Frustration, struggling, question of maintenance

littleburgy

I am not having a good day.

This is the first month since August that I've really stalled. I only have 2 pounds (1 kg) left to lose. I know this sounds laughable to get irritated with at the end of the day, but you know when you set a goal, you want that feeling that you did the ENTIRE THING. My rate of loss, naturally, has been at a steady but slowing decline since late November. Granted a week out of this month was visiting family and I was lucky to maintain, but I've stalled since coming back, whereas before even though I had setbacks, I was still losing. I am hypothyroid and am getting that tested again soon, but generally it hasn't affected my weight THAT much.

Today I have been thinking that in order to shave off those last 2 pounds, maybe I'll have to restrict more, and the prospect of that is very frustrating. I worked out several days this week and a lot of it I just felt somewhat tired and sore. I've just felt, in a way, a bit of mental fatigue about it all. Most days I'm fine, I know what needs to be done (fit your macros, log accurately, drink water....)

And this leaves me feeling very very frustrated and I have to wonder:

What hope do I have of maintaining successfully when it's been such a crawl just to get to the finish line? Should I have set my goal just a few pounds heavier and just learned to live with it?

The issue isn't HOW to lose those last 2 pounds. The issue for me right now is what to do about this mental fatigue and how down in the dumps I'm feeling right now.