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Seem to be losing faster than I want to

allshebe
allshebe Posts: 423 Member
edited January 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I started out with what MFP assigned me - I think it was around 1350 and lost a nice amount, at a pound or two a week (mostly not hitting my calorie goal). It seemed like I was starting to stall about a month ago, so I went up to 1500 and things got moving again, even though I mostly wasn't getting to 1500 in reality - I did try to hit at least 1300. This week I've tried really hard to hit 1500 and seem to have dropped 3 pounds. Is this likely an abberation and I should just continue as I am or should I up my calories a bit more? I don't want to lose so fast that I end up with too much loose skin. I eat "semi-clean" and do gluten free due to "suggestive" symptoms and response to GF lifestyle.

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  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,572 Member
    The other day I plotted my weight loss and weight change. In fact, here it is:

    weightloss.jpg

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nfn7vhk866tw2y/weightloss.jpg

    As you can see, my weight loss is steady, but I do it in jumps. In fact, since January, I was stable for 3 periods and lost 2 pounds at a shot 3 times. In general, I slowly ease down then drop, then bob up and down above the new means and then drop again.

    I once lost six pounds in a week. But I average one a week. I can tell it's going to drop because I got a bit of flab/loose skin. Then it drops. Then the loose skin goes away.

    I think it's normal. It's been normal for me the last year - and I've hit my weight goal.
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