Losing the last 10 pounds

maidengirl_
maidengirl_ Posts: 283 Member
edited July 2017 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello ALL!

So quick run down. I've been on my journey for about 2 years now. I've lost a total of 50 pounds going from 191 to 140. My nutrition has been on point at least 70-80 percent of the time and I workout 6 days a week for 30-45 minutes. I've built some muscle definition and lost a lot of inches. With that being said, it's been extremely difficult to lose the rest of the weight I'd like to lose. I don't feel like I've hit a plateau because when I do gain weight, I can easily lose it but I can not for the life of me surpass 140. I typically eat between 1400-1600 calories a day with net calories being between 1200-1500. I would still like to lose an additional 10-15 pounds but finding it rather hard. My ideal weight is between 125-130. Are there any tips or suggestions to get pass this point? Should I lower my calories?

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  • raeleigh26
    raeleigh26 Posts: 15 Member
    I don't have any tips, but wanted to let you know I'm in the same boat! I started at 207 last year and I'm at 143 now. It was so easy losing weight, but once I got below 150 its been very, very slow going. I'd love to get to 130, but right now it seems impossible. I'm going to try switching it up for a few weeks and see what happens.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    If I figure out how to get down those last 10 steps, I'll surely shout it out.
  • puzzledstill
    puzzledstill Posts: 67 Member
    Those last few of days are the hardest.
    Just sharing my experience. About two years got to a target weight - in healthy bmi range - but couldn't maintain. I plateaued at about 7lb higher but wasn't satisfied.
    Inevitably I put weight back on - so this time round I don't have a specific weight in mind. I've something like 7 -14 lbs to lose now. But this time I'm listening to my body and when I plateau (within healthy bmi) that will be where I decide to stay. I'm quite active and believe I carry a lot of muscle. I'm hoping to get a body composition analysis when I plateau - more to confirm my thoughts than anything else.
    I wish you well - and that you achieve a weight which you can maintain.
  • maidengirl_
    maidengirl_ Posts: 283 Member
    Thanks for the insight everyone! Guess I have to be patient and try something new!
  • dasmyth
    dasmyth Posts: 8 Member
    Having lost so much weight, your daily energy expenditure will have lowered. In addition, your metabolism may have slowed down upwards of 20% by such a steep cut for so long. Here is what I recommend:

    Start using this TDEE spreadsheet to accurately gauge your daily energy expenditure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8EbfzFB0mBrMGJ6V2N5QWNfeTg/view

    For the next week, try to eat at maintenance. Increase your calorie intake 250/day until you are back at maintenance and your weight is still stable and/or just starting to go back up.

    Now look and see what your TDEE spreadsheet is telling you that your TDEE is, and eat 500 calories less than that.

    The week of eating at maintenance will pick your metabolism back up, and the TDEE sheet will tell you what you are actually expending every day. Now just eat 500 below that and you'll be golden. You might be surprised how much lower your energy expenditure is after losing the weight you've lost.

    Great work by the way! Stick to it!
  • glassofroses
    glassofroses Posts: 653 Member
    Honestly, what worked for me was eating more. I hit 152.2lbs (I'm 5'11.5), couldn't lose any more and I still wasn't happy aesthetically so I moved to maintenance, I gained about 12lbs (not weighing myself and stress eating Haribo) but when I went back to my deficit I only cut the minimum amount of calories to lose weight. I went down to 146, purely by accident really, where I was quite happy but maintain at 142 since I had an appendectomy 3 weeks ago and randomly lost 4lbs. :lol:

    You never want to net under 1200 though. You won't be getting enough nutrients if you do. If you decide to up your calories, do it slowly, phase them in by 100cals a day for a week, see what happens. If you weigh in everyday then you will show a 'gain' simply from having more food in your stomach but don't worry. Wait the full week and see how it turns out before you decide if it's a success or failure. Good luck on the rest of your journey!

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