Yep, weighing everything is vital! I've got about 6 lbs left to go. Things haven't slowed down that much but for me the struggle is mental - the temptation is to just go 'oh well, the last few pounds don't matter that much'. Just keep plugging away and you'll get there.

I've been bouncing around in the last 6-8 pounds for over a month now with no real progress on the scale. Its hard to keep focused but I am seeing changes in my body and strength that have been positive so I just keep going...

Hi there. I'm aiming to lose the "same 10 pounds" that I keep gaining and losing. My goal is a one pound per week loss, which means net calorie intake of 1200 per day. That's going to be hard for me. I'll need to sustain this for four months, which I am dreading. I want to hit my goal, though, and then finally stay there. If I can maintain at that point, I want to try to shed another 5 pounds.

Frankly, I really want this, but I just don't know that my goal is possible. I work and have three little kids, and I really like wine and good food. I don't know if I can be on a "diet" for the rest of my life. To maintain my goal weight means I get no more than 1600 calories per day. That will take careful planning, diet logging, discipline, time and effort to keep up. For the rest of my life. That's a lot to commit to.

I generally prefer healthy food, and flat out LOVE vegetables. The problem is the time and expense required to get fresh food, keep it from spoiling, prep and cooking. When I get stressed or time crunched, I default to unhealthy pantry food. I have maybe 30 mins a day to prep and prepare meals for me and my family. My strategy is to basically make one thing for breakfast/lunches each week and portion it out so that I have it all ready to grab and go.

Right now, I'm focused on diet more than exercise. I do masters swimming beginning next week, and will do 4 days of swim workouts. That will make me crazy hungry. I also want to hit one yoga class, one spinning class and do one group run each week.

In the past, I've had a hard time dieting while doing intense or even "normal" exercising. Started losing hair, my period stopped, etc... I was losing about a pound a week at that time, and I was at the mid-range of "healthy weight", so it shouldn't have been a problem. That freaked me out. So my plan is to worry more about diet, less about the exercise.

Eager to connect with others who are facing similar goals/challenges!

The last 10 lbs! This is exactly what I'm struggling with. I gained 80 (yes you read that right) with my last baby and I've lost all of it, but the last 8-10. I just can't seem to motivate myself to be as disciplined as I should. I workout regularly and love it, but food is my weakness. I just need to knuckle down and get it done.

@Megarachnid @Mandz1984

This is our time and we can encorage each other to drop the final 5 or 10----and keep it off.
If encouragement and weighing everyday helps, then we're in the right place.

@acobriant82

Hopefully you'll get some suggestions on how to get started losing again, how tall are you?

I want to lose 15 pounds. Currently I am 5'1" and 118 pounds. I have decided to increase my workout duration and frequency.

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Does anyone else find when they work out a lot their weight doesn't budge or even goes up!? I often find this and it's really frustrating. When I focus on food and only do small amounts of exercise like walking I loose weight. But when I log and work out hard my weight just hovers around the same. I am also hungrier so tend to eat my exercise calories back. Maybe that is the key but its just mildly frustrating!

I feel the same way. I notice it too but lately I have been increasing my workout and losing weight.

Oh and, I just need to feel like I can do this. My sense of mastery/accomplishment is a little in the pits and I would really like to feel like I've got this. I am considering learning to run, since that is something I find difficult to accomplish. Anyone here run? I workout and have decent stamina, but running...I hate it.