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Just a Tad Overweight, Hard to Lose Those Extra Pounds

leanneragland7
leanneragland7 Posts: 2
edited January 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'7" and my weight is 170ish. Why is it so hard to lose those 10 or 20 pounds I don't want? I eat my fruits and vegetables and the recommended calories. I also work out 3-4 times a week. Am I just being impatient, or do I need to change something up? & it's been like this for a while, not just since I joined this site. Thanks for any feedback!

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  • Jamcnair
    Jamcnair Posts: 586 Member
    I hear ya. I've got 10-15 pounds to lose (again) and I keep fluctuating between the same 1-2 pounds. Supposedly it takes longer and a good goal is about .5 pound a week when it's this low of an amount to lose.
  • hello_miffy
    hello_miffy Posts: 29 Member
    5'9 167 pounds here, getting this weight off is nearly impossible. Just finished day 3 of 30 day shred so heres to hoping that it will do something! I've been battling to get under 166 for months now.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    5'7", started at 170 in January, currently 162. Some weeks it goes slow, sometimes I hit a new low number twice in a week. I remind myself that I'm trying to lose slowly, so I shouldn't be impatient when it actually takes a little time to see a new loss.

    Keep active, keep eating at a (small) deficit. The weight will come off!
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