Intermittent Fasting (IF) - Calorie Deficit Question

The smaller you become the fewer calories it takes to move around. Maintenance after (weight loss) is fewer calories than maintenance before.....this is why people "preach" lifestyle changes. So yes, weight loss slows as you get closer to goal. Expect losses of 1/2 pound a week when you get within 10-15 pounds of goal. This is normal.

At 1200 calories weight loss should continue for some time. Google your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) for your maintenance calories. Unless you are 4'3" or something....it's higher than 1200

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

I posted a question like this - not worded as well as you tho. I haven't done the IF but wanted to learn about it and I got bombarded by hateful messages but can you tell me more about it or tell me a website to learn about it. Thank you! And great work so far!

As far as the fasting is concerned, not adhering to the timing protocol will not affect results. The timing is meant to help you stick to your calories, deviating from the timing but still sticking to your calories will make no difference in weight lost. So feel free to not fast every now and then, it changes nothing so long as you meet your calorie goals.

As to your question, a calorie deficit will never stop working. If you are in a deficit, you will continue to lose weight until it ultimately kills you. Most people will put a stop to the deficit long before that happens . What will happen is that as you lose weight, you will have to eat less and less to stay in a deficit. Your 170 lb body already requires less to fuel to run than your 180 lb body, and your 160 lb body will require less still. So if you do not reduce calories at some point, you'll stop losing. This is because you will no longer be in a deficit. When this happens you either need to eat less, move more, or both. I will also note that losing weight while not exercising will cause a greater portion of what you lose to not be fat. You will lose more lean mass than if you did do some kind of resistance training. This will have a negative affect on your "look" once you are at goal. Many people state that skipping resistance training is their number 1 regret post weight loss. I know I wish I would have started sooner (I lost my first 50 or so lbs before starting resistance training). In addition to causing more of what's lost to be fat, the exercising will also help you increase your calories out and ultimately let you either eat more food, or lose fat faster.

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I posted a question like this - not worded as well as you tho. I haven't done the IF but wanted to learn about it and I got bombarded by hateful messages but can you tell me more about it or tell me a website to learn about it. Thank you! And great work so far!

There are a couple different methods....here are links to both groups. Tons of info

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/49-intermittent-fasting

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/100058-5-2-fasting

I use 5:2.....5 days of maintenance & 2 days of 500 for women (600 for men). My "fast" days are more like 700 calories. I lose a little slower, but adherence is the key. Plus I'm old, fast weight loss risks lean muscle loss...don't want to go there.

Great thank you! I only want to lose 10-15lbs. I read what your wrote to OP about the last few lbs being the toughest. Do you think I will experience that stubbornness right from the beginning since I don't want to drop too much weight? Or is that irrelevant?

The first week in generally includes some water weight. So week one will be encouraging. But no, you are going to experience stubbornness. My advice, also take measurements. Especially if you are exercising. You may have a week where the scale doesn't move, but you may have lost 1/2." It happens, be patient.

just walk. do you have any parks near you?

I also have to push myself to strength train...I know it's important, but I find it so boring. To jump start myself I downloaded a free app called 7 minute work out. You need no equipment - it's all body weight exercises. Anyone can do 7 minutes & if you do it every day you've done 49 minutes in a week! Pretty close to the 60 minimum recommended minutes. It was a great way for me to jump start it & get it in to my routine. I do a lot of other stuff now, but it was a great way to start. And who doesn't have 7 minutes to spare???