Females only - how did you lose the last 10 pounds?

LivingtheLeanDream · April 2018

Oh boy those last pounds are painstaking!

it took me tracking really accurately, using a food scale, and consistently staying with my calories - for me at 5ft 2 and being lightly active I lost around 0.25- 0.5lb a week on average if I ate an average of 1600-1750 calories.

When we are down to the last pounds it takes being really vigilent about food logging and staying at calorie deficit.

But the good news is, it can be done - be patient. It took me almost 3 months to lose my last 5 lbs - so even with being vigilent there is always room for error but I got there and so can you

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SabAteNine · April 2018

By not despairing... I went on a 1200/1250 cal per day intake for January and saw nothing. Nothing. Then I increased to 1450 and pounds started shedding. Accurate logging (can't stress this enough), lots of walking, and for me a very low carb intake, but what works differs greatly from person to person I guess, and so do preferences. Jan to mid April, lost 11 lbs and reached my target.

Best of luck to you! Consistence is basically all that it boils down to, AND the hardest part of it all.

krael65 · April 2018

I'm 5'2", currently 112. The last 10 came off like the first 13. Slow but steady, it averaged out to be a little over .5 lb. per week. It took persistence and consistency. But it's totally doable. The game changer for me was understanding my TDEE and how NEAT affects total daily calorie burn, more so than intentional exercise. So the adage 'move more' is true - but using my FitBit helped me see the impact of 'moving more' on my daily totals.

celeste_2009 · April 2018

Hi everyone, thank you so much for the tips and motivation. I'm still at 1600-1800 but might move down in a week if I don't see progress (although not too low, since I'm afraid of skimping on calories due to a past eating disorder issue years ago). I hope it's OK if I friend all of you for motivation!

helene4 · May 2018

I'm 5"3 was hanging around 115-120 for a year. Then got into a traumatic situation for a year on top of my dad having one health issue after another and gained to 135 (where I am now)

For me losing the last 5-10lbs (in the past and what I'm executing now) wasn't about being too strict w calories (I know some people might hate me for saying that) but by the time I was at 125 I realized what foods AIDED my weight loss (salmon, broccoli, foods w iodine - seaweed and yes pinches of salt I added to food I prepared at home) and what foods made me seem to gain 3lbs over night (popcorn, anything with corn actually - I don't digest it well, gluten, and sugar)

So for me it was about eating foods my body liked

and avoiding the ones it didn't

Granted, I work out like a beast and Love it hah so that def plays a part too

I'm sure you'll figure it out! The plan you talked about above sounds good

ryenday · May 2018

helene4 wrote: »

I'm 5"3 was hanging around 115-120 for a year. Then got into a traumatic situation for a year on top of my dad having one health issue after another and gained to 135 (where I am now)

For me losing the last 5-10lbs (in the past and what I'm executing now) wasn't about being too strict w calories (I know some people might hate me for saying that) but by the time I was at 125 I realized what foods AIDED my weight loss (salmon, broccoli, foods w iodine - seaweed and yes pinches of salt I added to food I prepared at home) and what foods made me seem to gain 3lbs over night (popcorn, anything with corn actually - I don't digest it well, gluten, and sugar)

So for me it was about eating foods my body liked and avoiding the ones it didn't

Granted, I work out like a beast and Love it hah so that def plays a part too

I'm sure you'll figure it out! The plan you talked about above sounds good

Puzzler! I wonder if the odd occasional weight jumping up 3 pounds is correlated with my popcorn intake! It never seems to coincide with extra calories, salt intake, or hard workouts, so I’ve been hoping I might some day pin it down.

The last 10? Mostly I got it off by not noticing it was the last 10. Nothing different than. The first 40. I sometimes think the mental component is a gotcha!

urbanfarmgirl2014 · May 2018

It's possible that you do not need to actually lose anymore weight, and you may need to gain some muscle. If you are losing weight via calorie restriction and cardio, you are possibly losing muscle mass along with the fat, which will affect your metabolism. I started lifting weights and doing HIIT circuit training a few months ago... my weight has actually gone UP (which messed with my head), but my muscle mass has gone up and body fat percentage have gone down. I have a very small calorie deficit, and have started keeping a better eye on my macros as well; a little more protein and a little less carbs (nothing extreme), but the difference in how my body looks and feels is amazing!

aliblain · May 2018

I’ve lost 20lb and really I have 20lb still to go although I would be within my ‘happy’ weight range if I lost 10. It’s been sooooo slow. I’ve been sticking to the bottom end of the calories that the nhs bmi calculator gives me for my weight/height and activity (this they say should give a loss of 1-2lb/week). I try to eat 100g protein/day. I go up and down, up and down- last week I thought things were going in the right direction then it all goes back on again. I’ve become super strict about logging- weighing milk for coffee etc. I have a desk job 3 days a week but on my days off I walk a lot. Look at my April weigh ins...

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