Those stubborn last ten pounds---any success stories?
Grrr, I am feeling frustrated today. I have lost about 20 pounds already and am now within 'normal' for both BMI and body fat percentage---but the high end of normal. I want to get it down about ten more pounds. I always heard the last ten pounds are really hard to shed, and I shrugged off my stalling as 'I have a sweet tooth and am not always perfectly careful.' But the past few weeks, I have felt *really* close to my goal and have been super-careful. And it just isn't happening.
I have become a little obsessed with Jillian Michaels lately and reading her books, listening to her podcasts, watching Biggest Loser Australia on YouTube etc. She is the same height as me, and according to her bio, about 8 pounds lighter. And there is just no way that me right now, minus those eight pounds, will look like her. I just don't know what else to do. Jillian likes circuit workouts. I'm doing that. I raised my weights, even. Jillian likes body weight exercises like push-ups. I am doing that too. I'm walking about 45 minutes a day on top of that (not walking very hard---I plan to up the ante in that regard---but even so) and pushing myself during the workouts. It's more than the Leslie I was doing before this.
But I cannot seem to get below 135. Three days ago, I did hit 134 but the NEXT DAY I was back at 137 for no reason at all, and the day after, I was down again to 135, where I have remained. Jillian is big on the math of losing weight. I took a quiz from her book where I had to calculate all sorts of things and read all about how this is a calories in/calories out equation. Based on what I am eating and the exercise I am doing, I *should* be still losing weight. But it just is not happening.
I am going to up my daily workout time so I hit her recommended five hours a week (I am currently at about 3 and a half) but I am not sure how to best allocate that extra time. And beyond that one improvement, I just not sure what else I can do. It seems like no matter what I do, these last few pounds just are not coming off. Advice? Suggestions? Commiseration? The thing is, I find maintaining really easy so I know if I can lick these last few pounds, I'll be in great shape. I just don't know what else to do here.
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