Have YOU lost 30lbs?

Some of the responses have been males. While it's helpful to get that perspective, remember there is a world of difference between male and female weight loss. So don't expect the same results or processes.

BTW The Mayo clinic says 1-2 pounds per week (or 1% of your body weight) is recommended.

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I've lost more than twice that in a little over three months.

have u lost 30lbs? if so how long did it take you? i started at 168 and have lost 9lbs to date in 2months 1 week. I feel like it should speen up a bit....what r ur thoughts?

I did... I started in January. It's taken me longer because I fell off the bandwagon for about 4 months after losing my sister. Congrats on dropping 9 lbs! Just keep at it, and it will come off. Slow and steady wins the race!

So sorry for your loss. Best of luck.

yes, it took me a year.

then I lost thirty over the next year.

Then 30 over the next two years.

now ask me how much loose skin I have.

no really ask me!

Hey, Yoovie. How much loose skin do you have?

I started on MFP at 165 on Oct 15, 2011 and got to my goal of 135 on May 17, 2012, so 7 months. Took me 2 months to lose the first 10 pounds, then 2 months to lose the next 10, and then about 3 months to lose the last 10. When I went on maintenance, I lost another 5 pounds over the course of a few months. Now I am always 128-131.

I'd say you are losing a a decent pace. Better not to drop it too fast. Looking through your diary, though, you really could eat a lot better. I would change your macros to more protein and less carbs - carbs are not evil or anything, but I think more protein would give you better results. 1200 might be a little low, too. I started at 1200, but after 2 months or so, upped it to 1440, then over 1600 on maintenance (when I lost another 5 before stabilizing). I always ate back all of my exercise calories too. I was also pretty precise in weighing/measuring food.

Also, don't compare yourself to men's weight loss or to people that are much more overweight. They will drop weight a lot faster at the beginning.

I lost 30 lbs in about 3 1/2 months, but I changed everything I did how I ate, I exercised like a mad man I busted *kitten*, actually I went from 291 down to 217 this morning and that has been since end of may this year

yep...my first thirty pounds came quick, 20lbs in the first month and then 15lbs in the second, but i also started at 315lbs so that first huge loss was to be expected...

take your time, its a not a race...whether it takes you a month or 6 months, healthy habits are for life so you will lose it eventually...

^^^^ This was me as well! But Since I have lost 57lbs now, I have slowed down to only 2 to 4 pounds a month!

Some of the responses have been males.

Haha nice

It took me 3-4 months to lose about 25lbs.

It took me about 18 months to lose 30lbs. I was 161 when I started, lost the first 15 super quick with just diet. Then I hit a pretty big plateau for about 4 months. The last 15 came off slowly, but in the process, I gained some muscle and really got a good grasp on not just dieting, but eating healthy as a lifestyle change. Now, I am at 126 and truly happy with my weight

I haven't lost 30. Yet. But I lost 20 and it took me 5 months. I did it slowly on purpose, losing 1 pound a week (although there were a few weeks--not many though--where I didn't lose anything). My goal is to lose 25 in six months.

I've lost 46 and it's taken about 10 months. So, I guess I'm losing about a pound a week - slow and steady wins the race.

Congrats to you for losing the 9 pounds. Great job losing a pound a week (assuming you have not lost lean muscle during that timeframe). Keep up the hard work and look for ways to continue to improve and challenge yourself to become an even better version of yourself. Don't get frustrated and give up, get even more determined.

For me, it is important to realize that the scale only tells a portion of the story and sometimes it can be a very teasing, misleading part of the story. I'm not saying that is or is not the case for you, only that, sometimes, the scale is not very representative of what is happening to your body. I am being careful in judging my success or failure over time in reaching my goals and am paying special attention to ensure I do not rely too much on the scale by itself.

I'll try to give you an example from my own experience. In three months, I lost about 6 inches off my waist and 30 pounds. In the next few weeks I only lost 3 pounds but lost another inch off my waist. If I only had based my success on those three weeks on the scale, I would have been frustrated but instead I took time to notice that my waist was down another inch, my tricep definition was definitely more noticeable, that all of my weight levels in my lifting continued to increase, that my resistance and duration of cardio was increasing as were my calories burned, that the hikes with my dog were getting a faster pace and have me substantially less winded, etc. All of these things show evidence and progress of a healthier me, a better version of me.

The other thing I have noticed is that I no longer try to compare myself to others. I compare myself to the older versions of myself, focusing on how I have improved and the areas in which I need to improve. My journey is my own. I am trying to make sure I experience it, embrace it, live it to its fullest and enjoy it every step of the way, even the missteps I make.