How long did it take you to lose a stone /14lbs?

jcharris9263

When I started losing weight a year ago it took me a week to lose 13 pounds, then I lost another ten the second week, and currently at 80 pounds down. For the first 6 weeks, I focused solely on food and stopped training.

willboywonder

Took me about six weeks, through a combination of smart eating and increased physical activity.

FABRICWOMAN

Started my journey back in July 2020. It took me 17 days to lose the first14 lbs. I have lost, as of this morning, a total of 102 lbs. Combination of Intermittent Fasting, logging daily and exercise in gym 5 days a week (30 minutes cardiovascular and 1 hour of strength training machines). I have had my ups and down, but continued on even with not so legal days. Good luck on your new lifestyle.

ldarter

41 days for me lose 14 lbs. I'm 5'8" and weighed 228 lbs. when I started. I aim to keep calories to between 1280-1300 per day until I reach my goal weight. Also, I eliminated soda, fried foods, and empty calorie snacks from my diet. At the moment, I also alternate jogging 35 minutes three days a week with walking 60 minutes three days a week, taking one rest day. But, I plan on increasing the jogging time as I get fitter.

cppeace

I started at 336lbs. Lost 14 pounds in about 4 weeks. Been 3 months. Currently down to 301.6 lbs.

laurad1978

I had a little more than you to loose at 34lbs in total. I've worked off a 500kcal deficit and only rarely ate exercise calories. I lost 1lb a week consistently since january. It might have felt very slow at times but in reality I've gone from a size 16UK to size 10UK and from just tipping into obease BMI to healthy since January. It's only now looking back that I see how all of those pounds add up quite quickly.

missjck2

About 6 weeks, diet and exercise: Cardio 5-6 times a week and calorie deficit, its mostly mental and forming new habits as opposed to quick fixes. I'm 5'8" currently 212, starting weight was 236 (about 3.5 months ago). Had a little setback for like 2 weeks while sick but getting back on track. Still working towards my goal weight and look forward to maintenence but feel better overall, not to mention my A1C went from a 9.4 to 6.4. Good luck, you got this 😉

cymande1961

Just under 2 months. Deliberately went slowly with reduction in calories and increase in physical activity. To me, since I really do want the weight loss to be permanent this time, I remind myself that if it took me years to put the excess weight on, I shouldn't be sussed about it taking a year or two to take it off and that, in the end, it's more likely to stay off if I go slow. That's why my goal is 1 lb/week (out of 110 to lose.)

eslonlineteacherguy

6 weeks... 30 minutes a day of HIIT indoor rowing, and good diet.

cherys

Hi
It took me a year without dieting at all, though I did keep a food journal on MFP off and on and tried to be conscious of not over eating. I was still eating crisps, drinking wine, having cake almost every day. So I am living proof that busts the myth you can't outrun your stomach (up to a point). I did it through upping exercise to four bootcamps a week. But I have plateaued. So now I need to get the diet in check to lose the next stone.

spyro88

3 months. That was back in Spring 2020 and I have lost more since and haven't put any back on. I think it's best to do it slowly.

Lietchi

It took me 3 months to lose the first stone and a year for the last stone (68 lbs lost so far in total).
I'm really patient 😉 I prefer slow weight loss, less hunger that way.

Turtlemummy

6 weeks to lose a stone, rigidly logging food and lots of cardio exercise. Another half stone to go, but I'm upping my calorie allowance now, since I think I was losing too fast despite eating back all exercise calories and sticking to MFP's recommendations. I'm expecting that final half stone to take at least 6, if not 8 weeks, and that's fine.

RogerBush3

About 60 days and I've been stuck there for 12 more.

DeterminedFee201426

2 months and 25 days

DeterminedFee201426

I forgot to mention.. I exercised for 5hrs or a little over each week. Diet Calories were1,440 per day. Again it took me about 3M/85days to lose 14lbs.

