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

Lost 70 lbs, I'm on my last 10 right now No advice but just to keep up the great work. Your goal is entirely realistic, good luck and meet you at the finish line

No doubt, the last 10 pounds are pretty darn stubborn! All i can say is that it is worth it. Now that i am maintaining, i am pretty thankful for the good habits it taught me ! I really dont want any big weight swings up or down more than 2 pounds from my goal weight. I am upping my activity goals which include barre 3 and walking.

7 to go....ughhhhh...hardest ever!!

I have lost 80 altogether but I have about 20 more lbs to go. I have been the same weight for the past like 6 months ha I am not sure what my problem is, I'm not too worried though, because either way I am much smaller than 240 now. I work out 5 days a week and try to eat relatively healthy but it'll happen when it happens. All I can do is keep trying to be healthy!

When I was within my last 15 lbs I lost at a rate of about 2 to 3lbs per month. I guess it's possible to lose it all by then but if you don't, are you going to be really upset? Its gets harder as you get closer. I have 3lbs left and I don't even know if I'll be able to lose them by June! haha, it's painfully slow at this point, but that's ok. These pounds will never return so I don't care how long it takes.

I'm trying to lose the last couple pounds and I swear they will never go! Ugh!

I have some body fat to lose still (I'm down 30 lbs)...I'm planning to shake things up in March by replacing some of my cardio workouts with weight training

I've got 2lbs left and my BF is down to 13.5%. I've started to switch more into maintenance now and its slowing the loss down but I really had the weight fly off me...25lbs in 3 months...so I wanted to start putting the brakes on as I got to my goal. I do want to see those last two lbs gone though!

I'm 5'3 sitting at 121-123 ish for the longest freaking time now. I kinda stopped tracking when I got to the last 8lbs, I'm sure that has something to do with it...I'm glad I haven't gained but I'm really tired of seeing that number lol. I can't wait for it to be nice outside for a long run, rejuvinate my motivation.

I also have about 15-20 to lose to reach my goal...it seems really slow...(although 8lbs in 7 weeks is ok I guess)
but im just excited and impatient. one week I lose. the next week nothing.
but keep telling yourself its a lifestyle change, this is forever...dont give up.

I agree with the PP, switch it up, from what you eat, to your workouts. If you have oatmeal and fruit everymorning. start eating scrambeled eggs and veggies instead. or a smoothie

I know I always ate a whole grain english muffin, PB and banana every morning for breakfast. Than I switched it up to greek yogurt, fruit and a little granola, and started drinking more water, tried a different workout DVD...Help move things along again, You need to trick your body, just like humans, we get accustomed to routine and the same thing day after day

I have 1 pound left till i reach goal!!! The last bit requires serious dedication!! If you allow yourself "cheat weekends" the last bit will never come off, cuz each week you are just relosing the weight you gained on the weekend. I find what works better is allowing yourself to eat the meals you love once in awhile but only have very small portions! Then you dont feel deprived and go on a binge when you are weak!
Also, eat your last meal of the day as early as possible and NO snacking after that!!
You can do this!!!

I have 16lb left until I have hit goal, i have currently lost 20lbs (slowly over the last 7 months)

I would ideally love to have lost this by June this year.

Is this realistic?

any advise on how to lose those last pounds?

Thanks

Hi Sadie, I took a look at your food diary. I think you are doing an amazing job exercising and eating only an average of 1200 calories a day. You must have great willpower!

I don't like to advise. On the other hand, I never would tried what is working for me if I hadn't heard about it on these boards. No one program is right for every BODY and everyone should do what works for him/her. It all depends on one's personal hormonal profile and how your body breaks down food. But I can tell you that I am losing half a pound a day on a high fat diet. I too work out at least five days a week. Have been for most of my life -- yet still yo-yo'd the same 15 pounds over and over. On LCHF I'm eating 1800 calories a day and I never feel hungry. I've lost 7 pounds in 13 days.

There is a message board for LCHF if you are interested in checking it out.

Good luck!

I have 7.5 pounds to go before I hit my weight goal. So far the pounds have been coming off smoothly.

^^^ what she said ^^^ :glasses:

Mid-Jan I had the last 10 pounds to go, and then suddenly I had a formal dinner to go to in February and a dress I needed to lose a couple pounds to fit into just right. Honestly I just thought, I can be really serious about eating clean for 3 weeks and decided to do it, I changed my MFP goals and 2 pounds dropped off almost immediately, and now I only have 3 pounds left here mid-Feb. I really have been losing a pound a week. But my real trick has been eating at home, cooking, very careful eating out. Restaurants are a killer. And exercise at least 6days even if it's just walking a half an hour (but most days I alternate running/yoga and weight lift a little).

Lunch is big salads with protein - 2 1/2 - 3 C romaine and vegetables -- taco salad (beans, corn, bell pepper and a little cheese), Caesar salad w/steamed shrimp (homemade dressing!), club salad, tuna salad, spinach salad, Asian salad w/roasted tofu, etc! Also a good trick for dressing mix 2T any kind vinegar w/1 T brown mustard. Or if you don't mind artificial sweetener sprinkle over salad and sprinkle rice vinegar as well. I'm not much for artificial but sometimes use Truvia in a pinch.

And back to the original goal---the dress looked great at the dinner, and more importantly I felt great in it.
You can do it!!
Good luck!