rapidly losing weight past goal weight...

stines72
stines72 Posts: 853 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hey everyone. this is something ive been worried about and wanted some quick advice (i know its not substitute for doctor's advice) anyways

i started at 130 and cut calories down to 1200 and was doing cardio an hour a day, fast forward to now and i have already reached my goal weight and am in the process of increasing my calories (i eat about 1500 now, working on getting to more) and i havent been exercising as much cause im losing pretty rapidly past my goal weight. i am lifting free weights every 2-3 days. as far as cardio goes i do 30 minutes of moderately intense cardio/running every 3-4 days. (edit: crap i meant to say 3-4 times a week)

heres my weight chart. im really worried about this and i dont want to lose anymore weight... should i just stop cardio all together or cut down even more on it? i am continuing to increase my calories (hoping to get to 1800-2000 at some point)
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  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Stop your cardio. Eat more.

    Problem solved.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    Stop your cardio. Eat more.

    Problem solved.
    stop it forever?
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    You are losing weight because you are spending more calories than you are taking in.

    Either take in more, spend less, or a combination of both.

    You already know what you need to do. I dunno why you'd post about it. I cannot say with 100% certainty, but a good portion of people know to eat food to not lose weight or at least cease activities that are causing the weight loss.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    You can nail exactly how much more to eat to reach TDEE and maintain.

    How much have you been eating on avg daily for last 3 weeks - X

    How much have you lost over the last 3 weeks - Y

    X + (Y * 3500 / 21) = TDEE

    Eat that much for this level of activity, keep doing what you are doing.
  • denezy
    denezy Posts: 573 Member
    Why don't you eat 2000 calories now?
  • Akumu
    Akumu Posts: 120 Member
    I would find out what your maintenance calories should be, and eat back some of your exercise calories also.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    This happened to me. STOP Cardio. Keep lifting - eat more. Don't be afraid to eat more. I hit my goal in May, and by July I was 11 pounds under because I didn't adjust...don't do what I did.
  • BritneysStuntDouble
    BritneysStuntDouble Posts: 849 Member
    Maybe it's a tumor.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    You can nail exactly how much more to eat to reach TDEE and maintain.

    How much have you been eating on avg daily for last 3 weeks - X

    How much have you lost over the last 3 weeks - Y

    X + (Y * 3500 / 21) = TDEE

    Eat that much for this level of activity, keep doing what you are doing.
    oh math.. lol i will do this thank you so much
    Why don't you eat 2000 calories now?
    i dont want there to be a sudden gain of fat, that is something im trying to avoid
    This happened to me. STOP Cardio. Keep lifting - eat more. Don't be afraid to eat more. I hit my goal in May, and by July I was 11 pounds under because I didn't adjust...don't do what I did.
    i dont have a problem with eating more but stopping cardio will be tough mentally. but i will take your advice and lift only from now on.
  • literatelier
    literatelier Posts: 209 Member
    Why are you hoping you can your calories "eventually"? That makes no sense, it's clear you need them now if you're losing weight.
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I wish I had this problem...
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    I wish I had this problem...

    Ditto....
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    Why are you hoping you can your calories "eventually"? That makes no sense, it's clear you need them now if you're losing weight.
    im doing it slowly, getting there :)
  • Colstriper
    Colstriper Posts: 71 Member
    I wouldn't stop cardio - it's good for your heart. Your not going to waste away from running to much. Great job by the way.
  • lcinig
    lcinig Posts: 2
    Man, I wish I had that problem. I would taking your starting weight!
  • flabulous4
    flabulous4 Posts: 599 Member
    I'd suggest continuing the cardio but maybe upping the calories and eating what you like. I'm maintaining, still running 3 or 4 times a week, and I don't log (I'm at 118lb, which is slightly under what I planned originally, but I figure it's a fat cushion!)
    I think maintaining is trial and error.
  • CalJur
    CalJur Posts: 627 Member
    Reduce cardio. Try lifting more. Eat more.
  • laura_lynn66
    laura_lynn66 Posts: 175
    Man, I wish I had that problem. I would taking your starting weight!

    No kidding...100 pounds is extremely low for anyone, I don't care how tall you are, unless you are a midget.
  • now_or_never12
    now_or_never12 Posts: 849 Member
    You can nail exactly how much more to eat to reach TDEE and maintain.

    How much have you been eating on avg daily for last 3 weeks - X

    How much have you lost over the last 3 weeks - Y

    X + (Y * 3500 / 21) = TDEE

    Eat that much for this level of activity, keep doing what you are doing.
    oh math.. lol i will do this thank you so much
    Why don't you eat 2000 calories now?
    i dont want there to be a sudden gain of fat, that is something im trying to avoid
    This happened to me. STOP Cardio. Keep lifting - eat more. Don't be afraid to eat more. I hit my goal in May, and by July I was 11 pounds under because I didn't adjust...don't do what I did.
    i dont have a problem with eating more but stopping cardio will be tough mentally. but i will take your advice and lift only from now on.

    If you put your intake up to 2000 cals a day you aren't going to immedately gain fat. You may see a temporary gain on the scale due to water weight since your body is not used that amount of calories. You need to increase your calories so you are maintaining. If you keep losing weight and you don't want to you have to change something. Stop your cardio or lower the amount you do and eat more.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    make an appointment with your doctor
    stop cardio
    eat more
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    heres my weight chart. im really worried about this and i dont want to lose anymore weight... should i just stop cardio all together or cut down even more on it?
    You can do as much cardio as you want as long as you eat enough to make up for it. I'm doing 6 mile runs 3-4 days a week. I add in an extra 1200 calories and my weight loss problems are solved. I've been holding steady at 210 for a few months now. Just track your cardio calories and eat it all back. If you're losing this easy you can drop the weight no problem if you overshoot every now and then.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    #1: Don't "gradually" up your calories if you're at or below goal. Up yours to your maintenance level - more, if you're under by more than you want.

    #2: Don't stop the cardio, unless you want to. Just eat back all the calories you burn off. Your heart and rest of your cardiovascular system will thank you for the work - especially if cardio is something you like.

    #3: When eating back and upping your calories, make sure the vast majority of what you're eating is "good" food.

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  • toothfairy79
    toothfairy79 Posts: 70 Member
    so you lost 5.4 lbs from Oct 30/12 til now..it dosen't seem too extreme..but being 101 is very very thin.. is that what you really want?
  • loranch
    loranch Posts: 94 Member
    I wouldn't stop cardio but you should keep increasing your calories now until you get to a point where the scale is no longer going down. Your obviously not eating enough for the energy your expending.
  • CynthiaElise
    CynthiaElise Posts: 262 Member
    EAT ALL THE PIZZA!!

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  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    You can nail exactly how much more to eat to reach TDEE and maintain.

    How much have you been eating on avg daily for last 3 weeks - X

    How much have you lost over the last 3 weeks - Y

    X + (Y * 3500 / 21) = TDEE

    Eat that much for this level of activity, keep doing what you are doing.

    just a little update
    so my TDEE is apparently 2,163.78755!

    to everyone saying they wish they had this problem.. i think (personally) losing past a healthy point is just as scary as seeing gains!
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    EAT ALL THE PIZZA!!

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    hahah YES! i love liz lemon
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    Man, I wish I had that problem. I would taking your starting weight!

    No kidding...100 pounds is extremely low for anyone, I don't care how tall you are, unless you are a midget.
    agreed... and im 5'3 so its not healthy or attractive in any way
    so you lost 5.4 lbs from Oct 30/12 til now..it dosen't seem too extreme..but being 101 is very very thin.. is that what you really want?
    well i said it was rapid just because usually when you get closer to your goal weight its harder to lose weight you know? it kind of freaked me out that it happened so fast considering how slow it was initially to lose the weight and no thats not what i want
  • aemoomoo
    aemoomoo Posts: 70 Member
    I wish I had this problem...

    Ditto....

    right?
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    well ig uess to each their own but if you look at it this way... i weigh less than when ii had mono and i was very sick then

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