Last 10-15 lbs Club...

amomono

amomono

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I know that there are a few of us out here who have just a bit to go... and if you are like me - you have worked SO hard, and for some reason, just can't seem to get the last little bit off!!

I personally have been maintaining my weight - but I'm still about 10 - 15 lbs away from my goal. And I need a kick in the pants to get there and to get toned!!!

I wanted to set this up as a place for us to talk about frustrations, the plateau, how to lose those last few lbs and keep them off...

Anyone can join in and chat about it - this isn't a competition, but a place to keep one another accountable.

If you post here, let's try to check up on each other and make sure that we are behaving ourselves!!!!:D
 
Can I join this thread?? I don't have 10 lbs. left to go, but almost 10. I've got about 5-8 to go. It's driving me crazy because I'm SO close so it's getting harder for me to stick to it since I know I'm so close. I'm almost willing to give up since I'm this close, but I know I won't be happy unless I reach it. Any advice or tips???
 
I'd like to join too if I can... I only have 3 more lbs to go but I've plateued in the last couple of weeks, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Motsy - i've felt like that also like i'm so close maybe it's good enough, but i've set a goal and I want to make it!!

cheers
michelle
 
i have no advice right now - I'm in the same boat as you!!!

I feel like I have accomplished SO much - and so I feel really good about that, but I can't seem to find the dedication and commitment to make these last few pounds disappear =(

I guess the only thing I can think of right now is just to keep plugging away at it. I know that I have basically stopped exercising in the past month or so because of finals and being sick and a million other excuses. I think if I could pick that back up, I could tone those parts of my body I'm still not happy with and feel much better.

But I also have to make wiser decisions regarding food. I have eaten fast food 3x in the past week - which just doesn't need to happen! If I concentrate a bit harder on what my body needs and don't give in to quick fixes, I think that it will help.

Are you staying with your same diet/exercise that you used when you lost weight? Or have you kind of slipped up like myself?

I have also heard (which is why I really need to start back at the gym) that lifting weights is some of the best exercise you can do at this stage of weight-loss. you may actually put on a few pounds, but you will be toning muscles and losing fat - which is all i really want... so if you aren't doing that - it might be good to start =)
 
that comment about feeling like you are close enough is EXACTLY how I feel! Everyone says I look great, but I still have personal goals I want to meet (that I believe are realistic).

With others saying I look fine, and not helping me along in my progress, it has become much harder to keep pushing myself this last little bit!
 
Yes!! I can totally relate, my mom told me the other day that she thinks I should stop now and I said but I'm not at my goal yet and she said well you look great now!! I guess it's the need to say I reached my goal damnit!! LOL.

I do have my occasional downfalls but not very bad. I don't like chocolate or sweets, my weakness is salty foods, pizza, fries etc but I don't eat them that often and when I do i feel so guilty it's ridiculous.

With a few of us being in the same boat hopefully we can help each other with this!! This thread was a great idea! Thanks so much!
 
I completely know what you mean about getting kind of discouraged to keep going at it when others are telling you about how great you look! I know that right now I'm definitely a normal weight for my height, but I still want to keep at it because my goal weight is also a normal weight for my height, and I know I can do it. I just need some encouragement, motivation, and tips!! Plus I absolutely LOVE to cook, and that's so hard for me because I'm really limited on what I can make. I don't have a huge sweet tooth, but I absolutely love Mexican and Chinese and to make lots of nice, big meals since I love to cook! haha. So I'm ready to start being able to cook things that are less healthy even if it's just once in a while.

But to answer your question, I haven't slipped up once so I don't really have an excuse to blame myself for why I'm stuck right now. I might not really be stuck, but it definitely seems like the weight is coming off slower and slower!!!
 
part of what I KNOW I need to do is simply eat a bit better. I was off to a great start today - nonfat yogurt w/ granola and berries for breakfast =) What do you guys typically eat for breakfast? I am trying to eat more protein and fiber to fill me up more for the day - hence the granola and yogurt.
 
I usually eat about a cup of cereal with non-fat milk or some kind of fruit like a banana. You will all be happy to know (at least I hope you will) that I'm now at 119.5! WHOO HOO!! How I managed to do it I'll never know because I didn't exercise at all yesterday!! I hope ya'll are doing well. Any more weightloss yet??
 
