Getting close to my goal and thinking of adjusting calories

allie491

Hi Everyone,

I am 8 lbs away from my goal weight, after a 21 lb weight loss which I am very excited about! Recently, well mostly this week, I have been sooooo hungry and have not been able to exercise as much as normal because of bad weather here in PA (currently do not have a gym membership). I don't know if it has anything to do with the Christmas holiday and eating too much, maybe had a boost in my metabolism. Anyway, I am thinking of adjusting my goals from 1 lb per week (1530 cals) to .5 lb per week (1780, I think). Just wondering what your thoughts were on this...doesn't really matter to me how fast I look these last 8 lbs.

aliciab307

I read that within 10lbs of your goal you should adjust your weekly loss to .5lbs/week.

aliciab307

More than 75 lbs: 2 lbs/week
40-75 lbs: 1.5 lbs/week
10-40 lbs: 1 lb/week
Less than 10 lbs: 0.5 lb/week

allie491

I read that within 10lbs of your goal you should adjust your weekly loss to .5lbs/week.

Really, I wonder why?

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

The less body fat you have the less you can lose per week without sacrificing muscle. You want to keep your muscle, as much as possible. I adjusted mine when I got down to 10 lbs above my goal weight and it worked great.

allie491

The less body fat you have the less you can lose per week without sacrificing muscle. You want to keep your muscle, as much as possible. I adjusted mine when I got down to 10 lbs above my goal weight and it worked great.

Gotcha, I'm going to adjust it. Thx!