Advice on losing 10 pounds?

Hey! So I've been in one of those ruts. The ruts when, when every weekend approaches, I always say Monday I'm starting to eat healthy, diet, and get in better shape! Then every time Monday comes, I tend to shrug it off. What gave me most motivation was my recent trip to the doctors. I hoped on the scale, the lady looked at me, and automatically put that weight at 150 then started tapping the thing to the higher end. (Not saying that 150-160 is a big number, it's just not what I'm used to!) Needless to say I weigh 140. But it just made me feel like I'm looking bigger than I actually am. I'd love to lose between 10 and 15 pounds, but I'm not sure where to start. I gave up trying a couple of months ago because I couldn't break the plateau. Can anyone recommend any diets, foods, workouts/cardio, or diet supplements to help assist in my weight loss? Thanks so much!

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  • tbear358
    tbear358 Posts: 41 Member
    I've never been a really skinny person. 140 is usually what I have weighed. But at 140, I wasn't toned and all and I kept thinking that I was doing something wrong, I had be able to get thinner than this. So I bought the Body Media Fit Link. Lo and behold, this thing worked like magic. I could eat whatever I wanted and just burn 500 more than I ate. And it gave me the info I needed at the time, which was my daily total caloric expenditure since you wear it all the time. It made me realize I was overestimating my TDEE and therefore, overestimating what I could eat. So I followed it to a T, most of the time, and consistently lost the 1 pound per week I set it to and in 12 weeks, I was down to 128. I am now the leanest and thinnest I have ever been, in a size 4. I am someone that rarely saw the single digits before the BMF. I was an 8-10 when I started. It's the best thing I've ever bought.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Hi there, I took a peek at your diary and it looks like your just getting started on this site. My best advice would be to:

    -stick with your calorie goal
    -log every single bite
    -try to eat fresh, healthy whole foods and fruits and veggies
    -drink lot's of water
    -Exercise!! Because you are already at a healthy weight you should focus more on body composition. This means lifting weights that challenge you is very important!!! Heavy weights, compound moves. HIIIT's for cardio (high intensity interval training)
    -make sure you get enough protein (between 80-100 grams a day)

    Stay consistent and you will get results! :flowerforyou:
  • Hey! So I've been in one of those ruts. The ruts when, when every weekend approaches, I always say Monday I'm starting to eat healthy, diet, and get in better shape! Then every time Monday comes, I tend to shrug it off. What gave me most motivation was my recent trip to the doctors. I hoped on the scale, the lady looked at me, and automatically put that weight at 150 then started tapping the thing to the higher end. (Not saying that 150-160 is a big number, it's just not what I'm used to!) Needless to say I weigh 140. But it just made me feel like I'm looking bigger than I actually am. I'd love to lose between 10 and 15 pounds, but I'm not sure where to start. I gave up trying a couple of months ago because I couldn't break the plateau. Can anyone recommend any diets, foods, workouts/cardio, or diet supplements to help assist in my weight loss? Thanks so much!

    You can't think of it as a diet, try thinking of it as a lifestyle change. You want this to be what you eat on a day-to-day basis even after you're done loosing weight.

    Portions, are you weighing out all your foods? what kind of foods are you intaking? What's your sugar levels?
  • ubermensch13
    ubermensch13 Posts: 824 Member
    The only list you'll need:

    1. Eat at a reasonable Calorie deficit
    2. Move More
    3. Lift Heavy.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    To expand on others, with only 10 lbs to lose, set your account to 1/2 lb per week. Second, for exercise, concentrate on heavy weight lifting (burns more fat than cardio and will keep your lean body mass). Add in cardio 2 days a week (preferably HIIT instead of steady state) and a day of flexibility/yoga/pilates. Also, eat 50% of your exercise calories if MFP is estimating them, or you can always just eat an extra 300-500 calories on workout days (about what an average person burns). Additionally, I would alter your macro's to 35% carbs, 40% protein and 25% fats as it will improve body recomposition.
  • Thank you everyone for the responses!! I've found it easier to lose 20 pounds, than these last 10 pounds. I've never weighed my food so I'm going to try that. And also try to eat fresher healthier foods and exercise more.