Any girls 19-25 Struggling with those last few pounds?

kmarie01

I have been a member of this site for a while now. At first things went amazingly well. I dropped a lot of weight easily and quickly. There were struggles of course but it was doable. However now that I am down to those last few pounds I am really struggling. Don't get me wrong I looove all of my MFP friends but I would love to add some more who are either around my age or also having trouble with that last little bit of weight.

But as always if you don't meet this criteria but just simply want someone to motivate you and help with the journey, feel free to add!

nicxox

Hi, I'm 23 and have 10lbs left to lose, haven't lost anything for over a month now, it's so frustrating! I will add you as a friend now

Cytherea

I hear ya. I'm under 15 lbs. away from my initial goal (on good days, LOL) and I have been having an incredibly hard time losing weight. Last year things were good, this year, things have continued to slow to the point at which I'm quite frustrated. I feel your pain. :grumble:

gcineas

we have the same weight goal~ and we are the same height. I have been gaining and losing these SAME last 5 lbs the past 3 months. I am literally ready to give up!!

CoachNYLA

if you make your journal available, I can help.

cwojo

I am way older then you but I am trying really hard to lose the last 10 lbs, so if you want to add a 47 year old, feel free

twilightgalaxy4

I just turned 28.. in the last 1.5 years I've lost 35 lbs, but I've hit 2 plateaus. My first chunk of pounds were lost with WW online, and I was doing pretty well with sticking to my points and doing an hour of cardio 5x per week.. but I just plateaued. The only way I got past is was by cutting out heavy carb foods. I would eat small portions of pizza or burritos, I completely cut those out which led to weight loss again I also stopped eating meat and drinking cows milk. I eat cheese maybe once a week. I guess you have to cut out 'heavy' foods. Good luck!

HeidiMightyRawr

Hey, I'm 20 with similar starting and goal weight as you
I lost all the weight I wanted to by April this year though, but it took so long for me to lose those last few pounds!! I only had 20 to lose in total but the first 10lbs went within around a month. The last 10 took around 7-8 extra months! I remember around new year I was 134 and didn't get to 130 until mid april

What I found helped was after a while of a 500 cal deficit I got a bit impatient and fed up with the less food (I love food!) so I switched my goal to 1/2lb a week loss (250 cal deficit) and it became easier after that. This was around Feb/March time I think. Don't ask me how it happened as I have no clue but I suppose sometimes your body just needs more to function well, especially when you haven't got much to lose. I've heard a few similar stories from others too about eating more to lose weight.

melmarie4

I'm 24 and i have 22 pounds left to lose. I started less than a month ago so i've been losing ok but i know once i get closer to the end the last few pounds will be frustrating then i'll really need motivation. good luck! don't give up!

Denziee

hi,

i think i'm too old!!! wow.....thats never happened to me before!! anyway i'm 26 from the UK, have lost 21lbs (my ticker isnt right) and have 10lbs left to lose. I've just bought a wedding dress that is too small for me.

I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET!!!! and i'm on a renewed plan, more motivation and feeling positive. I have got to do it!!! so feel free to add me and we can power on through together! xx

skullcrushergurl

I'm 20 and having weight losing 10 pounds! ugh!

lizdavis07

hey, im 22 and have just around 5 more pounds to lose to hit my weight goal...the numbers seemed to have stopped, so im mainly working on toning now more than anything.

friend request sent :-)

Jeff92se

What is your percent bodyfat ladies?! You might be having a hard time because your bodyfat might be getting where it's going to be difficult to lose more.

nicxox

My body fat percentage is 24%, although I'm not sure what that means...

smashingroses

I thnk the difficulty of those last few pounds is simply cause we're women. Our bodies want to hold on to it, I think, because we're natural child bearers and it wants to keep that weight for a future pregnancy. It's just what I think, but I think it seems reasonably given how much our bodies can change just from 18 to 25.

Jeff92se

My body fat percentage is 24%, although I'm not sure what that means...

At 134lbs x .24 = 32lbs of bodyfat. Obviously you need some. As a reference: (A most GENERAL one to boot)

Dr. C. Everett Koop's site, ShapeUp.com, breaks down healthy body fat ranges by both gender and age. Men under 39 years of age should have 8-19% body fat, and women under 39 years of age should have 21-32%. Older men may range from 11% to 24%, and older women may range from 23% to 35%.

So you are already at a decent range. But let's push it and lose that extra 10lbs. You'd be running at around 16%? That's pretty low for a woman. If I'm not mistaken, that's elite athlete status for a female.

razorspells

Hi, if you already reached your plateau, try some variations to your exercise and alter your calories a little bit to trick the body and eventually it will kick in Hope this helps.

bear_nakey

Hello!!! I am 28. . . almost 29 sadly. . . but I still feel young, does that count?! I have about 20lbs left to lose, but more importantly, I want my body fat % to go down, meaning I am working more towards toning than anything else!! I am always looking for encouraging friends, so feel free to add me!

jojonesnz

hey i am 28 going on 29 but ive added you anyway, this is round 3 for me with this site and i am extremely motivated, i have been the same, id drop a lot then put on a little and i have never made it all the way down to my goal weight, and this time around i am doing it noo matter what:)
i have also been adding some new friends to help motivate me, the more the better i think:)

for those of you that have plateaued maybe you need a shake up with your fitness routine, our muscles have memories so if your doing the same thing over and over again you will get the same results, in the plateau case you will continue to plateau, maybe add a weight class, bootcamp, swimming or even yoga in to keep your body guessing:)

good luck all of you on your journey:)


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kated930

2 more lbs to go....

and it's NOT easy!

5'3''
GW 112

kiwicakes

oh me too! last few lbs are so hard, I have been stuck at the same weight for the past months, would love to be your friend!

runningfromzombies

*waves*

Similar issue, the scale hasn't really moved in six weeks. I'm okay where I'm at but I'd like to be even better, gosh darn it. It's a matter of focus at this point.

mznisaelaine

I'm 21 and struggling with 30 pounds lol..............

Jeff92se

Are you ladies SURE you should be losing as much as you want to lose? Like I posted above, if that person lost that last 10lbs she would be in the mid-teens in bodyfat. (assuming my math is correct).

tompetty

21, and just sort of struggling in general. ha ha.

Haz89

Hi, I'm 22 and I'm just starting, I need to do this for me. Congrats on losing 27lbs! Any tips on how you made it to a 27 lb weight lost?

karenbobaren

I have a whole 30 lbs to lose, but I am stuggling and a bit bummed because I should have reached my goal weight by Hallowee now I've pushed it until the end of the year. I refuse to begin the new year a size XL.

Denziee

@Jeff - I am 26 and have body fat (according to my scales which isnt very accurate) of 26.8% and weigh 148lbs. I want to weigh 140lbs (or ideally 138lbs) and have body fat of around 20-24%. xx

frankiesats

i'm hoping to lose about 14lb more to get me back to a pre-illness weight! Feel free to add me xxx

Jeff92se

@Jeff - I am 26 and have body fat (according to my scales which isnt very accurate) of 26.8% and weigh 148lbs. I want to weigh 140lbs (or ideally 138lbs) and have body fat of around 20-24%. xx

Very nice. Very well thought out plan.

jojonesnz

soooo i was reading through some nutritional stuff today and i came across something in regards to plateaus? thought id share it incase it helps any of you:)

You’re trying to lose weight

You need calcium.

“I just can’t seem to lose those last few kilos” is a complaint many of us have had in our fitness endeavours. You may be surprised to find out that something as simple as boosting your calcium intake can help shed kilos of unwanted body fat. Research indicates that calcium plays a direct role in suppressing appetite with low levels of calcium stimulating hunger signals from the brain.

RDI levels

The RDI for calcium is quite high and set at 1,000 mg a day as Calcium absorption may be reduced by excessive caffeine and alcohol, soft drinks containing phosphates and diets high in animal proteins. Calcium is also continually lost from your body each day through your skin and nails, sweat, and urine.

The Sources: A cup of high calcium milk, cottage cheese and yoghurt all make excellent calcium sources.