does anyone else have a small amount of weight to go?

I think that is a realistic goal, its four months away. You could lose 4 lbs a month in a healthy manner. Great job on the weight loss so far. I don't have any tips on the last few pounds as I am in my last 10. Good luck!

I have 12. It's been 12 for the last 6 months. I can't get under 12. Seems like just because its only 12 I'm not as serious as I was when I first started, so its still 12. I am so sick of that number.......12

I have 3 more lbs to get to my goal and can tell you that it is not easy to lose those last few lbs! With a lot of will and determination, it can be done. I still have some bad days of eating, but I don't give up! You've gone this far in 7 months, and you can do it.
I don't know what you do for exercise, but when I was trying to lose the last 10, I added another day of exercise to my week and incorporated lots of weight lifting. It may be taking me a LOOONG time to lose this last 5lbs, but my clothes fit a lot looser because of the inches I've lost due to toning. Taking pictures of my body has helped to show how much smaller I've gotten even though the scale is not moving much or very fast.

Good luck to you!

I have 9 pounds left to lose by April. I had only 20 to begin with. I have lost at a good weight and am hoping not to reach a plateau!

I'm near the end of my journey and I can't stress how much I want to be done! I want to move into maintainence so I can learn how to properly do that without gaining back all that I've lost. However, the last 12 lbs is killing me!

I live in the zone you are talking about. I set out to lose 10 lb and did so in three months. When you get close to goal, you have to be a lot more careful about choices, with eating and exercise. You simply can't get away with as much. I do 45 minutes on the elliptical three times a week and a weight routine as well. The cardio helps keep the weight off, but the weights, stretching, ab work keep me toned........when I had only lost 6 lbs everyone kept remarking at how much I had lost, but the scale never moved. It was all about toning and redistribution. If I work out 3-4 times a week it's certainly good, but that 5th workout really seems to make a difference in my strength and how much I eat. I just don't feel the need to eat as much.....feeling a lot more peaceful and having more self-control. While our weight room was remodeled this past summer, I skipped the weights and only did power walks which was great, I maintained my weight, but I lost some of that lean trim look I had previously achieved. It seems I really need both. Cutting the empty carbs and adding more fresh greens really helped take off the last weight.

On another note, I think maintaining is a lot more challenging than losing. Weight loss can be exhilarating and then maintenance seems sort of tedious. I have to ask myself a lot of questions....about why I feel the need to eat excessive amounts, what triggers the emotional eating, etc. Asking questions might help work through the insecurities, etc. you deal with. I so loved one of the stories I read by a gal who had lost a lot of weight (maybe 100 lbs) and she said every 10 lbs, she cried and had a nervous breakdown....well, she didn't really, but she had so much 'stuff' to work through, it was tremendously emotional. I could relate to that. All the best to you on this journey. I have every confidence you can reach your goal if you are honest and committed.

I have 3 lbs left and can't wait! It will be a year on March 22nd, so hoping to hit it by then!

I only have 8lbs to go! I hit a plateau for about 3 months and I am back to losing now. Hope I reach my goal soon....I have been on this "lifestyle change" since January 2, 2012!

I need to lose 10 more and it is not wanting to budge!

I need to lose 10 more and it is not wanting to budge!

Have you tried to cut back on your sodium? I started staying at 1200 calories and staying under 2300mg of soidium along with drinking more water for a week and it has started moving again.

I have 7 more pounds to go.... Its coming off. I started to plateau and I "refreshed" my goals and my calorie count lowered. So, I have been doing that every 10 or so pounds and it has helped. It only lowered my calories by 20 this time. I am hoping to get there earliest end of March, latest beginning of May. I live in FL, so bathing suit season is right around the corner! I have been working on my arms lately too for tank tops! I have already planned out my dinner for when I reach my goal. Whataburger!

I have another 16lbs to go. I will get there eventually. I just started a new more intense workout so maybe that will help?

Maybe I don't have the right "outlook"...I've lost 52 lbs. and should still drop another 12 or so. However, I feel and look so much better that I'm happy to just maintain now. My body seems to be telling me that this is my intended weight at my age of 63. I know I'd have to be quite a bit more drastic to drop more and keep it off...and from past experience, I'd probably be unable to stick with it. So if I drop more, great. If not, I'm still reaping the benefits of the weight I've lost and am extremely happy where I'm at!

I've got about 25 left. Most of my plateaus have been expected so far, based on the amount of salt or cheat days I've had. Hopefully that will remain true for at least another 10 pounds, if not more.

Great job so far!

I was at about 10 lbs or so away last Summer...Dad died, work stress, etc etc, and now I'm at about 15-20 to lose again. I've recently added in strength training, AGAIN. I used to do it more often but got bored. Now I know I felt better and just was firmer when I did it consistently. So I'm into my second week of getting back at it and looking forward to when I can really see the difference. I'm not looking to be skinny...a nice size 6 or 8 would be fine with me. I'm finding that I'm having a really difficult time just getting back to where I was last Summer...about ten lbs less than I am now. Maybe I'm just getting older, but hoping the strength training will help jump start my losses again. I know I may maintain for a few weeks until my body adjusts and that's okay. I do wish the scale would go down though. :ohwell: