perspective on speed of weight loss

deksgrl

Xcsn wrote: »

You could lose 90 pounds by november if you are consistent. Achieve a caloric deficit of 1,000 calories a day and you will be losing 2 pounds every week.

Except, as you lose weight, your calorie needs lessen until you cannot sustain losing 2 pounds every week in a healthy manner. So when you are 20-30 pounds away, 1 pound per week is more realistic and the last 10-15 pounds, half a pound is more realistic.

bwogilvie

keziak1 wrote: »

Finally, it just occurred to me to keep in mind how heavy 20 lbs of anything is, not inconsiderable!

Good point! Pick up a 20-pound bag of rice (or whatever you have around) and carry it around for ten minutes. Then think that you used to carry that weight around with you all the time.

It's also a good reminder that strength training helps a lot when you're losing weight. If you don't do it, you'll also lose muscle, since you won't be carrying around that extra weight all the time. Strength training helps limit the loss.

keziak1

I do want to get back to weight work. IN the past when I was thin I lifted a lot of weight. It makes a huge difference. I used to have great shoulders!

katherine_startrek_fan

2 years seems really good for a 90 pound loss, especially given how long the last 10-20 pounds notoriously take.

When I started this journey around 7 1/2 months ago, I had around 105 pounds to lose to get to the top of my recommended BMI. I've lost around 43 so far and am hoping to lose another 40 this year. After that, I'll decide how much further to go.

It's definitely not going super fast, but I feel a lot better. I try to remember my NSVs whenever I get discouraged. My favorite one currently is the fact that my current pants couldn't even go up to my knees when I started this journey.