When Do I Change my Calorie intake? HELP PLEASE

m16shane
m16shane Posts: 393 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm a 31yr old male currently at 208.7lbs at 5'9'' roughly 20-22% body fat. My weight, height, job activity level (desk job) its say this:

2lbs a week loss = 1380 Calorie intake.
1.5lbs a week loss = 1630 Calorie intake.
1 lbs a week loss = 1880 Calories intake.

My recommended BMI weight is 170ish to be normal weight. I think I want to be about 180ish with about 15% body fat.

I've lost 56lbs since January (2lbs week loss) and I know I have another 30lbs to go either way. What would you recommend I change it too? I've been at 2lbs since January.

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  • imthelobster
    imthelobster Posts: 179 Member
    with only 20-30 lbs left I'd suggest you be at 1lb a week tops.
  • McLifterPants
    McLifterPants Posts: 457 Member
    I've seen this all over the forums:

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

    So yes, 1 lb a week is probably a good place to start! Good luck :)
  • MyHighestPraise
    MyHighestPraise Posts: 87 Member
    I've read several places to redo your numbers after every 5 - 10 pounds of weight loss. I'd re-run my numbers and then see if you want to change the aggressiveness of it depending on how you feel about the numbers and if you will feel sustained.

    JMHO, Catherine
  • m16shane
    m16shane Posts: 393 Member
    Thanks for the input!

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