AmberlyMarlene

It happened in the first month, but I started at 280lbs and am 5ft 7 1/2in. I hear it comes off a little easier the bigger you are. I didn't start with a strict diet. Mindful eating, and for me cutting out alcohol was a huge difference. Even still if I make it a habit to have a beer before bed, I find my weight won't budge no matter how active I was or how well my calories worked out in all other ways.

jonathanrtaylor

15 days, although some of the initial loss was probably water retention.

I eat roughly 1200 cal a day (1700ish is my recommended amount on here to lose1kg per week), except Friday's and Saturdays when I probably consume 2000 per day. Also swim 3 hours a week. I'm currently losing about 1.8 kg per week.

kenziestabes

It took me a about 8.5-9 weeks. That was an average rate of about 1.6 pounds per week, which was in the 1-2 pound window I was going for.

wornoutmamabear

It took me about a month and a half for the first stone and about two months for the second. I’m not really exercising other than focusing on a moderate amount of steps throughout the day. I know that weight loss through exercise isn’t sustainable for me personally, so I’m focusing mostly on the calorie deficit instead.

helen79uk

It took me 3 weeks to lose my first stone (14lbs)
I am 5'8 and started at 16st 7lbs (231lbs)
My daily calorie intake has been between 1200-1500 calories. Cutting out on unhealthy snacks, reducing my alcohol intake and doing batch cooking has helped significantly.
I'm doing a 5-8 mile walk once a week and not (yet) exercising regularly other than normal housework and gardening.
I am still losing at the same rate 4 weeks in to this journey, but I am expecting it to slow down soon.

charmmeth

It took me two months to lose my first stone, from 13 stone 13 lbs to 12 stone 13 lbs. It then took me another five months to lost the next stone to 11 stone 13 lbs, which landed me pretty much at my goal weight. I maintained there for about seven months but I'm up about 5 lbs again now, though, and and currently deciding whether to maintain at this weight or to lose about 7lbs.

For me diet is key - I ate at the deficit mfp calculated for me, which was pretty much spot on - but I also increased my exercise and ate back my exercsie calories.

How long it takes to lose a particular amount does depend quite a lot on where you are in your weightloss journey. As others have already said, the rate of loss tends to slow down a lot as you get closer to your goal.

chublet25

I lost 25 pounds in the first 5 weeks (went from 225 to 200); it's slowed after that and has been a pretty steady 2-2.5 pounds per week since (but I have to exercise more to keep this rate up!) and now I weigh 148.4.

Tito_Tim

My first 10 kilos took barely a month. I was just starting and the simple things like cutting out 2 liters of regular coke a day was a ton of calories. Any walking I did was more than I was doing. The initial weight loss came very fast and very easy.

The 2nd 10 kilos took over 2 months. Then I got completely stuck for 3 months... 😎

fatoldladyonamission

It’s taken me almost three weeks to lose 13lbs, but I’m starting much higher than you, I started at 322lbs and am currently 309lbs this morning. I eat around 1500 calories most days and then mix it up with one day at 1000calories each week. It’s working so far and I’m not feeling at all hungry which is great! I am drinking at least 3 litres of water a day though!

cryonic_273

28 days - from 105 to 98kg
intermittent fasting 16:8
Logging everything, Targeting 1200 cal , eating back exercise.
Increased my protein Intake.

gentle_sir_hulk

I lost 40lb in around 100 days ... the first stone was probably a month. I think a good schedule is 1 - 2 lb per week. It will not be constant, so the main thing is not to get frustrated!

JamesyPaylor

Do you have a local parkrun? I've recently joined my local one, and it has made an incredible difference to my weight loss and fitness.

For me, sticking loosely to a 1,500 calorie goal and going to the gym each morning has helped me lose a stone in just a month. Parkrun really helped though, feeling a big difference since I started it.

jackielovett

It has taken me about 2 months. I do a 16:8 intermittent fasting. During my eating time I stay within 1200 calories. I have also gone gluten free. My exercise comes from the work I do around our property with the horses and such totalling about 1 or 2 hours cardio and lifting weight. I has been good so far, I have about 20 more lbs to go so we will see how long that takes.

jcharris9263

I have lost over 80 so far over the past 18 months. The first week I lost 13, then 8, and it is consistent at @ 2-3 since each week.