Anyone feel like taking their last 5-10 lbs really slowly?
arditarose
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What's the rush? We're at a healthy weight and won't need to put on a bathing suit until at least mid June (at least here on the east coast). I'll be happy with a pound a month I think. I want to eat, keep warm, and enjoy my lifting program on a less strict deficit. After losing 25 pounds and now watching the scale move so slowly anyway, why not really embrace it, relax a little, and enjoy?
Anyone in the same boat?
Anyone in the same boat?
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Yessum! I've got 4kgs(10ish lbs) to lose and I'm averaging 1kg(2.2lbs) a month0
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I am. I've been on a 1200-calorie diet, but, lately, am hungry all the time, and the scale has been stuck on the same number for the last six weeks anyway. Bumping up to 1500 calories a day as of today. (I still have 260 to put away before beddie-bye time.)
Still a bit of a belly, but my nutritionist tells me that I am a few pounds below the midpoint of my ideal weight range.
No bathing suit for me, though. I am allergic to sun due to a medicine I take, and am very pale-skinned anyway, and subject to skin cancer.0 -
I am. I've been on a 1200-calorie diet, but, lately, am hungry all the time, and the scale has been stuck on the same number for the last six weeks anyway. Bumping up to 1500 calories a day as of today. (I still have 260 to put away before beddie-bye time.)
Still a bit of a belly, but my nutritionist tells me that I am a few pounds below the midpoint of my ideal weight range.
No bathing suit for me, though. I am allergic to sun due to a medicine I take, and am very pale-skinned anyway, and subject to skin cancer.
Yes! Eat! I was at a tiny deficit of 250 calories per day, for .5 lbs/week loss. I ended up being hungry anyway, so I'm going to take it even slower if I need to.
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They kinda just naturally go slow all by themselves, right? It's almost like they'll never get here...
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I spend a month in the carribean in December while still having 20 to go. Didn't count a single calorie the whole time and didn't gain any weight. So I had a nice break from being on my fat reduction plan. Now with only 10 to go I am anxious to get to goal so I can start adding muscle mass. Getting to my goal BF% is only step 1 in the big plan. Am I in a hurry ? Nope, just motivated.0
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SergeantSausage wrote: »They kinda just naturally go slow all by themselves, right? It's almost like they'll never get here...
Yeah, they do. I just figured I'd embrace it a little bit more and be just as happy with one pound per month as two. I had a diet break this weekend and it was so lovely.0 -
I have 4.3lbs left to go and I am taking it very slowly. Some days I am only 100 or so below TDEE. I don't even care. My husband comes back from his deployment sometime in the next few months and while he was gone I have managed to bust butt and lose 42lbs. I am taking these last 4 slow and just going to enjoy myself, even if it takes until December to see them go.lol0
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higgins8283801 wrote: »I have 4.3lbs left to go and I am taking it very slowly. Some days I am only 100 or so below TDEE. I don't even care. My husband comes back from his deployment sometime in the next few months and while he was gone I have managed to bust butt and lose 42lbs. I am taking these last 4 slow and just going to enjoy myself, even if it takes until December to see them go.lol
Wow...So he hasn't seen you since you lost the weight?0 -
higgins8283801 wrote: »I have 4.3lbs left to go and I am taking it very slowly. Some days I am only 100 or so below TDEE. I don't even care. My husband comes back from his deployment sometime in the next few months and while he was gone I have managed to bust butt and lose 42lbs. I am taking these last 4 slow and just going to enjoy myself, even if it takes until December to see them go.lol
wow that is an awesome loss. I bet you can't wait to see your hubbies reaction
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I spend a month in the carribean in December while still having 20 to go. Didn't count a single calorie the whole time and didn't gain any weight. So I had a nice break from being on my fat reduction plan. Now with only 10 to go I am anxious to get to goal so I can start adding muscle mass. Getting to my goal BF% is only step 1 in the big plan. Am I in a hurry ? Nope, just motivated.
Yeah, I am kind of anxious so finish this fat loss so I can get some mass too. But even if I rushed it, I'd be bulking in the summer which I don't really want to do, especially my first time. I figure I'll hang out in maintenance until September.
A month without gain is awesome! I spent a week in the carribean last summer, didn't log or gain either. Hope it was fun!0 -
LOL I'm taking it slow with the entire 35lbs. I want to enjoy my life and not stress over every single calorie. I've lost 12 lbs since August, and with taking November and December off from all exercise but work (long hours) and eating all the holiday treats I wanted. I'm being a little more aggressive now that the holidays are over, but if I want a cookie I'm having a cookie.
I've failed so many times in the past with denial of things I wanted for some perceived need to lose 10lbs in 5 weeks. Not going there this time.0 -
AllisInWndrlnd wrote: »I've hovered around 125-130 since winter began. I think this is my comfortable winter weight. Any lower and I'm freezing all the time. I still fit into my small clothes and am working out quite a bit, so that is helping me from worrying about the scale.
Once I hit my previous goal of 125, I decided to lower my goal to 119, but getting there has been an uphill battle. I'm going to reevaluate that goal this summer to see if it's realistically attainable for me. Lowering my BF% is more important to me now anyway.
Ah! 130 is my new goal. I think I'm about 8 pounds away (haven't weighed myself much this month). My body fat % is the most important to me now too. Unfortunately I don't even know what it is at the moment
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The pounds aren't as important anymore (course I'm in a re-comp), the inches are. They take it slow, all by themselves. STILL, don't get me wrong, when a pound goes, I still get excited!
