still concerned

RLCoach

What am I doing wrong?

Dec. 28 - Jan. 22, I dropped 24 pounds, and it was more than double my calorie deficit, which said I should have lost 10 pounds, or a total deficit of 35,000 calories.

Jan. 23- Jan 31, I lost 1.5 pounds, and had a calorie deficit to lose 4.5 pounds. Total calorie deficit of a little over 16,000 calories.

I am increasing amount and intensity of exercise almost daily. and I spent the past 5 days cycling my calories. I am keeping with what I am allowed to eat very well, very few if any slipups.

What I would like to hear is either what I am doing wrong, or someone who has had experience tell me what happened to them. I was hopeful that this was a glitch, my body adjusting and it will go back to matching the calorie deficit.

Any help would be very appreciated.

One note is that I was drinking about 32 to 40 oz of coffee a day, and am now at about 6 to 8 oz, which is good, but is that hurting my weight loss.

RLCoach

What am I doing wrong?

Dec. 28 - Jan. 22, I dropped 24 pounds, and it was more than double my calorie deficit, which said I should have lost 10 pounds, or a total deficit of 35,000 calories.

Jan. 23- Jan 31, I lost 1.5 pounds, and had a calorie deficit to lose 4.5 pounds. Total calorie deficit of a little over 16,000 calories.

I am increasing amount and intensity of exercise almost daily. and I spent the past 5 days cycling my calories. I am keeping with what I am allowed to eat very well, very few if any slipups.

What I would like to hear is either what I am doing wrong, or someone who has had experience tell me what happened to them. I was hopeful that this was a glitch, my body adjusting and it will go back to matching the calorie deficit.

Any help would be very appreciated.

One note is that I was drinking about 32 to 40 oz of coffee a day, and am now at about 6 to 8 oz, which is good, but is that hurting my weight loss.

icandoit

Are you taking measurements? Your body is most likely building muscle. Don't get discouraged. It will come off. It drops fast first, and then is goes slower. Keep up the great work. Take your measurements.
You are doing a fantastic job. :flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

When you first start losing weight, it drops off very quickly. This is due to a lot of factors: water weight, "backups" clearing out, etc.

Did I read your second sentence correctly? You've had a deficit of 16,000 calories from 1/23-1/31? That's over 2000 calories in deficit a day! Maybe that's a mistype?

Also, if you've lowered your caffeine intake, your body is adjusting to that as well. Be patient with yourself.

If you're after weight loss this aggressively, perhaps a visit to your doctor is in order.

yoginimary

I agree, either visit your doctor - or hold back a bit.

There's only so much you can confuse your body - there has to be a normal to lose weight from. If you are working with those kinds of deficits, I would eat more for a couple weeks - not trying to lose weight, then go back to the calorie cycling (keep up the exercise though )

RLCoach

Did I read your second sentence correctly? You've had a deficit of 16,000 calories from 1/23-1/31? That's over 2000 calories in deficit a day! Maybe that's a mistype?



Yes, I am allowed 1800 calories a day, and that gives me a deficit of 1100, then I will exercise at least another 1000 calories a day which makes 2000 or more calories a day. Is this not correct?

yoginimary

Did I read your second sentence correctly? You've had a deficit of 16,000 calories from 1/23-1/31? That's over 2000 calories in deficit a day! Maybe that's a mistype?



Yes, I am allowed 1800 calories a day, and that gives me a deficit of 1100, then I will exercise at least another 1000 calories a day which makes 2000 or more calories a day. Is this not correct?

WAY TOO MUCH! cut it down to a 500 calorie a day deficit. Losing more than 2 lbs a week is not good for you. 1 pound a week is much easier to maintain in the long run. Slow down - eat those extra calories.