support group for losing those last 10 lbs.
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One thing i have noticed about a lot of people in this group is that you do a LOT of exercise, but eat very few calories (ie 1200 isnt really enough in most cases). the best way to lose the final few pounds is to eat ALL your exercise calories and hit your calorie goal each day!
I think this is the key. When we don't have much to lose we need to get out of the huge calorie deficit mindset and eat much closer to maintenance.
I am glad so many people are chiming in on this thread. Hopefully we can all help each other lose those final pounds!0 -
This is perfect, I have 10-12 lbs more to lose and they're being SO stubborn0
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I recently upped my calories from 1200 to 1400 and gained about a lb, then lost it again. Everyone's saying the lbs will start coming off faster soon and to give it 3 weeks. I'm also trying to add more running into my routine at the gym:D0
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Hey there...so glad you are here! I definitely think you need to increase your calories. You might initially lose a few lbs. but you are definitely going to come to a hault if you don't eat more. From one runner to another ..you are burning close to 300-600 every time you run. So look at it this way..if you eat 1200...go for a 4 mile run and burn 400 calories...your net calories for the day is 800!!!! That is way low...that isn't even taking into account the calories you burn throughout the day..running errands, walking, and what your body needs to carryout all of its functions (breathing etc.).Hi! I would love to join your group too if you are still inviting members! I am trying to lose the last 10-15 lbs. Currently I am 5'4" at 139 and would love to maintain at 125lbs. Hitting 120lbs would be a miracle! This is my first month on MFP (lost 2.5lbs since joining MFP) and I have really been inspired by everyone. It seems like a lot of the members in this group are close to the same point I am.
Currently, the only exercise I am doing is running. I run about 4 days a week somewhere between 3 -7 miles per day. I am running a 10K on November 6th so I am trying to follow a training plan. After the 10K I do not know what I want to do - I have the P90X videos so I am thinking of working that in with a running routine. Anyone have any suggestions?
I am also interested in the conversations your group is having concerning daily calorie intake. Do you eat exercise calories or not? Should you eat the entire 1200 calories daily? I eat at least 1200 calories on days I exercise but get confused on what to do on days that I don't. Anyway, thought your thread could help answer some questions and provide some motivation!
Good luck to all!
.I was making this same mistake and have been for months! I actually ran a marathon..didn't lose any weight with all of the training I was doing, b/c I wasnt eating enough..at the very least eat back your calories on running days. You will feel better and perform better for sure!! On the days you don't run.. eat at the minimum 1200..I would say more but that is up to you.
Also I cross trained with p90x for my runs...if you include some strength training you will see improvements in your running. Good luck and be sure to continue with the questions..you can do this!:-)0 -
Great job..I also love running and am a teacher:-)...My suggestion would be maybe mix in some sprint work..Ive been doing that and running too. Ive also increased my strength training..Good morning everyone!!! I would love to join your group.
About me:
I am 34, 5'2" and weigh 126. My original goal was 125, changed it to 120 and in all honesty would like to get down to 115, but a toned 115 not just a skinny 115. I run 5 miles 5x a week and do about 30min of strength training after my run in the morning. I have 2 children- Jacob is 3.5 and Ava is 19 months. I work full time as a teacher- so my exercise happens at 5am in the morning while the kids and husband are sleeping.
I was at a plateau all summer and then dropped 6lbs in 2 weeks when school started again. I've been basically stuck since then. My body responds really well to a lower carb food plan, sticking to it is another story though. I am also still breastfedding my daughter. Hmm . . . I think that's it- feel free to add me!
Dont forget that breast feeding burns a ton of calories (you probably know that;)...but make sure your eating enough calories too..I made that mistake and was not fueling my body..remember you have more lean muscle now...with the strength training, so you will be burning more and need more fuel:-)
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Hey - I'd like to join this group too. I've got about 13 lbs to go. I've lost about 10 lbs in the last month and a half or so by being VERY on track (minus last Tuesday aargh) and by eating just about all of my exercise calories each day as well. I'm getting to the point where I'm debating whether or not to change my goal to 0.5 lbs per month as I get closer to my goal. I just ordered a FitBit calorie/activity tracker since they were having a promotion for it and I've heard that MFP may soon be able to sync up with it as well so I may wait and see how tracking my calories with that goes before making any goal changes.
