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yes! i am the same height and use to be 135. i lost ten then gained five. my body wants to be 130 but i dont want it to be. Im not going down without a fight. I want to be 110 and someday i hope to be 115.

I think your body does tend to "plateau" and seems to not want to lose any more weight after a certain point and typically - this will always be one you start to get towards or near your goal / ideal weight.

Remember - the lighter you are - the less calories you burn just "existing" and therefore to lose any additional weight, it's harder to create that calorie deficit where every 3,500 = 1lb.

Have you maintained the same net calories throughout or have you reduced what you are eating / increased the exercise as you've lost the weight ??

IN 2009, I lost a heck of a lot of weight .... 112lb in 6 months and then it just stopped regardless of the exercise I was doing / calorie intake reduction.

It got disheartening to think I was still going to have to "run like a mad-man" and "eat like a pigeon" just to maintain that current weight that through 2010, I stopped running and went back to old bad habits and then put 60Ib back on :-(

I've started 2011 with the same positive attitude that I started 2009 ..... 22lb of it gone so far with another 40 to go just to get back to where I was a year ago.

That'll be my mental battle .... will my body once again want to settle at the current weight - 40 ?? .... or will I be able to lose those few extra "vanity pounds" ??

Good luck :-)

I think your body does have a natural weight that it seems to be most comfortable at. :-) I am 5'4" and tend to stay around 130 lb. At the most fit point of my life, I was about 115-118, but during college I gained about 20 pounds. I've been back to 119lb. but can't ever seem to maintain it. I'm not sure if it's just that I've become more comfortable with myself at 130 lbs or that my body naturally does want to carry a few more pounds of fat that I'd like it to.

Like you, I'm not satisfied with the excess fat and ultimately would like to see lean muscle in my abs, thighs, glutes and arms again!

What is your ratio of carbs: protein: fat? I've been following a 40:40:20 ratio and it's been working fairly well for me, knock on wood. We have a friend who is a body builder and he advised us of some supplements he takes and his diet (which essentially is lean protein, complex carbs and good quality fats (omega 3s). It's a very clean way of eating. I also just started taking a few supplements beside my multivitamins, mainly amino acids. So far, I feel very good and have lots of energy.

I would also agree that you need to be sure to continue to change up your workouts to keep you interested and create "muscle confusion." I'm currently using a variety of workouts from Beachbody: P90, P90X, Slim in Six, Turbo Jam, Great Body Guaranteed, as well as running, jump rope, yoga, and the Abdoer Twist.

Stick with it! You will look fabulous by your wedding. If nothing else, you will be more toned, have more endurance for your honeymoon ( ;-), and start your married life in a very positive place, mentally, physically and emotionally.

Lol all this talk of the body not "wanting" to lose anymore weight is kind of ridiculous. If you're in calorie deficit then you're going to lose weight, regardless of what your body "thinks" about your weight.