feeling a bit disappointed ...

alco1966
alco1966 Posts: 56 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm on day 145 and Iv managed to lose 24lb... need to lose another 9lb.... yes I know many of you are thinking so what or that's not much but I'm really struggling to lose more and wondering why it is taking so long to come off .... just feeling a bit fed up.. but I will stick at it and not give up.. any advice/ suggestions welcome ..

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  • Trishfitz78
    Trishfitz78 Posts: 69 Member
    Just keep going, as you come closer to your goal weight it's going to slow down. Be exta accurate with your logging. You know this, just remember why you started and how far you've come! 24 lbs is awesome!
  • alco1966
    alco1966 Posts: 56 Member
    Thanks for your kind words xx it's been hard this last week as iv had to nil by mouth a couple of days because of illness. Guess I thought I might have lost more but didn't. . And like you say 24 is awesome ..
  • OldAssDude
    OldAssDude Posts: 1,436 Member
    alco1966 wrote: »
    I'm on day 145 and Iv managed to lose 24lb... need to lose another 9lb.... yes I know many of you are thinking so what or that's not much but I'm really struggling to lose more and wondering why it is taking so long to come off .... just feeling a bit fed up.. but I will stick at it and not give up.. any advice/ suggestions welcome ..

    Looks like you are losing about 1 pound per week, which is about what you probably should be losing.

    I've been at this for about 11 months and have lost 55 pounds so far. No need to be discouraged at all. You are doing fine.
  • MarcyKirkton
    MarcyKirkton Posts: 507 Member
    alco1966 wrote: »
    I'm on day 145 and Iv managed to lose 24lb... need to lose another 9lb.... yes I know many of you are thinking so what or that's not much but I'm really struggling to lose more and wondering why it is taking so long to come off .... just feeling a bit fed up.. but I will stick at it and not give up.. any advice/ suggestions welcome ..

    9 lbs to go means you're probably near normal BMI, no? It just plain gets tougher when we've lost weight. The same number of calories won't work at this stage. For me, the tough part came about 3 weeks ago. I felt like you.....I'm tired of dieting. And that's precisely when I couldn't even eat what I had been eating and still lose!!

    Dang.

    What's worked for me was about 3 weeks of struggle, then acceptance. Then I adjusted calories downward, and I upped the intensity of my exercise. And, oddly, I realized I wasn't drinking enough water. Upped that.

    Scale is moving again. I've got only 6 lbs to go and certainly hope I stay in acceptance and get it done.

    Good luck!
  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    I am super short and54, so the last 8 pounds took me as long as the first 22. So very frustrating, but I averaged about half pound every two or three weeks at the end. Trust in the process and eventually you do get there!! Great job on your loss so far!! Outstanding!!!
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