I only lost 5 pounds in 30 days

margueritepape

Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

jemhh

That's good progress.

StaciMarie1974

That's great progress! The tv shows where people lose 5-10 in a week are NOT realistic.

charlsy1691

Progress is progress

Ninkyou

Only?

5 lbs in 30 days sounds good to me.

WakkoW

That is great. According to trendweight, I lost 0.9 pounds in the last month!

KaleiAlanaSmith

I also lost 5 in a month!!! Progress is progress, and 5 pounds in a month is amazing

kiittenforever

Fantastic

Sabine_Stroehm

How tall are you and how much do you weigh? This context matters.

malibu927

Ninkyou wrote: »

Only?

5 lbs in 30 days sounds good to me.

MTE

mousie1973

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

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

I lost two in the last 30. 5 is fantastic!

quackers82

So at that rate you will have lost over 4 stone in a year. How much are you wanting to lose?

Ready2Rock206

Only?! I'd be celebrating.

emdeesea

Shoot. I lost a whole pound last month. I wish I could lose 5.

Afura

Sounds normal! Congratulations!

lesleyloo7879

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

That's a pound a week. Take it! Own it! Celebrate it! And hey, it's better than a gain.

Jeffrey300050

I love that! Better than gaining. You have accomplished two things, losing weight AND not gaining!

pansamanchada

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

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

5 lbs in a month is fantastic progress. What exactly was your expectation?

ubermofish

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

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

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

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.