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One thing i have noticed about a lot of people in this group is that you do a LOT of exercise, but eat very few calories (ie 1200 isnt really enough in most cases). the best way to lose the final few pounds is to eat ALL your exercise calories and hit your calorie goal each day!
I think this is the key. When we don't have much to lose we need to get out of the huge calorie deficit mindset and eat much closer to maintenance.
I am glad so many people are chiming in on this thread. Hopefully we can all help each other lose those final pounds!
I agree as well!! I have been in a plateau for 8 months and tried low cal, high cal, etc and nothing is working, but I do know having a huge defecit, like 600-900 or more did not help me at all. Right now I am increasing my calories to maintenance for a couple weeks and see what happens. Then maybe try the zig zag approach! My goal is to hit 2000 calories per day!0 -
Great advice Latoya!!! Awesome goals too...I think what you touched on is important. Also really paying close attention to what your body is trying to tell you. Good luck, we can do this!Good morning! My name is Latoya and i would love to join your group! I have 12 pounds left to lose and i have a feeling it will be very hard!! I have lost 33 pounds so far with 23 of those while on MFP. During this journey i have hit 2 plateaus; one that i just recently broke. Question: do you guys follow the MFP equation 100% ? If you dont that can be the problem. that is what it was for me. i dont know if this is true for everyone but this is how it worked for me. my calorie count is at 1280 calories to lose a pound a week. instead of following this 100% i would exercise and not eat those calories back or not exercise and eat way too much. it has to balance out...we cant eat too much or too little. for me, 1280 calories a day is really hard...so when i can i try to burn with exercise and i eat my calories back becuase i love to eat and im usually hungry!! whatever i do, rather its exercise and eat calories back or not exercise and only eat 1280 calories...if i stay at 1280 calories i lose a pound a week.. with that being said..i still struggle because discipline is hard for me, lol! this is why im here...so my goal for the week is to move as much as possible and try to always end up at or around 1280....my weight today is 147.4....i want to see 146 this week...goal weight is 135.0 -
Great idea! Saving this for later:flowerforyou:0
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Hi everyone!!
So excited to see so many new faces!! Just a few things...
* weighing in on Thursday..be sure to post your weight
*let us know at the end of the week what you thought worked for you or didn't
*try doing the exercises through the week that you don't care for (mine is core)
*positive attitude..its about the journey
We are all fearfully and wonderfully made women..appreciate your body and how strong you are and are becoming.
We can get through this together!! Take care
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hi everyone! this is my first time dieting (i know it's crazy since i'm 32!) and i think i've been really successful so far. i've lost 12 lbs in the past 5 months...but these last 5 lbs are hanging around longer than they should! basically, i exercise 30 min a day in the morning (usually jogging), unless i have derby practice. MFP has me set at 1200 cals a day, and i often eat my exercise cals. i'm a lil nervous to up my cals as some of you have suggested, but willing to try whatever to get these last few pounds to budge. hope you don't mind i've added some of you so i have people with similar goals on my news feed 0
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I am in. 7-8lbs to lose. already lost 15.0
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If you are still taking supporters I would love to join 0
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Started Ripped in 30 last night and this time I took before pics, not just measurements. Hopefully I'll be just as pleased with these results after 30 days as I was with 30 Day Shred (finished over the weekend).0
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Hi everyone!!
So excited to see so many new faces!! Just a few things...
* weighing in on Thursday..be sure to post your weight
*let us know at the end of the week what you thought worked for you or didn't
*try doing the exercises through the week that you don't care for (mine is core)
*positive attitude..its about the journey
We are all fearfully and wonderfully made women..appreciate your body and how strong you are and are becoming.
We can get through this together!! Take care
Great!! This is good to know!
Now to think of something I dont like to do..(or more accurately narrow it down to 1 thing!!)0 -
oh my god, so i did my 10 stupid push ups this morning and was all happy for myself. then i come home and do my second insanity workout and there was like 5 thousand push ups in it. my arms are shaking like crazy. shoot me now!
what are other people doing as their least fav?0 -
oh my god, so i did my 10 stupid push ups this morning and was all happy for myself. then i come home and do my second insanity workout and there was like 5 thousand push ups in it. my arms are shaking like crazy. shoot me now!
what are other people doing as their least fav?
