Well yesterday was the first day of weighing and measuring and I ended up eating 1064 calories....quite low I know. I weighed myself this morning and am sure I saw a slight downward movement in the scale (i have a analog scale) so I am going to keep at it and hopefully my weekly weigh in (on Sunday or Monday) will reflect a true decrease. I have my office Christmas party this evening so its a good thing I ate low calories yesterday.

I have a follow up appointment with him this month but to be honest, I am not looking for much from him. He thinks weighing and counting calories to be too technical. He also does not emphasize weight training :?:. The first time he said that to me I wanted to punch him in the mouth!

At the end of November I said I was going to lose another 10 pounds to be 140pounds. Somehow (like I don't know), I am up to 153. Following Dr.Oz's advice, I've been faithfully weighing every day and forgoing any kind of soda pop. These are the things I could stick with. Being aware of every mouthful, not so much. So, I'm digging in too!

Then why are you going back to him? Why not find a new one that you mesh better with?

For validation......to show him that I did it. I did it on my own with strength training and counting calories and without checking in with him every week as he wanted me to........:)

He gave me the right tools to work with of course but I had to build on them.

Slim, you're totally right on about the last 10. I've literally been sitting on mine for a year now. Nice to know I can maintain in a tight range ... but it's definitely time to get back to it. Vive la food scale, and getting off the "BLT" diet (bite/lick/taste) that must be providing exactly those calories that make the difference between staying the same and losing!

[quote=Slim CB;3600053]These last 10lbs are so stubborn!!! I am so close to getting to goal and my vanity goal of 158lbs but they are stubborn!
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Have you checked out the Featherweights Forum ? It is designed for those of us who are trying to lose thse last few pounds. It was a great help to me when I was trying to lose that final ten.

Still here....still fighting the fight. I weighed in at 170lbs today which means I have not lost or gained. TOM is here so I am hoping that I will see a big whoosh when it ends.

I am committed!!!!!!!!!

Slim, do check out Featherweights. If you need to rant about a couple 10th's of a pound, and you've achieved the "normal" category, you find a lot of common ground. The final 10 has aggravations all their own and sometimes they are far different struggles from the ones encountered at the start of a new lifestyle. As close as you are, you might want to also have a look over in Maintainer's - there's a thread for 5-10 pounds in December. :)

I do check them out regularly....just hardly post there.

Well, well, well!! Something must be working! Even though it's day 4 of TOM, I weighed this morning and I am back to my low of 168!!!!!:carrot::carrot:

Now for the last 10...........:)

I am going to get it off, I will not stop until I do!!

Awesome, congrats!!!

It's working, it's working! Forgive me all but I plan to use this thread as my accountability thread until I reach to my vanity goal of 158lbs. I usually weigh on a Sunday/Monday but I could not resist it today and guess what I saw 167!!!!!!

9 more to go..........:)

P.S. I will adjust my goal weight on my ticker when I get to my initial goal.

I am down another pound! At 166 today! I can't believe it!

8 more to go...........:):)

Congrats SlimB!!!:D Just keep at it...you'll definitely get there...woot!:p

BTW, your doing GREAT with your exercise log!;)