how long did it take you to get your goal weight?

Supastarrnikki
Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
in Health and Weight Loss
I have just 25 lbs to lose at 150lbs now. My goal was to get in done in 5 weeks, but it's been 1.5 weeks and I have no progress. How long did you take you to reach your goal? and is my goal unrealistic..
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  • leighdiane91
    leighdiane91 Posts: 225 Member
    I think it is very unrealistic. I have lost 23 lbs since January 1st (about 10 weeks)... but I also started at 207 lbs. When I reach 150 it is going to be very hard/impossible for me to keep up with the weight loss time frame I am currently on. When I get to 150 I am expecting about 1-2 lbs a MONTH loss.

    Pick healthy meal choices, eat with in your calories, and exercise. If you are doing that, it is just a matter of time and patience.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    By the time I reach my goal, it will probably be 2.5 to 2.75 years. My average weekly loss will probably end up around .75 lbs per week as its slowed down a lot lately.

    For someone your size to lose 25 lbs, it would probably take at least 25 weeks.
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    15 months, and the nearer I got to my goal, the less I targeted to lose a week (the last 10% I targeted a 0.5 lb a week loss).

    25 lbs is not a lot to lose, and I would not expect to lose this weight healthily within 5 weeks. Aiming for 1 lb per week would be more realistic.

    Good luck with your weight loss.
  • aladams83
    aladams83 Posts: 47
    The safest amount to lose a week is no more than 2 lbs a week. At first its going to be nothing but water weight... once you move into your 2nd month it will be more fat loss. :) Good luck. Just make sure you don't hurt yourself. Plus taking it off at this rate (1-2 lbs per week) is going to give you success in keeping it off in the long run! GOOD LUCK!
  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
    My goal follows MFP guidelines. It's 1 pound/week. So far I'm right on schedule and don't even feel like I'm dieting. :smile:
  • chaaalgeo
    chaaalgeo Posts: 70
    hi I have lost 23lbs since the start of the year
  • bluecrayonz
    bluecrayonz Posts: 459 Member
    im 5 4 and 142ish.... i want to lose 20 pounds and the weight is inching off very slowly but i am toning up alot faster
  • dstromley1
    dstromley1 Posts: 165
    thats 5 lbs a week, its possible but not healthy, dont go by a number on the scale use the mirror, judging by your pictures theres no way you need to lose 25 more lbs
  • BigBigBertha
    BigBigBertha Posts: 208 Member
    I started on December 24th (2012) at 155lbs, looking to lose 33lbs. So far it's taken me 11 weeks of logging and exercise to lose 14lbs. So yeah, I do think your goal is unrealistic... it's frustrating, I know, but trying to lose weight sensibly (and keep it off) from a lower start weight takes a lot of time. Currently I average 0.5lbs loss per week. I wish it was more, but I know it's realistic! Good luck :)
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    thats 5 lbs a week, its possible but not healthy, dont go by a number on the scale use the mirror, judging by your pictures theres no way you need to lose 25 more lbs

    thanks but im 150 lbs, i have alot of belly fat and hip fat, and even fat on my thighs and cannnot freaking stand the fat on my hips. love handles are so unatractive.
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    About 3 months for 20 pounds.
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    About 3 months for 20 pounds.

    3 months? I might be able to handle that... what was your starting weight.
  • dstromley1
    dstromley1 Posts: 165
    thats 5 lbs a week, its possible but not healthy, dont go by a number on the scale use the mirror, judging by your pictures theres no way you need to lose 25 more lbs

    thanks but im 150 lbs, i have alot of belly fat and hip fat, and even fat on my thighs and cannnot freaking stand the fat on my hips. love handles are so unatractive.


    HAha typical female answer, id have to disagree . But seriously dont worry about the number its meaningless. USe the mirror and how ur clothes are fitting.
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    thats 5 lbs a week, its possible but not healthy, dont go by a number on the scale use the mirror, judging by your pictures theres no way you need to lose 25 more lbs

    thanks but im 150 lbs, i have alot of belly fat and hip fat, and even fat on my thighs and cannnot freaking stand the fat on my hips. love handles are so unatractive.
    I dont think the number is meaningless, and i do use the mirror and my clothes still dont fit any loser, i need to be like at least a size 5 and im not,

    HAha typical female answer, id have to disagree . But seriously dont worry about the number its meaningless. USe the mirror and how ur clothes are fitting.
  • Liftnlove
    Liftnlove Posts: 235
    I have just 25 lbs to lose at 150lbs now. My goal was to get in done in 5 weeks, but it's been 1.5 weeks and I have no progress. How long did you take you to reach your goal? and is my goal unrealistic..

