I only lost 5 pounds in 30 days

margueritepape
margueritepape Posts: 5 Member
edited April 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

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  • charlsy1691
    charlsy1691 Posts: 36 Member
    Progress is progress
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Only?

    5 lbs in 30 days sounds good to me.
  • WakkoW
    WakkoW Posts: 567 Member
    That is great. According to trendweight, I lost 0.9 pounds in the last month!
  • KaleiAlanaSmith
    KaleiAlanaSmith Posts: 133 Member
    I also lost 5 in a month!!! Progress is progress, and 5 pounds in a month is amazing
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    Fantastic
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    How tall are you and how much do you weigh? This context matters.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    Only?

    5 lbs in 30 days sounds good to me.

    MTE
  • mousie1973
    mousie1973 Posts: 438 Member
    healthy weight loss is about 1-2 pounds per week (depending on how much you have to lose...those with more to lose like me, can stand to lose a touch more) but it is 1-2 pounds per week ... so 5 pounds in a month sounds about right.
  • murp4069
    murp4069 Posts: 494 Member
    Great loss! Don't be discouraged or let tv shows influence how much weight you think you should lose in any given time period. Remember, we didn't put the weight on in a week, and we can't expect to take it off in a week either. Congrats and keep going!
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    I lost two in the last 30. 5 is fantastic!
  • quackers82
    quackers82 Posts: 55 Member
    So at that rate you will have lost over 4 stone in a year. How much are you wanting to lose?
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Only?! I'd be celebrating.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Shoot. I lost a whole pound last month. I wish I could lose 5.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Sounds normal! Congratulations!
  • lesleyloo7879
    lesleyloo7879 Posts: 439 Member
    edited April 2016
    Lol , I am not making fun of you ...... I lost 10.8 in 68 days you are doing fine just fine!!! ( I have more than 50 to get rid of) Relax you are doing great
  • Neen79
    Neen79 Posts: 9 Member
    That's a pound a week. Take it! Own it! Celebrate it! And hey, it's better than a gain. :)
  • Jeffrey300050
    Jeffrey300050 Posts: 93 Member
    I love that! Better than gaining. You have accomplished two things, losing weight AND not gaining!
  • pansamanchada
    pansamanchada Posts: 158 Member
    If you think about it you wouldn't say "I only gained 5 lbs in a month" if you did. 5 lbs a month is 60lbs down in a year at that rate. Keep up the great work.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    margueritepape wrote: »
    Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

    1 lb a week is a good healthy rate of weight loss.
    The things you are doing wrong are your expectations of losing more in 30 days and using the words only 5 lbs.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    5 lbs in a month is fantastic progress. What exactly was your expectation?
  • ubermofish
    ubermofish Posts: 102 Member
    Rate of loss is going to depend on how tall you are, and how much you currently weigh. A 300lb dude can easily lose a bunch of weight in a month but a 150lb girl is going to go slower. That same 300lb dude would see it slow down the lower he goes as well.
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    That averages out to about a 1lb/wk... that's a perfectly healthy weight loss rate, imho! Weight loss isn't always the super quick, rapid process TV and movies make it out to be. 1lb/wk = 52lbs/year! Keep up the great work :)
  • rungirl1973
    rungirl1973 Posts: 2,559 Member
    5 lbs in a month is AMAZING progress. I don't understand your use of the word "only" right before the word "lost" here.
  • margueritepape
    margueritepape Posts: 5 Member
    dragon_girl26 wrote: »
    5 lbs in a month is fantastic progress. What exactly was your expectation?

    I honestly never have lost weight sucessfully before I am just trying to still gague what I'm doing wrong and right so I can keep making good decisions.

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