How much have you lost, and how (an informal poll)?

thecraftinista

31 lbs lost since January 5th,
Method: Portion control & moderation
Exercise: Dodgeball 3x a week and I walk everywhere

salembambi

weight loss : 168 pounds
method
1. i am vegan(not for my health) and eat a crap load of carbs & starches
2. i weigh all my food
3. have very high calorie days once every couple of months
4. only drink water about 3 liters a day
5. i try to watch my sodium intake just because it makes me feel better
6. i limit my intake of processed sugar but honestly thats mostly because it flares a chronic condition i have sooo i eat things like candy,cookies whatever once in a while

Mediocrates55

48 pounds down.
SW:176
CW:128

Changed to IF 20/4 while still counting in the eating window. Started out with running and lifting but have grown lazy and complacent - along with repeatedly injured (deadlifts and I do not agree and cannot coexist peacefully). Getting back into lifting sans deadlift until I can afford a top-notch trainer to tell me how I'm screwing it up.

dougpconnell219

20 lb so far.

Ignore all that low this low that crap. I am eating the same thing I always have, just less of it.

That and working out like a madman.

Lourdesong

82 lbs lost since May 2014

I guess something like iifym/flexible dieting is what I do. I try to hit my protein goals and eat high fiber. The rest is just whatever. I still will eat Twinkies and ice cream and chocolate and bacon and fast food. I eat around 1600 cals/day.
I also use a fitbit and get 15000 steps a day; the activity combined with my calorie intake create about 1000 cal deficit/2 lb avg loss a week.

If you create a new thread with your results of this poll, please post a link to it in this thread.

barbecuesauce

-41in six months

Probably flexible eating, unless that's a program with rules and guidelines. I also did IF for a while. I started exercising every single day (walking on rest days) when I lost 30 pounds.

I'm glad you did this poll. I'm currently taking a two-week diet break and am thinking about what to change up when I'm back on calorie restriction.

barbecuesauce

What is the difference between portion control and flexible eating? If I weigh out my peanut butter and it's 34 g, I guess that's technically too large a portion, but if I'm low on fat that day it's good IME.

xX_PhoenixRising_Xx

I've lost 155lbs give or take. Now maintaining. I lost it by eating everything in moderation, sticking to a reasonable calorie deficit from my TDEE and using MFP to track. If you need to classify it would be a blend of EM2WL and IIFYM.

astrose00

59lbs in a little over 5 months. High protein diet (40% of calories). 4-5 days cardio and weights. Very little eating out (3 times and still within calorie allotment). Never went over allotment. Cook most of my own meals or buy from supermarket (yogurt, cottage cheese, smoked salmon, etc.). Very regimented with no "treats". Carbs are usually in form of oats, farina, quinoa, cornmeal, low cal bread. Just moved up to 1450 calories a day (up from 1200 calories for the first 5 months). Added more fruit, supplements, healthy fats, protein.

Mistizoom

I have lost 90 lbs.
I lost the weight by eating low carb, high fat, moderate protein (approx. 10%, 70%, 20%)

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

I've lost about 7 lbs since January by eating in a calorie deficit. Trying to do IIFYM, but not quite hitting my protein goals every day yet (although I'm getting better!).

I would like to lose about 50-55 more lbs in the next year.

librarysteg

Weight loss: 84 pounds (from very highest which was about 20 pounds more than my starting weight on MFP)

Method: Counting calories and almost never going over. If I go over one day, I make sure to go under by the same or more the next day. No foods are off limits for me. I started running, and that's my main form of exercise. Over the winter months I've been running 9-12 miles a week on an indoor track. When it gets nice enough for me to go back outside that will go up to 13-18+. I've also started adding some strength training.

BeTheChange352

almost 39 pounds since mid Aug of last year, been kinda doing my own version of IIFYM but I have had lots of success in previous years with the WW point system and just watching calorie intake but not worrying too much about anything else. I have a stationary bike I use at home every day for my exercise.

brightsideofpink

58 lbs

I guess you could call it flexible eating? I really only pay attention to calories and protein. My dietary makeup has changed over time, but its been a very slow process. I have added in more vegetables than I ever previously consumed, but my sugar and sodium are still pretty high.