I've been doing pushups as well, but I'm terrible at them so I use my exercise ball. I can do 40 in a row with the ball centered mid thighs. I'm slowly trying to get the ball down to my ankles where it's really challenging. I'm really tall so I have so far to go down it feels like.0 -
I have 8.8 to my goal. I am in!!!0
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Thanks Amy! Will give it a try.0
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Count me in! I've been stuck between 138 and 141 with a goal of 135! Nothings happening! I've been slacking lately with exercise due to vacations, etc, but still trying to watch what I eat. I've been stuck for about 2 months!0
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Hi,
I'm relatively new on here and have really found the site useful so far. I've been logging my calories and exercise, but as yet have only lost 1lb so really keen to join a support group to keep me on track.
I'm 5' 10" and weigh 150lbs, I've weighed the same for about a year now and am struggling to really make a breakthrough. My aim is 130lbs, not sure how to get there. In the past I've done crazy fad diets. I did the maple syrup diet which worked for a few weeks and then I piled the weight back on. My aim now is slow and steady, cut out alcohol and work out 5x a week.
Look forward to logging in with everyone and hearing your stories :-)0 -
I snuck a peek at my weight today and I am up 1.5 pounds!!!! I've been eating 1500 calories (up from 1300 and stalled for months)
I have been doing HIIT walk/running intervals for an hour a day, so not sure if my muscles are retaining water from that. (before I just walked)
TOM is also a week away...
Or maybe I need to clean up my eating even more. I eat 90% clean/healthy, but fit a small something sweet into my day.
Not going to worry yet.0 -
I've been MIA for a few days. I've still been exercising but my eating is not that great. I've been stress eating, so need to get that under control. So needless to say I really haven't been keeping track of my calories. Back on it starting today. I really want to get rid of these last 10 lbs!! So need to get my head together and stay focused.0
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Started Ripped in 30 last night and this time I took before pics, not just measurements. Hopefully I'll be just as pleased with these results after 30 days as I was with 30 Day Shred (finished over the weekend).
I am finishing Ripped in 30 right now. i loved it! can't wait for more of JM's workouts. starting 6w6p this weekend.0 -
Akosky - To break my last plateau, I had to reduce sweets and carbs. I save them for one free food day a week. That was about 12 pounds ago for me. The longer I work at this, the more I think everyone is just different and you have to keep trying to see what works for you. My family has a lot of diabetes, so I'm guessing my body just processes carbs and sweets poorly. 0
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Yes ..don't worry!! It could be possible that you are retaining some water..also snuck a peek at your diary, might want to double check sodium too? Hang in there you can do it!:-)I snuck a peek at my weight today and I am up 1.5 pounds!!!! I've been eating 1500 calories (up from 1300 and stalled for months)
I have been doing HIIT walk/running intervals for an hour a day, so not sure if my muscles are retaining water from that. (before I just walked)
TOM is also a week away...
Or maybe I need to clean up my eating even more. I eat 90% clean/healthy, but fit a small something sweet into my day.
Not going to worry yet.0 -
Hi Everyone!
I just wanted to make sure I had this saved on my list for the weigh-in tomorrow
My least favorite exercise is weight-lifting. I always feel super awkward when I'm doing it in the gym. I did that today, so I hope it doesn't make my weigh-in tomorrow higher. For the last couple of weeks, I have been gaining and re-losing the same FIVE pounds. This week, I decided to get serious about things & lose the weight FOR GOOD. With the holidays coming up... I definitely don't want to start out five pounds OVER my goal. See you all tomorrow for the first weigh-in!0 -
Only 5 lbs in the last 2 months:( I wanted to be down to 135 by Halloween but I'm still hovering around 138
11 lbs to go until goal and they DO NOT want to come off0 -
Only 5 lbs in the last 2 months:( I wanted to be down to 135 by Halloween but I'm still hovering around 138
11 lbs to go until goal and they DO NOT want to come off
Either way you look great!! Keep it up!!!0 -
Hey ladies...
Remember..weigh in tomorrow! Be sure to weigh in at the same time every Thursday!
Also share any struggles, exercises, nutrition that worked or didn't work for you!
We can do this!0
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