Weight loss

cuej2021

I’ve been losing 10 pounds a month for the past 2 months, when will that slow down? My goal is 1.5 per week.

NovusDies

cuej2021 wrote: »

I’ve been losing 10 pounds a month for the past 2 months, when will that slow down? My goal is 1.5 per week.

What are your stats? What is your MFP calorie goal?

Are you eating back exercise calories?

Did you lose 10 pounds in your second month or is that an average of the two? If you lost that much your second month you are eating too little by about 500 calories per day.

AnnPT77

If it doesn't slow down to a healthy rate by itself, slow it down intentionally by eating more (500 calories a day = about 1 pound a week).

The MFP (or TDEE calculator) estimates are just that, statistical estimates. They're close for most people, somewhat off for a few, and way off for a very, very few. That's the nature of statistical estimates.

After you have 4-6 weeks of your own logging data, use that to adjust your intake to achieve a sensible loss rate. Premenopausal women should rely on data from a whole menstrual cycle plus a bit, and people with certain medical issues may need a bit longer. If the first two weeks of loss look unusual, ignore those and use 4-6 subsequent weeks to get an average weekly loss.

If I ate what my MFP settings told me to eat throughout weight loss and into maintenance (I'm in year 3 of maintenance now), I'd be in a hospital bed by now. For reasons I can't pin down, it underestimates my calorie needs by 25-30%. This is very uncommon, but it happens.

Use your own logging results to adjust your intake.