Does your maintenance level drop?

AngeleyesJo

I was just wondering if your maintenance calories become lower once you lose some weight?

kommodevaran

Yes it does. Google TDEE.

AngeleyesJo

Thanks, it seems like I'm.maintaining at a level I used to lose at

kommodevaran

That's how it is

comeonnow142857

Yes.

On average overweight people have higher metabolic rates than people of healthy weight.

*I'm not sure what change if any I made in meaning, but I've edited this post for clarity.*

cmriverside

comeonnow142857 wrote: »

Yes.

On average overweight people have faster metabolisms than people of healthy weight.

:huh:

It's more that it takes more energy to move more mass.

Hello_its_Dan

You can also adapt to lower calories.
Not always a good thing.

Look at it this way:
Muscle is metabolic currency.
Fat is storage.

The more muscle you have, the more calories it takes to maintain weight.

When you diet down incorrectly, you'll lose muscle and end up with a lower TDEE but what usually happens is the body will fight you to regain the weight and restore homeostasis.
This is why you'll see recidivism in weight loss at appx 96% with an additional regain of 3% more body fat.

Research and lose the weight correctly and you'll have an easier time.

Most on here will shrug this off and just eat 1200/day, lose a bunch then plateau, freak out and try adding a ton of additional activity then burn out......Serial starters here we come!

Seffell

comeonnow142857 wrote: »

Yes.

On average overweight people have faster metabolisms than people of healthy weight.

The speed of the metabolism is the same. They have more tissue to feed.

comeonnow142857

gebeziseva wrote: »

:huh:

It's more that it takes more energy to move more mass.

Higher BMR.

Lizzy622

YES - I lost 30 pounds and then was hauling around 30 pound bags of soil for my garden and realized why I was tired all the time before. It takes more energy to haul round those extra pounds - even breathing and respiration are more work.