Last 10 Pounds Boredom

You've come this far, don't give up. I'm in the same boat as you. I'm working on the last 10lbs and it's HARD. But remember, even when the scale isn't budging, your body is STILL transforming with all your workouts. My scale has been STUCK for ages, however, I've lost 8.5 inches and people have commented more lately (since i've been stuck) about how good i look, then they did before. Weight is only one aspect of the whole picture. Toning, firming & losing inches on your body is equally (if not more) important. Try taking your measurements and instead of weighing-in, get your tape out.

I also did JM's 30 day shred for 30 days straight. It is NOT a program that you lose big numbers weight-wise on. Why? because it's not all cardio, it's strength & abs as well. It's intervals, it's circuits. You're toning as well as "losing". I only lost 4lbs the entire 30 days and i busted it hard. However 8.5 inches made a huge difference.

Don't give up. Maybe you should try doing your workout at 3-4pm when you start feeling this way. Leave it all on the gym floor.

Are you eating enough?

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit


Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)

i know exactly how you feel! ive got 5lbs till my original goal but decided i want to lose 10lbs and its just not coming off!! im struggling to be good, ive taken up running but only 5 mins a day so far as i am very unfit so need to get myself used to it!

i think my problem also is im still breastfeeding my 10 month old and apparently your body holds on to a certain amount of fat while you ar bf'ing to make sure there is always food for the baby.

just wanted to let you know your not alone! i hope we find our motivation and lose those last pesky lbs!!!

I know that last 10 pounds is frustrating and you just want to meet your goal. But instead of being upset about not losing the last ten, be happy that you have lost everything you have so far.

Last year I was within 15 pounds of my goal, I had just lost 50 pounds and I had just gotten engaged. I was DETERMINED to lose that last 15 pounds before my wedding. Well, my greediness got the best of me (along with my wedding planning stress) and I ended up GAINING 13 before the wedding, and then putting on an additional 20 since the wedding! I SO wish I could go back, be happy with the 50 I lost and switched to maintainance until the wedding.

Try switching to maintainance or at least switching your goal to losing .5 pounds a week. Switch your focus to eating right and feeling good rather than what the scale says and it will come off in time. If you obsess about it too much, you could end up like me and gain most of it back.

Watching Biggest Looser and Loosing it with Jillian I have head Jillian say do what you hate when you hit a plateau. If you do the same exercise every night you are exercising the muscles that you have already built and toned there for not tearing down muscle. Do something totally different. Try jump roping or hula hooping. When I get sick of the gym I swim, or ice skate. I'm so excited for the snow to melt because I will be able to get on my bike soon.

Try something new/different.

I'm right there with you. I have lost 7 and only have 10-15 to go. Last week I was under the weather and I took full advantage and ate all the comfort food that I wanted...i fell off this trend hard. Luckily I only gained back one pound with all of my detructiveness last week but I am trying really hard to get back on track. My "who cares" times is in the evening, so I have decided to take all sweets out of my house so if I get in my "who cares" mode i can skip the extra food and just go to bed. I have noticed since I stopped eating healthy and working out that I feel more sluggish. The more I work out and eat healthy the better I seem to feel. Maybe switch up your work out, it may be getting boring to you and assisting in you losing your drive. Switch it up...don't worry about the scale for awhile...like a month. Just do it for you, work out to be a healthier person, eat right to feel good and treat yourself well. Don't put so much emphasis on the number. Keep your head up!!!