10+ years on MFP, 5 total pregnancies, never giving up

Suziesfitnesspal

I don’t want to bore you with all the details so I’ll try to sum it up. Started MFP 11 years ago after my 2nd child was born. I’m 5’-3” and weighed something like 160. Pre-pregnancy weight was 135-140ish. After every single pregnancy I was able to get really close to my goal pant size of 8 and weight goal of 135-140. I had my fifth child at 30 years old and began the process (which I tried to maintain during pregnancy) of staying fit and losing the baby weight. I’m 33 years old now, my baby is 3.5 years old and I’m struggling at 153-155 and cannot seem to get below 150. I’m never giving up because health is lifelong but I sure would love to lose those last few pounds and shed a couple pant sizes. My workout routine is spot on and I live a very active lifestyle so it’s the nutrition aspect I’m really working on. Here is what I’m at today. Took these photos last week. I am also sharing my winter activities. I wait tables for my job, and I do everything from snow shoeing, ice skating, snow removal, dancing in the kitchen with my family for an hour at a time, sledding, beach body workouts, treadmill workouts. And the activities broaden in the summer months. I figure it has to be my nutrition that’s holding me back.

Suziesfitnesspal

For some reason the photos didn’t upload in the original post.

ernestrodgers82

As we age our metabolisms begin to slow down and we aren't so quick to bounce back. You sound like your doing all of the right things by staying active, working out and maintaining a positive attitude. Have you considered weighing your food? Perhaps you are underestimating the number of calories that you are eating and it's preventing you from losing the weight you want to lose. Your pictures are amazing! Never give up.

snowflake954

If I've got this right you want to lose around 15 lbs. You've been on MFP a long time, and know that the last lbs are the hardest to lose. I know, because that's where I am too. I finally just set myself to maintain, using my goal weight. That seems to be going better for me. I prefer to have more cals to work with. I'm very active and need fuel. I hope you make it. Good luck.

Suziesfitnesspal

Thank you for your words of hope! I am tweaking things in my nutrition so hopefully soon I will see a couple pounds gone.