Anyone starting their journey and need to lose 80 lbs?

jaklee42327

Hey! Looking to lose just about 50 to 55 pounds. You can add me if you would like to. Just started but looking to focus on my diet initially and once I get that figured out then add in exercise.

shesotiffx2

Just getting started I need to lose 80 I have no clue how to use thus my sister told me she started a week ago and has lost 13lbs. I can see it in her mid section and thighs. We have opposite schedules hard to keep up with her for help.

druby7136

Oh I need to lose at least 50 lbs

misskaykaylott

Count me in...

mytwokids

Count me in! Feel free to add me as a friend.

barbamorrison40

Hi everyone

Bleedrobot

Feel free to add 70lb into my 140lb journey

annabelle_me

I'm restarting my journey as well. I always seem to get discouraged and fall off track. Having to stay accountable helps me to stay on track.

dmatar

Okay, I need to lose 80+ lbs and I am challenged by poor health. Everything seems to trigger blood pressure problems. So I am going to focus on diet first. I find it very troubling that it might take a month to lose 5 lbs. That said I prefer to lose the 5 than gain another 5.

Lancer97

I'm restarting as well and I need to lose 125 total. I've got 118 to go. Feel free to add me.

royalteacher75

You can count me in. I need to lose 50+ pounds. Accountability and encouragement really helps me with this life long journey.

aliyune

I have a bit over 80lbs to lose, 36lbs down currently. Anyone here can feel free to add me

devash1762

I am brand new to this. I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life which is 212. I am 5"7 and I do carry it well, but it isn't healthy. I am hoping to lose 1.5 pounds weekly. Having spoken with my doctor I don't have to lose a ton of weight to be healthy. Right now, my goal is 180. I want to take it one step at a time.

wheelieguy79

I too am restarting, and the reason why I came back to myfitnesspal is because I know it works. I had lost roughly 50 pounds prior using it, and had gained 25 back (due to health issues). I actually need to lose 90 in all to bet at my HWP weight. I'm just taking it 10 lbs at a time though, I know it's the best way to think of things. I figure every 10 lbs is a milestone. Feel free to add me as well. I have found that having others, accountability buddies, really helps in this journey.

hollydolly4031

Count me in.... need to lose about 50 pounds...

KerriWilson1

I need to lose 120 to be where I might could pass as chubby. Doing Low Carb High Fat. I'm as tall as I am wide and that is not doing it for me any longer. My daughter just lost 50 pounds in 101 days. She's shooting for 50 more. She is calorie counting and walking alot. Good Luck! To all of us here!

brdnw

I lost 95lbs going from 285 to 190. That was 4 years ago and i've remained fit ever since as I don't do any 'diets' or fads. It's simply about being consistent and being accountable. I go to the gym when i feel like laying on the couch all day, i stopped eating free pizza/donuts when they were offered at work. I grocery shop responsibly (can't eat junk food if i don't buy it) and most importantly I stayed consistent and then quickly losing weight became enjoyable. I would spring out of bed each day just to weigh myself and see the fractions of pound lighter i was. I lost 65lbs within 7 months, so you can do it pretty quickly and with sustained success.

What you eat though is 90% of the process. Lifting makes your body more functional, better looking, stronger, better and cardio will enhance your diet even more. But you can't out work a bad diet.

any of you that want to add me or message me with any questions that worked for me or what ever feel free. I know it can be daunting when you first start, but momentum really builds quickly if you're consistent. Just fully commit to it...there is no secret or magic to it. It's not about smoothies or teas or wraps. It's about eating fruits/vegetables/lean proteins and being active.

I even helped a guy at my work. His diet was a mess, he weighed 280. He would routinely go to chipotle and order 2 burritos both with double meat. His diet was atrocious and now he's 210 14% bodyfat. First time in his life he wasn't considered fat. He committed to changing his diet and he wasn't perfect by any means but he committed to slowly changing how he ate and it worked. I texted him and just was like, comon you can easily lose 3/4lb a week with very little effort and by summer you'll be fit. And he was like "I can do that" and that was it, I would routinely text him to check in on his weight, it made him accountable and he often surpassed the .75lbs a week goal.

hunhun57

You can add me. I need to lose 50lbs for knee surgery. Plus lose another 80 after that. Its a journey!

shell3891

Hi there, I'm starting over too. I would like to lose 50 pounds. Feel free to add me.

TomSWalker

I'm aiming to lose 50lbs (225lbs to 175lbs) and started June 1st. Already lost 9.2lbs doing P90 and a 500 calorie deficit per day (note that it's unhealthy to go below 1200cals/day for more than a handful of days, just in case a 500 calorie deficit would put you in that zone).

One thing I suggest - break your goal into 20 milestones of 3.5lbs each. 70 lbs is going to seem a long way away, but 3.5lbs is achievable in anywhere from a week to a month, depending on the amount of time you can commit to your weight loss. Focusing on a very achievable smaller goal will help keep you focused and motivated. As soon as you finish one milestone, move on to the next immediately (maybe have a non-food celebration each time).

Also... MFP adds any calories you burn back to your food journal to eat again. To me, this is a trap. Don't eat back your hard work. Calories burned should add to your deficit, not your consumption. That said, use common sense - if you've run a marathon, eat more food - you'll need it in extreme cases. I'm suggesting this only for typical exercise (30 min jog, swimming laps, P90, Zoomba, etc.) - you don't need extra calories to cover this stuff. You can edit your exercise logs so that you claim to only burn 1 calorie per activity, or simply don't log exercise and instead use the journal to keep track.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

emilyvictoria7

I need to lose at least 70lbs to get to 200lbs and then will re-evaluate the rest after that. Currently down 31lbs, feel free to add me

lesliecooki6038

I need to loose 50 but goal for now is 30.. add me everyone:)

Holly2233

Add me if you're active! I am down 6 lbs out of 50.

I have 5 goals of 10 lbs each to not be overwhelmed by it all. It took me 6 years to gain it, most recently in the last two years (thanks menopause) so I'm happy with 1-2 lbs per week.

Cheers

Pips927

You betcha! Just joined this week and have over 100 lbs to lose on my journey. #healthhappiness is my ultimate goal and looking for a few great neighbors to walk along my journey with me! Won'tcha be my neighbor?

10alliemarie

I need to lose 80. I have already lost 10 just by making sure I have a calorie deficit every day.

jennybearlv

I'm nearly half way through my weight loss, but do have at least another 80 pounds to go. I am back this week from a two month diet break, so restarting in a way. Good luck on your journey.

Hearts_2015

hunhun57 wrote: »

You can add me. I need to lose 50lbs for knee surgery. Plus lose another 80 after that. Its a journey!

@hunhun57
You can SO DO THIS! I had both my knees done in the last year and a half and have no more pain/stiffness and life is so much easier now after dropping some weight and having them done. There's just no way to explain how lifechanging it can be until you go through it! I wish you the very best in your goals & down the road in your surgery.

Dropping the weight before surgery will make the surgery, recovery, physical therapy and all that comes with it so much more manageable for you. What a great goal to have to lose that 50lbs, setting goals of 10lbs has really helped me in feeling it's more manageable than a bigger number on the ticker.

MissLuanaT

Hello. I'm restarting as well and have about 70 pounds to lose.

rickvogt444

Hi! I'm on day 4... I also want to lose 90 pounds. Add me, I would like some friends on here...!

hperkins17

I'm restarting as well and have about 100 to lose! Add me!