225lbs lost, gained some back.

I agree that it is harder to relose weight than the original loss. I too lost 220 pounds initially but after four years and some pretty serious health issues, I gained back 26 of those pounds. Now it has been three months of daily exercising and following the designated caloric intake on MFP. I have relost zero. I want to lose only about 15 pounds.

After reviewing my goals on MFP, I decided to lower my current activity level (which is really an oxymoron because I am more active than I was at my heaviest weight). But if my BMI is about half of what it was prior to my 220 pound loss, it makes sense that my caloric intake now has to be based on where it was when I hit my lowest weight. Basically, I think the algorithm needs to look at BMI more so in the calculation than activity level. My activity level is slightly higher now and let's face it, most of us can't spend half the day at the gym so it must be that my caloric intake is too high and the quantity and quality of time I spend exercising is too short a time period to cause me to loss weight at my current level.

I don't believe in magic fixes but I do believe in scientific and mathematical calculations for determining calories intake versus calories burned is my
biggest stumbling block. By making my latest change I think I need to eat 150 calories less per day and exercise an additional 30 minutes at a higher intensity level. If that does not lead me to lose weight, then I am stumped and a little frustrated. But right now, I think I may have identified my problem.

You may want to check what activity level you have listed on your goals screen. It makes me feel better to try and find a logical reason why I am not relosing weight and then correct that problem.

Sorry this reply runs on so much but your and my issue sounds very similar. There must be a logical and scientific reason. I think it lies in the MFP algorithm not those of us people trying to move from obesity into a normal range by reducing the BMI.

I understand where you are coming from. I lost 108 but have regained 14. I’m working on getting it back off as well. I quit vaping and that certainly affected my maintenance. It’s been about 2 years since I lost the weight. I refuse to go back. Watching my macros has helped some as I started allowing myself too much sugar etc. Adding more veggies and protein is helping.

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