10 pounds to go and it wont grrrrrrrrr !!!!!

jenniferbushey69
jenniferbushey69 Posts: 22 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My question is this, the last 10 pounds how do you loose it ??? It is driving me nuts. When I was in my 20s I use to bodybuild fell off the wagon for many years and turning 40 this year and decided that I wanted to work at getting back into fantastic shape. I am 5 6 and currently 145. I wish to have my weight at 135. I have been doing kickboxing for about a month now and basically do some type of cardio , workouts etc etc everyday. I watch what I eat never really going over 1400 calories....and the scale wont move !!! I know I am most likely accumilating muscle mass again however how do you walk this fine line ?? I need advice on what works for others .

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    When you have only ten pounds to go your calorie counting has to be precise. Do you use a food scale?

    read this

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/113609/relatively-light-people-trying-to-get-leaner/p1

    Patience and diligence is the key. Keep your eyes on the prize.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Start weighing things. For instance, you have generic apple, 1 medium (try never to use generic, they aren't accurate). You have 2 pieces of chicken (you have no idea what these can really weigh). Basically, with so little to lose, your logging needs to be tight. Without weighing, you don't know how many calories you're consuming.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Weigh your food and log it at a small defecit
  • Naaer
    Naaer Posts: 212 Member
    The closer you get to your goal weight, the harder it is to lose...Hang in there! If you've come THIS far, you can do the rest!


    Naaer(aka Reaan)
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    edited February 2015
    What helped with me was to make every meal half vegetables. You've got this!!!
  • amandarunning
    amandarunning Posts: 306 Member
    edited February 2015
    With the help of Steve Stroutman I'm finally seeing the scales move. Have been 7lbs over my "fighting weight" for months but not able to lose an ounce. His recommendation was 10-12 calories per lb of bodyweight. Started at 12 and have lost 2.5lbs in 2 weeks. So that was 150 below what I was eating (not a big hardship at all!) but also tightened up considerably on weighing and logging plus looking to get around 140g of protein and carbs per day - or thereabouts (usually slightly over on carbs/under protein).

    As well as the "lean wanting to get leaner" thread there is this one which has useful information. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10009722/have-a-question-how-about-a-live-q-a-starting-in-3-2-1-go#latest
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