Lets try this again. How long did it take YOU to lose 30lbs?

MandyMason7

It took me about 2.5 months but I started at 252 lbs.

lizj0nes21

You don't look like someone who has 30 pounds to lose...

What's your height and weight?

she said in her original post shes 5"3 and 149...Shes at a normal weight for her height. http://www.ask.com/question/if-im-5-3-how-much-should-i-weigh

Actually, if you go by the BMI chart, (which many people think is bunk), she is in the overweight category at this height and weight. If she has a large frame, the healthy range goes up to 147, yet if she has a small frame, it could be as low as 111. This number would also vary, depending on how much muscle mass she has.

To the OP, I lost my first 30 lbs on here in about 4 months. I had quite a bit more to lose than you do, but I was also 49 and partially disabled, so it is a bit harder to lose now than when I was 20. It took another year for me to lose the next 20 lbs. I have done it so far by mostly diet alone, but getting in extra activity as much as I can. I am insulin resistant, so lower carbs have worked well for me. I try to stay away from processed sugars and grains, and eat more protein, healthy fats, and fruits and non starch veggies. All the extra sugar and goodies during the Holidays have put a few lbs back on, but I am starting to get them off again.

A 500 calorie deficit per day will give you 1 pound loss a week. A 1000 cal deficit will give you 2 lbs per week. After the initial first week extra water weight loss, you should be able to lose 1-2 lbs per week fairly easily. Consistency is the key. Log everything you eat, and stick with your calorie goal. No binging on the weekends after starving all week. That rarely works.
Exercise consistently and do some lifting as well.
Read the other good advice on here given by those who have succeeded long term. There are no easy quick fixes.

Yes you are correct but in all actually shes only over weight by 2 lbs. Not that much compared to others. So her weight loss will more then likely slow

I have a very small frame. 149 or even 147 is not a healthy weight for me at all. I understand what your saying but considering I have a small frame I should be nowhere near 147.

I know. Im not picking on you either. And as I stated on your other post im the same height as you so I know how small you are.....May I ask where do you carry the weight the most? For me it was my thighs

My weight is basically all in my stomach, hips, and my thighs.

Skarlet13

Hi OP. Just ignore the snark. There's a lot of it on MFP. LOL. Some people just can't resist showing how smart they are, That said, there was a lot of good advice in the last thread.

As for timeline, well the last time I lost 30 lbs I did it in 2 months. Not good. I was always tired, hungry and lost a lot of hair. I also gained it all back. Eating next to nothing and exercising 2,5 hours per day was simply not sustainable.

This time around I'm aiming for .5 to 1 lb per week which means it should take me anywhere from 6 months to a year to drop it all. I know it sounds like a long time, but each 5 lb loss makes a significant difference when there is not much to lose and on a 5'4 frame.

Just eat at a reasonable deficit and exercise. It really does work as I can now say I'm 6 lbs down.

And how much did you have to lose when you lost those 30lbs? Was it a lot more than 30 or was it JUST 30...there is a difference.

I only had to lose 40. Crazy, I know.

edwardkim85

4 months from 280 --> 250.

Looking back I could have lost more(40-50 lbs) if I didn't weight train and just ate less.

I also had numerous cheat days and 'alcohol' month where I lost 0 weight so... not sure if that counts or not.

Chapin1997

2 1/2 months I went from 205-176 so almost 30 but that was intense diet /insanity workout:body building

edwardkim85

December 2013 is the cleanest I've eaten with 0 alcohol...

Lost about 4- 4.5kg while eating 2100 - 2200 cal /day (high protein) and doing intensive circuit training 1-2 hours 6 times/week.

Had 2 - 3 5k + planned cheat days(binge) in December though.. so not sure if I would have lost more weight if I haven't binged.

Needed it for my sanity.

edwardkim85

2 1/2 months I went from 205-176 so almost 30 but that was intense diet /insanity workout:body building

calorie wise how many kcal did you eat to drop that much weight while doing insanity?(forget macros)

HollisGrant

It took me 3 months to lose 30 pounds. I just checked my stats under check-in the food dairy. I'm age 59, weighed 178 when I signed up for MFP in mid-April and by mid-July I weighed 150, which is 3 months exactly. It took several more months to lose the next 10 because I slacked off with exercise and upped my calories (I went back to school and was too busy to exercise at the same rate).

I lost the weight because I drastically changed my diet and started to walk to work and local errands instead of using my car. I changed to a healthy diet that is not for everybody but it works for me (I cut out most junk food, dropped all dairy and bread, and went from an almost-vegetarian to an almost-vegan). I have about 8 pounds left to lose now. I have to exercise and resist the junk food at work or I don't lose. I really like my diet, am eating well as a far as nutrition goes, and know I can eat this way for years. Before, I was overweight, exhausted, and suffered from migraines, but now I feel great.

massromanticfool

It took about 7.5 months, but I only started doing MFP seriously about 4 months ago and lost 19 of the 31 I've lost so far in that period. Don't sweat the timeline, and focus on building healthy habits that you can sustain when you're done losing weight.

