Did you increase your calories during the last 10-15 pounds?

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  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    I did, too. Went from 1 lb/wk to 0.5 lb/wk to 0.25 lb/wk. Decided to switch to maintenance a couple of pounds short of my 2nd goal because I wanted to take a break. I didn't have a weight gain shifting to what I thought was maintenance. My weight didn't change for a month.

    Then I decided to bulk (was already lifting heavy). Added 250 cals per day, changed nothing else and my weight popped up 3 lbs in 2 days and stayed there for a couple of weeks. Had to add more calories to get it moving up again. So, I'm guessing I was just slightly under maintenance before and didn't replenish my glycogen levels until I finally added enough cals.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    No. I just stuck where I was. But my weight loss did slow down anyway.
  • JennyKCarty
    JennyKCarty Posts: 457 Member
    I started increasing by 100 calories/day every 1-3 weeks once I was 6 lbs from goal. That was 3ish weeks ago, and now I'm 4 lbs from goal and eating 200 more calories than I was before. Still losing, it seems. I just bumped it up to 1810 gross, which is my TDEE - 10%. If I lose more than .4 lb this week (or next week, or the next), I may try another 50-100 calories. I'm trying to ease my way to maintenance instead of going there suddenly and gaining a few pounds, as many transitioning to maintenance end up doing.

    You look awesome!!! I'm going to send you a FR (with a message of course!)
  • auntsammy88
    auntsammy88 Posts: 401 Member
    I only had 20lbs to lose to begin with, but I started with 1lb a week. When the recommended calories decreased to the point that I laughed at number (I think it was like 1420 cals for me), I reduced it to 1/2 lb loss a week. When the cals recommended felt too low again I decided it was time for maintenance. Now I'm pretty happy at 1620 and eating back exercise calories. I say all this to say that dropping to the 1/2lb a week was a nice transition for me, but I didn't do it by any sort of "plan" to do it. I really just listened to my body.

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