Reaching your goal weight

MACnificence
MACnificence Posts: 419 Member
edited January 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone who has been successful getting them last 10 Ibs to go , please give me advice ? My weight is fluctuating mad since I joined the gym one month ago and it's driving me nuts because I was losing consistently before that ! And no I'm not losing inches I've measured myself aswell .. I had more success just walking every day than I do now busting my *kitten* in the gym 6 days a week
I'm so frustrated with it , I feel like ill never see my goal weight

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  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    It sounds like the problem is more dietary than exercise related, but I can't give you any advice since I can't see your diary.
  • MACnificence
    MACnificence Posts: 419 Member
    I'm happy with my food intake I eat 1500 calories a day , I measure religiously so I honestly don't think nutrition is a problem I've been eating pretty much the same foods since I started and lost 66Ibs doing so
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I'm happy with my food intake I eat 1500 calories a day , I measure religiously so I honestly don't think nutrition is a problem I've been eating pretty much the same foods since I started and lost 66Ibs doing so

    If you say that you are eating exactly the same as you were 66 pounds ago, then you most likely are NOT eating the right amount of food for your current weight.

    This is the trouble that I ran into when trying to lose the last 10 pounds. I was eating 1500-1600 calories...felt happy with it...wasn't getting results...recalculated everything and found out that my deficit was way too large. I lost more pounds and body after increasing to 1800 calories.

    But if you don't want to give changing your diet a try...then I can't help you further. :flowerforyou:
  • Alexandra289
    Alexandra289 Posts: 330 Member
    I'd been struggling to lose the last 10 pounds or so - now only got a few left to go. I found that I started to lose when I was eating healthily but eating a lot and going to the gym about 5 days a week. Calculate your TDEE and that will give you a good indication of what you need. Also, when I kick started my weight loss recently and started going to the gym loads and mixing up my routine, it took 3 weeks or so before any weight came off. But I was noticeably smaller - building some muscle really helped to burn the fat in the weeks that followed!
  • Lunachic77
    Lunachic77 Posts: 434 Member
    I actually hit my goal weight today. What helped me get there is incorporating strength training into my workouts. I was strictly cardio...running/elliptical 5 days a week. While it was aiding in the weight loss at first, I stalled out at 120, that's when I added the lifting. I have been eating at a deficit (roughly at 1400 cals), but I started watching my macros and tried hitting those as close as I could. But I do agree with the post that said you may want to bump up your calorie intake. Try it out for a month and see if your weight changes.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I cranked up my cardio and upped my calories to around 1600 per day (from 1400). Then I started with some body weight training after trimming down to 3lbs off my target weight because I realised I don't care about the scales now as I am a decent weight, I just want to add some definition.
    Sometimes, you do need to re-evaluate your goals when you get this close to your target. If I hit 135lbs (I am 138lbs now) from just cardio I wouldn't be happy with my body, because 3lbs wouldn't give me the look I wanted. When you get close to your target I think generally you just need to tone and add some definition to be happy.
  • MACnificence
    MACnificence Posts: 419 Member
    I'm currently doing 3 days with strength mainly focusing on arms + legs ! 6 days of cardio , on them 6 days I walk 5.5 miles each day and on alternating days I do 60 mins cardio in the gym and 40 mins the days I do strength ! I burn at least 1000 calories a day according to my HRM.. As far as cardio in the gym I don't stick to one machine I change up machines and time spent on machine every session ! Well done on breaking through the dreaded 10 :)
  • MACnificence
    MACnificence Posts: 419 Member
    Well done on reaching goal weight ! It must feel fantastic ..:D
    I'm currently eating 1500 calories a day burning 1000 through exercise according to my HRM , maybe this is overkill ? You eat 1400 calories but did u eat back exercise calories or just stick to 1400? I have combined strength training 3 times a week but just mainly focusing on arms and legs should I add my full body strength training ? I'm so afraid of upping my calories in case I gain
  • MACnificence
    MACnificence Posts: 419 Member
    I cranked up my cardio and upped my calories to around 1600 per day (from 1400). Then I started with some body weight training after trimming down to 3lbs off my target weight because I realised I don't care about the scales now as I am a decent weight, I just want to add some definition.
    Sometimes, you do need to re-evaluate your goals when you get this close to your target. If I hit 135lbs (I am 138lbs now) from just cardio I wouldn't be happy with my body, because 3lbs wouldn't give me the look I wanted. When you get close to your target I think generally you just need to tone and add some definition to be happy.

    I envy your decision I just seem to be a slave to the scale and I can't seem to shift it i get upset when I see a gain even though I've been working out and eating within my calories I wish I could just get over the number and keep working but my mind frame is stuck on getting to a certain number ! :(
  • momzeeee
    momzeeee Posts: 475 Member
    I did alternate day IF for my weight loss and had no problems with the last few pounds-actually, I'm now 10lbs under my goal weight :) You might want to check out the IF group here on mfp, might shake things up and help you with the last few pounds.
  • MACnificence
    MACnificence Posts: 419 Member
    I did alternate day IF for my weight loss and had no problems with the last few pounds-actually, I'm now 10lbs under my goal weight :) You might want to check out the IF group here on mfp, might shake things up and help you with the last few pounds.


    How exactly did you do the intermittent fasting ? Did you do it with an 8 hour window to eat during the day ? And did u still restrict your calories while doing it , I find now more than ever with all the exercise I'm so hungry for breakfast in the morning when I wake ( I used to never eat breakfast before )
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