Exercise is also evolving. I started with pure cardio. I now log roughly equal minutes of cardio and strength training.

dexlyn813

Weight loss: 50 pounds
Method: No soda ( Of course I could still lose drinking it but just decided health wise to cut it out. Portion control. Plenty water. Exercise 3x a week every week

kristen6350

Total since January 2011: 65lbs - 45, then regained 12, then lost 8, then regained 20, then lost 12. I'm 4.6lbs from my UG of 150 (AGAIN).

All the times, just calorie reduction. Prelogged the day before. Stuck with it. First time, increasing exercise, but the 2 times after that, just diet.

Need2Exerc1se

I've lost about 8-10 lbs, I think. I haven't weighed in a while, but I've been measuring. I've lost 15.4 inches, as of last Monday. The method was to eat a little less and move more.

simplydelish2

I've lost 128 lbs so far. For the most part I eat low carb, as clean as possible, and I've learned to eat when I'm hungry - not because it's lunch time. With all that, it still comes down to CICO.

abatonfan

70 pounds

My pancreas killed itself (to put it simply -it was an autoimmune destruction of my beta cells that caused the weight loss).

icrushit

Weight lost: 51lbs
Method: Low carb for the first 40'ish lbs. Needed a break after prolonged dieting, then lost the remainder through general deficit dieting and a bit of bloodymindedness. I have about 5- 10 lbs left to go, but my body seems to have reached a point where sustaining a deficit is proving nigh on impossible, so really looking for what's next right now. I am maintaining my weight, and losing small amounts of fat while building a little muscle, but the remaining excess fat lbs are not going anywhere quickly right now. Fitness-wise, walking was my main form of exercise for the first 35 lbs or so, averaging about 4 miles a day. These days I compliment my walking with 3/ 4 weekly bodyweight strength sessions.

KathleenCora

Lost 46lbs
Method: Calorie counting, started running(c25k), started running more, lifting 2x weekly and cross training 2x weekly. Workout 5 days a week for at least 1hrs. Started in Sept 2014 and only 26lbs to go. Yay!

njitaliana

63 lbs lost so far by counting calories. I exercise most days.

gaurdgoose

lost 22 lbs from November -Feb by cutting out some carbs and eating better
Lost 23 Lbs in February Started a Prescription Weight loss drug and I am restricting my intake especially carbs.

kjerome101

Just starting out, but in one week I lost 5.5 lbs! i still have about 10 more to go to get to my goal

WranglerMichelle

Weight Lost: 53.5 pounds
Method: TDEE -20% with a little bit of IIFYM (so I guess flexible eating/portion control?) and lifting 4 or 5 days a week and cardio 3 days a week.

craigs64

Lost 55#
Paleo / low carb hybrid diet.

Lost 75# in a little over a year. (2012-13) Started walking our dog about three miles a day and changed my diet to something between South Beach and Paleo. Wasn't militant about sticking to either. backslid about 20 # and have been trying to rededicate to losing the 20 plus 10 more.

Canuckgirl77

Weight lost: 53 pounds

Method: First 15 pounds was low calorie diet and increase in my water intake. The rest is from cutting junk food, choosing healthier recipes, eating a TON more veggies and fruits, and using MFP to watch the calorie intake. Exercise only started a few months ago.

saggyandbaggy

98 lbs lost since July 2014 - basically sticking to the calories allowed and making sure I come under the total every day. I have done this mostly by reducing portions and I admit to buying lots of low calorie ready meals as the calories are already worked out! I have a light lunch and then a ready meal with LOADS of vegetables for dinner. I allow myself a sweet or two for pudding and that is all factored into the daily total. I haven't bothered too much with the details of what I am eating, just the total calories.

zirr_

Lost 31lbs from last summer
sw: 193
cw: 163

I lost about 10lbs over the summer then none really in the winter, then lost the rest in this new year. My diet didnt really change, i suppose i just ate the same meals as always but took smaller portions and changed some of my snack habits.

Most of it came off from increased activity when i started a new more physical job in december. Things i changed were no fizzy drinks with sugar, no more sugar in my tea and switched to frozen yoghurt over ice cream.

cristi5953

21lbs
Diligently tracking calorie intake, 20 minutes of daily cardio. Cut WAY back on alcohol, pasta, and sugar intake.