Has anyone lost a lot of weight (100+) slowly?

sandra80

i had lost 192lbs in a year and 7 months from starting. i gained back a chunk and i am working at getting to goal. i'm 50lbs from goal at the moment and i'm trying my damnedest to get there. it's hard but we can do it.

laurimaki

I lost 100+ pounds in high school from being in sports and barely eating. Of course, afterwards, I gained all that back, plus a bunch. I could've weighed more, but the first time I actually got on a scale capable of weighing me, I was 497 pounds and almost gave up on life. Not sure who or what caused the flame to be lit inside of me, but that day changed my life.

Unlike high school, I realized I had to make lifestyle changes...nothing short term. Giving up everything sweet didn't work for me, stopping unhealthy meats, no way! Finally realizing that it was about moderation, helped me get my life back on track. I started walking, only about 1/2 mile a day. Then I cut back on food a bit. Slowly upped to about 1 mi a day. Then stopped drinking Soda Pop. It's all about the give and take...small changes, changes you can sustain. I am down to 336 now...lightest I've been since middle school. I'm a big guy, I weight lift, walk, bike, anything, and have lost weight slowly...sometimes in chunks, sometimes it slows, but it's all about being consistent. I want to lose at least another 70 pounds but it takes time, if you're doing it correctly. It's not going to melt off unless you're doing something extreme, and if you can't maintain those extreme habits or make hardcore cuts in your life, you're going to gain it back.

It's a tough journey, but worth every step. Let's do it people!


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whitterbugkru

I try to think of it this way: I'm 22 and have been overweight my entire life. So to get to my highest weight, it's taken me that long to get there. If it only takes a couple years to lose it then hell, that IS fast in comparison

Portugueselove

I started my weightloss journey in 2007. So it's been really slow

And what is your story? As in, how much have you lost in what sort of time frame? You look beautiful, btw.

Started in 2007 at 348 and today i am 216 - 132 lbs

pagoubupa

I lost 100 pounds in a year's time. Hang in there. You are doing great!

Isakizza

I wondered that as well, since I needed to lose 100 lbs when I started this.

But now I just figure it's best to keep losing and trying to stay healthy, even if it takes me YEARS.
What else am I gonna do.... maintain or worse GAIN???

I don't have an "END DATE" to my goal. Trying to see it as lifetime commitment for me, new lifestyle.

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phonepest

Some say the way I've lost is "cheating".... I had RNY gastric bypass in January. That said, I started literally a year ago today preparing for it. I made all the changes I knew I'd need to make after surgery. I gave up diet coke (was drinking 3 two liters a day, I changed my macros to reflect the protein first, veggies second, and good carbs last... if I had room. I started drinking water, previously had a love/hate thing for it! LOL I went from 320lbs in May 2012 to 263 on the day of my surgery, and now I'm at 219lbs. So am I cheating and taking the easy way out? Nope... having your guts rearranged isn't the easy way out! The weight doesn't magically fall off with no effort... Far from it! I'm not trying to look like a 20-yr old again... I did this to get healthy. With ANY weight loss, those pesky health issues improve... At 320, I had type 2 diabetes that was barely controlled with 3 insulin shots a day, HBP, and severe osteao and degenerative arthritis. With what I've already lost, I'm off the insulin completely, as well as the BP meds. The arthritis is also not quite as painful!
Am I pushing for everyone to have gastric bypass? NOT AT ALL!!
What I am pushing is small changes...just like you're doing... and patience... also, don't get hung up on the scale... take measurements, and lots of pics...those will give you additional info on your loss. If I can do this, even with the surgical intervention, anyone can change their life! You're on the right road, and you're GONNA get there... just enjoy the ride! BTW, by losing slower, you won't have excess skin issues near as bad as gastric bypass patients do. I still have over 100lbs to lose, and I've already got "flying squirrel wings", belly skin from Hell, and have developed wrinkles on my face for the first time. So SLOW is a good thing! Sorry this went so long and best of luck on your continued success!

TheFitHooker

I'm still not yet to my goal, but it's been 3 years. I started my weight loss in 2010, ended up pregnant but still lost during my pregnancy, gained during mother hood to my daughter 25.5 lbs back, but since I've lost more. 129 lbs in 3 years, I think that's pretty good pace. I had pretty much quit trying for a year but didn't lose or gain, now I'm really hard back to it.

dogo187

slow and steady win the race in the end!

though its not a race in any way...

I decided that I was done being fat in September of 2010 and from then til now Im down 149lbs...

like other people have already said, I know that I wont be gaining the weight back cause Ive changed my lifestyle and done things that I can stick with forever so that I don't gain it back...

I used to think that I was a failure, seeing all these other people lose over 100lbs in a year but I just say good luck to them...

by losing my weight slowly I do not have a lot of lose skin issues...my stomach is my only problem area...

don't worry if you don't lose 50lbs in a few months...most people who lose a dramatic amount of weight quickly do so by being restrictive with foods and some crazy workout routine that they cant keep up with cause they burn out...

you do you...don't worry about anyone else!

Gigsluvscw

BUMP

I love this thread! In this "instant" world we live in, a lot of us (including me), need this patience reminder.

Howard_99503

In April of 2009 I was 305 lbs. This morning I was 190.

It's been long with some sticking points. The biggest motivator for me was joining Planet Fitness in Sept of 2010. At that time I was down 42 lbs from my high. It's been steadish never to spectacular . There have been some major sticking points where I didn't change much at all in 3 months followed by me getting serious and making more gains. I can't remember when I joined MFP but it hasn't been that long. It seems like the last 4 or 5 months I've been loosing and gaining back the same 5 lbs. I just started eating low carb high fat (way high fat for me) in the last two weeks. Hoping the change gives me the impetus to loose these last 15 lbs that have been so hard to take off.

kazzsjourney

Me....I have lost 180 pounds and it has taken me a lil over 6.5 years so far (still have another 35-40 pounds to go)

june21112

May 25th will be my 1 yr of logging food with MFP. I will weigh in on that day and I hope to be at 53 lbs lost...which is a pound a week....I'm ok with that. I think my body is adjusting with every pound. My biggest worry was saggy skin if I lost too quick so I opted for slow and steady. If I can continue to lose the pound a week for another year I will be happy. Enjoy your accomplishments and learn along the way. I'm sure that you have heard this before but you didn't gain it over night and you wont lose it over night either. Best of luck with your journey.

NovemberJune

that's about 3/4th of a lb per week! that's not terribly slow I lost about a lb per week, so a little faster, until I got to 80 lbs lost, since then it's been about 1-2 lbs lost per month. good luck!