Reducing calories as weight goes down

sallyann10010

MFP has ask if I want to reset my calorie goals, I am still consistently loosing weight at a lb a week which I am happy with, should I stick to my original calorie calculation and wait till I stop loosing or go with the flow and reduce? What have other people decided on.

jadethief

If you're still losing, I wouldn't reduce calories yet.

rwstoneman1

MyFitnessPal have reduced my calories a few times now (started off on 1600 and now I'm down to 1460) but they only did it by about 40 cals each time - so I found it pretty easy to adjust. It's up to you though I guess, if you are losing weight and happy with the results you are getting then don't change a thing!

Cindyinpg

If you're still losing, I wouldn't reduce calories yet.

I agree 100%. Eat as much as you can for as long as you can.
In all seriousness though, just keep doing what you're doing. Things will start to slow down. It did for me, but rather than reducing calories, I reduced my deficit and prepared for a bit longer of a journey. But that's okay, it's not a race, right?

Mguilmot

Never did. :-)

cingle87

If you are still losing then don't do it, but what you might notice is a slow down of weight loss, because you are now a smaller size you need less calories to function, thus if you don't decrease your calories, the deficit won't be as large. Give it a go for a few weeks, if you are not happy with the result decrease to what MFP suggest.

igotabulletproofheart

Personally, I'm increasing calories as my weight goes down. I'm currently on a VLCD and with each 5lb loss, I'm increasing my calories by either 100 or 200. I only have 20lbs to lose and want to eventually get to around ~1600 calories to suit my future TDEE.

Mokey41

It won't be a huge calorie change if you do it. Your choice.