I can't lose the last 5 pounds

smorris142896

I've lost just over 60lbs so far and for some reason I can't get the last 5 pounds off. I'm 5'2 125 pounds and since day one of my weight loss journey I've wanted to see 120. It may be lack of motivation, or the fact that I enjoy treats more often then I used to but I'm still eating around 1200-1400 calories a day so I should be seeing a loss. Any advice on getting those last few stubborn pounds off?

Maxematics

If you're not weighing your food to the gram, you're going to have issues and delays getting the weight off being so close to goal. I'm 5'3" and I hit my ultimate goal weight of 110 earlier this month. Getting from 115 to 110 took me a few months mostly because I was only aiming for a loss of 0.25 to 0.5 pounds per week. Without a food scale, I'd be having the same issue as you.

I don't know what your diet is like, but sometimes I eat snack bars like Quest and Kind bars. The package will say it's like 180 calories for 60 grams, but sometimes the bar itself weighs as high as 70 grams. It doesn't seem like much of a difference, but it is. My Trader Joe's nut bar was 50 calories more than the package stated due to weight and that doesn't even account for the rounding that's done on the nutrition label itself. Those calories add up quickly. It's going to take two things to get you to goal: patience and precision. I really do recommend the use of a digital food scale if you're not currently using one. You can get great ones for as little as $10 at Walmart, Amazon, Target, or wherever places near you would sell such things.

fry5150

Continue the calorie deficit. What do you have your diary set to lose per week? You should be at .5 pounds a week at this point.

ninerbuff

smorris142896 wrote: »

I've lost just over 60lbs so far and for some reason I can't get the last 5 pounds off. I'm 5'2 125 pounds and since day one of my weight loss journey I've wanted to see 120. It may be lack of motivation, or the fact that I enjoy treats more often then I used to but I'm still eating around 1200-1400 calories a day so I should be seeing a loss. Any advice on getting those last few stubborn pounds off?

Body is likely in homeostasis. Are you currently exercising?

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jemhh

You may simply need to cut calories. I'm not sure if your 1200-1400 range is planned to average a specific level or just what you range between when eating on the fly.

MaryLouiseHand

I've heard that the last few pounds are very difficult to loose. I would go over my eating log very carefully to make sure I am logging everything down to the last ounce and calorie. You've come this far I'm sure you can do it.