Will I ever lose these last 10 pounds???

Is Your Scale Stuck?

Turns out there's a good reason so many of us hit the "final 10" wall. In a word: biology. "All of us have a built-in mechanism that protects against starvation. When caloric intake falls below caloric expenditure, a series of metabolic responses kick in to preserve and replenish energy stores . So when you first begin to shed pounds, your metabolic rate slows, your energy use becomes more efficient, and your brain starts sending SOS messages that you're hungry. By the time you're down to the last 10 pounds? Your body is fighting to recover and will hang on to every ounce tighter and tighter.
But once weight loss slows or plateaus, impatience can creep in... with your last 10  the finish line is in sight, so you want to sprint and rush getting there but it takes time...
So what's a frustrated woman to do? The question to ask yourself is, once you get there, can you maintain approximately the same exercise and diet pace for the rest of your life? Instead of aiming for your lowest achievable weight, you might want to shoot for your lowest maintainable weight. "It's not giving up, It's being realistic and shifting to a thought out strategy before you get completely frustrated. You need to find what will work for you long term that you can easily stick with for lifelong results.

When I was at my last 10 pounds I can say yes it was very frustrating but I didn't keep changing things up I just stuck it out and what it comes down to if you hit a wall and your not losing weight you have to cut some calories to lose the weight or up the cardio one or the other. I chose to slightly decrease my calories a little bit at each meal. I would weigh in every Sunday morning and if I at-least lost a half of a pound I was happy..if my weight didn't budge I had to decrease my calories but even 100 calories adds up to 700 per week so it doesn't take much. You don't have to starve to lose but you will have to eat less. Once you reach your goal then you have to consider maintenance which would be cardio and eating clean to stay at your goal weight...you can't expect to lose the weight and then go back to your normal routine you'll just go right back. That's why i always say don't start something you couldn't manage for the rest of your life. My plan was thought out and I did it slow so i could maintain it for life. The key is to not obsess about the scale but to just look your very best you can and be as healthy as you can and still enjoy life. 

It's a journey it does take time that's why so many quit but you have to stay the course and keep pushing hard you will get there it's closer then you think!