Trying to lose the last 10 Pounds? Join my 10 in 10 Challeng

chrissib10

Hello there!

I have been using MFP for a while but have not utilized the community message board until now. So just to introduce myself, I am trying to lose those last stubborn ten pounds in time for my wedding in three months. I have been plateauing for a while so I thought I'd get a new kickstart by starting a challenge with others in my place. My goal is to lose ten pounds in ten weeks (essentially one pound per week) and hit my overall goal on 9/19. I would like to have everyone check each Monday starting this Monday, 7/11.

*This is not meant to be a competition, but instead a supportive and motivational group*

Please respond if you would like to join in on my challenge by this Monday 7/11

baschmidt2

I think you can lose it in less than 10 weeks if you cut out all junk food and limit calorie intake to 1,200 at the most. Drinking a lot of water has helped and exercising in the morning to jump start metabolism. Good luck.

franzy

I'm exactly the same I want to get the last 10lbs off and it's been pretty hard. I'm in for sure

PBmaria

I've got the last 12 to stop once and for all.
I'll join you!

erickirb

Hello there!

I have been using MFP for a while but have not utilized the community message board until now. So just to introduce myself, I am trying to lose those last stubborn ten pounds in time for my wedding in three months. I have been plateauing for a while so I thought I'd get a new kickstart by starting a challenge with others in my place. My goal is to lose ten pounds in ten weeks (essentially one pound per week) and hit my overall goal on 9/19. I would like to have everyone check each Monday starting this Monday, 7/11.

*This is not meant to be a competition, but instead a supportive and motivational group*

Please respond if you would like to join in on my challenge by this Monday 7/11

Good luck and keep up the great work.
What is your current weekly weight loss goal?
- to lose the last 10-15 your goal should be 0.5lbs/week this ensures your deficit is not too large and will help you to not burn muscle while losing the last few pounds of fat. Eating back your exercise caloires is also more important when you don't have much to lose.

jhoyett

Sounds good...how do I join?

erickirb

I think you can lose it in less than 10 weeks if you cut out all junk food and limit calorie intake to 1,200 at the most. Drinking a lot of water has helped and exercising in the morning to jump start metabolism. Good luck.

Actually 1200 is not enough, the less you have to lose the smaller your caloric deficit should be and you should not eat under you BMR calories.

PBmaria

It depends on the person, really.
I'm quite small (5', 118 lbs), so losing the last 10 is going to take much longer. Even with 1200 calories a day and working out at least 6 days off, MFP doesnt think I should/would lose more than 0.6lbs a week.
Being short kinda sucks.

memawwheeler

I have been at this plateau of up and down a pound to a pound and a half for a couple of weeks even with increased exercise and maintaining a 1200 calorie a day diet so I'm in.

Lori_menorahlover

I'm in! I've lost a little over hundred and just found this site. I have 17 more to go.



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chrissib10

You can join just by replying to this same thread

jpmp19992011

Count me in! This will be a great help for me!


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RatherBeInTheShire

I'd love to join. I technically only have 9 lbs... but I want to lose them by my vacation on 9/11!

erickirb

It depends on the person, really.
I'm quite small (5', 118 lbs), so losing the last 10 is going to take much longer. Even with 1200 calories a day and working out at least 6 days off, MFP doesnt think I should/would lose more than 0.6lbs a week.
Being short kinda sucks.

Yes, but when you have so little to lose you should set your goal at 0.5 lbs/week and eat back your exercise calories, this helps ensure that what you lose is fat and not muscle. I stole this quote before and am doing it again it is from Banks:

the reason why you need to reduce your deficit as you move closer to a healthy weight is many fold. One of the main reasons is the one you stated (I.E. to prepare you for maintenance), and while that may not seem like a big deal, adherence is listed as the number one reason why people yo yo diet. In other words, BECAUSE people treat it like a diet instead of a permanent lifestyle change, is one of the main reasons why it doesn't work. Creating healthy eating habits that you can live with is a main way to lose the weight and keep it off.
Another main reason, (and these are in no particular order of importance), is because the size of the deficit is a direct correlation to the amount of energy in the body available to use to make up the difference.
Without getting to complicated, the goal of a deficit is to force the body to burn adipose fat to make up the difference. But there's a line there, when fat stores shrink, available surface area of fat shrinks, which means less fat for the body to draw on at any one time to use to make up the energy difference. If your deficit is to large, the body will do 2 things, 1 it will try to utilize the third source of energy (protein) which it generally will get from muscle mass (taking the least used muscle first, which is why anaerobic exercise during weight loss is important), and the second thing it will do is (like a dimmer on a light switch) turn down the metabolic activity in the body, reducing certain organ and system functions to reduce energy needs.