    Yes, it's unrealistic and unhealthy. Sorry :(

    I started at 163 lbs, and it took me about 6 months to lose 30 lbs....that's about 5 lbs a month, and trust me, I worked my *kitten* off.
  • beccadaniixox
    beccadaniixox Posts: 542 Member
    I went from around 178 to 120-125. It took me about 18 months to get to 125, and it's just been slowly over the past year that I've played with the 5 pounds up and down.
  • sciontc2
    sciontc2 Posts: 15
    I have lost 20lbs started 4jan and as of today 13mar ttl is 20lbs. I just now starting exercising so I hope that will allow me
    to drop more lbs to meet my weight lost goal. I can now get into my jeans which are now baggie, but soon I will purchase one pair so have one that fits.
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    I have just 25 lbs to lose at 150lbs now. My goal was to get in done in 5 weeks, but it's been 1.5 weeks and I have no progress. How long did you take you to reach your goal? and is my goal unrealistic..

    Yes, it's unrealistic and unhealthy. Sorry :(

    I started at 163 lbs, and it took me about 6 months to lose 30 lbs....that's about 5 lbs a month, and trust me, I worked my *kitten* off.
    wow your relsults are freaking amazing though
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    It took me about 6 months to lose 35 pounds, but I started considerably heavier than you are--at 200, so a little over a pound a week wasn't difficult. Now I'm trying to lose about 15 more pounds, and am aiming for .5 pounds a week.
  • shining_light
    shining_light Posts: 384 Member
    thats 5 lbs a week, its possible but not healthy, dont go by a number on the scale use the mirror, judging by your pictures theres no way you need to lose 25 more lbs

    thanks but im 150 lbs, i have alot of belly fat and hip fat, and even fat on my thighs and cannnot freaking stand the fat on my hips. love handles are so unatractive.

    Depending on genetics, you may always carry more fat in these places than you'd like. And as women, we carry fat on our hips and thighs. It's just what happens. Lift some weights(heavy weights, mind you) and the fat won't matter as much. Focus on getting fit and healthy, not just shifting weight. By the numbers, I'm down four pounds from where I started a year or so ago, but my whole body composition has changed. Don't play the numbers game. It's a vicious cycle.
  • amaysngrace
    amaysngrace Posts: 742 Member
    It has taken me 3 months to get 31 pounds off so far. I started off walking a great deal last fall, but since winter has hit and the school load has increased with all the holidays off that the kids get, I have been working out minimally and sticking to my calories a great deal, rarely deviating off course. I would imagine that it would take me the rest of this year and some of next year to get to 150 pounds, and then by the end of 2014, I should be right where I want to be. Oh, and btw, I started at 240 pounds, 5 ft 3, now I am at 209 pounds last weigh in.
  • Fatbirdtalking
    Fatbirdtalking Posts: 44
    I personally think that expecting 5lbs a week is unrealistic, you would be better aiming between 1-2lbs a week, usually in your first weeks you can sometimes lose more but this doesn't usually carry on. It took me a year to lose 42lbs with WW. I have managed to maintain that weight for 2 years but now want to lose the last 14-20lbs to get to my goal. I am looking at 1lb a week. Don't get despondent, just think a year at just 1lb a week is 52lbs, Good luck and log everything, even if you have a bad day !
  • Liftnlove
    Liftnlove Posts: 235
    I have just 25 lbs to lose at 150lbs now. My goal was to get in done in 5 weeks, but it's been 1.5 weeks and I have no progress. How long did you take you to reach your goal? and is my goal unrealistic..

    Yes, it's unrealistic and unhealthy. Sorry :(

    I started at 163 lbs, and it took me about 6 months to lose 30 lbs....that's about 5 lbs a month, and trust me, I worked my *kitten* off.
    wow your relsults are freaking amazing though

    Thank you :) The good news is you can reach ANY goal you set for yourself...just be a bit patient, because real progress takes time. If you like my results, take it slow. Lift heavy, eat at a moderate deficit, do cardio as needed, and focus on the mirror and the tape measure, not the scale. It will happen...just not always a fast as you might like :)

    When you reach your goal, trust me...you will not care how long it took, or how hard you had to work. It will all be worth it. :)
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I'm going to guess that you burn about 15000 calories per week including exercising a few times per week. To lose 5 lbs in 1 week, you need to have a 17500 deficit. So even if you eat nothing, you can't lose 5 lbs in one week. Did I do that math right?

    1 lb or half a lb per week is reasonable IMO.

    It took me 18 months to get to goal and about 6-7 months to get from 150 to 135
  • AmberDawn930
    AmberDawn930 Posts: 19 Member
    thats 5 lbs a week, its possible but not healthy, dont go by a number on the scale use the mirror, judging by your pictures theres no way you need to lose 25 more lbs

    thanks but im 150 lbs, i have alot of belly fat and hip fat, and even fat on my thighs and cannnot freaking stand the fat on my hips. love handles are so unatractive.
    I dont think the number is meaningless, and i do use the mirror and my clothes still dont fit any loser, i need to be like at least a size 5 and im not,

    HAha typical female answer, id have to disagree . But seriously dont worry about the number its meaningless. USe the mirror and how ur clothes are fitting.

