How long did it take you to lose 50lbs?

Nads36

Hi all....I started at 19st 5lbs (271lbs) and am currently 18st 5lbs (257lbs). I would like to lose another 50lbs, how long did it take you? What really helped your progress? Overall I want to lose 100lbs but will be happy to bag my first 50! I have a long journey...but it needs to be done.

charlenechaz

I lost my first 50 pounds in about 11 months. I've been taking it steady and went from just under 17 stone (233lbs) to just over 13 stone (183lbs) in that time. I have heard of people losing it in less time than this but as I said, I've taken it steady.

Hope this helps.

Wishing you the best of luck, it can be done!!!

thetngonephyo1

I am ( 150 lb) and I also would like to lose 50 lb because I am short ( 155cm). Can you advise meal plan and work out that worked for you ?

Nads36

That's great charlenechaz fantastic work! I think 11 months is sensible, more sustainable. Well done! Thanks I shall update my progress and one day I hope to be able come on here as a success story! ☺

thetngonephyo1

charlenechaz wrote: »

I lost my first 50 pounds in about 11 months. I've been taking it steady and went from just under 17 stone (233lbs) to just over 13 stone (183lbs) in that time. I have heard of people losing it in less time than this but as I said, I've taken it steady.

I am ( 150 lb) and I also would like to lose 50 lb because I am short ( 155cm). Can you advise meal plan and work out that worked for you ?

jordandills

My starting weight was 275 and I lost the first 50 lbs in about 5 months, maybe a hair over. I was averaging 10 lbs a month for the first 80-85 lbs.

SafioraLinnea

I lost 50 pounds in 6 months. Which averages to over 3.5 pounds a week. It was way too fast, felt very unhealthy, and I know I lost a fair amount of muscle mass with that. I would never recommend that pace. It was not intentionally done that quickly, it happened because I severely underestimated how many calories I burned in a 24hr period. Once I adjusted for that, my weight loss stabilized to a very safe 0.75-1.25 pound a week loss.

The next three months I lost only 12 more pounds which has been a much more enjoyable pace and feels better to me. 30-35 pounds to go.

JeromeBarry1

My Reports chart only goes back one year. It shows that on August 9 last year I weighed 208. I started January 25 2016 at 272.4, so I had lost a little more than 60 lb in 7.5 months. For the first few months it was dropping off at about 10-12 lb per month.

SammieCosme

Took me 8 months to hit the 50lb mark.

margaritaonthrox

It took me 4 months to lose 60 lbs. I hit a plateau and got discouraged and in a matter of 2 months I gained half of it back!! Oops!! It's a daily struggle but I'm determined to accomplish my goals. Started at 268 on on 9/11/16, was at 208 on 1/15/17, today's weight is 235.8. My initial goal is to be at 199.9!!! Lol!! I was on a very low calorie diet and 3 times weekly weight training. I've increased the calories to a more reasonable level and am back to the 3 x week weight training sessions.

lorrpb

Which 50? It took me 6-7 months to lose my first 50, 8-9 months to lose the second 50, and a year to lose the last 50. It depends on where you start, how much you have left to lose, and how disciplined you are about sticking to your plan. I was very disciplined (not restrictive but disciplined) and I lost weight every month for 2 1/2 years. The key for me was consistency. When you get discouraged, read the success stories of people who had to lose more than you. When I read of people losing 200-300 pounds, I was glad I had only 150.

bigjonb4116

it took me 4 months to lose my 1st 50lbs but i started at 456lbs (32.5st), and in 18months have lost just over 140lbs, so averages out at about 1.8lbs a week. good luck on your journey, (mine continues)

amtyrell

Well I started mid late February of this year and it is August 10 and I have lost 49lbs. So I expect it will take about to mid late august or almost exactly 6 months. However, this is obease to well if I hit 51 lbs lost I make it to normal bmi.

jennybearlv

Way to go on your losses so far! I went from 275 to 225 in about five months. The next 50 is coming off much slower.

cwolfman13

I lost 40 in about 9 months...

kingleahnidas

I lost my first 50 in 6 months and lost the next 45 in 7 months.

Started at 320, now 225.

2t9nty

I lost 50 lbs from Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 12, 2017. Call that a year. The first 9 months of that were strict CICO with grains, legumes and fruits. I switched to a low carb diet in October of 2016, and I have found that easier to do. I am not hungry all the time. I have lost about 45 lbs in the 10 months I have been following that WOE.

My goal from day one has been a pound loss per week, so I am more or less maintaining that pace. Cholesterol numbers have improved with the low carb and possibly the weight loss in general, and I have gone off my meds for it. I have a dr.'s appt. in September, and I am hoping BP will have dropped and I can go off the BP med too.

batgirl_273

I've lost 50 lbs in 114 days. Starting weight at 5'9 was 257, down to 207. Daily logging, calorie counting and atleast 20 mins of activity a day did it. I have had a few screw ups in there, couple of binges and a weekly cheat meals but its worked for me. I also have 50 more i'd like to lose!

Lynzdee18

I'm a 5'9" 61 yo female. I started my journey at 206 and lost 50 pounds in 126 days back in 2015.