It's important to note that there's no "line in the sand" where this all starts happening, it's a constant evaluation based on homeostasis throughout the body and hormone production, and as such you are almost always burning at least a little muscle mass, even if you're perfect, but the percentages go way up if you create too large of a deficit, (either by incorrectly choosing your goals, or by exercising to grow your deficit, or a combination of both), so the idea is to minimize protein burn, while maximizing fat burn by keeping the deficit in the sweet spot, as you lose body fat, that sweet spot deficit becomes smaller.

PBmaria

Yeah, totally. MFP has me losing 0.6 lbs a week, which is fine. Obviously, I'd rather do it much faster, but I know better

It depends on the person, really.
I'm quite small (5', 118 lbs), so losing the last 10 is going to take much longer. Even with 1200 calories a day and working out at least 6 days off, MFP doesnt think I should/would lose more than 0.6lbs a week.
Being short kinda sucks.

Yes, but when you have so little to lose you should set your goal at 0.5 lbs/week and eat back your exercise calories, this helps ensure that what you lose is fat and not muscle. I stole this quote before and am doing it again it is from Banks:

the reason why you need to reduce your deficit as you move closer to a healthy weight is many fold. One of the main reasons is the one you stated (I.E. to prepare you for maintenance), and while that may not seem like a big deal, adherence is listed as the number one reason why people yo yo diet. In other words, BECAUSE people treat it like a diet instead of a permanent lifestyle change, is one of the main reasons why it doesn't work. Creating healthy eating habits that you can live with is a main way to lose the weight and keep it off.
Another main reason, (and these are in no particular order of importance), is because the size of the deficit is a direct correlation to the amount of energy in the body available to use to make up the difference.
Without getting to complicated, the goal of a deficit is to force the body to burn adipose fat to make up the difference. But there's a line there, when fat stores shrink, available surface area of fat shrinks, which means less fat for the body to draw on at any one time to use to make up the energy difference. If your deficit is to large, the body will do 2 things, 1 it will try to utilize the third source of energy (protein) which it generally will get from muscle mass (taking the least used muscle first, which is why anaerobic exercise during weight loss is important), and the second thing it will do is (like a dimmer on a light switch) turn down the metabolic activity in the body, reducing certain organ and system functions to reduce energy needs.

It's important to note that there's no "line in the sand" where this all starts happening, it's a constant evaluation based on homeostasis throughout the body and hormone production, and as such you are almost always burning at least a little muscle mass, even if you're perfect, but the percentages go way up if you create too large of a deficit, (either by incorrectly choosing your goals, or by exercising to grow your deficit, or a combination of both), so the idea is to minimize protein burn, while maximizing fat burn by keeping the deficit in the sweet spot, as you lose body fat, that sweet spot deficit becomes smaller.

lenajane

Count me in! I need all the motivation I can get.

tomorrowisnotpromised

Count me in!!! I could use a little more motivation!!!!

kashe8

I am in. I need some motivation.

mbreichow

I am in for this one!

chrissib10

Alright - it's Monday! Time for the first weigh in:

CW: 145
GW:135

Ten pounds to go!

So far the following people said they are joining this thread:
Franzy
Mariawells
Jhoyett
Memawwheeler
Menorahlover
Jpmp19992011
Bburg86
Lelajane
Tomorrowisnotpromised
Kashe8
Mbreichow

devildogmom

Wow.. I am 5'0 and would love to weigh 118 again..
I weighed that about the time I got married.

memawwheeler

I got on the scale this morning and weighed in at 139 - that's up 1 pound from last weigh in, think I am going backwards again...Guess I will see next week...

jpmp19992011

Here we go!!! My goal for the 10 weeks is to be 160 lbs. My final goal is 154lbs!

Week 1: 170

memawwheeler

Monday already. I had to weigh yesterday because I am traveling this week but I was at 138 (yea). I hope I dont gain a lot of weight this week eating every meal out. Wish me luck in making good choices.

jpmp19992011

My goal for this challenge is to be 160lbs. My ultimate goal is 154lbs!

Week 1: 170
Week 2: 168



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jpmp19992011

Sorry, not sure why it posted it twice! I am still figuring things out!

memawwheeler

Wow, I feel a little better this morning. I was dreading stepping on that scale because I had been traveling last week and didn't always eat like I should but I weighed 137.5 when I got on the scale this morning (yea)...still on track and hope to do better next week.

chrissib10

Was out of town last weekend but I've met my goal - 142 (7 pounds to go!)

jpmp19992011

I hit my goal- another pound down!

lenajane

I"m down one pound since starting the 10 in 10 Challenge!
We can do it!

lenajane

I'm down one more pound...two total since joining the challenge.
Good luck everyone! Keep going!