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How much n how long...

bsbnow
bsbnow Posts: 2
edited January 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I just joined today and wanted to know how much weight you have lost and how long it has taken to lose it... I know everybody is different...

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  • SquidVonBob
    SquidVonBob Posts: 290 Member
    Welcome to the site! I've lost 13.5lbs since joining in September (18lbs since my diet started in June). Good luck to you.
  • gerripho
    gerripho Posts: 479 Member
    Started in February '12. About 57 lbs gone! May I suggest you look through the Success Stories section. You will find lots of posts there that should give you a better idea of what to expect. Plus, there are lots of pictures so you can see differences, too.
  • bsbnow
    bsbnow Posts: 2
    Thanks and congrats on your success thus far :-)
  • mrclark09
    mrclark09 Posts: 10 Member
    I joined at the beginning of the year I was 159lbs and stayed on track for three months and lost about 20lbs. When my husband and I moved over seas, I gained almost all of it back (151). Now that we are in our new home and I have all my weights and treadmill, I am down to 136lbs and continuing to see changes.
  • kittyr77
    kittyr77 Posts: 419 Member
    Lost 44lb in 6 months. I've been on here before that but put on loads because of medication.
  • tonightokayalright
    tonightokayalright Posts: 289 Member
    I've lost about 50 lbs since April 17, 2012 (7 months)
  • HoneyIShrunktheMom
    HoneyIShrunktheMom Posts: 76
    I started in Dec. 2010.
    I lost 39 lbs. by July 2011. I was on a 'diet'.
    I got stuck and stopped planning and tracking in October.
    I gained back 18 lbs. between the beginning of Oct. 2011- the end of Apr. 2012
    Lost what I had gained by the beginning of Aug. 2012 and then lost another 19 lbs. from Aug. 2012-present (so from Apr.-present I lost a total of 37 lbs.)
    I finally realized that I am not on a diet, I am changing my life. I don't plan to go back to ever eating and bingeing like I was before.
    So in all, I am down 58 lbs. in just under 2 years.
    47 lbs. to go.
    Could I have lost more? Sure. But I had to learn some things along the way, so it took some time. :)
  • _AllieCat_
    _AllieCat_ Posts: 515 Member
    I started in February, 2012 and since then have lost 27 pounds.
    I began lifting in June and have began to recompose my body. I think that it looks like I've lost more than 27 because of lifting :)
  • EnchantedEvening
    EnchantedEvening Posts: 671 Member
    Started at the end of April. I've lost 42 pounds. I lose weight a little slower than most people because I have insulin resistance.
  • Mguilmot
    Mguilmot Posts: 232 Member
    I started on February 10, 2011. Long and slow, but scale went down every single month. Never gained a gram :)
  • kayduro
    kayduro Posts: 249 Member
    17 lbs in 2 months!
  • MissJacquelineN
    MissJacquelineN Posts: 175 Member
    I joined on the 5th of September and so far I've lost 36 pounds. :)
  • alienrite
    alienrite Posts: 314 Member
    30 lbs since late June. My goal is set for 2 lbs per week but I'm averaging 1.2 per week which is perfect for me. Time passes and efforts accumulate like pennies in a piggy bank. Don't lose patience. Hard and consistent work always pays.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I've lost 32 lbs. As for how long it depends on when you count. Technically I've been on the site for just under 2 years. But after losing the first 20 lbs I took a long break and ate at maintenance. I got married, went on my honeymoon, moved to a new city, and maintained my loss all that time. I came back for a short period to lose 5 more pounds and then we were moving again. When we're moving (we're Navy) it's easier to just do maintenance, so I did maintenance again until I got settled here. Then my husband and I started thinking about getting pregnant and I wanted to be at the low end of my healthy weight range so I started eating at a deficit again about 6 weeks ago. Since then I've lost 6 or 7 pounds. I think taking breaks from restricting can be helpful both physically and emotionally.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    9 months so far.....
  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 675 Member
    Altogether I have lost 38lbs in just under 6 months. I lost the first 14lbs before joining MFP in August, and have lost another 24lbs since joining.
  • piggydog
    piggydog Posts: 322
    I weigh and measure every Thursday...I started the 4th of October....
    I've down 1 inch on my hips and 4 inches on my waist
  • debsclio
    debsclio Posts: 24
    I started over again on here in August and I have lost 16lbs. The first time I joined up I wasn't in the right frame of mind, but now im on a roll. Well done on your weight loss!!
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