Changing your weekly weight loss goals.

JoshuaL86

Right now I'm currently set to lose 2lb a week. However, I know the more weight I lose, the harder it may be to maintain a 2lb per week weight loss. Right now I have 68 lbs until I reach my goal. When is a good time to adjust my weekly weight loss goal to 1.5 or 1 lb per week?

kacbldmm07

Guess what mine is set on????? The same thing as I started LOL. Honestly I don't pay much attention to it. I really didn't depend on it to lose the same amount of weight as it said I was going to, I depended on it for the calorie intake numbers. I would change it when you stop seeing the numbers promised that you will lose. But this is my opinion... I'm not a professional or anything

JoshuaL86

My concern is that MFP is trying to drop me below 1700 calories a day, and that's too low for me. I don't worry about it as far as weight loss is concerned, I just don't want it to go below 1700 calories.

yarwell

My concern is that MFP is trying to drop me below 1700 calories a day, and that's too low for me. I don't worry about it as far as weight loss is concerned, I just don't want it to go below 1700 calories.

just dial up a custom setting of 1700 calories then - it'll tell you the predicted loss rate.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

JoshuaL86

Guess what mine is set on????? The same thing as I started LOL. Honestly I don't pay much attention to it. I really didn't depend on it to lose the same amount of weight as it said I was going to, I depended on it for the calorie intake numbers. I would change it when you stop seeing the numbers promised that you will lose. But this is my opinion... I'm not a professional or anything

How did this work when you went into maintenance?

kacbldmm07

Well, I just started eating my exercise calories back with the same information and I haven't been losing. Not sure what is going on there.

TheChocolatePrincess

I was just thinking about this...God puts things where you need them when you need them...

I have lost 15lbs since my initial weigh in (was 248, now 233). I didn't start mfp until 238 and didn't realize there was a weight tracker until 235...

Anywho, I have short term goals and long term goals.

My short term is to be at least 200lbs by Memorial Weekend.

I want to adjust my weekly goal but am not sure how much i should excercise to hit a target weight loss of 4-5lbs a week (just until Bike Week).

smor27

I set my goals manually. Therefore MFP doens't adjust them. That way I don't go under my calories.

JoshuaL86

Well, I just started eating my exercise calories back with the same information and I haven't been losing. Not sure what is going on there.

That makes sense! I eat most of my exercise calories back, and I still lose. However, I do know once I get closer to my goal weight, the pounds will take longer to come off, and I'm ok with that

Moto_Woody

I let my body tell me.

1) I do not want to be hungry. Period.

2) and I never eat below BMR despite what MFP or anyone or website might tell me.

I'm losing about the same amount of weight as you are now and 1lb a week goal has been perfect (this is only my 2nd week, and I've been tweaking for the entire 2 weeks).

kacbldmm07

Well, I just started eating my exercise calories back with the same information and I haven't been losing. Not sure what is going on there.

That makes sense! I eat most of my exercise calories back, and I still lose. However, I do know once I get closer to my goal weight, the pounds will take longer to come off, and I'm ok with that

That is super true... took me forever to lose the last 15... I thought I was going about it wrong, even told myself that I might give up. (this is when I quit logging in to MFP) But then got back on track and whaaaalaaa :drinker: