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7 lbs to go and losing motivation!

mrsashby82
mrsashby82 Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
First post here but have been using MFP for a while. I'm so so close to my goal but finding it so hard the last couple of weeks to stay in a calorie deficit! So hungry and just giving in to cravings. Have any suggestions to help me through this slump? Thanks!

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  • hstoblish
    hstoblish Posts: 234 Member
    1 take a week off to maintain. Just give yourself a tiny bit of a break IF you know you're the type of person to go back to it.
    2 try something new. New exercise class? Something crazy like aerial yoga. A type of movement your body isn't used to, or something you'd have been too self conscious of before etc. It'll both shock your body a bit and give you a mental shake.
    3 bribe yourself. New clothes, nice wine, whatever for when you meet your actual goal.
    4 introduce some new foods. Get a Jamaican cookbook and try jerk seasonings or something else that's just new. Something healthy but newish!

    Sometimes when we're nearing the end of a marathon*, the scenery feels like it all looks the same. Try mixing it up.

    You could also do what I did when I reached the last 10 pounds last time and just get pregnant so you can try it all over again.

    *Ive never run a marathon. This is probably not true, but it makes for a nice metaphor.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Up your calories a little bit.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Take a break and eat at maintaining level.

    Than after a week, few weeks or even months, start again with a small deficit like cutting 200 and dont even are focussed on losing weight.

    Keep doing the same thing ( staying active etc) only go to maintaining.

    I did what a lot of people did. Last 10 lbs i upped slowly to maintaining and now even thinking to maybe lose another 5 lbs
    When i do i only cut 200 or so...and slowly let it happen lol
  • dlkfox
    dlkfox Posts: 463 Member
    You are almost there! You can do it! Maybe you need a week of maintenance rather than deficit. Maybe you're in a food rut. Take a look at new recipes and new vegetables that you could try. Also try a high-fiber breakfast like oatmeal or my favorite (Nature's Path Flax Plus Raisin Bran) to keep you feeling full for longer.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    What happens after you lose the last 7? You're still gonna be watching your Cal intake. Stop thinking of it as a diet but a lifestyle change. Eat your cravings go to the gym and create a deficit for it and move on

    I agree with this. I have 5 pounds to go. Like my profile pic says "I didn't come this far to only come this far."
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