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Originally Posted by Meg
I know it's worked for a lot of people here, but raising calories has never worked for me. If I raise calories, I gain; if I lower calories, I lose. My body reacts exactly the way the calories in, calories out equation is supposed to work. Darn it! (I'm insanely jealous of people who can eat more and lose) But if someone is in a genuine stall, I'd encourage them to play with their calories -- raising, lowering -- and see how their weight reacts. We're all a Laboratory of One in this great weight loss experiment.
This is also sadly my experience. When I raise my calories, I gain, lower them I lose. Without fail. Each and every time. And Lord knows I've tried many, many times
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But about the last 10 lbs part, truth is, I've still probably got 10 lbs to lose. So, yeah, it's been quite hard. My calves remain quite heavy. I am positive at this point that whatever fat I have left on this body is ALL stored there. Really. And I know if I took it down another 10 lbs or so, the fat would HAVE to come off of somewhere, and the only place to do so, would be those thick calves of mine. But I am not willing/able/willing to eat less and/or exercise more. So my thick calves will remain. If at some point I decide to buckle down and truthfully, I don't see that happening any time soon if at all, I will attempt to get those last 10 off. And if I don't ever do that, well then, that's okay too.
The actual last 10 that I
lost? Hmmm. Let's see. Again, this was totally my own doing. I hit the 133 mark and bounced back and forth for the summer, because I ate more on the weekends and was not consistient, like I said TOTALLY my doing. I don't have the actual numbers in front of me, but when I stopped the weekend thing and started the consistiency thing again, I got those last 10 off in a fairly quickly time frame.
I did lower my calories though and upped my exercise. Being only 5 feet tall, I just don't have the same caloric needs as the "average" person, sadly so.
Enjoy the wonderful life you've carved out for yourself. At least now as you try and get those last 10 off you've got a GREAT you in which to do so with. Yes, be patient. And do some experimenting and tweaking. Good luck.