Your slower metabolism will slow your weight loss, even if you eat the same number of calories that helped you lose weight. When the calories you burn equal the calories you eat, you reach a plateau. To lose more weight, you need to either increase your physical activity or decrease the calories you eat.

Is weight loss supposed to be slow?

She says that losing weight slowly is also an indicator that you're losing fat, not muscle. ... Ideally, depending on your size, weight, and how much body fat you have to lose, it's best to lose no more than one to two pounds per week, Upton says.

How do you speed up weight loss?