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  • Mathguy1
    Mathguy1 Posts: 207 Member
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    Male
    43
    5'10"
    SW-204
    GW- 165-175
    CW- 169 (lost 35 lbs)
    Took 7 months. Would of been sooner but Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, and the week I spent traveling and interviewing each set me back a week or so. I'm guessing it would of taken 6 months to reach this goal.
    My caloric allotment changed over time. (Currently at 1580).
    Did your alloted calories change with loss? Yes (roughly 10 calories per lb lost)
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? I ate most of them. If I was hungry, I'd eat. If not, I didnt.
  • DonnaLeeCattes
    DonnaLeeCattes Posts: 492 Member
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    M/F?
    Age?
    Height?
    Start weight?
    Goal weight?
    Time it took?
    Aloted daily calories?
    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?

    THANKS in advance!

    Female
    45
    5'3
    196
    125 - I'm 128 right now :)
    6 months
    1200 calories
    no
    no
  • crystalflame
    crystalflame Posts: 1,049 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 23
    Height? 5'5.5"
    Start weight? 150
    Goal weight? 120 (@ 122 now)
    Time it took? 2 1/2 years, with 9 months of those being focused
    Aloted daily calories? 1500
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? Upped from 1200 to 1500
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? No

    My biggest tips:

    -Take your time. I lost 11 lbs in a 9 months, maintained for a year when life got crazy, and have lost another 17 lbs in another 9 months. I didn't have a lot to lose, and I never felt like I was depriving myself. Just don't give up, either!

    -Lift heavy.
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 44
    Height? 5'1
    Start weight? 169
    Goal weight? 130
    Time it took? Four months ( three years ago.I want to lose five more pounds and learn about building muscle)
    Aloted daily calories? 1200
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? yes
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?
    I eat back half of what I burn
  • supergirljen
    supergirljen Posts: 98
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    bump for later
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
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    Female, 20, 5'7"
    SW: 145
    CW: 119 (9 to go)
    Time? 18 months
    Calories: 1200-1400 NET
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Always :laugh:
  • fittiephd
    fittiephd Posts: 608 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 22
    Height? 5'8"
    Start weight? 150 lbs
    Goal weight? 130 lbs
    Time it took? 9 months
    Aloted daily calories? 1650-1750 while losing, 1800-1950 now that I'm maintaining.
    Did your alloted calories change with loss? No because I didn't lose enough to need to change them.
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? YES YES YES omg please eat them back.
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 36
    Height? 5 10
    Start weight? 272
    Goal weight? 220 not there yet. I am about 225
    Time it took? been at it a few weeks shy of a month.
    Aloted daily calories? 1720
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? yes. I started out with over 2000
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? I eat them back if I am hungry. I also sort of bank them. So if I have quite a bit leftover one day. I don't sweat it if I am over 100 or so calories.
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
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    M/F?
    M
    Age?
    42
    Height?
    6 ft. 1 in.
    Start weight?
    560 lbs.
    Current Weight?
    249 lbs.
    Goal weight?
    238 lbs.
    Time it took?
    Still ongoing 42 months in......
    Alloted daily calories?
    3000-3400 (based on exercise calories for that day)
    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Yes started at 2500
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?
    I eat back my exercise calories based on my HRM (eating back 85% leaving 15% for error in logging)

    That's awesome! Congrats on your weight loss!
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
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    M/F?
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    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?

    THANKS in advance!

    female
    65
    5'5"
    242-245
    145
    Only half way there at 195 (two years so far--only four months on MFP and I'm down about 10-12 pounds since joining--my macros are set to lose 1 pound a week. So I'm a little shy of that but not by much.

    1,620 calories now---was at 1,780 (I think) when I started.
    I seem to have trouble eating back my exercise calories--too much food for me. I expect that I am not building muscle as fast as a younger person so I likely don't need as much food. I don't eat sugar and wheat (both addictive for me) so what I do eat seems to be pretty nutrient dense and I am satisfied with less I guess. :smile:
  • Valera0466
    Valera0466 Posts: 319 Member
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    Awesome information in here.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
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    M/F?
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    Height?
    Start weight?
    Goal weight?
    Time it took?
    Aloted daily calories?
    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?

    THANKS in advance!

    Male
    27
    195cm 6ft5
    255lbs
    206lbs
    May 2012 - December 2012
    Started at 2150 cals, increased gradually to 2900 which is maintenance for me. Planning to cut back another 15lbs by July and then bulk up/build muscle for rest of year. Then rinse and repeat until happy with how my body looks.
    Always eat back workout cals
  • Bulldogmomma3
    Bulldogmomma3 Posts: 58 Member
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    Awesome post. Love seeing what worked for others!
  • CandiSki
    CandiSki Posts: 57 Member
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    Great post!
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
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    Female
    Age? 30 (almost 31)
    Height?5'6"
    Start weight?186+
    Goal weight?140ish
    Time it took?2+ years (1 before I found MFP, BUT I was doing the same thing)
    Aloted daily calories? 1800 to start
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? A little bit, but I also slowed my rate.
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? At first I didn't exercise AT ALL, now I do and eat back my calories mostly. Wish I had started with weight training though.
  • keenesmom
    keenesmom Posts: 115 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 46
    Height? 5' 6" (ish)
    Start weight? 180
    Goal weight? 150 (but I'm down to 140)
    Time it took? August 20 - November 25
    Aloted daily calories? 1200 during loss (1750 now on maintenance)
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? no
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? no
  • Luv2ChewBaca
    Luv2ChewBaca Posts: 15 Member
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    M/F? M

    Age? 48

    Height? 5'9"

    Start weight? 240

    Goal weight? 175 I am 18lbs from my goal

    Time it took? 4 Months I joined MFP Sep 10, 2012 & hit 47lbs lost on Jan 13, 2013. Today is day 142 on MFP. The weight loss has slowed but the inches have continued to drop.

    Aloted daily calories? 1340

    Did your aloted calories change with loss? Yes, they were lowered as I lost.

    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Sometimes, If I've had an extra tough Workout. But most of the time I do not.

    THANKS in advance! You are welcome!
  • cmdoiy
    cmdoiy Posts: 122 Member
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    Bump
  • sam_gamgee
    sam_gamgee Posts: 138 Member
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    M/F? M
    Age? 40
    Height? 177cm (5ft 10)
    Start weight? 114kg (251 lb)
    Goal weight? Initially less than 80kg (176 lb). Been there for a little while, still losing slowly, will see how it goes.
    Time it took? 10 months (to hit initial goal)
    Aloted daily calories? 1600
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? Obviously according to MFP's automatic setting, yes (keeping the same loss rate), but I haven't changed as I think I'd struggle with less than 1600, and am happy with slower loss closer to goal.
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Not so much initially. Now definitely yes.
  • claresusan
    claresusan Posts: 121 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 50
    Height? 5ft6in
    Start weight? 116kg or 255lb's
    Current weight 66kg's or 145.2lb's
    Goal weight? 65kg or 143lb's
    Time it took? 1 year
    Aloted daily calories? 1200
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? No
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? No

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