r/MacroFactor

I’m not sure how to make sense of all of this data, but I’m seeing the results. I don’t know how to measure BF%, but I’d estimate I’m around 15%. Lowest I’ve ever been is probably around 12%.

For this to all happen in 30 days is remarkable. I’ve been lifting for 15 years, and after I got out of the Marines I really got into meal prepping and getting ripped. It was my peak strength and leanness, but took me about 1 year post military to get there, and granted the foundation was already there from being in the USMC. By tracking everything I’ve eaten every day for a month, I already feel probably a month out to where I was back in 2020-2021.

Really cool app, and the first tracker I’ve found to be easy to use daily. Loving the workout tracker too

Hello! Trying to understand how this graph works. I used to do much lower weight when I started the app, Bulgarian split squats were always 40s and below. Now I’m in the 50s range but the graph hasn’t shown any increase in my strength, can someone help me understand how this works? Have I not made any progress strength wise? I’ve attached some earlier logs with one from yesterday.

Can someone please help me understand why e1rm is decreasing even though the number of sets and reps are increasing? Is it just because of RIR / RPE ratings?

Starting about 8/15, my scale weight was typically below the trend weight, yet the trend continues to increase. I’d expect a stabilization or a small decrease.

Any devs give a brief explanation of how V2 actually works?

New case study from Scott, and he's had quite the transformation, both inside and out.

https://macrofactor.com/case-study-scott/

Whenever we read through the forms for these, a theme always emerges that we think people can benefit from. With Scott, I think he did a great job at focusing on the habit side of making sustainable change. It's not just about doing something for a period of time to lose weight. These habits are now part of his overall lifestyle.

If you haven't checked out the habit series, I'd focus on this article for tips on implementing habits, even if you don't care about all the whys behind them. https://macrofactor.com/routines-for-successful-habits/

Thanks again, Scott, for sharing your story with us. If you want to share your journey with others and get a little swag, feel free to DM me your email address, and I'll reach out.

53F, 5’7”, currently ~140–141 lb. I’ve been trying to lose weight for quite a while and recently started using MacroFactor.

My 30-day average intake is 1,393 calories, while MF’s estimated expenditure has fallen from about 1,600 to under 1,500. My trend weight is essentially flat/slightly increasing (+0.4 lb over 30 days), and MF now estimates a 159-cal/day surplus and has dropped my coached target to 1,184 calories.

Activity-wise, I’m averaging ~7,700 steps/day, strength training 2x/week, doing yoga several times/week, and generally exceeding 150 intensity minutes/week.

I understand why the algorithm is lowering my calories based on the data it’s seeing. What I don’t understand is why my apparent expenditure is this low, or whether there is something about the data/short observation period that could be misleading the expenditure estimate.

I don’t want to respond by continually restricting below 1,200 calories. For experienced MF users: would you hold calories steady longer and let the expenditure estimate settle, change the goal rate, increase activity, or investigate something else?

I also recently had labs showing mild/subclinical hypothyroidism (elevated TSH with normal free thyroid hormones); repeat testing has been reassuring/normal, and I’m following this with my doctor.

Screenshots attached with weight trend/change, expenditure, current goal, and calorie intake.

ADDED: Thank you — I’m going to tighten up my logging by weighing food and also keep increasing activity.

For context, I’ve been logging food for about 2 years and strength training consistently for 1 year. I’m also working on keeping my steps consistently above 8k/day, and this month I added 20-minute cardio sessions on days I’m not strength training or doing yoga.

What feels different this time is that I’ve cut successfully in the past by reducing calories and increasing activity, but my energy levels have never felt this low.

So honoured to be able to share my story and progress with people! MF has been vital in my fitness journey and I am forever grateful! I am attaching the link to the blogpost in case some are interested. Happy Monday!

https://macrofactor.com/case-study-zarina/

Just over a year after I decided I wanted to lose weight, and after about 7 months of using MF, I am down to my goal!! 🥳I started somewhere over 180 (I didn't have a scale at the time, and in some of the pictures I might be closer to 190) and weighed in today at 140!

I feel so freakin pleased with my progress, and the process has been really empowering and honestly pretty fun. I am really grateful to the app as well as this community for the structure and encouragement! It is such a relief to feel like I finally have the knowledge and tools I need to maintain a healthy weight, after years of feeling like fluctuations were something that happened totally beyond my control. I feel super calm and in control now, I can be flexible and relaxed while staying in the right zone, and that feels awesome.

It is actually wild to look at pictures of me at my heaviest - it's a little dizzying, and I think it will take some time before I get used to being this size!

I am excited to build more muscle in the coming months 💪🏻I started doing some resistance training just in the last month and a bit, and I am already seeing a little more definition in my torso, which is wild. I also ordered a fitbit and am excited to be able to track certain numbers more easily 🤓 Feeling stronger in my daily life and knowing I am setting myself up for healthier aging are highly rewarding.

Anyway thanks everyone for your support, vulnerability, and wisdom, and I hope to be as encouraging to new users as y'all have been 🥰

I started my journey at 200lbs. I cut down to 160 last October with great satisfaction. I have bulked since then back up to my current weight of around 177 with a goal of hitting 180lbs.

I am using Macrofactor workouts and have been enjoying it! I think I am getting stronger still.

Any opinions on my progress and your personal advice?

Much appreciated!

I think about 210 or 220 to about 180 now!! You can do it!