leangains

TLM: Accuracy of Energy Equation

Added 2018-09-16 19:23:00 +0000 UTC

This is for those who have completed 4 weeks of the diet as laid out in The Leangains Method.

Compare week 2 average to week 4 average and consider expected weight loss versus actual weight loss. Example:

Week/average weight

Week 1: 100

Week 2: 99.5

Week 3: 99.2

Week 4: 98.5

Assuming an expected weight loss of -0.5 kg/week, we can see that reality matches expectations perfectly here. Two weeks is expected to yield -1kg and so it does in this example.

For the purpose of this poll, a +-20% deviation means 'Good.' In the context of the example above, this means 0.8-1.2 kg would be considered Good.

Anything else is either too fast or too slow. Per the example above, 1.3 kg would classify as too fast and 0.7 kg would be too slow.

Important: It's crucial that the following conditions are fulfilled before you take part in the poll.

A minimum of 4 weigh-ins per week.
You must have been within +-5% of your caloric goal for each day during the period week 2-week 4.*

* Please take adherence into account if entering the poll. If you know you fucked up and went off on a binge one day, that disqualifies you from partaking in the poll. Nothing prevents you from entering, but it corrupts the data and makes it much harder to draw a conclusion.

With that being said, would you say your rate of loss has been...