_db_

I averaged 1470 calories (1260 net) for three months and lost ~18 lbs of fat and gained ~2 lbs of FFM (fat-free mass). That's about a 700 calorie deficit every day. I did a fair amount of walking (30-45 minutes a day when possible) and strength training to make sure I didn't lose any FFM, and I was very mindful of getting enough protein and micronutrients on such a restricted caloric intake.

If you are diligent in tracking your food intake and your exercise calories, you could lose the 30 lbs in 6-7 months. By 14 Feb, I would be happy to see 10 lbs off.

That said, I think it's incredibly unwise to set a date by which you want/expect to lose a certain amount of weight. It seems destined to result in disappointment. Just make a goal to lose 10 lbs, and stick to the plan, then make a goal to lose another 10 lbs, then another. It's important to set reasonably achievable goals.

misschoppo

I am 24, 5ft 3 and I maintain my weight in the range of 99-104lbs. I'm actually intending to gain weight over the course of this next year as I want to build muscle but talking weight loss, my heaviest weight was 121lbs which granted is not heavy, but I am very small framed and at this weight I was carrying more bodyfat on my torso than I was happy with after going from being very active (daily workouts) to practically nothing for over a year but still eating as if I was working out.

I went from 121lbs to 99lbs in around 5/5.5months. A total loss of 22lbs so I was losing between 4-5lbs a month approximately. Not quite 30lbs but not far off & a significant loss given my start weight was not that high and the closer you are to your goal weight the harder it can be to lose those last few lbs.

I lost the weight fairly easily, can't say it was too dificult. I simply tracked my calories on MFP aiming for 1200 to begin with but I customised the macros so that I was eating more protein and a moderate amount of fat and carbs. I just concentrated on my food for the first few weeks and then I started to introduce exercise aiming for 3-4 sessions a week including swimming, strength training, boxing for cardio and some workout dvds plus more in general I tried to do more walking even if it was just a 20 minute walk on my lunch break at work or just walking to the local shop instead of driving. When exercising I did eat back my exercise cals if I felt I needed them but usually I would try not to eat back more than 50-75%, just to account for any overestimations of calorie burn.

I did and still do have days where I eat way over my allowance for special occasions or just one of those days where the chocolate gets the better of you or you crave a huge bowl of pasta, but so long as those days are not too regular, I found that I was able to lose the weight, and then maintain my weight whilst still have plenty of "days off" where I eat over. As long as it balances out (some days I might be under either because I wasn't that hungry or because I did not eat back any of my exercise cals) then it is still possible to lose. I tend to now focus on my weekly figures, not daily and so long as over the course of a week I'm on track, I don't worry about the fact I went over by 1000cals on one particular day because I fancied a huge slab of chescake :happy:

sarzo14

I lost 30 pounds just over 5 months. Started in end of May and lost 30lbs in the start of November.

I weighed 209 (5'10", 21 years old) when I started, maybe even more because I was 209 when I weighed myself in February and it took me a while to get going in May. So it might have been more than 209.

I started doing insanity and logging food. I stopped Insanity workou after one month, and then went running and I played beach volley almost every day. The first time I got the courage to step on the scale was on 27. August, when I weighed 194lbs. After that I weighed myself regurally.

I got to 179lbs on 5. November and back then I still wasn't in the healthy range of BMI. Since then I have lost another 12 pounds, so all together I have lost 42 pounds. I still want to lose another 10lbs.

Now I weigh 168lbs and I'm 5'10" tall.

Azurite27

For my first 50-60 pounds, I was losing 10 pounds a month but I had 100+ to lose. Now that I have only 30 pounds to go to my goal weight, I'm expecting it to take another year since I plan to go slower as I get closer. If you have only 30 pounds to lose, I wouldn't suggest to try to lose more than 5 pounds a month.

HollisGrant

It took me 3 months to lose 30 pounds. I just checked my stats under check-in the food dairy. I'm age 59, weighed 178 when I signed up for MFP in mid-April and by mid-July I weighed 150, which is 3 months exactly. It took several more months to lose the next 10 because I slacked off with exercise and upped my calories (I went back to school and was too busy to exercise at the same rate).

I lost the weight because I drastically changed my diet and started to walk to work and local errands instead of using my car. I changed to a healthy diet that is not for everybody but it works for me (I cut out most junk food, dropped all dairy and bread, and went from an almost-vegetarian to an almost-vegan). I have about 8 pounds left to lose now. I have to exercise and resist the junk food at work or I don't lose. I really like my diet, am eating well as a far as nutrition goes, and know I can eat this way for years. Before, I was overweight, exhausted, and suffered from migraines, but now I feel great.

I'm correcting this to say 3.5 months. I lost 6 pounds in the 2 weeks before I joined and counted it in my MFP numbers when I joined. Other than the 6 pounds, I lost more weight before I joined MFP but wasn't weighing.