Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club

I am interested in finding others who have been struggling for a long time with losing the "last 10 lbs". .  I've been battling to lose 10 lbs for many years.  Actually, I've lost 10 in the last year but I needed to lose 20 a year ago (not just 10). 

I run, bike and swim now and have been participating in running 5k's and triathlons.  I have firmed up but would like to wear a size 8 comfortably.  I may want to go on to a size 6 next.


I think that if I had some friends with the same goals, then I would stay motivated.  Maybe we can share ideas and recipes. 

Let me know if you are out there and interested.

Hi all! I am sooo struggling with kicking my sugar addiction. My calorie intake has been too high even with exercise so I have been maintaining this higher weight and even gaining some. Ugh! I am trying to go backwards, I just seem to have no willpower these days. I see it, I eat it. Maybe one day my motivation will just kick in. As I type this my shorts are cinching my belly and you would think that would make me stop eating, but no...I just consumed a bunch of juju coins...ugh! They are chewy candy if you are wondering. I gotta get this stuff out of the house. But it seems with kids around there are sweets always here. I want to be able to have them here and have willpower enough not to eat them. I don't know if I can do it...but that is my ultimate dream.

I did exercise today and went for a little hike with the kiddos. At least I have not quit exercising...this is very important right now. I can only imagine how much I would weigh if I didn't exercise.

Take care guys! Good luck!

Hi,I undestand very well your sugar addiction,because it is my problem too,anyway I succeeded in some measures to  control it by putting some rules like sugary treats are only on sundays and to my surprise I lost half the weight I was struggling to lose sinse four years,and now I am exersising moderately not like before when I use to overexersise to burn the extra calories I got from my sugary food.I hope this can help you,it worked for me .good luck in your weightloss effeorts.

Thanks Ghadar.

I get so frustrated with myself sometimes because I eat pretty  healthy food but at night I seem to lose my willpower. I head to the kitchen even when I know my calorie intake will be too high for the day if I eat anything. I don't struggle with cravings during the day ONLY at night. I don't get it.

I have no problem staying away from junk (salty foods and sweet foods) during the day, why do I crave it at night so?

Hi ladies!

Well, another day that I was afraid to get on the scale - ugh - I did good yesterday, even had a deficit in my calories, but still feel bloated.   I'm planning on staying low on cals today and weighing in tomorrow to see what the real damage is from the weekend.  I'm hoping this new weight drops quickly!

cc - do you think you aren't eating enough during the day?  I've found that since I have a bigger breakfast these days, I'm not as big a snacker at night.  My husband, on the other hand, does great all day but then chows down in front of the tv at night.  He undoes all the starving he did earlier in the day.  Balancing out your calories I think works best. 

Ghadar - I love your idea of saving the sugary treats for the weekends.  That would definitely give me willpower during weekly cravings knowing I can always splurge on the weekend.  And, who knows, by the time the weekend rolls around you probably forgot all about that cake or ice cream or whatever - :)

Ohio - sorry to hear you were feeling under the weather - sinus problems really stink!  I blame the air conditioning - in and out of the hot and cold are what bother my sinus'

Hope everyone is enjoying their day - its beautiful here - keep thinking positive - we can be thin and healthy - YES, we can!!!

SMILE!!!

Hi All, I am reading about the sugary cravings here and I completely understand, I too have a sweet tooth and kids so my house always has treats in it also. I try to make nothing a forbidden food..if I want it I eat it.What works though is now I measure it out and after my serving is done and if I want more I just remind myself of portion control and just like any other food you have to limit yourself. If I don't have it when I want it I tend to keep obsessing about it and then I get to the point where and I need the whole package and still looking for something else. SO that being said if you want it..eat it! Just work  it into your count for the day. I also am a night snacker and a big breakfast doesn't help me there..I usually just end up going over if I over do it in the AM so I make sure to balance it out so that I can have my nighttime snacks. Glad to see everyone is still working hard. Keep up the great work!!

PS. Ohio- hope your feelin better!

Good morning!  Well, finally built up the courage to jump on the scale and I'm 6 pounds from my goal weight...I went to bed starving last night so not too pleased with the results - yikes.  It's soooo easy to gain and sooo much work to lose.  That's why I've decided once and for all to take this extra baggage off and keep it off!  Wish me luck - hehe

If I can average 2 pounds a week, that should be 3 weeks to goal.  Portion control, like personaltraining says, is the key.  I can still have that blueberry pie, I just have to eat 1/2 of my dinner so I stay within my calorie allotment. 

We're supposed to have high temps today so need to get off this computer and get my run in before it gets too hot.  I haven't run any races in years.  Don't ask me what possessed me to start now, but I signed up for a 10K in September.  I think I'm just curious to see how fast/slow I've gotten over the years.  It is also giving me some motivation to get out and train (which also burns those calories - :)

Ohio - great news on your loss - the low energy could definitely be your sinus' - the heat too doesn't help either, I'm sure.

Have a great day everyone!  Enjoy those dog days of summer!  Think thin and healthy - and don't forget to SMILE....

Hi guys! I am still alive and kicking. This summer has been hard. Between the Therapists and my oldest daughter and the fact that my health has been questionable. I have been soooo tired and stressed. I am trying to keep on exercising and really trying hard to conquer my binge eating. That is my main goal. If I could stop doing that I could lose the extra pounds.

My doc raised my thyroid meds 25mg and I am beginning to get a little more energy, which I definately needed. I was getting tired and winded during my workouts. That was not good. Even with the added lbs my energy should have been higher.

The kids go back to school in 3 weeks, but who's counting? LOL!

I am nervous about going back to school myself. The summer has erased all I learned and my brain has been on shut down during it. I am starting at a new campus and there are more traditional students at this college. I have two years to put in there. I am getting butterflies just thinking about it. I really would like to drop these extra lbs before I start school again. I feel so much less confidence when I am carrying extra weight. I don't know why I care. These kids pretend I am invisible anyhow. I am way ancient to them, being 37 and all. LOL. But it is hard enough attending school with them, much less feeling not so good about yourself.

I need to learn to accept me, 10 lbs or 20lbs over my goal weight, it doesn't matter. I wish I could do that...it would make life a whole lot simpler.

Well there is my 2 cents for the day...I hope you guys are doing better than I am. I am trying really hard now to pull my way back up onto the wagon. I feel more motivation than I have in a long time too. So this is a good thing.

Take care!

Just thought I would check in. My weight isn't going down...right now I am focused on keeping it the same. It has been going up steadily for months. I cannot get my calorie count below 1800 due to my eating habits. I can't get a deficit because I am constantly hungry. It's sad...but I am still exercising religiously. Good thing. Maybe my appetite will fall off and I can manage to lose a lb or two.

I think when school starts I will start to see some change. I hope I will be too busy to snack during the day and that should help. Only a few more weeks to go!

Well that is about it from here. Today we are going to have cooler temps, not really looking forward to it. I do hate the fact that with summer winding down we will lose the nice weather. I wish I lived somewhere that had warm weather year around. A woman can dream can't she!

Have a great day guys! Have fun with the rest of your weekend!

Hi ladies!  Sorry I have been MIA - alot going on around here.  Next week we leave to take my daughter to college and in the meantime we've been crazy enough to add a new puppy to the household.  He's napping now, thank goodness, I finally got a chance to relax - hehe - just ate breakfast and haven't gone out for my run yet  - yikes.  It's like having a baby.

Haven't been on the scale since last time I posted - ugh.  I'm being good today and will check the damage tomorrow.  I'm hoping that I didn't gain anymore but I still can't get to my goal weight.  Just lost my motivation.  I am trying, really trying, but its sooo hard with all the temptations around.  Birthdays, anniversaries, family get togethers have been sabotaging my efforts!

Glad to see you guys are still alive and kickin - I'll post tomorrow with my update - Have a great day - think thin and healthy, of course!  I keep telling myself, if its not need, its greed!  I definitely do not need those leftover cupcakes!  SMILE :)

Tando- You sound just like me. I think you, me and Ohio have one thing in common...We love food! This is what makes this last 10,12,15...or whatever so hard to lose. To do it and keep it off requires living on chicken, fish, and veggies, with little or no fattening stuff. I don't know about you guys...but I get tired of it pretty quick. The more I have dieted in my life, the more I find myself binging. I think it is a vicious cycle and I don't know how to get myself off of it. My weight yo-yos and I can't keep weight I lose off for any amount of time. I am just about to where I started this weight loss journey on CC about one year ago. I lost a bunch but gained it ALL back. So disheartening.

