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Lost my Baby Weight; Now Struggling...

momma924
momma924 Posts: 26
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
Hi Everyone!

My success is that I finally got off the couch and changed my lifestyle and lost my baby weight!
In exactly 3 months I lost 20 lbs (5"4, starting weight 150). Then months 4-5 only lost 6 lbs. Am
now in month 6.....
I am now 124 lbs, my initial goal was 120. (115 ideal). However, these last 4 lbs seem like
they are impossible to get off!

I've tried changing my exercising, calories, etc....

Any tips on losing the last 5 pounds after losing more than 20 would be appreciated! Thanks.

Replies

  • cocolo89
    cocolo89 Posts: 1,169 Member
    I AM IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT!!! My starting weight was 166-170lbs (5'5) and now I am 125ish, I have been at 125ish since October of last yr. I CAN NOT GET LOWER THAN THIS! It is driving me nuts!! My initial goal is 120 as well. Lowest I got was 124.1 2 weeks ago and since then I bounced back to 125. LOL. I am going to try doing one more thing differently, if it doesn't work, I will just stick to maintaining!
  • pamperedhen
    pamperedhen Posts: 444 Member
    I hear you!! I just posted a topic similar to this in the morning! It is SOOO FRUSTRATING!!!:grumble: I too am trying to get down to 120 {115 awesome} I feel like I am kicking my butt and no results for it! Just wanted to share your pain:wink: I wish you all the very best!:flowerforyou:
  • dlcam61
    dlcam61 Posts: 228 Member
    Your goal weight sounds too low. As you get older & mature your healthy weight will be higher than it was when you were a teenager or barely 20. Having a child also does this to you. I see your profile pic & you look wonderful! If you have been lifting weights, then you will see a higher number on the scale because you have more lean muscle mass than fat cells (yes, this is GREAT NEWS!!). This is what you want, more muscle than fat. So, if you weigh 124 pounds you are within a healthy range for weight. If you don't believe me, get your body fat measured & take measurements to be sure, but I bet the extra weight you think you have is muscle. Go for the muscle, it will keep you leaner in life. No one wants to be skinny fat:

    http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2011/05/skinny-fat/

    Now that's what I call healthy. I'd rather weigh more because I have muscle than be skinny fat any day! :flowerforyou: But you do look fantastic!
  • CaseRat
    CaseRat Posts: 377 Member
    Would help if you opened up your food diary so we can see what you're putting into your body and what exercise you're doing; otherwise it's a bit tricky!
  • momma924
    momma924 Posts: 26
    Thank you for your posts. In reply to CaseRat I just joined today! So will start my food diary tomorrow. :-)

    Yeah getting below 124-125 is rough; before I had my son, I was always around 120. Lately been doing a lot of cardio -
    elliptical, tredmill, zumba.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    Do you want to lose more weight because of the number or because you still feel flabby? Why do you want to lose the weight? If you want to be firmer, then you need to strength train.
  • momma924
    momma924 Posts: 26
    Well when I first started losing weight I said "120"... Now that I'm 4 lbs away; I still feel 'big' and do still have belly fat from pregnancy so that's probably why I feel bigger. I'd like to lose some more belly/hip fat.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    I would definitely get some weight training. Also try interval training and plyometrics.
  • CaseRat
    CaseRat Posts: 377 Member
    Thank you for your posts. In reply to CaseRat I just joined today! So will start my food diary tomorrow. :-)

    Yeah getting below 124-125 is rough; before I had my son, I was always around 120. Lately been doing a lot of cardio -
    elliptical, tredmill, zumba.

    Ahh I see!

    Well, to keep it nice and simple: the last few pounds are going to require some serious dedication and committment to reduce your body fat %, otherwise you'll just be losing muscle if you do it the wrong way and not actually gain the body you probably desire.
    Start lifting weights if you haven't already.
    Eat around 10-20% under your maintenance, make sure you get your 1g of protein per pound of body weight a day from good sources of protein (chicken, fish, eggs etc) and eat your veggies :) Carbs aren't bad!
    Since you're doing cardio, should probably eat a little more on those days; maybe aim to eat back 50% or so of the calories you burn in a session.
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