Posts by afharistos

Sometimes if you reduce your calories too fast and too low, your body will slow down your metabolism to prevent "starvation". Everything I've read says to reduce the calories slowly. As a matter of fact, you may actually want to increase your calories a little. If your body is in starvation mode, this will kick it back into gear. Increasing your workout will burn the extra calories. Then you can start to reduce your calories because the less you weigh, the less calories you need. Also, don't rely soley on weight. Weight itself can be water, muscle or fat. You may be retaining water. Get a measure of your body fat percentage. There are several ways you can do that. I stick to a fat measuring scale. It's not as accurate as calipers, but I don't drive myself crazy trying to get an exact number.  Good Luck!