Tando- BTW, What kind of puppy did you get?

Well that is about all I have to say right now. I am still trying to fit exercise in and work on knocking some calories off each day.

Have a great day and let's try not to worry about our weight too much. We are all beautful, brave, smart, strong women...this is not something to feel badly about. Maybe health should be our main concern and whatever weight loss comes with it is a plus.

cc - I'm definitely with you on making health the #1 issue and not weight loss!  I do feel healthier when I am thinner, however, hehe  I recently read somewhere that its more dangerous for people to lose, gain, lose gain, then it is to just stay a steady weight.  The study showed people who yoyo have more health problems than overweight (not obese) who have maintained their weight over a lifetime.  hmm - another good reason for me to get to goal and stay there.

Oh - the pup is a 12 week old beagle.  He just won us over!  We recently lost one of our older dogs - she was 16 - and my younger daughter begged for the new pup.   Of course, I'm the one taking care of him -  :)

Well, chickened out again this morning - tomorrow, for sure will be the big day to weigh in.  I figured I'd give myself another day to eat right and hopefully I'll feel thinner tomorrow and the scale will be kind!  Next week's vacation is going to be another story - ugh!  I just have to keep telling myself, good health or that chocolate cupcake (yes they are still calling me from the kitchen)  I wish the kids would finish them off already!

Have a great day - think thin and healthy - Hope you are all supporting our Olympians!  GO USA!!! And oh yeah, don't forget to SMILE!!!

Well I made it to the end of summer and only put on about 10lbs. ONLY!!! Ahhhhh!!!! Now I gotta work on getting it off. I am getting motivated and have lost about 3 in the last 2 weeks.

I fell a little bit last nite and ate more than I wanted too. I plan to keep trying anyway.

Well I need to get some sort of exercise in today. I have kept exercising all along. Good thing!

I am going to aim for 1500 to 1600 calories today...wish me luck! I need it!

Hey Ladies - Call me crazy hehe - but I just found this ancient forum and although I haven't been posting - I've missed you guys!  If you are still out there on cc, please let me know how things are going.  I've thought about you all often.  With the holidays coming (and my weight up)  yikes - I really could use calorie count and your help once again.  It took me a while to figure out the cc plus and had to come up with a new username - I'm tando instead of tandosnip - but its me :)

Baked this weekend, which of course was trouble - I am hosting a holiday party this Saturday and am already stressing about the fattening food in my house.  I would ideally like to lose 7 pounds but would be happy if I could lose three through this holiday season.  Hope everyone is doing good, keeping slim and healthy and enjoying life!   Have a great day and cc and ohio if you are out there, pullleeeez let me know you are alive and kicking - lol 

Hey and don't forget to Think thin and healthy, of course!

Tando...so good to hear from u. I havent been posting either. I have been so busy and frankly found it hard to keep up with this site. I haven't been counting recently...bad thing during the holidays. I am still at 130 which is absolutely not where i wanted to be. My goal is 115-120...but I am glad I have maintained this weight. Every other day the scale wants to go up to 131 or it sometimes even does and i get disappointed. I really would like to lose the extra weight. I had to put all my super skinny jeans away and settle for my larger ones. It is as bad as it could be...but Im not happy at that weight really. So count me in! I need some motivation!

It would be nice to hear from Ohio too. I think she stopped posting tho' too. I hope she is doing well.

Nice to hear from you! Have a great day!

cc- hooray!  So glad you haven't disappeared into cyberspace hehe - sorry to hear that you can't wear those skinny jeans anymore - but boy do I hear you - mine are all very snug - I just refuse to put them away.  When I am bad I end up just wearing sweats (a bad idea). 

Scale down 2 pounds this morning - amazing - this site really does work - hehe - too bad it wasn't really that easy - I went to bed starving last night because I had my days allotment of calories by 4 pm.  Trying to space out the food more evenly so that doesn't happen again.  Keeping calories at 1600 or less, but not more than 1600. 

Baked again today - ugh - but only had 2 cookies - so far so good.  I'll try to check in daily - it definitely will keep me accountable. 

Have a great night - or day - depending on when you read this :)   Ciao for now!