How long it took you for the last 10lbs ?

MsMaeFlowers

I'm finally down 1 of my last 10 lbs. It only took 3 weeks. But, I can say honestly I haven't been trying as hard as I could, with all the Xmas baking I've been doing with my gramma. I'm ok with that, as Xmas is her favourite time of year and she just had a mild heart attack so I want to spend as much time with her and do as much with her as possible. So a 1lb loss despite all the taste testing is ok with me.

Devarshee

youdoyou2016 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

The body r e a l l y wants to hold onto that last little layer of protection.

Add to it that you admit to not being consistent and accurate in logging. For me, that was necessary.

I ate every meal at home. Logged every single thing. Exercise five days a week for 45 min to an hour. Had a spreadsheet. Watched my macros like my life depended on it. Didn't snack. Dessert one time a week.

It's not easy. I'm in the low/middle of my BMI healthy weight now, and it still is a balancing act. I want to eat more, but my past logging and records prove to me I cannot.

Thanks for sharing this. I think (?) I've got 10-15 to go. I saw 129 briefly and then bounced back up to 133. I think I should be 120. I've been in the 130's since September. So slow ... but good to know others go through this and appreciate seeing your approach.

Oh MY GOSH! I am EXACTLY on the same boat. All the numbers and timing same thing going on here. Its also hard to be motivated when everyone keeps telling you that you look great and no need to lose more.

sardelsa

Took me about 5 months to lose the last 10lbs. I guess I was lucky because breastfeeding helped me shed the weight without too much effort diet wise.
The hard part was making sure the weight lost was mostly fat vs muscle. Lots of hard work in the gym for me.. as a result those last 5 lbs made a huge difference in my physique.

dramaqueen45

Six months- 5'4" from 180 to 125 (and took a year and a half total- but the last 10 took about 6 months of that). Now trying to maintain between 125-130 but just wanted to see 125 once at least. The last 5 I lost eating 1200 and not eating back any exercise calories. After I got there I started eating back those calories (or at least around half) and continued to lose down to 122 and even got to 121 for a couple of weeks without meaning to. But yes it takes a while. My husband is really on his last 10 and he didn't believe me when I told him how difficult it was to lose that last 10 and how tight and strict your logging has to really be- he just kept saying- it's still just math you should still lose at about the same rate. Nope. You don't. And now he knows. Plus you're not as motivated because you really are only losing the last few for vanity sake- generally you look fine with or without it and it doesn't make a huge difference in your appearance.

youdoyou2016

Devarshee wrote: »

youdoyou2016 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

The body r e a l l y wants to hold onto that last little layer of protection.

Add to it that you admit to not being consistent and accurate in logging. For me, that was necessary.

I ate every meal at home. Logged every single thing. Exercise five days a week for 45 min to an hour. Had a spreadsheet. Watched my macros like my life depended on it. Didn't snack. Dessert one time a week.

It's not easy. I'm in the low/middle of my BMI healthy weight now, and it still is a balancing act. I want to eat more, but my past logging and records prove to me I cannot.

Thanks for sharing this. I think (?) I've got 10-15 to go. I saw 129 briefly and then bounced back up to 133. I think I should be 120. I've been in the 130's since September. So slow ... but good to know others go through this and appreciate seeing your approach.

Oh MY GOSH! I am EXACTLY on the same boat. All the numbers and timing same thing going on here. Its also hard to be motivated when everyone keeps telling you that you look great and no need to lose more.

Yeah, I HATE those people! I think my problem is that I've been dealing with an injury (back / leg) since September and have not exercised at all. I'm 5'1", so to lose by cutting calories is hard. 1200 has me maintaining. I've been inspired by weight lifting results in other threads. I might be able to do upper body stuff ... My New Year's Resolution is consistent weight training, and I"m starting this week ... I'm so little I'm not sure how much I should even weigh. 120? 110?

Untilproud11

Interesting responses
Thank you all