Losing these last ten pounds....

CorrynneS
CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been struggling to lose these last ten pounds. Current weight is 129 and goal weight is 120. I have been bouncing back and forth between 129 - 131 for a several weeks and cant seem to lose!! Should I be upping my calories? I currently eat 1,200 a day and eat back exercise calories. My exercise consists of a two mile walk, DVD workout (30 day shred or T25) and I usually follow that with a two mile jog. What gives? Why wont these last few pounds go away? Advice anyone?
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  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    Current weight loss is 33 pounds (probably should have mentioned that)...
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    How tall are you?
  • FreshKrisKreash
    FreshKrisKreash Posts: 444 Member
    If that's what you did to get your other weight off, your body may be used too that by now. If so you hit a plateau. You may need to either up the intensity, up the time or completely try something new. :)
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    Open up your food diary?
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    need more information.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Open up your food diary?

    This. Do you do that workout every day? That's a lot of cardio.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Set your goal on MFP to half a pound a week if it is not already. It is going to be slower to lose the rest, you may not even lose the half pound every week.
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    I'm 5'3
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    How tall are you?

    I'm 5'3
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    Open up your food diary?

    This. Do you do that workout every day? That's a lot of cardio.

    I started with just the 30 day shred and 2 mile walk on my lunch break. Added the jogging recently...

    Diary Open....
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    need more information.

    Okay - what do you need?
  • DebraYvonne
    DebraYvonne Posts: 632 Member
    I'm sorry I am just jealous. I want to be 129!!!!:tongue:
  • welloiledmachine
    welloiledmachine Posts: 1,147 Member
    Definitely sounds like a plateau and time for a change. You may need to just tweak your diet or incorporate some strength training. Most people on MFP encourages strength training for so many reasons. 1200 calories is low. Opening up your diary would help us make a better assessment.
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    Definitely sounds like a plateau and time for a change. You may need to just tweak your diet or incorporate some strength training. Most people on MFP encourages strength training for so many reasons. 1200 calories is low. Opening up your diary would help us make a better assessment.

    I opened it....
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    you don't weigh your food...you could be eating more then you think.

    Along with that over estimating burns.

    Suggestion is this.

    Weigh your food with a digital scale ensure you are logging accurately.

    Eat back 75% of your exercise calories...
  • welloiledmachine
    welloiledmachine Posts: 1,147 Member
    I recommend backing off on the carbs and upping your protein to start. Maybe set your macros to 40-30-30. Carbs can be a weight loss killer.
    Invest in some dumbbells. Resistance will help out a lot.

    I follow the Paleo lifestyle.

    I recommend reading Wheat Belly.
  • carliekitty
    carliekitty Posts: 303 Member
    Your body probably doesn't want to go lower. Whenever i hit a plateau i just increase exercise or decrease food. If you increase cardio do not eat those calories back and try doing an exercise your not currently doing, or try hiilt training. Do two hiilt days instead of running at a constant pace. Just google HIILT if you don't know what it is.
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    you don't weigh your food...you could be eating more then you think.

    Along with that over estimating burns.

    Suggestion is this.

    Weigh your food with a digital scale ensure you are logging accurately.

    Eat back 75% of your exercise calories...

    Thanks for the tips :) Since I haven't weighed in the past and was successful I hadn't even thought about it!
    I always have trouble trying to determine calories burnt! I use my fitbit and mapmyrun app as well as my fitness pal and the calorie burn is always so different! I usually pick the lowest burn and use that...

    Thanks again :)
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    you don't weigh your food...you could be eating more then you think.

    Along with that over estimating burns.

    Suggestion is this.

    Weigh your food with a digital scale ensure you are logging accurately.

    Eat back 75% of your exercise calories...
    yup. basically this.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Open up your food diary?

    This. Do you do that workout every day? That's a lot of cardio.

    I started with just the 30 day shred and 2 mile walk on my lunch break. Added the jogging recently...

    Diary Open....

    The recently added cardio could be contributing to water retention. If you're not already, start taking measurements of your body instead of relying solely on the scale for results. And yes, ten pounds is going to come off slow...
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    I recommend backing off on the carbs and upping your protein to start. Maybe set your macros to 40-30-30. Carbs can be a weight loss killer.
    Invest in some dumbbells. Resistance will help out a lot.

    I follow the Paleo lifestyle.

    I recommend reading Wheat Belly.

    Thank you! I bought some protein drinks last week - I will keep those up! And yes, those dreaded (but delicious) carbs! I will definitely try to scale back!

