Calorie loss per week changes as your weight goes down

modernfemme
modernfemme Posts: 454 Member
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
So I lost 18 pounds. I was feeling awesome. Weeks went by. I had a few days where I said screw it and went way over. But 2 weeks later I hadn't lost any real weight. Just a few fractions.

I wanted to know how close I was to a healthy bmi, when I stumbled back to my goals. I noticed that my 1 pound loss a week was suddenly at .8 pounds loss a week. Say what?!

Sooooo... i went through the goal wizard again and it reduced my calorie goal by about 50-100 calories. A few days later I lose a pound.

If you have lost 15ish pounds and start to plateau, I definitely recommend you take a look at your goals again.

Am I the only one who didn't notice this?

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  • apeman
    apeman Posts: 82
    I've seen the site remind you to double check your goals after losing 10 lbs as a way to remind you to stay on top of this.
  • Ashley_Panda
    Ashley_Panda Posts: 1,404 Member
    I usually change mine after 10-20lb loss.
  • modernfemme
    modernfemme Posts: 454 Member
    Man I was totally clueless!!
  • NightOwl1
    NightOwl1 Posts: 881 Member
    As you have less fat left to burn, your body can operate on a smaller calorie deficit than when you had more fat. So as you continue to lose weight, you should start slowing your goals, or else you will not be giving your body enough calories and you will plateau.
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