Yeah, I'm with you here. This is part of my problem... I just don't believe the numbers. The only way to know is really to work with someone one on one, it seems. Everything else is just a guess.

It's not so much of an issue for general weight loss - then "close enough" is close enough. But once you get down to that last 10 lbs or maintenance mode or whatever, "close enough" just doesn't seem to be good enough.