    I agree, just go off the mirror. back in 2008 i got down to 137 and i was still a size 9. (hips and butts run large in my family) don't mind it so much, love handles make great grips for men...;-) and personally i'd rather have a butt than large breast. but if you truley want to lose 25 don't let our comments stop you by any means. work hard and you will achieve results.
  • Healthy_4_Life2
    Healthy_4_Life2 Posts: 595 Member
    I'm going to guess that you burn about 15000 calories per week including exercising a few times per week. To lose 5 lbs in 1 week, you need to have a 17500 deficit. So even if you eat nothing, you can't lose 5 lbs in one week. Did I do that math right?

    1 lb or half a lb per week is reasonable IMO.

    It took me 18 months to get to goal and about 6-7 months to get from 150 to 135

    ^^^^This is so true!! I started MFP in June 2011. By December of 2011, I loss 25-30 pounds. However, I hit a snag in 2012. All I did was kept gaining and losing the same 3-6 pounds, despite all my workout and portion control. It's only this year that the scale has started to move again. There are so many things that play a factor in weight loss. Everyone's body is different. Set realist goals for yourself and keep pushing forward. Good luck!!:flowerforyou:
  • lvtruu1
    lvtruu1 Posts: 211 Member
    I started with a goal of 220 pounds. Set a goal for my next planned trip to Vegas. (about 11 months) Needed to lose 55 pounds. Started March 7th at 275. I switched from regular soda to diet October the previous year and started some minor exercise and eating better before I officially started. Friends think I was 300+ back then.

    Reached first goal of 220 July 1st...

    Set next goal to 200 figuring that would be it.....

    Hit that October 6th....

    My Vegas trip (11 months) came at the beginning of February... 178.

    Currently same weight while continuing to raise calories. (weight fluctuates up a few pounds day to day) Stopped weighing myself daily for the most part. Mostly just once a week now.

    From March 7th to Dec 31st Average calories 1757. (excluding an unexpected vacation where I ate and drank and didn't track anything) End of year weight of 183.6.

    January 2050 calories Dropped to 178.
    February 2400 calories (excluding Vacation) (ended month at 179.4) (Majority of month was 2450+)
    Today I jumped calories to 2700 calories (today again 178 hence the increase)

    Most weeks I lift 5 times a week for an hour and do 4 30 minute session on the exercise bike.

    Oh yeah quit smoking May 24th.

    Don't give in. Ignore the hunger, the more you control it/live with it/suffer through it, the less it occurs. At least that is what I found. For me, my habits related to soda and fast food, so it was far easier for me to lose the weight. Switch out the soda and cut out most of the stops at McDonald's, exercise a lot and the weight loss happened. Oh and for the haters, I ate less than my BMR for months on end. It isn't that big of a deal and it seems that my TDEE wasn't beat down to bad if at all.
  • lvtruu1
    lvtruu1 Posts: 211 Member
    I'm going to guess that you burn about 15000 calories per week including exercising a few times per week. To lose 5 lbs in 1 week, you need to have a 17500 deficit. So even if you eat nothing, you can't lose 5 lbs in one week. Did I do that math right?

    1 lb or half a lb per week is reasonable IMO.

    It took me 18 months to get to goal and about 6-7 months to get from 150 to 135

    ^^^^This is so true!! I started MFP in June 2011. By December of 2011, I loss 25-30 pounds. However, I hit a snag in 2012. All I did was kept gaining and losing the same 3-6 pounds, despite all my workout and portion control. It's only this year that the scale has started to move again. There are so many things that play a factor in weight loss. Everyone's body is different. Set realist goals for yourself and keep pushing forward. Good luck!!:flowerforyou:

    Weight loss isn't lineal. So yes people can have weeks where they lose 5 pounds or more in a week. I had one week of 9 pounds and the weight never rebounded.
  • TinaLogan20
    TinaLogan20 Posts: 5
    The healthy version of losing weight is 1lb a week, calorie intake 1200-1500/day for ladies. 5meals a day; 3meals & two snacks, 8bottles of water or more. Once you started working out, don't weigh yourself until the 4th week, and then the 8th, etc.. Otherwise the scale will drive you crazy. If you don't see any results (loosing) at the 4th week, then it could be water weight but don't get discouraged! By the 2nd month, you'll be shredding the pounds! Just make sure your body is getting all the protein, etc. and eat every 3hours to keep your body energized. And if you want a great work out, I'd suggest P90X, Insanity, or Turbo Fire! :)
  • ChristiSykes
    ChristiSykes Posts: 186 Member
    26 lbs in 8 weeks, but I'm 5'2" and started @ 227....

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