    I have been using 5 pound dumbbells with my DVD - I will try to incorporate so more resistance training :)

    Thank you!!
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    I am in the same boat. I am 5'2" and am trying to lose the last 10 lbs. I think I slacked off a bit on measuring and logging. Back to it now!!! I don't want to fail and start to gain it back. I think winter blues are getting me but I will not give up.
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    Open up your food diary?

    This. Do you do that workout every day? That's a lot of cardio.

    I started with just the 30 day shred and 2 mile walk on my lunch break. Added the jogging recently...

    Diary Open....

    The recently added cardio could be contributing to water retention. If you're not already, start taking measurements of your body instead of relying solely on the scale for results. And yes, ten pounds is going to come off slow...

    Yes, I got the measurement advise on here when I started. I am so glad I have been keeping track of that too to keep me sane when the scale and I aren't getting along :)
  • jess135177
    jess135177 Posts: 186 Member
    Also since you are eating back your exercise calories...you have your fitbit adjustment and then you are adding walking...that's double logging and giving you double the exercise calories.
  • freddi11e
    freddi11e Posts: 317 Member
    maybe try less carbs, a little more protein, and only eat half of your exercise calories back?
  • odddrums
    odddrums Posts: 342 Member
    I had this problem. Your diary looks good from the random days I saw. is your exercise mostly cardio or strength training or both equally or...? I'd say eat a bit more, try to get to 1600 net every day [eat back your exercise calories] and up your exercise intensity a bit. If you're running or swimming, go for faster times. Lifting weights, go for higher weights a 5-8 reps. Try more exercises and make your hour sessions into 80-90 minute sessions. Try this for a few weeks [yes, it will take 2-3 weeks] and see if you're still stuck and not losing inches. Make sure you're eating enough carbs on workout days too, otherwise you'll burn out really quickly.

    One thing that helped me a lot is to trade in my scale for a tape measure. I've been between 180 and 190 since November but I'm a lot stronger and a bit thinner than I was in October. So long as you're losing weight that number on the scale doesn't really mean much. This was the hardest thing for me to accept and I still get hung up on it, but knowing I look better helps.

    Good luck!
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    Also since you are eating back your exercise calories...you have your fitbit adjustment and then you are adding walking...that's double logging and giving you double the exercise calories.

    I was wondering about how that works (just got it for Christmas). I am actually considering un syncing them because it is just confusing me!! haha
  • jess135177
    jess135177 Posts: 186 Member
    Also since you are eating back your exercise calories...you have your fitbit adjustment and then you are adding walking...that's double logging and giving you double the exercise calories.

    I was wondering about how that works (just got it for Christmas). I am actually considering un syncing them because it is just confusing me!! haha

    I use a fitbit and I love it. It really takes the guess work out of your TDEE. Try just going off the fitbit adjustment for a few weeks (not logging the exercise in MFP). It is much more accurate. MFP overestimates your calorie burn!
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    Also since you are eating back your exercise calories...you have your fitbit adjustment and then you are adding walking...that's double logging and giving you double the exercise calories.

    I was wondering about how that works (just got it for Christmas). I am actually considering un syncing them because it is just confusing me!! haha

    I use a fitbit and I love it. It really takes the guess work out of your TDEE. Try just going off the fitbit adjustment for a few weeks (not logging the exercise in MFP). It is much more accurate. MFP overestimates your calorie burn!

    My average daily calorie burn on fit bit is between 2,400 and 2,800. So your saying keep eating the 1200 calories and just don't log exercise on myfitnesspal? (Sorry - told you the fitbit confuses me!!)
  • CorrynneS
    CorrynneS Posts: 18 Member
    I had this problem. Your diary looks good from the random days I saw. is your exercise mostly cardio or strength training or both equally or...? I'd say eat a bit more, try to get to 1600 net every day [eat back your exercise calories] and up your exercise intensity a bit. If you're running or swimming, go for faster times. Lifting weights, go for higher weights a 5-8 reps. Try more exercises and make your hour sessions into 80-90 minute sessions. Try this for a few weeks [yes, it will take 2-3 weeks] and see if you're still stuck and not losing inches. Make sure you're eating enough carbs on workout days too, otherwise you'll burn out really quickly.

    One thing that helped me a lot is to trade in my scale for a tape measure. I've been between 180 and 190 since November but I'm a lot stronger and a bit thinner than I was in October. So long as you're losing weight that number on the scale doesn't really mean much. This was the hardest thing for me to accept and I still get hung up on it, but knowing I look better helps.

    Good luck!

    Well the DVD is a mix of strength, cardio and abs so I get a little bit of both. Mostly cardio when I add the walk/jog. Sounds like you think I should up my calories to 1,600 a day?

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