Last 10 pounds Club

Today's weight 123.8 , thank the lord it is going back down , hopefully it continues to do so , hope u guys are having a great sunday:flowerforyou:

Hello everyone! I completed my 30 day shred today and inches were less. Unfortunately, I gained muscle on my thighs, I am hoping to have 4 four days off exercise. I will be doing pilates and yoga and major calories restriction, as I can nail those 5 stubborn pounds. No weigh loss on 30 day shred, but inches off. I wanted a leaner looking body vs a muscle tone!

Boom - GW1 done. I'm on my way from 115 to 105 now.

I am still at a plateau also been so for 3 months , i have tried splurging for one day and then getting back to regular cals, nothing , i tried eating back all my exercise cals no luck so this week i have been eating half back and i will see on sunday, i would also like to know how u busted ur plateau, i am so close to my goal , only a few more pounds , hope u guys have a great night

Hello milileitner:

Thanks for letting us know. I am currently between 112 and 111 for most days. I did 30 day shred and it created more muscle. I am frustrated as I want to hit 105 at least. My food pattern calories overall is between 1200 and 1400. I am trying less exercise as I do too much!

I've been reading up on plateaus this week so I'll be posting a challenge this weekend for any that would like to participate in for next week. Don't forget to weigh in on Sunday or Monday regardless if you have a loss or not. It's great to keep in touch on our progress. TGIF!!!

Ah vacation sounds nice fit4everyoung:) Where are you going? I'm so ready for my vacation. It's just been so hot this summer I haven't wanted to go anywhere.

I will heading on a road trip with 12 yo son to a theme park for several days and heading back on Thursday. I will log food intake by phone only. Hope I maintain since I am trying low carb, today sugar intake was more due to lattes, and other misc. Keep up the good work and let's tackle those extra pounds before the holidays!

I'm back from my vacation! Sounds like you guys tried hard but didn't get the results on the scale. We have to keep in mind the scale doesn't matter as much as we usually think it does. At several points in my life, I have weighed 135. At one point, I wore a size 0 weighing 135 and after having my daughter, I got back down to 135 but wore a size 6! Now I'm at 138 and wear a size 4. I really want to lose these lbs but I keep reminding myself that the scale is not the end all be all, and NSVs are more important than ever in these last 10 lbs.

I blogged about my vacation so you can click on my profile and it should show where I posted on my blog in the news feed. Short version: it was great! I did most of my scheduled workouts and indulged only a little bit on foods.

I forgot to weigh in first thing this morning. I ate breakfast then worked out then weighed in before my shower at 138.5 so it looks like I didn't gain too much, maybe .5 lb! I think that's pretty good considering the unlimited delicious foods I was surrounded by all week and the comfy bed I could have slept in a few hrs more instead of working out!

I have a 1 mi open water swim on Saturday and a Sprint Tri on Sunday that I'm pretty excited about. Rode the roadbike this am and got up to speeds I've never reached before, another NSV! This sprint tri is different distances than my last one so I can't directly compare times for improvement but it is one tough course and I'll be glad to finish strong again! On Saturday is the Olympic and Half Ironman Regional Championship Race for this region, so after my swim, I'll be able to watch some awesome athletes! I'm excited!

Hi all-

I did a search on the message boards for "last 10 pounds" as I am in need of support/motivation and I found this thread! I have lost 24 pounds and have 6 pounds to go and it is a fight to lost every single pound at this point. I had a good long plateau for a while but finally entered last 10 pounds territory in the beginning of June. Since then I have lost 4-5 pounds. To break out of my plateau I upped my calories to set MFP at a 0.5 lb/week loss, so I don't expect to lose quickly. I am impatient though, so sometimes I get frustrated with the sloooooow progress!

I'm 4.5kg away, and I think that's about 10 lbs in old money.

I've taken a much longer term view on my weight loss, so no particular hurry to get that last 10lbs off But when I do, I think I'll set another goal about 5kg lower.

Yes welcome to our new members. It's great to have you and share ideas that are working for you. I was unable to find that thread that I was reading the other day....don't guess I bumped it. It had some really good ideas for people that were within a few lbs of reaching their goals. Anyway, here are some helpful hints that I found if you want to try them out.

Of course, we know the slimmer we are, the fewer calories we burn and for every pound you lose, your metabolism slows up to 20 calories per day so here a few ideas to help you burn more calories.

1. Try doing 10 sets of 4 mins of intense bursts (such as jumping jacks or anything else to get your heart rate up quick) followed by 2 mins of easier exercise. You can mix in weights on the easier parts.

2. Eat less meats

3. Eat an apple a day

4. Use a smaller plate and watch portion sizes. Make sure you are accurately measuring your portions.

5. Try standing an extra hour a day.

6. Walk as much as possible.

7. Be a weekend warrior. This is when most people splurge or slack up on exercise. Be persistant, it will pay off.

8. Burn 30% more calories by doing strength training along with cardio.

Hope these help. Have a great kick butt week everyone:)

Milileitner...you don't want to cut 200 calories a day at all. Your metabolism just slows down that much therefore, we are not burning as many calories working out as we were before. It gets really tricky when you don't have that much to lose. It takes more to get our heart rate up now as our body is healthier and it seems to fight us each step of the way. We just have to be more active now and by standing an extra hour a day, that will help some. Just wondering, what do you all have your settings set as a weekly goal to lose? Mine is set to lose 1/2 lb a week. I was told by a personal trainer that with 10 lbs or less to lose, we shouldn't set it any higher but not sure. I've lost 25 lbs so figure I've lost 20 calories a day x 25= that's 500 calories a day my metabolism has been cut. No wonder it is harder lol. We just have to be more inventive and keep moving more. I know at work and I have a desk job, I stand up as much as I can. I figure every little bit helps.

Glad to have you back hoosiermomma.....sounds like you had a great trip:) I wish I could get my hubby to exercise with me but that's just not happening right now. He works outside all day and when he comes home, he's done lol.

Yes I do believe that is the link. It is an awesome read. Thanks so much for sharing:):)

Thanks hoosiermama,, that is a great blog. Decrease cardio is not something I have even thought about doing. Thanks for posting that:)