In the home stretch.....

I'm in the home stretch too!! It has been great, and there is a part of me that has been thinking about how different things will be once I'm at my goal weight. I'm worried about maintaining... Congrats on all your hard work!!!

Congrats on your loss! I am also in the home stretch......just 1 lb to go! We got this! I'm also nervous and scared about maintenance. I plan to start lifting once I hit my goal, to form some new goals!

Hurray, I am in the home stretch as well! Six more pounds. There'll still be work to do once I hit my goal weight, as I have some toning up needed, and I know maintenance itself can present new challenges, but super excited This journey has definitely been amazing.

Congrats!

hi...I am in the home sretch also. Winding right down to maintenance, in no vast hurry to get there. For me it is now ALL about the "mindset" of maintenance. Rarely logging now....I am just trying to eat sensibly 80% of the time....been working well (so far!!). Friend me, if you like

Sending you a fr, I'm down to my final 8 lbs. How exciting!!

I have less than 10 lbs to go 5 to my "high goal", more for my holiday, want some Xmas cookies, etc. goal. ; )

I have been so careful, I don't know how to adjust to less...I know at 54 I need to keep exercising, that is what made the pounds come on after menopause and mindless eating. It's exhilarating and kind of scary to be near goal. I guess it's a lot of trial and error...hopefully will be starting the New Year with goals that are similar but not as strict.

It is nice to see like minded people. I have lost 20 pounds and in the home stretch also. 5-10 more.
I would welcome any friend requests and sending one your way.

HI!!
Was I happy to read your post about the home stretch or what!?! I have been working since March and have lost 31 pounds the right way.. the hard work pays off way. I have five more to lose before I am going into maintenance mode and there are so many emotions going off for me right now. Most of the emotions are awesome like pride and true joy but I would be lying if I said I didn't have lots of fear about it too. I don't ever want to gain that weight back.

I'd love to know if people have started saying things to you like, "You don't need to lose any more weight" because I've heard that a couple times and it feels like someone pulled a rug out from under me for some reason. I start doubting myself and I know for a fact that my goal weight is a healthy one. I'm 5'7 and my goal is 148-150 and I'm 154 now. I have a pretty large frame and muscles so I don't think I'd feel comfortable being much lower than that. In no way, should people be telling me I need to stop losing weight. It just isn't correct. So frustrating.

This home stretch has lasted a long time for me with a really long plateau when I started working out hard at the gym this summer. I stopped losing lbs then but my muscles have gotten defined and my clothes fit great. Instead of letting the plateau get to me, I realized that this process is going to take a long time for me. (I am a pretty impatient person, too.) Giving up just isn't one of my options.

Just recently, I've gotten a heart rate monitor and realized I've been over training and working with my heart rate too high for the fat burn zone. It's weird to slow down with it (cardio) but the scale has actually started to budge again in my favor so I'm going to go for the gold. And that is where you come in. Let's do this together! You have come so far and so have I. There is nothing that would make me happier than to have someone who is understanding of this part of the journey. I'm here daily and mostly late night (Eastern US) but usually comment, check out diaries, & always answer messages.. also love having new ideas for menus and exercises from new pals. If there is any way I can support you or encourage you, let me know! I really look forward to getting to know you. Thanks for a great topic.

~Jasmine

Hi everyone I'm new here.I don't know if what i'm eating is too much or too little.This is what i ate yesterday

breakfast-half an apple
lunch-1/4 cup rice and 1/2 fried fish
snacks-one cream cracker
dinner-one fried fish,3 pieces of carrot and one slice of brinjal

From your food list, it does not appear likely that you are eating enough but it is impossible to tell. The problem for us advising on this is that you haven't posted portion sizes or calories information.

this journey has been great....not just the weight loss and improved health....but the byproduct of finding yourself, remembering your passions and finding new dreams along the way It's truly a change that's more than just physical! I've lost 58 and I'm down to the last 6 pounds until I hit my original goal weight. I'm looking for some new friends who are in a similar situation.

We've had some great successes, achieved most of our goals, and we are in the "home stretch"......it's not so much "motivation" we hope to find....but a "like mindedness" that we've done a lot of hard work, we have learned how to make this a priority in our lives, and we are ready to "learn from each other and share experiences" rather than "cheer each other on when you finish the day under your calorie goal". If this sounds like you please consider sending a friend request.....:)

Well said! I've leaned allot here, made allot of friends that share the same goal as my wife and I. We are eating tons better than we used to, cut out all the crap- (for the most part) but enjoy our life journey and seeing our results on the scale and in the mirror!

congratulations to all on the home stretch. Im there too. Yeeha we've nearly done it. Feel free to add me anyone. Looking for friends to continue the support and motivation.

I agree...I told me Mom to stop saying "Are you still on your diet?" I know what she means, but it's not a diet, I'm not on a WW or Jenny Craig type thing, I'm trying to make my old food (well minus the cheese curls) work with me now. I cut out some bad things but will have cookies and pie on occasion, holidays, etc. and I'm grateful for 100 cal snacks to teach me portions.

It's hard but you can train yourself to only have one piece of pumpkin pie and not keep it around if it's too tempting, for me stress is a trigger so I buy much smaller portions of sweets or just eat them outside of the home.

I knew for me, if I couldn't lose without pizza and pasta, it wouldn't work, too big staples at home during the year, it was hard, but I cut back a lot and hope it can continue.