have you lost 40lbs + ?

thinking_thinly

I've lost about 40lbs in a year.... most of which was not "actively" trying to loose weight... it just happened. I've lost about 16lbs of that in the last 2 months of dieting.

kittyr77

Lost 53 lb in around 8 months, first 3 months it fell off naturally as i came off nasty medication, then good5 months of eating 1200 daily and five workouts a week, zumba, body jam, combat, balance and pump.
Start 201 current 148 height 65"
My goal is 126, 75lb down hopefully by May! X

Jacob3d

July 2011 I was around 260 pounds when I bothered to keep track on the scale, by September 2012 I had lost 70 pounds.

Before / after pics from those times, profile pic is most recent.



I'm 188 now and still got about 8 pounds to go, cold weather and a messed up ankle hindered my progress I was getting from running all the time, and Thanksgiving didn't help either!

CandaceHoweth91

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hellokitty41489

49.5 pounds since December 28, 2011. I'm hoping I can get rid of that last half a pound before my one year

happydays2525

I've lost 50 lbs, 45 with MFP and 5 before on my own. I started 03/01/12. There are pictures on my profile.

contingencyplan

I've lost 135 or so. In truth I've lost a fair bit more than that in fat as I have built up muscle along the way. It happened over the course of about 3 and a half years.

CandaceHoweth91

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half_moon

Mmyep I lost around 45 pounds since May 2012 (6 months).





after:

smittybuilt19

47lbs. down since late April 2012.

itgeekwoman

The first 40 went in about 5 months. The next 30 took me another 6 months. I'm static there now, but cool with it for now as I'm way stronger at this weight than I was 3 months ago at this weight.

That's the lean and mean change that heavy lifting can help with.

weston23

I have lost 77 lbs so far since last March I do use a Dietician which is super helpful, but the exercise has been all on me with a few motivating group exercise instructors I would like to meet 160 lbs and stay there

19bulldog60

bump

Eatone1

311 lbs. in 41 months (had 17 lbs. of skin removed 10 weeks ago so weightloss is more like 328ish lbs. lost but am not getting on the scale again til after the first of the year.)

wow. that is all I can say!

Eatone1

10 Months.
Lost the first 30 in 6 months, took a break and then lost the final 10.
It will depend on how close you will be to your goal weight when you lose the 40.
If you're super heavy, you'll drop it much sooner.
For me, all I needed to lose was 40.
Good luck! Here's what I looked like after my 33 lbs.

you look very healthy. good job.

breeZrizi

yup

it was a hard 8 months

Railr0aderTony

311 lbs. in 41 months (had 17 lbs. of skin removed 10 weeks ago so weightloss is more like 328ish lbs. lost but am not getting on the scale again til after the first of the year.)

SHOWOFF, lol. ED YOU ROCK BRO

Railr0aderTony

Nothing next to some of them but I am still proud, just wait until my final pic. IT WILL BE EPIC, to be continued........

Eatone1

I started in May. I've lost 46 pounds so far.

This is the most recent picture. I take one every ten pounds, so I have a few weeks before the next one.

As you can see, I carry my weight in my butt. I have the standard pear shape.

great job!!

CandaceHoweth91

For some reason my stuff is not showing up for me. It took me about 11 weeks to lose 47 pounds.

Momwasix

before 256



during 200




still in progress 192

junerbooner

I don't have pics other than my profile pic, but I started at 303 on June 1, 2012 and am now at 241 on Dec. 15, 2012. I have lost 62 lbs in 6 1/2 months. The first 2 1/2 months, I lost 21 lbs. Then I started MFP in Mid-Aug. at 282 and lost the last 41 lbs since, using this site. I plan to lose the next 101 lbs in the next year, if I can!! I want this weight loss to be permanent, so I don't want to lose too fast in that I will not be able to keep it off. If it takes two years, so be it. I am feeling better as each pound goes away forever.

sleibo87

Ehh 40 took about 7 months. Had a small plateau there for a little. Now working on the last 10 and toning. Pics on my page.

twinteensmom

52 LBS off since I got serious in April. Before and current pics to follow.
taken June 2011

Taken after losing 45 LBS

Adam_72

Some great pictures and success stories.

Ive been at this a long time , down , up , up

But just over 3 months ago I got serious with my eating and the weights been dropping ever since

3 months ago I weighed 112kg - 247 pounds
I am currently weighing 85.7kg - 189 pounds

Im down 26.3kg - 58 pounds

TheBigYin

nearly 4 times now, yep...

taken since end of July 2011 to lose the 158lb's

anybeary

I have lost 188 pounds in almost 19 months

Damn! You look great!

anybeary

I started in April 2011, and I've lost 40 pounds since then. It's taken me a long time, and I'm not real sure why. I'll have months (like March and July of this year) where I don't really do anything different that what I've been doing and I miraculously drop 7 pounds in a month. Then there's the rest of the year when my progress feels excruciatingly slow. I haven't really figured my metabolism out, I guess you could say.

I read a lot on MFP about different ways of doing things (eating back exercise calories/not eating back the calories/different ways of calculating BMR, etc.) I'm letting MFP set my calories and goals for now. If anyone has advice about how I can shed these last 15 pounds, I'd be happy to hear it. It seems like I've been stuck at 150 for months now with no movement one way or another.

I do yoga twice a week, lift one day a week, and take a total body conditioning class three times a week. Plus, I walk about an hour every day. I'm generally eating around 1500 calories on average. Not sure where I'm going wrong.

laineybz

I've lost 66lbs since beginning of Feb. I won't post pictures cos they come up huge lol but should be on my profile

yuckidah

Has taken me almost a year *sigh* - slow going but still worth it as I'd far rather be where I am now than where I was this time last Christmas. And the reason it has taken so long.......... I don't exercise. So I can't complain, lol!