How often should I update my calorie intake goal?

trombonegds

I have lost 17 pounds so far. My calorie goal has been 1610. How often should I update my calorie goal? After 10 pounds, 20 pounds, or should I just wait until I hit a plateau?

DeguelloTex

I update every time I reach a new low weight.

I think the default is every 10 pounds.

marissanik

I do mine every 5lbs

SezxyStef

If you are using MFP goals you should go in and adjust our weekly weight loss goals based on this

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

And MFP will adjust your daily calories based on that...not weight lost.

If you use TDEE about every 10lbs based on your new TDEE.

sparacka

I must be OCD! Every Monday morning, I weigh and take measurements, then recalculate my BFP, BMR & TDEE. Not that anything has changed all that much, but I like doing the math!

DeguelloTex

If you are using MFP goals you should go in and adjust our weekly weight loss goals based on this

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

And MFP will adjust your daily calories based on that...not weight lost.

If you use TDEE about every 10lbs based on your new TDEE.

Even if you accept those ranges, you're probably not going to want to eat the same number of calories at 40 pounds to lose as at 75 pounds to lose.

In order to target 2 pounds per week, for example, you're going to need to adjust your calories down as your body weight goes down.

LAT1963

I don't have advice on this but am watching the responses carefully.

Maybe I'm unsophisticated about this, because I wasn't planning to change my targets frequently.

What I'm doing now is losing at 2 lbs/week. I'm figuring on just continuing the same until it doesn't work (plateau), or until I hit target, whichever comes first.

I expect over time the lbs/week will drop on its own as I approach target weight.

I'm more inclined to change exercise levels than food targets, though. Don't know if an adjust-exercise-first bias would help the OP or not.

username301

I do it every Monday after weighing myself. So I update my weight then reset my calorie goal.

I think it reduces about 10cals a pound so far.