvious lol. But it doesn't really seem to be in practice.
Were you eating differently because you're tracking? (The quantum problem.)
That's a pretty big deficit.
Pro tip: When you're on the "what I ate in my meals" page, there's a button at the top with an icon like a pie chart. Click it to get a list of your nutrients for the day, how much protein and carbs and fat you ate In here, you can change from viewing "today" to "this week" and get a better idea of how things stand overall.
Some days you wind up with an unsustainably large deficit, and averaging it across a week is kind of like smoothing your power output on the bike.