really struggling to lose the last 14 pounds, any tips.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    If you're doing the 1,200 calorie thing, it is too aggressive for 15 Lbs to lose. With only 15ish Lbs to lose, you should be shooting for about 1/2 Lb per week and no more than 1 Lb per week. When you get within 10 Lbs, it should definitely be at 1/2 Lb per week.

    You simply don't have the fat stores to maintain that large of a deficit and your body is responding by not cooperating. Your body is smart...it wants to hold onto fat, just in case it needs it down the road. When you go too aggressive with not much to lose, your body just responds by slowing the metabolism down. It'll be very gradual, but your body will ultimately respond better to a much smaller deficit at this point. I'm in the same boat.
  • 4843191345
    4843191345 Posts: 1
    Ignore that...no one size fits all here...
  • aliciapenny
    aliciapenny Posts: 51 Member
    as you have less to lose it comes off a lot less quickly. Try eating at maintenance for a week or two then go back to your deficit level of calories. Your body probably needs a break from dieting.

    you really should be using a TDEE calculator NOT the calorie recommendation given by MFP.
  • santd
    santd Posts: 234 Member
    thank-you for so much advice. I must admit I've been on a diet for so long, I was starting to give up. But reading everyone's posts, its made me more determined now to lose it, thank-you. I will try and vary my exercise i did get into a routine, obviously my body has got used to it.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    thank-you for so much advice. I must admit I've been on a diet for so long, I was starting to give up. But reading everyone's posts, its made me more determined now to lose it, thank-you. I will try and vary my exercise i did get into a routine, obviously my body has got used to it.

    How long have you been at a deficit? Maybe it's time for a diet break before the last 14?
  • 4theking
    4theking Posts: 1,196 Member
    At your weight, eating at 1200 calories and not losing tells me your metabolism is running pretty slow. Take a two week diet break. Raise your calories to 1700 and don't weight yourself. After two weeks lower calories back down to 1200 and have one day a week to eat 2000 calories. This spike day will help to keep you losing.

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