Weight loss slowing down towards goal

Kdp2015
Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've always had a weekly average of 1600 cal per day (23rd week) my exercise routine has stayed the same too although I'm lifting a bit more now. I'm 5'10 and 146lbs, do I need to increase the deficit to speed the weight loss back up or should I try and force myself to be more patient? I was losing 2 or 3 lbs a week now it's more like half or 1.

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  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    How accurate is your logging? The closer you get to your goal the less wiggle room you have as your body doesn't need as many calories to maintain your weight.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Weight loss is supposed to slow down as you get leaner and closer to goal.
    It will make the transition to maintenance easier as well - be patient.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Logging everything, always have :)
    I will try to be more patient but it's never been my strongpoint!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    how much more are you trying to lose?
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Don't know really, maybe 7lbs
  • _piaffe
    _piaffe Posts: 163 Member
    I've got similar stats - 5'11 and GW 145 (currently hovering at maintenance between 145 and 147).

    You are lean and a lot of the advice I read suggests lowering your weekly deficit goal to no more than 1lb / week. So, I think you're right on target!

    Have you updated your numbers on MFP in those 23 weeks to account for the weight loss? The original deficit margin 1600 created for you has shrunk, right along with you. You'd have to lower your 1600. Been there, done that - I was at 1550, or tried to be - and was MISERABLE.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Yep ive been updating after each pound but I always eat around 1600 regardless, I think goal for 1lb loss is about 1500 but I don't take account any exercise calories
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,889 Member
    If you want to keep those pounds off, you're going to need even more patience, because it will take the rest of your life, while not losing a single pound. This is a great opportunity to practice being patient.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want to keep those pounds off, you're going to need even more patience, because it will take the rest of your life, while not losing a single pound. This is a great opportunity to practice being patient.

    I'm dreading maintenance!!
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    I think that's why I want to lose more, so I have a buffer!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,889 Member
    edited July 2016
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want to keep those pounds off, you're going to need even more patience, because it will take the rest of your life, while not losing a single pound. This is a great opportunity to practice being patient.

    I'm dreading maintenance!!

    I understand, I worried about that a lot too. I'm good at losing weight, but staying there has its own challenges. But it's also easier, because you have more wiggle room and you can eat more. The clue is to not take up all the wiggle room (that means you'll regain), but find a balance between being too strict and too lenient. You don't just have to know what to do, you have to know how to do it. I weigh myself every day, so I can act fast on any creep. But I also know that weight fluctuates, and that a jump isn't going to be fat gain, so I don't get upset. I hit goal weight (top of my range) in October 2014, but it wasn't until April this year I realized I don't worry about regaining anymore. Knowing that I know how to lose, and knowing that a small amount takes less time than a large amount, comforted me.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Thank you
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    I'm in the same position. 75 pounds down, 25 to go. I have been at 1200 calories since I started losing weight. For me, part of the problem seems to be that my BMR (basal metabolic rate, the number of calories needed for your body just to carry out basic metabolism) is now 1250 according to the calculator on MFP (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator). So while I'm certainly still exercising and tracking, my body needs far fewer calories than it did 75 pounds ago just to sustain itself. Unless I could devote far more time to exercise than I already do, my daily calorie deficit won't be as big as it once was. I'm still in a deficit and still losing, but it's going to go much more slowly.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Panic over, lost half last week but 2.5 this week (with same number of calories!)
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