closer to goal and losing my motivation

I been having the same issue. I am really close to normal weight. My motivation has been lacking. I think for me its due to long winter and just burned out from all of it. Hang in there.

That's really where we begin to winnow folks out, isn't it? I've been there. You aren't fired up anymore and so you let the reigns out.

That's fine if you can control how much slack you give yourself. I've proven to myself that I cannot.

and also with you.

maintenance is as hard if not harder than losing weight...it is a very tight rope to walk and if at close to goal and are letting things slip you need to take a step back and think about it.

At maintenance you will still need to count, log and think about what you are eating.

At least at a deficet you have a goal, lose weight...at maintenance it's well..nada...maintenance there is no thrill when you step on the scale and see it going down...it stays the same (if you are lucky and smart about it)

I am very close and not letting up. I will eat at my average deficet of 1700 until I hit goal...

I have other goals tho not just scale weight...I have BF% goals, weight lifting goals...

don't slide now you are too close.

I am curious how long it has taken each of you to lose the pounds you have already lost. I have a goal to lose 30 pounds but before I started this I gained six and have lost that now and a few extra pounds so I am moving in the right direction but I am feeling like I want it to happen quicker and I know that is not good for long term weight loss. To all of you who have come this far I say don't give up now. Glad that you are reaching your goals.

Find a new passion...some new workout routine. Something you can get excited about.

Also, if I'm struggling with just a few pounds, sometimes it helps to go and buy a new pair of jeans that I can't quite fit into.

On the other side of this, if you're not in a hurry to "stop losing", then maybe give yourself a bit of a break on the weekends. Eat at maintenance on the weekends, and keep your normal deficit during the week. Might even make the transition to maintenance a bit easier.

As the above person said - maintenance can be hard. When there is no weekly reward for staying within your calories, it's easy to slip up more and more often. To slack too much because you're comfortable. Whatever you decide, go slowly...

I'm less than 10lbs from normal. I still want to reach my goal, but I'm already itching to move into maintenance. I know I wouldn't be truly satisfied yet, but it is so tempting to up my calories and slack some.

I think it just feels nice to be almost normal. I feel attractive, healthy, and happy. And thus less driven. Any suggestions to keep going full steam ahead until a bit closer to my goal?

Do something NEW. Take a class you haven't before...been meaning to try spinning? Kickboxing? Archery? Brazilian dance-fighting? (MEET THE FOKKERS reference..) Do it.

If you run/walk, go a different route..drive to a walking path cross-town and do it there.

Go biking.

Go swimming.

Join a volleyball/badminton/basketball/horseshoes/bobsledding/etc. league.

Change it up

If you're 10lbs away from your goal, you can totally go up with your calories. But do it little by little.. I mean if you're at a small calorie deficit, you will still lose weight and start to get used to your new healthy lifestile!