How long did take you to lose 30 pounds

dbutorac

3 months & 3 weeks or there abouts.

StarvingDiva

It took me 6 months for my 30, it's frustrating to lose slowly especially when you are working your butt off, but I know that I have a medical condition that works against me, so I try not too stress and just stay the course, I know that hard work WILL pay off eventually.

bmuff

I started Feb. 1st, I've lost 32 lbs.

mzkezh

bump

jadesign19

7 days
forgot to add. I quit soda pop cold turkey.

Really?

AmyEm3

It took me 4 mos.

zukkiz

It has tree taken me about 4 months to lose 32 pounds.

myfitnessnmhoy

My ultimate goal is actually losing 110 pounds overall. But, right now I am just trying to be in "Onederland" and i need to lose about 30 pounds to reach it. so I like to know how long did it take for some and what were you doing to achieve this.

Thanks

It depends on how you want to do it and a lot more factors, but I can tell you that I lost my first 30 (of the 85 I've been working on for over a decade now, on and off) the hard way - eating less and exercising more. It took over a year, and involved fasting and overworking myself to injury and a lot of really stupid things.

If you haven't started yet, just upping your water should give you a nice start on the first few pounds. From there, you should be able to stick to a 2-pound-a-week (1000-calorie-a-day deficit) schedule so figure 15 weeks, or about 4 months, give or take. You can accelerate it by increasing your deficit, but my personal experience is that it's generally counterproductive. You might be able to accelerate the first 30-40 pounds, maybe, but it'll probably be a discouraging experience.

MortySnerd

Don't give up. I'm 65 and want to lose 70 lbs. I been at it for ten weeks and lost 21 lbs (5 the first days). But things are slower now, less than 2 lbs. a week. I have wieghed everyday and some times three times a day to try and learn what I can about wieght loss. ANYTHING that will help keep me focused. Strenuous exercise can cause short term gain but long tern wieght loss, but better health all the way around. Stay at it girl, one day at a time.

lacroyx

7 days
forgot to add. I quit soda pop cold turkey.

Really?

yes really. I was almost 500 lbs. when I began. larger people lose weight really fast at first. it slows down though. :frown:

jadedone

It took me just under 4 months

Me too.

mistikal13

About three months.

Kerri_is_so_very

about 4-4.5 months (I started at around where you are now & I'm 5'6")

myfitnessnmhoy

Strenuous exercise can cause short term gain but long tern wieght loss, but better health all the way around. Stay at it girl, one day at a time.

Yes, very strenuous exercise causes water retention in the muscles (the muscles need the water to heal/rebuild) so you'll often see a short-term water weight gain when you start a heavy regimen. Drink extra water and make sure to eat properly to help accelerate the healing of the muscles, and you'll end up with more beautiful calorie-burning muscle on board.

raige123

5-6 weeks ... but I was going to the gym 2-3 hours a day at the time!

dlwyatt82

Bout 2-3 months, I think. I'm at about 4.5 months now and 45 pounds down, but the first 20 went very fast.

Mustangsally1000

forever! 5 or 6 months.

spectralmoon

The larger you start, the faster you drop the weight. I started at 170 in mid-January of this year, and am closing in on 30 for next month.

Auspiciousgirl

It took me around 4 months to lose the first 30 pounds. I've been working on my last 30 pounds for almost 5 months now and the scale hasn't moved.

riss725

January is when i started losing getting on the path to really buckle down and lose weight. Last Wednesday, I hit my 30lb mark From January to March, I was just doing the Biggest Loser workout for Xbox Kinect and I lost 13lbs. Mid-March, I joined MFP and lost the rest of that 30 doing the 30 Day Shred and am now mid-way through Ripped in 30. I am hoping that the weight comes off like it did in the last month or so because my next goal is 15 off by my birthday in July and then another 15 by my friend's wedding at the end of October...so overall, I am hoping for 30 gone in just under 6mos... and that would be me into ONEderland! :happy:

CharityEaton

It took me 9 months.

I'm past the 30 pound mark now and shooting for another 10 pounds.

CorinthiaB

I been here over a year and I am stuck at 31.6lbs.

AlmstHvn

When I started out, it took me 6 months to lose the first 30 lbs. That was pretty much adding 2 workout sessions a week and little change to my food. Once I ramped up exercise to 4-5x a week and keeping my calories tracked and under (setting 1.5 / week), it started coming off faster.

If you're trying to estimate when you will lose your first 30, your mileage is gonna vary, depending on your activity level, your health at the start, and how much effort you put into exercise/food control. Fast or slow, you can still do it! Just keep pluggin' away at it!

markpmc

2.5 months doing the insanity workout and eating @ a 600 cal deficit.

Amanda_Rae_Rae

Today will be my 2 month mark! 30 pounds gone!

_Tristan_

Took me a year but that was all I wanted to loose. The last couple of lbs took forever. Good Luck!

hanahlai

I am not quite at 30 lbs (28.5), but I lost the majority of my weight the first 2 months. I think 3-5 months of a healthy diet and exercise seems to the be the 'average'.

tinkermommc

15 weeks ...2 lbs a week :-)

PeaceCorpsKat

1.5 months... but it has been crazy fast. I lost about 78 in 4.5 months

VoodooLuLu

ive been doing this for 5 months n have only lost 12 pounds