Can't seem to lose 10 lbs! There's not much else I can do!

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  • melissawith3sons
    melissawith3sons Posts: 20 Member
    I think my diary is open if you would like to check it out and tell me what you think.

    It is not.
    Ok, I will have to see how to open that, Im new here and still finding my way around the site.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    I think my diary is open if you would like to check it out and tell me what you think.

    It is not.
    Ok, I will have to see how to open that, Im new here and still finding my way around the site.

    My Home > Settings> Diary Settings
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Hello there and thanks for the response! I use a food scale and measuring cups. So, I probably need to go back and adjust my goals?

    Yes, do adjust your goals, to lose 0.5 lbs per week. make sure you are only using the measuring cups for liquids, as measuring solids is very inaccurate. with only 10 lbs to lose you won't be able to lose more than 1/2 lb per week.
  • cookiealbright
    cookiealbright Posts: 605 Member
    I looked at your diary and you are eating alot of processed foods with alot of sodium. Processed foods = belly fat. Sodium = water weight. You will have to adjust your diet to suceed.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I looked at your diary and you are eating alot of processed foods with alot of sodium. Processed foods = belly fat. Sodium = water weight. You will have to adjust your diet to suceed.

    Caloric excess = fat accumulation.

    It is not a function of whether or not the food is processed.
  • lavendy17
    lavendy17 Posts: 309 Member
    Don't put a deadline.
    You are losing something? Wonderful!

    As my WW leader once said to me when my progress went from 0.6lb a week down to 0.2lb a week- he said, at this point, that's as much as you'll get.

    And that's really good enough.

    If you track your food honestly and net a deficit you will lose.
    I think 1200 is a little hard to maintain, and would tell you to try 1400, but that's just me.
  • lavendy17
    lavendy17 Posts: 309 Member
    He also said that protein boosts weight loss. It worked for me when I shifted the balance to more protein.
  • AllisonAugustyn
    AllisonAugustyn Posts: 17 Member
    I have some food allergies/intolerances that make me sick when I eat certain foods. Still figuring it all out, but the only thing that has worked for me to lose weight is to cut out all dairy, wheat, sugar and alcohol. Fruits/veggies/lean meats, non-wheat grains. I'm only on the third week of following this method of eating, so we'll see what happens at the end of the five-week suggested period, but so far it keeps me full and makes me feel better (sleep, less mood swings) while losing the weight. Less inflammation for sure, swelling around my abdomen has gone down drastically and my joint pain in my left knee is reduced. (The oversimplification is 2/3 plate is fruit/vegetables, 1/3 is protein or grain, or a combination of the two -- you have more protein and no grains at breakfast. 3 meals a day, 2 snacks -- meals/snacks can be any size as long as you eat in that ratio.) I'm kind of surprised at how easy it is (I thought it would be HELL, that I'd be dying for my favorite cookie bakery that just opened down the street, because they want me to suffer). But because I don't have to count calories or weigh food, I actually do it -- I guess I need really strict rules so I just remember what I'm supposed to be doing. And I just eat until I'm not hungry. My sugar cravings died after five days and now I don't want certain foods as much as I did (cookies -- I'd better stop mentioning them, though, or I'll undo all my work). I broke my weight barrier (153lbs was the lowest I could get for decades) and just yesterday went down to 152lbs. http://toquietinflammation.com/ I know it's frustrating when you're so close...I'm losing the last 10lbs, too. :) But it's great to know there are a lot of things that work! Sounds like a lot of great suggestions here, everyone is so different, I'm sure you'll find something. GOOD LUCK!
  • LeahNMe
    LeahNMe Posts: 73 Member
    I am 5'1" and I need to lose 11 more pounds. Currently at 124. I feel you. I have noticed from hanging out here for the last two months that the less you have to lose, the slower it comes off.
    I am not happy with only .5 lbs lost a week, but it is more sustainable than me trying to lose that little bit of weight too fast and then binging and putting it back on.
    Just keep doing what you're doing, weigh everything and exercise. Eventually the weight will come off.
    That's what I keep telling myself.
  • Yellerie
    Yellerie Posts: 221 Member
    I say talk to your Dr. I don't know what you are taking for meds but many of my friends with crohn's disease are taking steriods or steriod based medicines & those often cause weight gain. So in my humble opinion talking to your doctor about your weight concerns would be your best bet.

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