Ah, that explains the plateau

Cornwallis68

I had been losing 1lb every 5-7 days since starting in August, and was quite happy and proud of myself. But since starting at the gym 4 weeks ago I'd lost only 1lb, which was very disheartening when I was doing so much more than before! I tried to ignore it as I was feeling really good in general, starting to enjoy the gym etc.

When I'd hit a 10lb loss a while ago, MFP suggested recalculating my goals, and I'd said 'yes'. Nothing had changed, but I assumed that was OK, and continued on. But a couple of days ago I had another look, hit 'recalculate' and my calorie allowance went down by 100 cals! I don't know what happened, perhaps my wifi had dropped its connection or something, but clearly it *hadn't* recalculated and I've been eating at maintenance for a month - aarrrgghhh! I've lost a pound since I moved to the new amount - so I'm on my way again :-)

Worth double checking.

Cornwallis68

I'm a lot hungrier though - I'd got kind of settled into my previous amount and the lower one is taking some getting used to!

engineman312

i update my calorie goals every 2 pounds. it lowers it by about 10-20 calories, which is a nice adjustment to make, little by little.

Cornwallis68

Good idea - I'll be keeping a closer eye on it from now on!

uLinx

Thanks for sharing! I'll have a look, too! :noway:

stayxtrue

how do you recalculate?

BrentGetsFit

I've had that problem ever since starting at MFP. It doesn't always seem to update properly

engineman312

how do you recalculate?

setting on top of the page, then go to "update diary/fitness profile" or something.

TavistockToad

I had been losing 1lb every 5-7 days since starting in August, and was quite happy and proud of myself. But since starting at the gym 4 weeks ago I'd lost only 1lb, which was very disheartening when I was doing so much more than before! I tried to ignore it as I was feeling really good in general, starting to enjoy the gym etc.

When I'd hit a 10lb loss a while ago, MFP suggested recalculating my goals, and I'd said 'yes'. Nothing had changed, but I assumed that was OK, and continued on. But a couple of days ago I had another look, hit 'recalculate' and my calorie allowance went down by 100 cals! I don't know what happened, perhaps my wifi had dropped its connection or something, but clearly it *hadn't* recalculated and I've been eating at maintenance for a month - aarrrgghhh! I've lost a pound since I moved to the new amount - so I'm on my way again :-)

Worth double checking.

100 cals difference wouldnt be maintenance

Cornwallis68

100 cals difference wouldnt be maintenance

I guess that's technically true - after ll, I did lose 1lb - apologies for using inaccurate terminology. I meant that I'd pretty much been maintaining my weight, which is empirically true.

jetscreaminagain

I'm not sure the 100 calories explains it. To lose one pound per week, you had a deficit of about. 500 calories perday (3500 cal per pound)
Not trying to be a naysayer, just to gently encourage you to keep analyzing and not give up if the 100 cal difference doesn't have the effect you're hoping for.
good luck!