How much did you lose in the first 6 months?

victoria_1024

I just hit 6 months of logging on MFP and I have lost 55 pounds. I still have about 20 pounds left before I'm in a healthy weight range, so I had 75 pounds to lose total when I started.

orchidbutterflies

I lost a little bit of weight by doing a couple things, but once I buckled down and started logging on here I've lost 65lb in the last 6-7 months. 97lb from my heaviest.

Versacam

Congrats to all the weight lost everyone

Sounds like my goal is achievable then, I'll aim for 50lbs total 6 month goal and see how I get on.

You've all really motivated me, so, thank you!

nordlead2005

I've lost 20.5lb in 60 days (~2.3lb/week). My goal was 1.5lb/week, but obviously I'm doing a poor job of eating back my exercise calories. My average total calorie intake is 20 calories over the goal that MFP originally set for me.

I project that I will lose 40-50lb in 6 months. I decided to stay at my current calorie goal until vacation (in 2 weeks), and then re-calculate for a 1lb/week goal. I'll probably stay there until I'm ~35lb down, and then switch to 0.5lb/week until the end (the last 5-15lb).

jnmrie

Started March 2nd, going into my 5th month. I have lost 55 pounds so far. I predict that at the 6 month mark I will have lost a bit over 60 pounds.

Kimmy82109

Versacam wrote: »

At my heaviest I was 280lbs (20 stones), 32F, 5ft 6.5". I am down to 269lbs (19st 3lbs) now, lost 7 lbs in July.

I've got 5 months until a holiday in the sun over Christmas and I'm wondering what everyone else achieved in the first 5/6 months of their diet.

I'm trying a 1000 calorie deficit from my BMR, and an additional 2000-3000 from cardio exercise, some of which I may eat back. I have a HRM, so it's a fairly accurate burn I think.

Anyhow, be great to hear your success stories.

About 30 out of 40lb goal.

minties82

About 75lbs, from 253.5.

duddysdad

For 6 months I lost 115 pounds. I started at 326 @ 6'5".

ajc1309

I was 182lbs and in 6 months I lost 56lbs.

SingRunTing

28lbs in 6 months (that's about a 1.25 lbs a week).

I know it sounds great to lose a bunch of weight really quick, but it's not healthy. No one should be losing more than 2lbs a week (and then only if you're obese) unless you are under a doctor's supervision.

Flookbird

I'm a 32 yo female 5'7. I followed Weight Watchers and lost 4 stone in 6 months. Started at 15st 11lbs. I usually lost 1.5-2lbs a week and from what I can work out if a WW point = 40 kcals then I was eating an average of 1400-1500 kcals a day.
Good luck - any loss is better than none but you've left yourself plenty of time so should see a good result if you stick to your calories on here.

zyxst

Started out at 313# and hit 255.2# at the start of July, 2012, so 57.8# in 6 months.

I think you can do it, but don't freak out if you don't hit your loss goal spot on.

999tigger

Just bear in mind if you have a lot to lose then its much easier to lose and it slows down the closer you get to target so the headline figure can be misleading. Also in the beginning you will lose water weight quickly. On the good side when you have quite a lot to lose you cna lose quite a lot more easily.

An accurate 1000 cal a day from food moderation is quite aggressive, but that would give you c2lb a week. The exercise at 50% eatback would give you 2/7 3/7 of a 1lb.

shadow2soul

Depends on what time frame we are talking:

First 6 months I attempted weight loss in 2012 - around 60 lbs (and shortly afterwards I stopped and regained some because what I was doing was unhealthy and not sustainable)

First 6 months after I started using MFP in 2013 - 45 lbs (found out I was pregnant shortly after this milestone)

First 6 months after my last pregnancy in 2014 - 34.5 lbs (if we start about 6 weeks after I had my son or 45.6 if we use my highest pregnancy weight)

AspenDan

Hey bud, looks like you're on the right track. I've been eating healthier for about 3 months, and lost about 40lbs. I'm just now under 300lbs so I'm stoked!
Couple things I've learned is that the weight loss isn't consistent or "linear" as they say. Sometimes I don't lose any weight for a week and then I'll lose 5 lbs the next week.
Also, it's deff all about a caloric deficit, which I can see you know, but sticking to a nice deficit is much easier when you're eating healthy things...in my experience, eating a big bag of veggies will fill you up for a few hours, give you some much needed nutrition, and help you carve out a few hundred calories extra for dinner. Those are my 2 cents

jjburger77

I was on track to losing 60 pounds in the first 6 months, but it ended up being around 40 I think. I'm 2 1/2 years into my journey and am on the verge of 70 pounds altogether. I have friends who lost everything in a year, but I'm realistic with and know a slower weight loss will most likely mean I will be more successful with keeping it off. For instance, I've been able to maintain my weight the past year. I'm back on track to get the final 30 off.

ashypashy7

SW 300 lbs, first six months I lost 60 lbs.

orchidbutterflies

SingRunTing wrote: »

28lbs in 6 months (that's about a 1.25 lbs a week).

I know it sounds great to lose a bunch of weight really quick, but it's not healthy. No one should be losing more than 2lbs a week (and then only if you're obese) unless you are under a doctor's supervision.

I lost around 2.6lbs per week, mind you I was 200+lbs overweight and followed by a weight management clinic.
Definitely a good idea to have a doctor follow you. Just to make sure everything is looking good as you lose. For instance, the clinic I go to does bloodwork, EKG, ultrasounds (I have fatty liver) and they check my BMR every so many months (was 2500 eight months ago and 2750 two months ago).

Whole point of losing weight is to get healthier ^^

GeddesFit

I'm only 2 months into my weight loss journey and I've already lost 24 pounds. I started at 188lbs and am now 164lbs ( I haven't weighed myself this week yet) I weigh myself once a week and eat clean and healthy 98% of the time with 5 x 1 hour gym trips a week. My goal weight is 128lbs.