I weighed myself this morning, and the same as always... but I am also gearing up for my period next week, so that always throws things off balance. I typically try to weigh myself once a week, same day, same time - I need to get that started again...
 
Hey I think this is a great idea and would love to join...:D I have 8.8lbs to lose now since weigh in this morning, my target date for my ideal weight is 21 june so not far away now and I actually need to lose slightly over 2lbs to get there each week...I have been averaging 1.1lbs a week, sometimes more but not often.

Have decided to shake things up a bit with a bit of interval training in the morning instead of my usual jog, will sprint, slow run and walk. My goal this week is to get in 6 exercise days a week and to work out twice on at least 4 of those days. I will also make sure I skip at least 5 minutes in one of these sessions as I find skipping really helps.

My problem is the same as a lot of you, although I am still overweight (just) on the height weight chart people think I look fine, and I have to admit my clothes are dropping off me, but a goal is a goal and I want to fall within a healthy weight range!

After all I've always said I may even try to lose more after I see how 70kg looks on me....:D
 
I wish I could make myself weigh-in only once a week, but that's just impossible for me, I think! I tried to do, but I find that it discourages me more than anything because it helps me to keep going if I see those low numbers. And even if there isn't any change I don't usually get too discouraged. Rather it kind of motivates me to work hard to get it lower. So far since I've been dieting (3 1/2 weeks) I haven't gained anything - only maintained or lost so I've been pretty lucky to not see the number getting higher. I also read somewhere that a study was done of people who get to their weight and keep it off, and the majority of them weighed in everyday. They think they were able to stick to the weightloss because of the reminder that they were actually losing.
 
i love interval training!!! I think that it is actually the key to my great weightloss before... I varied it all the time, but I usually would walk for 45 sec, jog for 30 and sprint for 15... I'm sure people thought I was crazy! but it was fantastic...

Lately, I have been trying to build up my endurance more so I have been walking for a minute and then jogging for 2-3 minutes. But I think that if I want to boost my weightloss again and give it a kick i should try the interval stuff again... thanks for the reminder!

I actually got some exercise in today - which is the first day in a while... it was too hot to run, although it was beautiful (90 degrees and humid) - so i did some videos here at home.
 
;) :D Hee hee, i hear you on the people thinking you are crazy bit....I do mine at 6am and it is very day and hardly anyone is up, so that is lucky!
 
alright... has anyone else been holding out on buying any new clothes until those last pounds slip off?

I so wanted my target goal date to be June 1 so that I could buy a bunch of new clothes for my job this summer. I will be working in a hospital as a chaplain - so I need to look professional and nice, and none of my clothes from last summer fit anymore.

Finally today - I had to give in and buy something... even though i know i'm going to lose more and what i bought now will be baggy... I tried to cheat on the small side as much as I could to give myself some growing room =(

At least I found some sales at Ann Taylor Loft and got quite a few pieces for really cheap... all three shirts I bought were only $10 a piece! But - the insanely bright spot in my day...

**drumroll please**

i tried on a pair of size six pants... i was hoping they wouldn't be too small! (the last pairs I bought were 8's)... and they were a bit long, and i had a bit of room... so on a whim... i tried on a pair of 4's... AND THEY FIT! granted, the other pair i got was a six, and it was probably just the cut and style and whatnot... but it just makes a person feel so good to be so close and to know that all of your hard work has paid off... I remember when I used to go to the store and struggled to find something cute in a 14... and never liked the way clothes fit... and now, it is just so much fun to shop!

I feel really good about my size right now... but when I look in the mirror, I still see the flaws... so my main goals for the next month is to work on toning muscle and trimming fat as much as possible... if it means i gain weight (from muscle) i guess i'm okay with that...

we are SOOO close ladies... we can totally do this!
 
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Yeah, I'm definitely holding out as long as I can to buy new clothes so I don't have to wear baggy clothes once I finally finish losing the weight, but I had to break down and buy some shorts the other day. They were on sale so I don't feel too bad about it. Plus I really needed them. I'm going to not buy anything else if I can help it, though. Plus I decided not to take the tags off the shorts or wear thme until I lose it all just in case. Even though I need them at least I got the sale. I can't wait to go shopping, though!
 
alright girls.. i have now exercised two days in a row! I'm getting back into this whole thing!!!

