Anyone else down to their last 10 pounds?

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  • Kosepose
    Kosepose Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks Millzy!
    I really do want to know my fat percentage. Maybe 10 pounds is overdoing it, we'll see :p

    Adding you too! :D
  • Emmabulliemum
    Emmabulliemum Posts: 294 Member
    just be careful dropping to 1200 everyone I have spoken too which incudes doctors and personal trainer say 1500 should be the minimum cal intake. short term 1200 is ok but not long term
  • jfauci
    jfauci Posts: 531 Member
    I have 9 more to go..............and it's going painfully slow. I'm down a total of 34 since I started this journey and these last 10 are going to take me as long as the first 34 :cry: :cry: .

    However, I just keep holding on to the fact that I FEEL GREAT!!!!! The weight will come off. I am trying not to focus on the scale, but about mainitaing the healthy lifestyle that I've created.
  • kklotay
    kklotay Posts: 33 Member
    I am also trying to loose the last 8-10 lbs. I go down a couple of pounds then bounce back to 146. I am eating 1200 net calories and working out. (on my second month of Insanity) I don't know what else to do.
  • millzy64
    millzy64 Posts: 50 Member
    That could be true also. There is a point where it's not about weight loss anymore. It becomes more about losing fat and gaining muscle mass. The scale won't necessarily move anywhere but your body will sure start to look different.

    Just make sure you are eating enough.
  • jharb2
    jharb2 Posts: 208 Member
    Yes, I am down to losing about 1lb a month now. Very slow. But its not a race and I'll get there eventually. Only so much you can controle w/ diet and excercise, the rest is up to this body.
  • meghan6867
    meghan6867 Posts: 388 Member
    I've been fighting with the last 10 lbs since October 2012... :flowerforyou:
  • Dawn793
    Dawn793 Posts: 36 Member
    I'm down to my last 7lbs but just dropped my goal down 5 more pounds so now I'm losing my last 12lbs! As I get closer to my orginal goal I decided I wanted to lose more. I might even go for more after these 12lbs are gone if I don't feel skinney enough!
  • kaypat09
    kaypat09 Posts: 130 Member
    Down to my last 6! Might lower my goal once I get there though...


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  • runningbs
    runningbs Posts: 132 Member
    1 left!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • ze_hombre
    ze_hombre Posts: 377 Member
    I already broke my first goal and am two pounds from my second goal. I revised with a third goal of another 10 pounds to lose. Not sure my body is as happy to lose these last 15 or so pounds as the first 65, though. I have been yo-yoing around this weight for a month or two now.

    Feel free to add me as well.
  • bilberryjam
    bilberryjam Posts: 72 Member
    I did hit a wall a while ago and found that with the change in my BMI and my increase in exercise, I actually wasn't eating nearly enough. It wasn't until I increased my calories by 400 that the weight started coming off again.

    Similarly, I switched from the MFP model to deducting 20% of my TDEE, which essentially means I'm eating 300-400 more calories a day than I previously was, and I've lost 7lb since the new year, which might not seem much, but I was seriously not expecting to lose at that pace once I'd reached a healthy weight. To think I was so worried that if I upped my calories I'd plateau or even gain! But it's really working out for me and I'm hoping to shed the last 5lb by April.

    The reason I was reluctant to go down to 1200 and work out like a mofo was because I couldn't see myself doing that after I'd reached my goal weight - which means those 10lbs would probably go right back on the minute I got into 'maintenance.' This way, I feel like I'm getting used to way I need to eat (and exercise) to keep the weight off for the rest of my life - and it really hasn't taken that much getting used to. (It sure beats living on soup and salad.)

    But it's probably worth nothing that I'm 5'6 and my goal weight is 139lb - and I'm guessing to some of you that will seem high. If you're the same height and trying to go from 139 to 129, it's going to be harder.
  • bilberryjam
    bilberryjam Posts: 72 Member
    Down to my last 6! Might lower my goal once I get there though...

    It's interesting so many people have mentioned moving the goalposts as they come closer to their goal. I'm tempted to do that, too.

    My head says, 'No, concentrate on fitness goals and lowering your bodyfat.'

    But there's something very addictive about seeing the number on the scale go down.
  • MamaWannaRun
    MamaWannaRun Posts: 273 Member
    me!!!

    I had ten more to lose, then took a break as I had surgery.. I'm ready to get back at it... and in a perfect world, I'd like to lose 16...
    I'm 48, a Mom to 5 kiddos and have already lost 40 pounds. Feel free to add me too!

    I'm pretty sure I am going to need some super support as these last pounds do not want to budge!!!

    cheers!
  • megmay2591
    megmay2591 Posts: 621 Member
    I need to lose 9 more maximum, I've lost 21 so far. I've built a lot of muscle so I may end up losing only a couple more lbs. Feel free to add me!!
  • lisavirani
    lisavirani Posts: 117 Member
    I've been on the dreaded "last 10" for a while. I am down to my last 6 though, with a goal of March 19... It seems highly unlikely now unfortunately :( I am good for giving support though, if anyone needs a new buddy. :)
  • IreneAdler221
    IreneAdler221 Posts: 185 Member
    I'm on the last 7 lbs. The first 45 came off so easy and then I stalled. I've upped my calories, started working out 6 days/week but the scale stubbornly refuses to move. I feel like I keep gaining and losing the same 2-3 lbs. I might just ditch the scale and start working on bf%
  • lesspaul
    lesspaul Posts: 190 Member
    I _think_ I'm down to my last 10 lbs -- currently at 167 and shooting for 159. The reason I am unsure is because when I first started losing my goal was 175, and as I neared it I realized that I could do much better. At 175 my body-fat percentage was in the healthy/normal range, but by just a hair. I decided that I not only wanted to get back into the suit I wore when I got married, and lose the spare tire. 'Tis funny (not in the ha ha way) how different 175 looks today than "back in the day." Clearly I don't have the muscle mass of the past, and thus need to either put on more muscle, lose more fat, or both.

    Shooting for both.

    In any case, I will probably re-evaluate my goal again once I'm at 169 to see what I think. After all, the number is only a guess. What really matters is being healthy and fit.
  • jennmodugno
    jennmodugno Posts: 363 Member
    Down to my last 10-ish! I think my ticker says I have 5 to go, but I'm actually aiming for 125, if I can get there again, and right now I'm 134.5. Feel free to add me. :)
  • rainwalkerSK
    rainwalkerSK Posts: 81
    I think so? I was 164.4 this morning, aiming for 160 (I'm 5'11). But....I don't really know. My butt and thighs are still much jigglier and more cellulite-y than I want. If a 4.4 pound loss clears that up then yep! I'm at goal. But I'm guessing that even at my "goal weight," I'll still have work to do.

    Honestly, right now, I'm not as focused on weight. I used to weigh myself daily, sometimes 2-3 times a day. And I'd graph it. Now I get on the scale once a week, maybe once every 10 days. My focus right now is running. I'm doing my first 10k in April, then a half marathon in November.

    Then, next winter, in the "off season," I'm going to really focus on weight training and BF%.

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