Those last 10 lbs.

bchthrpy
bchthrpy Posts: 76 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
It is so hard losing these last 10 lbs.!!! Plus, I keep asking myself why don't you feel you have lost weight, 22 lbs. since MFP and a total of 38. I certainly know I have, but as long as I have a belly, I am going to feel/see that I am still overweight. I also don't feel as firm as I would like to. My arms look great, my lower legs look great, but my waist to mid thighs don't have the shape I want them to have.

Awwww those self-defeating mind games.

"B"

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  • Rowan813
    Rowan813 Posts: 170 Member
    I am working on the last 5. it is never easy. It gets harder to stay focused. I just keep trying on my smallest clothes. Seems to keep me on track more than anything.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    I am working on the last 5. it is never easy. It gets harder to stay focused. I just keep trying on my smallest clothes. Seems to keep me on track more than anything.

    right there with both of you!
  • dancerom
    dancerom Posts: 174 Member
    Yes the last ones are the hardest.. sometimes it's because we think we need to lose them, but our bodies feel well with them, and sometimes it's just because there is not so much between the tdee/bmr and the deficit...
    But just go on... move.. do exercises or dancing or walking in the sun or rain.. this helps your muscles burning!
    Enjoy and good luck!
    I'm almost there with you - on the last 7 kg ;-)
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
    reading stuff like that makes me realize the reason why my ultimate goal is not a number on the scale
  • jnp96
    jnp96 Posts: 163
    The closer to goal the harder it is. I need to drop the last 10 too and I am struggling.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    When we're working on what are truly vanity pounds, it's hard if we're not as vain as we think we are.
  • Rhia55
    Rhia55 Posts: 247
    reading stuff like that makes me realize the reason why my ultimate goal is not a number on the scale

    Totally agree!
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    reading stuff like that makes me realize the reason why my ultimate goal is not a number on the scale

    That doesn't seem to be her goal either. She wants to lose her gut, and having a gut usually means one is still overweight, if only a bit in some cases.
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
    reading stuff like that makes me realize the reason why my ultimate goal is not a number on the scale

    That doesn't seem to be her goal either. She wants to lose her gut, and having a gut usually means one is still overweight, if only a bit in some cases.

    you can't spot reduce... the other parts of the body may look "great" but they still have some fat on them and if she wants to eliminate her stomach she has to get leaner... and the way to get leaner especially around the stomach area is to tighten what you put into your mouth.
  • bchthrpy
    bchthrpy Posts: 76 Member
    My ultimate goal was, and continues to be, off blood pressure medicine....happy to say that occurred months ago! I feel so much better, healthier. With that said I am NOT focusing on just a number, it is a healthy choice of where I want to be. I know the healthiest weight for me is 150 to 155 and I am not vain in knowing that. I was just admitting my faults of weight loss mind games that play havoc sometimes.
  • bchthrpy
    bchthrpy Posts: 76 Member
    Thank you for sharing that information, I wish you continued success!
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    Maybe what you really need is exercise.

    Diet changes your weight. Exercise changes your shape at whatever weight. While you're losing those last frustrating pounds work out to make yourself look better whereever you are.
  • nicleed
    nicleed Posts: 247 Member
    When we're working on what are truly vanity pounds, it's hard if we're not as vain as we think we are.

    Ain't that the truth!
  • CATindeeHAT
    CATindeeHAT Posts: 332 Member
    Alright,

    I'm gonna bust out the cheesy up-in-herr:

    "It's the journey, not the destination."

    I have never come across a person whose actually hit that 'last 5' marker. It seems as if once we reach our goals we set even higher goals on top of them and sometimes they're barely attainable if at all (but never let yourself believe that).

    It's human nature to want what we can't have - and once we have it, we don't want it anymore or it's not enough.

    You can do whatever you set your mind to.

    Good luck!
  • krickeyuu
    krickeyuu Posts: 344 Member
    I am 3 lbs from my goal weight and still have a bit of a "gut" that I don't like. That said, I am 52 and at a healthy weight (5'4" 133 lbs) and a healthy BF% (26%) so now I know that exercise will pull in that tummy and I am working on 3 more lbs. Now the exercise becomes more important to meet my goals.
  • Vyshness8699
    Vyshness8699 Posts: 390 Member
    Tell me about it it's soooo frustrating !!!! I've been trying to lose these last 10lbs since July/August ugh !! But I'm not giving up till I reach my GW and feel toned
  • Tzippy7
    Tzippy7 Posts: 344 Member
    yea i have pretty much plateaued at 130 since june...

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