Acceptable rate of loss

leahcollett1
leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
hi everyone, i suffer with hypothyroidism and only recently have seen good levels from the medication. so now i want to concentrate on my diet.
im known to crave sugary things when time of the month i.e biscuits are my downfall i will admit, previously ive gone for a more aggressive rate of loss of 1.5-2lbs loss per week, ive lost 5 stone to date and have 2.5 stone to my personal goal. i work out 3-4 times a week but struggle to do anymore due to work/college and mother of 2 toddlers, ( hectic)
i find that some nights im struggling to keep within calories,
do you think it would make sense to lower my rate of loss to 1lb per week given me that leeway?
i monitor exercise calories through my new h7 polar heart rate monitor. i use shape sense to figure out the net calres burnt from tht session and then add them on here, my favorite workouts are body combat and walking fast.
do you think i should eat those calories if i lower my loss?

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  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    thank you for your response
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited November 2016
    I concur with TavistockToad. Definitely slow down your rate of loss. You'll be much less hungry and have more energy for your workouts.

    I'm glad to hear you have you thyroid sorted. I know that was giving you issues for quite some time.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    I HAD to lower my goal to 1# per week b/c I could not do 1200 cals a day. It made a huge difference in my ability to be successful staying within my calorie goal. MFP set me at 1510 and with exercise I can end up around 1700 (eating back half). So definitely worth changing to 1# a week.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    1 lb per week. I started in January and I'm down about 40 lbs. Its been so easy being able to eat all the foodz and still make progress every week.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    @GottaBurnEmAll thank you, it is now below 1 and i actually feel like i can get through a workout, the energy i feel is crazy. i cant believe i thought i was normal before, going to be at 7.30! with my levels below 1 im not hoping to begin to lose weight like a normal person if i put the work in
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    @GottaBurnEmAll thank you, it is now below 1 and i actually feel like i can get through a workout, the energy i feel is crazy. i cant believe i thought i was normal before, going to be at 7.30! with my levels below 1 im not hoping to begin to lose weight like a normal person if i put the work in

    That's good to hear! That's where I need mine too. I feel terrible if it gets higher than that. So happy things have turned a corner for you.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    all i need now is for a couple of decent losses and ill be over the moon!
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