We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Close to goal, do I change my calories?

bmayhew32571
bmayhew32571 Posts: 16 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I’m down to the last 10 or do pounds before I reach my goal. MFP has me at 1490 calories for 1.5 pounds a week. Should I change my numbers down to loose 1 pound a week or leave them as they are until I hit my goal then go into maintenance

Replies

  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited May 2019
    with 10lbs to go you should select a rate of loss of 0.5.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    The general rule of thumb is to change it to .5 pounds per week which is a 250 calorie per day deficit. I have never been there so I am not sure what I will do but I assume I will buffer that 250 by a little (maybe an additional 100) so the margin of error on logging doesn't drag it out for an extended period of time. It depends on how many calories I have to work with when I get there.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Do the above ^^^ purposefully before your body causes it anyway because of adapting to what is easily by now an unreasonable deficit.

    Have you actually been losing 1.5 lbs weekly the last several weeks?
This discussion has been closed.

Categories