why do we stop losing weight after being on a “diet” for a while if we still have body fat to burn?

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I heard that “metabolism slows down” and that our body becomes “more efficient”…how? What does this concretely mean? Also, how can we get out of this loop and start losing weight again?

I wrote “diet” because I’m talking about a DIY one, but I guess diets made by professionals also have to be adjusted every now and then.

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Metabolism will not slow down to an appreciable amount. It will be like a few %, which is well within the margin of error for measuring what you’re actually eating.

Your energy requirements will drop as you lose weight, because you physically need to move less weight about. But this is only going to.matter for really big weight loss, like 20lb+. And will still not be a large amount.

In reality it’s far more likely that you’re either just gradually increasing what you’re eating again or you never really lost weight in the first place: you just lost water. If you cut out carbs for a few days you’ll probably lose 2-5lbs of water. But once that’s gone you won’t lose any more without actually going on a calorie deficit.

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