Help! Losing at a snail's pace!

ashbeth11

I've been tracking consistently since February. I'm currently on a 1200 cal low carb diet that my weight loss doctor recommended. And the weight loss is incredibly slow!! I'm talking a pound or two a week. I'm about 70lbs overweight and have a long history with weight loss. (And was very successful at getting to and staying at goal until I had the lap band removed and getting pregnant with twins). I've never worked this hard AND lost weight this slowly before. Any help? Anybody??

PrincessMel72

1-2lbs a week is what you're supposed to lose. Anything faster than that can be harmful. Remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint. You didn't put 70lbs on in a few months, you won't lose it that quickly either. Keep at it!

quiksylver296

One to two pounds a week is PERFECT!!! The only thing you need to adjust is your expectations!

Good job!

TheCupcakeCounter

MFP won't let you set your goals up to lose more than 2lbs/week. Fast weight loss usually isn't good weight loss or very sustainable.

vismal

1-2 lbs a week isn't what I would call a snail's pace. At an average of 1.5 lbs a week you'll lose the 70 lbs in under a year. How fast do you realistically think someone should be able to lose 70 lbs?

Seffell

1-2lbs a week is all you can hope for.
Everyone here loses at this rate or slower.
I lose 0.5lbs a week and have been doing so for the past year and some.

Weight loss takes a lot of time. Depending how much you have to lose of course but think years rather than days if you see what I mean.

qpmomma1

1-2lbs a week is great and sustainable!

malibu927

I think it only feels like a snail's pace because you had the band before, but this is exactly where you should be outside of WLS.

Ready2Rock206

A pound or two a week is in absolutely no way slow. The only thing you need to change is your unrealistic expectations.

TeaBea

indigoblue9572 wrote: »

1-2lbs a week is what you're supposed to lose. Anything faster than that can be harmful. Remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint. You didn't put 70lbs on in a few months, you won't lose it that quickly either. Keep at it!

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You are doing well. Perfectly reasonable rate of loss.

Duchy82

1-2lbs a is normal, actually perfect amount, of weightloss per week I think you need to adjust your expectations. I'm losing a1-2lbs a month, still normal by the way as I'm about 5lbs from goal. If you maintain this rate of loss you can expect to get to goal in around a year that's good going.

savithny

That's not slow. We all want it to happen rightnowrightnowfastfastfast, but that's not the way it works. People who dump 10 pounds in a week are generally losing mostly water weight, and that's a rate that can't be sustained (and will mask real losses subsequently).

pattilindley

I have a long history of battling weight too. I did HCG injections and a 500 calorie diet. Another that had me on 800 calories. Yep I lost super fast. And I gained it all back super fast. Because that was just stupid and not sustainable. Now I'm doing 1230 calories and following my protein, carb and fat goals. And now it's slow. But I feel great, much healthier. About 1-2 pounds a week is great! Because this isn't a "diet." Because diets are temporary and unsuccessful in the long run. This is a healthy lifestyle change. I have lost 27 pounds in 4 months. It's hard and not hard. Hard is losing 60 pounds and then gaining it all back. This group is great. Great advice and support. Keep on swimming, swimming, swimming.

CSARdiver

ashbeth11 wrote: »

I've been tracking consistently since February. I'm currently on a 1200 cal low carb diet that my weight loss doctor recommended. And the weight loss is incredibly slow!! I'm talking a pound or two a week. I'm about 70lbs overweight and have a long history with weight loss. (And was very successful at getting to and staying at goal until I had the lap band removed and getting pregnant with twins). I've never worked this hard AND lost weight this slowly before. Any help? Anybody??

As several others have stated your expectations are the issue here and you are doing fantastic!

Losing at a rate faster than 1-2 lbs a week is dangerous and you will end up losing valuable lean muscle mass which is the primary driver of your metabolism. Don't suffer your long term for short term results.

Think marathon - not sprint. You are doing this to be at your goal weight for the rest of your life.

ashbeth11

OK!! I feel better now. Thank you all for your comments. It gives me so much comfort and confidence knowing it's working like it's suppose to. This isn't post-WLS and that's where I need to change my perception of my success. I have reevaluated my weight loss plan to better fit my current progress and I feel excited! I'm not failing at this after all. Much appreciation to all of you. ❤️

vanmep

I'm losing 1/2 pound a week. You're going at lightning speed

LAWoman72

ashbeth11 wrote: »

I've been tracking consistently since February. I'm currently on a 1200 cal low carb diet that my weight loss doctor recommended. And the weight loss is incredibly slow!! I'm talking a pound or two a week. I'm about 70lbs overweight and have a long history with weight loss. (And was very successful at getting to and staying at goal until I had the lap band removed and getting pregnant with twins). I've never worked this hard AND lost weight this slowly before. Any help? Anybody??

A pound OR TWO a week? That's awesome, keep going!

I have lost almost 60 lbs. and it has taken 15 months. It will be many more months to lose 30 lbs. I can tell you that I am much happier today at 60 lbs. down and today would have come anyway - I could have given up and still been gigantic today, or I could have said (and did say), "I'll just stick with it no matter what," and that snail's pace yielded results. Because here I am now. I wouldn't trade and go back in a time machine for anything, life was hell when I was big. Either way, I was going to get to February of 2016. I got here a pound or half pound or no pounds at all per week at a time.

LAWoman72

p.s. The grammar, dear God, the grammar. ^ My poor eyes. Sorry, everybody. But you get the idea. Stick with it and understand that a pound or two is probably the fastest most people can go, and many of us can't get anywhere near that speed...yet we ultimately lose all the weight we want to, if we stick to the plan.

Don't expect to lose two pounds, or even one, every single week. There will be weeks where you don't lose anything. There will be weeks where you gain a little. Stick with it. Just stay the course.