First month how many pounds lost?

Golbat · September 2016

I lost over 10 pounds my first month, and I've lost 30 pounds in just over 3 months. I use meal replacement protein shakes to keep calories down and get more protein (which makes me less hungry.) I also weigh my food, and I don't usually eat back exercise calories. I assume my weight loss will slow down as I get closer to where I want to be.

The thing about the shakes is that I'll have to keep having shakes for breakfast, and probably at least a good amount of the time for lunch, to keep my calories low enough to keep the weight off. The good news is that I like the shakes so that's easy for me, but if someone didn't like meal replacement shakes, it would not be a good plan for them. They'd gain the weight back after they gave up the shakes. Also, I don't know if it's a good idea to feel like you're suffering when you're on a weight loss plan. I like the shakes and I don't value breakfast and lunch - I don't like eating alone and I really only care about the meal I always eat with my husband and kids - so I don't feel like I'm suffering and I like having those extra calories for dinner. If I felt like I was suffering I wouldn't use shakes, even if it meant I lost more slowly.

(As for brand, I've tried several and I think they're all about the same. If someone is interested, they should go to a big box store because that's probably cheapest, but don't buy much at first because it'll be a waste if you hate them. Costco has them in bulk if you know you like them.)

fitoverfortymom · September 2016

I'm going into week four. MFP has me at 9lbs down I think, but there was about a week before I started logging and I was at 256 then. I weighed in at 239.7 this morning. So just shy of 18lbs. I'm certain a lot of that has been water weight and I haven't "dieted" in years so my body was ripe to lose. I was also probably only eating 1100 calories that first week (some whacked out food plan my sister is doing). Now that I've gotten my stuff straight with MFP, I'm eating between 1250 and 1400 calories a day depending on my exercise. I expect soon the dramatic early losses will stabilize and get me closer to my anticipated 2lb per week loss I'm aiming for.

pinkste78 · September 2016

still on first month, around ten pounds so far.

RhapsodyWinters · September 2016

I'm set to lose 2 lb a week, and I've lost 11 lb so far in this first month. This is also with me slingshotting due to binge days (blech)

paultireland · September 2016

Which first month? I've had so many. I have a new "first month" every few months.

PinkPixiexox · September 2016

I ate at a sensible deficit and lost around 11 pounds in my first month! If I remember correctly, six of those pounds were in the first week alone (Water weight). Remember, your rate of loss will depend on a few factors - your starting weight being one of them as well as the size of your deficit. Your losses will be very unique to you so make sure you don't compare

Iseulte · September 2016

I lost 6.5 in the first month, just eating at a deficit. I'm really short, so my deficit is smaller than most.

jdhcm2006 · September 2016

I lost 3.6lbs my first week. Combo of water and actual fat. I ate at a deficit that was meant to help me lose a lb a week and worked out. Nothing crazy or special.

CoffeeNCardio · September 2016

From 9/24/15 to 10/24/15 I lost 15.5 lbs. I imagine a rather large portion of that was water, so don't apply this exact number to yourself and then get disappointed if you don't get it. Also note at the time I had about 70lbs to lose, and when you're very big, you tend to lose very quickly in the beginning.