What weight loss should I enter in MFP 2lbs,1.5lbs or 1lb.

decy63

Hi I'm currently 224lbs down from 280 and am looking to get down to 190/195 and am unsure what to add in my goals.Am at 2lbs per week at the moment and seem to have stalled for a few weeks.

SingRunTing

With only ~30 lbs to go, I would do 1lb a week. At about 20lbs left, change it to 0.5 lbs a week. That's what I would do.

katherine_startrek_fan

You should probavly be at 1 - 1 1/2 pounds per week right now. 2 pounds is too agressive, given how little you have to go.

Are you also exercising and eating back around half of your exercise calories?

queenliz99

As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will get slower. Trying to lose with a 2 pound a week as a goal will be harder. I would change it to 1 pound per week.

You also have a lot of quick add calories in you diary, this may slow you up as well. Do you use a food scale?

BeastReborn

1 lb a week is pretty easy to do.
1.5 lbs a week, you'll start feeling the hunger, but still manageable.
2 lbs a week, it'll become a test of willpower, you'll have to be strict and not each much processed food.

decy63

queenliz99 wrote: »

As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will get slower. Trying to lose with a 2 pound a week as a goal will be harder. I would change it to 1 pound per week.

You also have a lot of quick add calories in you diary, this may slow you up as well. Do you use a food scale?

Whenever I use the quick add feature I make sure to overestimate I do use a food scale.

decy63

katherine_startrek_fan wrote: »

You should probavly be at 1 - 1 1/2 pounds per week right now. 2 pounds is too agressive, given how little you have to go.

Are you also exercising and eating back around half of your exercise calories?

In the gym 6 days a week and on balance would probably eat half to 2/3rds back.

decy63

Have reset to 1.5lbs a week and will see how it goes for a week or two thanks for the replies.