Someone prove to me that 10 lbs loss is POSSIBLE =(

No one can prove anything to you. Losing 10 pounds is very possible for almost anyone.

The real trick is that YOU have to really believe. The first step is to remove "giving up" from your mind and vocabulary.

If you give up, there's nothing we can do for you.

Choose to hang in there. Choose to work your program or make needed changes.

absoltely possible...why would it not be? look all around the site for proof if you need it...tickers photos...etc!

I agree with the weights. It will help you build muscles which burms more calories even when you are just laying around looking pretty. :-) Look at the success stories thread - lots and lots of success from people just like us.

I achieved my original goal of losing 10lbs and have moved onto a second goal of another 10lbs. So stick with it! And I should add that a loss of 10lbs DOES show on your body (I was skeptical of this)!

I'm 5ft, started out at 147lbs in February and am now 135lbs. I eat 1300-1500cals per day and try to workout 20-30mins for five days a week. I always change up my workouts: some days I do circuit training (which is a mix of cardio and strength), some days it's just a strength day (pilates and free weights), and other days it's just a cardio day (running or Zumba). I try to make healthy food choices, but I also just try to enjoy life and not stress about the numbers. Some days I eat bad and some days I don't workout, but that's just life. I feel that stressing about exact numbers is just as unhealthy as eating junk food.

Mental health is just as important as physical health!

So maybe hide the scale for two weeks, keep doing what you're doing and don't stress.

Eat more?

If it is that last ten pounds they are stubborn, eat more, lift weights and stick with it. They will go. I have lost 55 and I am at my last stubborn 10. If I can loose 55, if others can lose 130, 200 lbs and all the other awesome success stories with some will power, dedication and belief you can loose 10!

I'm assuming that I'm much heavier than you, but I've been much lighter than I currently am and still had an enormous amount of trouble even losing 5 pounds. What works for me (which may or may not work for you) is the following:

1. I do not hold myself to unreachable standards when it comes to eating. I don't eat McDonald's everyday, but at the same time, if I'm feeling like a burger and some fries, I eat it. I just adjust my caloric intake accordingly.

2. I do cardio as often as possible but what has given me amazing results is HEAVY LIFTING. Yes, that's right. As a female, I lift at my maximum at least 3 days a week and not just my arms. MY EVERYTHING! (Thighs, calves, back, triceps, biceps, etc.)

3. I also eat back the majority of calories I earn from exercising. You're already working at a deficit with the calorie goal MFP gives you. Your body can not adequately function like that and will begin holding onto fat in order to maintain necessary metabolic functions.

4. I think this is most important...DRINK LOTS OF WATER. If you're doing everything I mentioned above, your muscles will begin to store water and the scale will not look appealing whatsoever. You have to compensate for what you've done in the gym by giving your body what it lost. You'll pee a lot (TMI?!? lol), but you'll like what you see on the scale.

Just a side note...the scale may tell you one thing, but your clothes may tell a completely different story. If your clothes are looser, you're losing something and that's what matters most IMO.