Last 10 lbs

chuckyjean

trjjoy wrote: »

scolaris wrote: »

@trjjoy she just said she's 5'6"

Thank you, @scolaris

Your maintenance calories are around 1700 calories, OP. You have a deficit of around 300 calories. At what rate do you want to lose weight? Right now, you're set for weight loss of around 0.6 pounds a week.

.5/ week. Thought maybe more calories might help. I'm at 1350 calories limit per day

trjjoy

Why did you think eating more calories would help?

veggiecanner

I'm at my last 10 pounds and I am adding more calories and using those calories to workout harder. and I lost 2 1/2 ponds last week. which is up the last 2-3 weeks from before that. It's makin the last few pounds easy. which Is not what I heard they would be. i'll add more calories in a few days. I figure Ill get to real maintanace in about the same time I hit my final goal. If I start gaining then I;ll change tactics. All I kow I was getting down eating the lower amount so I had to do something.

chuckyjean

I don't know what I did, but scale moved this morning showing I list 1 lb since yesterday. I'll take it

Cortneyrenee04

I'm on my last ten, too... I haven't lost in so long. I don't know how I can eat any less or work out any more! I'm getting frustrated. (I know this is of no help, just sympathy!)

FrustratedYoYoer

trjjoy wrote: »

You're eating close to maintenance if you're only losing 1-2 pounds a month, @FrustratedYoYoer

Possibly, but I doubt it. Last month I'm sure it was about 4-5 lbs if I remember correctly and I'm eating a lot less than I know I am able to eat and maintain. The body does what it does and it's not all linear is it? Some weeks/months u lose and others u don't even if u do everything right. I also do a lot if weights so that may also be impacting the number on the scale. Thanks for your input tho

steponebyone

I'm trying to lose those last dang lbs too! My problem is I feel so much hungrier now.. Like all the time! I'm so tired of being hungry all the time, but maybe that's what it's gonna take. Good luck to ya!

CollieFit

chuckyjean wrote: »

RaeBeeBaby wrote: »

I'm also on the last 10 pounds to goal. I'm 55 and 5'5". Currently 156ish and wanting to be 145. It's been a slow and steady loss with ups and downs over the past year. It took me that long to lose 25, so if it's another 6 months for the last 10, then so be it. I didn't gain the weight overnight, so it's not going to come off that fast either.

I decided to concentrate on just being as healthy as possible, eating a slight deficit and exercise. I do a mix of cardio, yoga, and strength training. I can certainly see and feel a difference from this time last year, so that's progress! Keep at it, it will happen!!

I guess I should be grateful that it only took me 3 months to lose 20 lbs

Firstly congrats that the scale moved again for you. Just thought I share my experience, since we're the same height, doing similar exercise etc.

I started at 178... my goal weight is 130ish. I dropped the first 20lb no problem at all. After the initial water loss it was relatively linear loss, drip-drop-drip-drop a little bit every day, my body was clearly happy to let it go, thought it was "spare", made no arguments about it. Then I had 2 weeks of no loss / upward fluctuations while it had a little think about what's going on, then a whoosh and another 1.5lb gone. From experience (I've been here before) that's how it'll go from now on for the next 10lb... small plateau and a whoosh, small plateau and a whoosh... And the next 10lb after that will be seriously hard work where I have to be patient and accept teeny weeny losses of a quarter pound here or there. I gave myself a conservative estimate of 10 months to get back to my old weight, but I accept that the last 10lb may well take 3-4 months alone. Keep at it.

chuckyjean

CollieFit wrote: »

chuckyjean wrote: »

RaeBeeBaby wrote: »

I'm also on the last 10 pounds to goal. I'm 55 and 5'5". Currently 156ish and wanting to be 145. It's been a slow and steady loss with ups and downs over the past year. It took me that long to lose 25, so if it's another 6 months for the last 10, then so be it. I didn't gain the weight overnight, so it's not going to come off that fast either.

I decided to concentrate on just being as healthy as possible, eating a slight deficit and exercise. I do a mix of cardio, yoga, and strength training. I can certainly see and feel a difference from this time last year, so that's progress! Keep at it, it will happen!!

I guess I should be grateful that it only took me 3 months to lose 20 lbs

Firstly congrats that the scale moved again for you. Just thought I share my experience, since we're the same height, doing similar exercise etc.

I started at 178... my goal weight is 130ish. I dropped the first 20lb no problem at all. After the initial water loss it was relatively linear loss, drip-drop-drip-drop a little bit every day, my body was clearly happy to let it go, thought it was "spare", made no arguments about it. Then I had 2 weeks of no loss / upward fluctuations while it had a little think about what's going on, then a whoosh and another 1.5lb gone. From experience (I've been here before) that's how it'll go from now on for the next 10lb... small plateau and a whoosh, small plateau and a whoosh... And the next 10lb after that will be seriously hard work where I have to be patient and accept teeny weeny losses of a quarter pound here or there. I gave myself a conservative estimate of 10 months to get back to my old weight, but I accept that the last 10lb may well take 3-4 months alone. Keep at it.

Not sure if I want to go all the way down to ,130, in my younger days I was mainly 125 but I got sick so often. The more weight I gained the less sick I was. I think 140 to 142 is a good weight for me. That's 30 pounds lost. Have 8 to go now to hit 142