Weight loss slowing down
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Nks2498
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My weight loss seems to have been slowing down a lot now that I’ve lost a stone. I’m currently a stone away from my target weight and I went from losing 1lbs (sometimes 2lbs) a week to now only losing 0.5lbs a week.
I know a loss is a loss, it’s all good as long as I’m not gaining but I’m quite confused where I could possibly be going wrong.
I do 10k steps 5x a week & I eat 1400 calories.
Should I be increasing my calories a little bit more as according to many sites my bmr is 1487.
Or should I increase my exercise??
Or maybe I should just relax lol weight loss can be stressful sometimes
I know a loss is a loss, it’s all good as long as I’m not gaining but I’m quite confused where I could possibly be going wrong.
I do 10k steps 5x a week & I eat 1400 calories.
Should I be increasing my calories a little bit more as according to many sites my bmr is 1487.
Or should I increase my exercise??
Or maybe I should just relax lol weight loss can be stressful sometimes
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Nothing is going wrong. The closer you are to goal, the slower it goes because the less room you have for deficit. relax and let it be slow. Maybe take a diet break for a couple of weeks if you need one.1
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That's normal. A smaller body needs less energy for your organs to work, for blood to be pumped around; every movement costs less energy because there's less of you. Thus yeah, it does slow down. Patience! Oh, and well done.0
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The last 15 pounds took me nine months, when I had lost that much in a couple months when I first started.
It ain't easy when you're close to a healthy weight already. Biology is all about survival, and cutting calories when you're close to a healthy weight goes against instinct, so it requires quite a bit of discipline. For me that was using my digital food scale for everything. Preparing all my own meals. Cutting grains way back to one portion a day. Cutting out ice cream and pizza and wings (they are foods I don't eat in moderation, it's all or none. NONE is much easier for me.)
Keep going. Patience is what's needed, and good nutrition.3
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