357. Q&A: Why Is The Last 5 Pounds Harder To Lose? My Surprising Answer
Hot, Healthy, Never Hungry
Lauren Hubert MS, RD
4.9 • 616 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode, I'm sitting down solo to answer a question from one of our amazing listeners about why the last five pounds can feel so much harder to lose.
I break the episode into two simple parts.
First, I explain why the last five pounds are harder for everyone — medication or not. As you lose weight and body fat, the rules of the game change. Your body gets leaner, which creates new challenges when it comes to maintaining a calorie deficit and targeting body fat loss through your training and macros, often requiring different strategies or small adjustments to your plan.
Then, I walk you through exactly how to approach losing that final bit of weight so you can truly tone up and lean out. This helps you change your body fat percentage — instead of doubting your approach or wondering if it's even working.
If you're determined to keep making progress but know your plan needs a refresh for this final push, today's episode will connect the dots so you can work smarter, not harder — and stop spinning your wheels with a plan you're not fully confident in.
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Related Episodes:
🎙️Episode 347: ALLISON'S STORY: Losing The Last 10 Pounds By Doing LESS
🎙️Episode 279: If You Keep Losing And Regaining The Same 5 Pounds, This Is Why
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, my beautiful people. |
| 0:08.7 | Happy Monday motivation. |
| 0:10.8 | It is time for an awesome day. |
| 0:12.7 | And it's also time for another podcast episode to keep this New Year's party moving forward. |
| 0:17.5 | I have an amazing question from an awesome listener that is related to losing the last |
| 0:22.8 | little bit of weight. And I honestly just want to share that whether you have a lot of weight or |
| 0:26.3 | a little weight to lose this episode is honestly one I really want you to press listen on and |
| 0:30.8 | record and really take all the information because over through 2024 and 2025, I ultimately |
| 0:37.1 | lost the 50 pounds I gained and felt like I overgained for my pregnancy, but my body did what I needed. |
| 0:42.3 | And I only bring this up because while you might have a quote unquote a lot amount of weight that you want to lose right now, ultimately you will get to the point in time where you don't have as much weight that you are trying to lose. |
| 0:53.1 | And everything that I'm about to |
| 0:54.6 | discuss in today's episode is going to very much resonate with you because it is inevitable. And it's |
| 1:00.6 | going to happen. And when you have a little bit of weight to lose, the rules of the game just change. |
| 1:05.4 | So with that in mind, we're going to dive into today's episode, but I do have a review I want to |
| 1:09.7 | give a highlight to. |
| 1:16.6 | B.2.0 said, finally. I recently found this podcast and I instantly fell in love with it. |
| 1:20.4 | I've always struggled with eating healthy and not being hungry without taking supplements. |
| 1:26.4 | With social media, I found it hard to trust many things I read online and I've been looking for more healthy ways to tackle weight loss. |
| 1:29.4 | I am so glad to finally have someone I can listen to and trust. She makes things simple and actionable. After only a |
| 1:34.4 | month of listening to this podcast, I have lost eight pounds and I'm not hungry just by applying |
| 1:38.8 | her recommendations and tips. I look forward to each episode that comes out because I've yet |
| 1:43.5 | to find one that could not |
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