It's amazing how just doing some intense physical things for a few days makes such a big difference!
 
Well after working out everyday for 2 weeks straight I've been slacking off a little myself. I didn't work out on Friday, but I did for a little bit on Saturday and then not on Sunday. I don't know if I'm going to today either. UGH! I hate being so lazy, but I'm still losing some weight. Even after not exercising yesterday I am down to 119.
 
what a great idea!

first off, thanks anomono for starting this thread...i knew that there had to be more people going through the same thing but i was having a hard time finding them! so, thanks.

i am totally in the same boat as you guys. Been working at this since last September and have been a super slow loser all along. It is okay (after lots of tantrums ;) ) b/c now i understand that the chances of it staying off is very high! But, I am down to the last 9 lbs or so and have been stuck at 134 for a few weeks now. Now, I am not a stranger to plateau-ing as i tend to hit them often but I am having the same thing as you where people are telling me i look great and not to lose more, but i just want to get to my GOAL!! it has been so much effort, it seems crazy to stop now...so i'm sticking to it and thats that...regardless of how long it takes. It definitely becomes slower and slower as you get towards the end but i know if we work hard enough, those last suckers will come off!!!!! they just have to!!!!!!

my initial goal was to be reached by my wedding (june 17) but that is clear that will not happen and i am satisfied with my success to where i am now for the wedding...but i'm not ready to just give up b/c i can fit back into my old clothes and people notice, etc...

this thread is a great idea...so, lets see...what have i been doing differently? well, interestingly enough i spoke to a nutritionist and she UPPED my calories. it is difficult to listen (as i am apparently stubborn) but she said that to lose MORE at this stage you have to eat MORE, not less...also increase the weight training and interval trainng but weights are super important so that you dont lose muscle & fat but only fat. i was originally eating 1200 calories pretty much through out the first 20 lbs lost but now they upped me to 1450-1550 and really told me not to eat less than that. I am trying it as they are the experts but it is hard, especially bc my body is STUCK at this current weight. But, i have changed my weight lifting routine, swapped a day of cardio with an extra day of weights and am eating more. We'll see what happens!

Funny b/c i really cant remember the last time i weighed 125 (my goal) so i really think my body is confused and remembers me being 135ish for a long time and wants to keep me here...i can definitely lose this last bit...it is going to continue to take hard work and really eating well and exercising religiously and patience is obviously going to have to be key as i am probably losing 1/2 lb/ month or so if i lose at all..

it is extremely frustrating, so thanks again for starting thsi thread as we can help each other push through to the end goal!!

not sure what else for now..i did break down and go shopping b/c i think that i will be the same size in clothes with 9 lbs gone, or if not, the other stuff was way too big and starting to look funny! so we'll see..but, i say we buckle down, exercise, eat right, have patience and we'll break through these plateaus one way or another....right???? :rolleyes:

i sure hope so. i dont want to settle. but i sure is hard.
 
ok. i think i need a kick in the rear & somebody or more than one for some help. i am happy with my success but i am STUCK again and need to figure out how to get these last 10 lbs off of me!! i make these rules, stick to them and dont lose and then get frustrated and dont throw in the towel but dont necessary CHANGE anything either. so, where does that leave me? same weight. things are hectic as i am getting married in 2 weeks, my best friend is gettign married this weekend and there is the honeymoon but i could think of excuses all day long if i wanted to...

i need a kick in the rear to get going again..like i am starting fresh...and as much as i am happy with my 20+ loss, i am wondering if i pretend that i am starting at a zero loss wtih a 10 lb loss goal vs. the 30 that i started with if it will depress/frustrate/annoy me or if it will motivate me further? yes, im venting but wondering what others think may help after sticking ot this faithful plans alternating all kinds of things for 9 months now....i want those 10 lbs gone!!

for the record, i've never had motivational issues and i actually enjoy the exercising, i'm just wonderign how to get rid of these last 10?????? :eek:
 
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