A friend raised a question to me. The first 28 days successfully reduced by 8 catties, but the second 28 days only reduced by about 6 catties. I wonder why this situation occurred. Is it because the body has developed adaptability to fat loss, or has developed tolerance, or even that fat has intelligent regulatory capabilities?
In fact, if the intake remains stable during the weight loss period, for example, around 1200 calories per day, the speed of weight loss will indeed gradually slow down.
The main reason is that as the weight continues to decrease, the body’s daily expenditure will also decrease correspondingly. The calorie difference becomes smaller, and weight loss naturally slows down.
For example, a 40-year-old lady who is 160 cm tall, starting weight at 70 kilograms, with a daily activity level of about 6000-10000 steps, at a moderate activity level, her daily energy expenditure is about 2000 calories. During weight loss, if she consumes 1200 calories per day, there will be an energy difference of about 800 calories per day.
When she reaches 60 kilograms, if the daily activity level remains at 6000-10000 steps, the daily energy expenditure is about 1800 calories. If she still consumes 1200 calories per day, the calorie difference at this time becomes 600 calories.
The daily calorie difference decreases from 800 calories to 600 calories, so naturally, the weight loss speed will be slower than before.
Therefore, it is a normal phenomenon for weight loss speed to gradually slow down when the intake remains the same. However, slowing down does not mean no more weight loss; as long as there is an energy difference, the weight will continue to decrease.
Therefore, maintaining a positive attitude is extremely important during the weight loss process.
Also, it is important to know that weight loss usually involves fat, water, and muscle loss. Regardless of the weight loss method used, the proportions vary. The same applies to weight gain; it is not just fat that increases, water and muscle levels also rise to some extent. Even those striving to build muscle will also gain some fat in the process.
In the early stages of weight loss, the proportion of water and muscle loss is higher. As time goes by, for example, 1-2 months into weight loss, the proportion of fat loss in the total weight loss will significantly increase, while the proportions of water and muscle loss will decrease relatively. Therefore, weight loss requires enough time for the effects to be more significant, and more fat to be lost.
Those who give up after only a few days or weeks of weight loss, then restart after some time, may find that their weight remains constant but their fat percentage continues to rise. This is because at the start of each weight loss attempt, fat loss is minimal, and upon giving up, not only does the fat rebound, but it may increase even more. With such repeated cycles, weight may remain unchanged, but fat continues to increase while muscle decreases.
On the other hand, those who persist in long-term weight loss can gradually reduce weight over time, becoming lighter with lower fat percentage.
Selles reminds you: Weight loss requires patience and perseverance to be successful.
