Weight loss possible?

littlelatina19
littlelatina19 Posts: 42 Member
edited November 14 in Introduce Yourself
if I was eating 2400 calories before and my maintenance is 2250, could I lose on 2250? Also I've been trying to eat a more normal amount and I currently land between 1850-2050 can I still lose a noticeable amount?

Replies

  • Chezzie84
    Chezzie84 Posts: 873 Member
    edited March 2015
    As long as you eat under maintenance you will lose weight.
    The general rule is for every 0.5lb you need to be 250 calories under.

    So if you maintain at 2250 you will not lose weight if you eat around or more than that.
    1850-2050 is 0.5 - 1lb (ish) loss per week.
    But weight loss is not liniar so some weeks you may lose less, some weeks more.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Well, you won't lose weight eating at maintenance. If you were maintaining on 2400, you've got it wrong - that's your maintenance. You'll lose weight eating fewer than whatever your maintenance level is.
  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    littlelatina19 wrote: »
    if I was eating 2400 calories before and my maintenance is 2250, could I lose on 2250? Also I've been trying to eat a more normal amount and I currently land between 1850-2050 can I still lose a noticeable amount?

    It dependes. You give us too little info.How tall are you? How much do you weight? What is your activity level? Acorrding this you should calculate your cal needs. Wish u luck ! :)
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    If your maintenance is 2250 and you accurately eat 2250, then you will neither gain nor lose.

    If you were eating the 1850-2050 then you would lose c 0.5lb a week over time. IF your calorie count is accurate and bearing in mind weight loss doesnt always go down in a straight line becayse the body responds when it wants to.
  • littlelatina19
    littlelatina19 Posts: 42 Member
    edited March 2015
    Oh okay, well basically I think I was gaining before but slowly over time so I didn't notice it until my jeans stopped fitting oops :) I was eating 2400 a day thinking that I had an active lifestyle but I think it's actually only moderate so it went down. But if I ate at 2250 after eating 2400 would those few extra pounds come off and then I'd have to lower my intake again? I try to eat as little as I can but obviously going from 2400 to 1700 isn't an easy jump.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories