Why It's So Hard to Lose Those Last 10 Pounds
by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
If you have been trying to lose 10 pounds to reach your recommended weight, odds are you've discovered that accomplishing such may seem impossible. We have the reasons why + savvy tips to help you drop those last 10 pounds.
Dieter Jill vs Dieter Jan - The Reasons Why Those Last 10 Pounds Are So Hard to Lose: For argument's sake, let's assume that Dieter Jan and Dieter Jill are exactly the same except where weight is concerned. They have the same metabolism, the same body frame size, they are the same height, age, ethnic background and so forth.
Jill needs to lose 100 pounds to reach her recommended weight while Jan needs to lose 10 pounds to reach her recommended weight. Both Jan and Jill go on a diet containing the same foods and the same number of calories. By week two of the diet plan, Jill has lost twelve pounds - almost breaking her crown as she was blaring full-force down the Diet Hill. Dieter Jan has lost a scant 1/2 pound - at least she 'thinks' she lost a half-pound. It's such a minimal amount, who's counting?
So why did Jill exceed in weight loss where Jan stalled-out? Does she have a lucky Diet Rabbit's Foot in her pocket? Let's look deeper into the Diet Looking Glass......
1. More weight to lose equals a faster rate of weight loss. That's right. The more weight that the body has to lose, the more calories it requires to sustain - even while dieting. This is one reason why dieters do so well in the beginning, then stall-out where weight loss is concerned. This situation is commonly confused with a Weight Loss Plateau.
2. It's difficult to cut calories when an individual is close to their recommended weight. Because Jill's body requires more calories than Jan's, it's easy to trim 1,000 calories or more from Jill's daily diet in order to stimulate a 100-pound weight loss, and accomplish such in a safe and healthy manner. Because Jan only has 10 pounds to lose, it's obvious that she is not over-indulging by hundreds of calories in her daily diet; therefore, she is unable to drastically cut calories without her health suffering. In turn, with less calories to trim, the more time it takes to drop those last 10 pesky pounds.
3. Calories requirement for recommended weight. One of our best tips for reaching your recommended weight - no matter how much weight that you have to lose, is to determine the amount of calories that your recommended weight requires, then consume that amount of calories each and every day going forward.
After all, once you reach your recommended weight you will need to continue to consume ONLY the calories your body uses per day in order to maintain your recommended weight.
4. Activity & Exercise to ditch those last 10 pounds. - Another weight loss trick that Jan can use to help melt off those last 10 pounds is embracing activity and exercise. Although she is unable to trim a plethora of calories from her daily diet in order to achieve a quicker rate of weight loss, she can exercise which in turn stimulates a calorie burn to produce weight loss (a no-brainer, isn't it?). Exercise and a health daily diet create the perfect couple when it comes to managing weight.
5. Patience is a Diet Virtue - Last and not least, Jan must embrace patience and allow the weight loss process to occur naturally as it is triggered by the healthy changes in her daily routine.
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