No matter where you started, if you are in your last 25 pounds to go, join me here!!! (my scale said this morning I'm there, tomorrow's WI may say different!). Let's keep each other 100% OP, positive, healthy and on track.

When I see my son and DIL at Christmas I am going to look fantastic! no matter where i am in my loss. The last time I saw them was 2 days before I took the IP plunge.

My goal is to lose the last 25 by December! I feel it is doable yet so scary. I can't believe I have made it this far and lost 55 pounds. I would LOVE to be in phase 4 or maintenance on my birthday on December 23.

I'm with you! For some reason these last 12 or so pounds are the hardest to lose. I was 100% OP but in the last couple of weeks I have been having slip-ups - some small and some major. Time to get with it!

The closer to goal you are the harder it is to stay focused! Stick to it! You will be happy you didi!

What about the last 10lbs? Can I still join you?

Momto2cs, do you think it's just a matter of focus (I know I have more trouble with that now) or do you think there's something more physiological about the body not dropping weight once you're in a healthy BMI range (even if it's the top)?

Count me in - as of today I've got 23.75 to go!! It would be so nice to be phasing off by Thanksgiving!

me me me too! I may go a little further when I hit 25lbs, but 150 is my original goal and I am at 172 today. Wooooohooo!

Sounds great! I have a little less than 20 to lose. :-). Let's do this!!!!

hit mine this morning. this last 25 will put me down 100 over all.

I have 19.25 to go. I'm in! I am going to rock this thing to the end! Could not be happy to do it with another group of folks!

My yesterday WI put me NOT on my last 25, so I can't join my own club for another week ;-) Only kidding!!!
Please do!!!!

I have 12+ left to go hoping by halloween i can have a cheat day !! got the whole 8,000 + calories planned out ! i'm sure i'll be sick for a week
Week 7 completed 37 pounds down, easing off the restricted items to see if that helps ( it did this week)

8000+ calories!!!!! You will be sick!

I'm wanting to stay on through Halloween so that I avoid my kids' candy. Hope my plan works this year!

This is exactly the thread I needed. I was at about 8 lbs to go, and then decided I deserved a cheat day. That cheat day turned into a cheat weekend. Eventually got back on track and lost what I had gained... unfortunately I couldn't get passed that 8 lbs to go mark. Had another cheat day which turned not only into a cheat weekend, but a cheat week. Now I'm up to about 10 lbs to go.

I lost the first 14 lbs in about 5 weeks, and these last 8 lbs just seem to be stuck on me! I need motivation to stick with this, but I'm finding it very difficult. I understand that the last few pounds take the longest, but I'm feeling so defeated! I have a trip planned to Florida October 8th and would love to be at my goal weight by then, but I'm not feeling too confident in that goal.

Anyone have any advise how they got through or are getting through their last few pounds?

What a great idea for a thread! I have 9 more lbs to go and the past couple of weeks I feel like I have been at war with myself! I did great - no cheats until I got to the last 13 lbs. Now I keep cheating here and there, more and more. Then I do real well for a few days and next thing you know....

It has indeed been more difficult to stay focused with these last few lbs., but let's not lose sight of our goal when it's so close!