I lost another 15 over 2016 but found I was too thin at 141. Since the end of 2016, I've worked at reintroducing foods, tweeking my intake, and, surprisingly, I took up running.

This year, I hover between 50 and 55 lost from my heaviest. I feel better at the lower weight, so now I'm focusing on keeping down and maybe losing 5. But this close to ideal, it's tough to lose. I need the energy to run, but I find I'm super hungry when I consistently eat more.

Overall though, I'm happy with my progress and results.

firef1y72

It took me around 5 months to lose the first 50lb, but I was 290lb. but the last 50lb I've lost has taken a year. It all depends how much you've got to lose. Now I've only got around 15lb to lose, I'm expecting it to take around 4-5 months.

mjbnj0001

Not quite a year. Had a "plateau" about every 10 lbs that took a while - and effort - to break through. Still going ...

Nykkismommy21

That's what im shooting for, a 50 lb loss. So far I have lost 4 lbs, in about 2'weeks of being on MFP. I think I lost a few before that too,but since I cant be sure,I don't know when i lost them. I know last year in March ,2016 I weighed 212, and lost that within a few months of walking back and forth from my clinic. But then stopped walking, started receiving rides ,so my weight loss maybe stalled. And then sometime this year I lost a few lbs, but when i finally got to a scale a few weeks ago , I was 196 now im at 192.2 or so.. I am a vegetarian, have been for awhile, but I have major sweet tooth. I cut most of my sweets out. Except Birthday cake on birthdays.and occasionally I will have chocolate squares to keep me going and not feel like I am toi restricted, I only drink water , I stick to 1200 calories daily , unless I exercise. I workout with 5 lb weights to Jillian Michaels Beginner Shred 20 minutes ,I dont eat sll my calories back, maybe half.. If I could lose 20 lbs by Christmas I will be ecstatic.

janica_233

I started at 265 lbs. Took me about 6 months to lose 50 lbs. Now I'm 204 lbs and at about 60 lbs lost in about 8 months

Rogstar

Probably not what you want to hear...but it's been 5yr 2+mos and I'm not there yet!

Started June 1st 2012 at 237, got down to 193 in about a year, went back up another 25-30lbs and fluctuated the same 20lbs for two+ years, and am now down to 190.4 as of this morning. This is the lowest I've been since my last child was born 10 years ago. I was around 185lbs after her birth.

So, if everything goes the way it has since the beginning of this year, I should hit that "magic" 187 and 50lbs lost by this time next month. Not counting chickens before they hatch any more though, it's gotten me in trouble before! If i stay the weight I am, I've already achieved so much, but I would like to see the 180s. My overall goal right now is to get below 160 and then re-evaluate though.

Good luck to you!

SisepuedeLinda

margaritaonthrox wrote: »

It took me 4 months to lose 60 lbs. I hit a plateau and got discouraged and in a matter of 2 months I gained half of it back!! Oops!! It's a daily struggle but I'm determined to accomplish my goals. Started at 268 on on 9/11/16, was at 208 on 1/15/17, today's weight is 235.8. My initial goal is to be at 199.9!!! Lol!! I was on a very low calorie diet and 3 times weekly weight training. I've increased the calories to a more reasonable level and am back to the 3 x week weight training sessions.

How low were your calories? Some days I don't eat enough and I get 1250~1400 calories but my goal is 1850. Do you or anyone else know how I can add more calories to my diet with good choices? I'm glad to see so many success stories of losing 50 pounds because my goal is to lose 80 and so far I've lost 9.5 pounds in 28 days and my starting weight was 234.5 and today I am 225 congrats to you all for accomplishing your goals

Tweaking_Time

Not sure about 50 pounds...but I lost 75 in 18 months. If I had to guess it was in 9 or 10 months or so for 50 pounds...the last 25 pounds came off slower.

HOWEVER, I still drank liquor, ate out occasionally, etc....but I just counted the calories and went on. I am sure I could have lost it all much faster if I had military discipline WRT my diet.

dwozniak16

I started at 291 and lost 50lbs after about 3 months, around 90lbs in the year.
I was extremely dedicated then though. Now I slip up quite a bit, but I'm getting back to it.

I put on about 30lbs in two years, so I'm back at it again to slim back down. It's much harder this time around as my body is completely adjusted to my activity level so I have to REALLY push myself.

KelGen02

took me about 5 months to lose the first 50lbs. I started off at 260 on 11/28/16 and as of May 2017 I was down to 210lbs. I have lost an additional 20lbs since then, with another 20ish to go. I have slowed the loss down a lot since May just because I want it to be a more slower steady loss, as they say slow and steady wins the race. I didn't do anything other than start eating healthier and exercising and ate to my calories and macros daily. The more you have to lose it seems the easier to see a bigger loss... these last 20lbs are going to kill me LOL Good luck!

Alidecker

I lost my first 50 pounds in about 5 months. The 2nd 50 took another 7 months or so. After that it took me about a year to lose 30 more....that was September 2009 - September 2011. In the last couple years I have gained back the 30....it seems so much harder to lose it this time.

timsla

5 months

ttippie2000

It took me a little over 7 months.