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »The pounds aren't as important anymore (course I'm in a re-comp), the inches are. They take it slow, all by themselves. STILL, don't get me wrong, when a pound goes, I still get excited!
I know they naturally go slowly. But I'm just saying I won't be upset if I don't lose that .5 a week, which is slow and what I had been shooting for. Anyway, I'm trying to relax mentally as well.
I still need to ask you questions about your recomp by the way.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »The pounds aren't as important anymore (course I'm in a re-comp), the inches are. They take it slow, all by themselves. STILL, don't get me wrong, when a pound goes, I still get excited!
I know they naturally go slowly. But I'm just saying I won't be upset if I don't lose that .5 a week, which is slow and what I had been shooting for. Anyway, I'm trying to relax mentally as well.
I still need to ask you questions about your recomp by the way.
This is kind of where I am, only it happened by accident that I got there. I just quit stressing out about it and heck probably gonna drop weight due to reduced cortisol! laughs0 -
arditarose wrote: »higgins8283801 wrote: »I have 4.3lbs left to go and I am taking it very slowly. Some days I am only 100 or so below TDEE. I don't even care. My husband comes back from his deployment sometime in the next few months and while he was gone I have managed to bust butt and lose 42lbs. I am taking these last 4 slow and just going to enjoy myself, even if it takes until December to see them go.lol
Wow...So he hasn't seen you since you lost the weight?
Nope! He knows I lost and he's seen my face on skype but other than that..it will be a surprise!
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »The pounds aren't as important anymore (course I'm in a re-comp), the inches are. They take it slow, all by themselves. STILL, don't get me wrong, when a pound goes, I still get excited!
I know they naturally go slowly. But I'm just saying I won't be upset if I don't lose that .5 a week, which is slow and what I had been shooting for. Anyway, I'm trying to relax mentally as well.
I still need to ask you questions about your recomp by the way.
This is kind of where I am, only it happened by accident that I got there. I just quit stressing out about it and heck probably gonna drop weight due to reduced cortisol! laughs
For real.
I'm also looking forward to having a little more calories for my lifts. Don't know if it will make a huge difference but I'm definitely stalling a bit.
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christinev297 wrote: »higgins8283801 wrote: »I have 4.3lbs left to go and I am taking it very slowly. Some days I am only 100 or so below TDEE. I don't even care. My husband comes back from his deployment sometime in the next few months and while he was gone I have managed to bust butt and lose 42lbs. I am taking these last 4 slow and just going to enjoy myself, even if it takes until December to see them go.lol
wow that is an awesome loss. I bet you can't wait to see your hubbies reaction
I am ready!
we don't have long to go now!
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higgins8283801 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »higgins8283801 wrote: »I have 4.3lbs left to go and I am taking it very slowly. Some days I am only 100 or so below TDEE. I don't even care. My husband comes back from his deployment sometime in the next few months and while he was gone I have managed to bust butt and lose 42lbs. I am taking these last 4 slow and just going to enjoy myself, even if it takes until December to see them go.lol
Wow...So he hasn't seen you since you lost the weight?
Nope! He knows I lost and he's seen my face on skype but other than that..it will be a surprise!
Wow...That's so awesome. Congratulations.0 -
I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
Yeah, I wasn't getting the .5 a week that I wanted. Just eating too darn much. That's great if you are! You'll get to goal for sure.
I'm a bit of a mess now too.0 -
TheVirgoddess wrote: »I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
Of course you can do it. Just look at what you have already accomplished, you have already proven to yourself you can succed. Sure the next 16 will be a little bit of a diffrent challenge but you know what needs to be done, just make the commitment and then go do it. You got this.0 -
I'll let you know when I get there. I still have a way's to go. But yeah, I think I'll probably slow down as I get closer to my goal. I already am slowing down quite a bit.0
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
Of course you can do it. Just look at what you have already accomplished, you have already proven to yourself you can succed. Sure the next 16 will be a little bit of a diffrent challenge but you know what needs to be done, just make the commitment and then go do it. You got this.
You're so cute Cam!0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
Of course you can do it. Just look at what you have already accomplished, you have already proven to yourself you can succed. Sure the next 16 will be a little bit of a diffrent challenge but you know what needs to be done, just make the commitment and then go do it. You got this.
You're so cute Cam!
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Do you guys all find it easier when you stress less about the numbers?
10lbs seems so little, but it's always been the hardest for me to lose. Do we all have that same problem? Lol0 -
arditarose wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
Of course you can do it. Just look at what you have already accomplished, you have already proven to yourself you can succed. Sure the next 16 will be a little bit of a diffrent challenge but you know what needs to be done, just make the commitment and then go do it. You got this.
You're so cute Cam!
I like that guy
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I heard he is a smartass0 -
TheVirgoddess wrote: »I've slowed down to .5 a week - but I'm anxious about getting to maintenance (I've lost 69 so far, 16 to go). I'm scared I won't be able to do it. So on one hand, I'm ready to slow down, but I think it's mostly out of fear, so that's no good.
I'm a hot mess
Of course you can do it. Just look at what you have already accomplished, you have already proven to yourself you can succed. Sure the next 16 will be a little bit of a diffrent challenge but you know what needs to be done, just make the commitment and then go do it. You got this.
Thank you - I really needed to hear that. It made me tear up a little. Seriously, thanks.0 -
kcmccormack wrote: »Do you guys all find it easier when you stress less about the numbers?
10lbs seems so little, but it's always been the hardest for me to lose. Do we all have that same problem? Lol
When you have less to lose, it moves slower. You shouldn't be eating a huge deficit as you get close to goal. You can stress about it or not. I mean less stress in general is better for life, right?0
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