How Long Did It Take To Lose 100 Pounds?

The target should not be quick weight loss. The target should be steady weight loss to allow your body to adjust.

Quick weight loss can lead to lots of extra skin. You may get some anyway but if you can strength train and lose weight slowly through diet then you have a chance of firming up and minimising the extra skin.

Hi! I've lost 121 and counting. As for the first 100? I would say around 10 months or so - perhaps an average of 10lb per month, 2.5 lb per week. The averages are deceiving, though. For me, I lost quickly at first and then it slowed. Though I get frustrated and have up and down times, the general trend is still down. And it makes sense... the less you weigh, the more difficult it is to acheive that caloric deficit - and you do have to increase activity.

Mostly, when I'm feeling somewhat sane and cogniscent, I try to relax, breathe, and learn about myself a bit. I know that if I don't get enough sleep or I'm very stressed, I will not lose, even if I nearly starve myself. I can tell you that probably the oddest thing for me, that I haven't seen a whole lot of discussion or research about, is what that kind of weight loss does to your head and your sense of being. It is not all sunshine and roses, there's a lot to deal with.

So, I agree with the other posters... don't set yourself up for that kind of failure. You may pull it off, especially at your age, but can you maintain it? Consider it a journey of discovery and take immense pleasure and satisfaction in the little things - your tightest clothes becoming too big, hopping up a flight or two of stairs without a second thought when you couldn't do that before, seeing your own collarbone again, that sort of thing

Best of luck! You can do it! Feel free to friend or message me if you like!

Healthy weight loss (and weight loss that STAYS off) is about a pound a week.

So that's 100 weeks = roughly two years.

I'm not sure I agree I think you can safely lose more than a pound a week if you have alot to lose, I would say a year is more attainable, but that's just MHO

I lost 100 lbs in 10 1/2 months. started Jan 6th and hit my 100lbs on Halloween. just following the MFP guidelines for 2lbs a week.

It took me roughly 8 months to lose 100 lbs. I would recommend aiming for no more than 2 per week. Its much better for your body in the long run.

I've lost 90 lbs and it took me a year. I started with HCG diet and no exercise. I lost 70 lbs in about 7 months that way, but it's a hard diet to stay on for long and I wanted to exercise. the last 30 lbs have been simple calorie counting with this site and exercise (I track that using Endomondo b/c it automatically updates calories burned to this site).

The most helpful things for me were:

1) realization that food just isn't as satisfying as we trick ourselves into believing that it is
2) recording weight EVERY morning at the same time
3) recording EVERYTHING I eat...and making sure to exaggerate the calories you take in b/c you will miss something

hope this helps you!

At the end of the day genetics' and age play a huge role in how MUCH faster you lose, so just start dieting now and exercising and see what happens!!! We can all say 100 different things, but everyone's losses different, I rarely hear of 100 down in five months, but you may be able to lose a little over half of that, especially if you have alot to lose.

I have lost 110 pounds in 8 months. That is more than the two pounds per week, but I started out at 338 pounds, and when you are severely overweight, you tend to lose it pretty quickly at first. I am not losing it a lot more slowly, but I am okay with that. It is still progress, and I feel like I have gotten my life back!!

I have never seriously tried to lose weight prior to MFP. I joined MFP on September 11, 2012 and weighed 382 pounds. As of last Friday I weigh 326 pounds, so I have lost 56 pounds in 11 weeks. That is right at the estimate of 5 pounds a week, and should that pattern continue would result in a 100 pound loss as of January 29th, 2013; which would be 4 months and 3 weeks from my starting date.

I seriously doubt the trend will continue, but then again I did not imagine I could have lost what I have in the time I have either, so time will tell. The biggest factor, I believe, in my "success" thus far is how obese I was/am. Obviously the more fat you have to lose the more fat you can lose by making small adjustments like calorie restriction and a bit of exercise. As you reduce the fat, the difficulty increases to continue to lose more.

I would not suggest to anyone that they set a goal to lose 5 pounds a week, but if it should happen then simply be glad and continue doing what you were doing.

I've been doing this since June 2011, and have lost 106 pounds. I'm not setting any land records, but I'm not competing wtih anyone either.

Its taken me 8 months to lose 50lb :sick:

In August '07, I was 419. In August '09, I was 315. Comes out to about a pound a week.

I had about a 90# loss in the '80's, when I was in my 30's that came off in less than a year. Now, at 60, it does not come off near as quickly.

At least for me.

Rapid weight loss CAN be unhealthy, and in more cases than not, it tends to come back. Rather than focusing on the weight, pay more attention to the right foods in the proper amounts. Your body will respond in a gradual loss, and your mind will adjust to eating more sensibly. (this, coming from a guy who still gobbles ramen like there's no tomorrow)

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It's taken me 14months to lose 101lbs. It was quick at first, I lost 56lbs in the first 4 mo but then I plateaued. My body got used to what I was doing, I stopped using my fitness pal and I stopped weighing in. Gained back about 10lbs during that time. Got serious again at the end of August and lost the additional 45lbs since then. I'm trying to lose another 40lbs by next summer. When I was younger I lost 90lbs in one summer and gained it right back too. I've learned the best way is slow and steady :flowerforyou:

I lost around 50-60 lbs in last 2.5 months. 50 more to go. I've been using Roca Labs advanced formula. It wasn't easy and still it isn't but worth the result.