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

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  • ckseevers
    ckseevers Posts: 11
    I understand both the frustration and the impatience. I started January 15th at 149. I am down to 143. That is only 6 pounds in 6 weeks. I was down to 141 but put 2 more back on. I am only 5 foot 2 so this is too much weight for me. I need to be down to AT LEAST 130 in not more. I took on the 30 day shred and keep my calorie intake to 1200 or less per day. I focus on protein and whole foods and do not eat or drink gluten....I am frustrated but also understand that I am RIGHT ON TRACK for weight loss as long as I am down to 140 by the end of March! :-)
  • Thatslimgal84
    Thatslimgal84 Posts: 152
    it took me 7 months to loose 32 kilos, or 70.5 pounds..
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Not sure if it is realistic or not. Probably is realistic if you are a 5'4" female but if you are 6'0" female, not likely realistic. That being said, it does take time and as close as you are to your goal weight, it may take you longer than many who have further to go (as far as seeing large losses)... I have not gotten to my ultimate goal yet but I met my first real goal about a year and month later.. But it was a 120 lb loss. Early on, I'd lose 12-15 lbs per month but as I neared my goal, the drops got a lot smaller... 3-4 lbs per month.. That is ok, because the noticeable differences were still happening as I continued to lift weights and drop a pound or two.. The closer you are to your goal, the more difference each pound will make in appearance... This is because a pound of fat up next to a 20 pound fat blob is a higher percentage than that same pound of fat next to a 50 lb blob... The closer you get, the better you will be able to tell. Best wishes and keep working at it... Don't give up. The end is well worth the journey.
  • lisab0864
    lisab0864 Posts: 154
    I started my journey at 197 lbs and lost 25 pounds in 10 weeks (had a dream vacation coming up). It took me 6 1/2 months to lose the remaining 25 lbs to get to my ultimate goal weight of 145 (which was below high school weight). The best part about taking so long to get to my goal was that my new found healthy habits became my new lifestyle -- 2 years later I am still below goal..
  • Nutella91
    Nutella91 Posts: 624 Member
    about 2 months
  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
    I have been at this for over 6.5 years...with still another 20-40 kilos ideally to lose :)
  • bdamaster60
    bdamaster60 Posts: 595 Member
    about 3 years to get to weight. Body composition though taken about 4.
  • Miss_Kaz80
    Miss_Kaz80 Posts: 13 Member
    It took me 14 months to reduce 30+ kilograms, slow and steady wins the race.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    7 months it took me to lose all my weight. No rest days, no cheat days & I worked my *kitten* off.
  • delonda1
    delonda1 Posts: 525 Member
    It's been about a year hardcore and I've lost about 30-33 lbs depending on day. I want to lose another 15-17 so estimating it'll take me until about september or october the way the weight is going off.

    It is now going back up for some reason so playing around with workouts and food to kick start it again
  • KeithChanning
    KeithChanning Posts: 202 Member
    A little under eight months to lose 20Kg (44lb). No rest days, no cheat days, but a slight (2Kg) gain over Christmas/New Year period. Exercise limited to a daily walk with the dogs (3 miles, very hilly, average speed 3-3.5mph)
  • ChristinaR720
    ChristinaR720 Posts: 1,186
    I have lost 28 lbs. in 3.5 months. I should be at 30 lbs. lost by the end of this month. It is definitely getting a lot more difficult to lose the weight as I get closer to my goal, though.

    There is no need for you to rush this process, and you most likely will be absolutely miserable if you try to do so. Eat healthy, exercise, and let it happen organically. If you are patient, dedicated to the process, and work hard, it will happen.
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    I have just 25 lbs to lose at 150lbs now. My goal was to get in done in 5 weeks

    Unrealistic goals lead to quitting.. That's unrealistic at your weight.. and even if you lost that much you wouldn't be happy cause you wouldn't have the body your looking for cause it would of been muscle.. keep muscle add time to your goal and eat right, exercise right.
  • 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

    ^^^^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.

    Someone of her size cannot lose 5 lbs of fat in 1 week without exercising hours per day and/or eating very little. There is just no reasonable way to build in a deficit that large with her TDEE. Someone larger certainly can lose that or more (they have higher TDEEs and can get a much larger deficit in a week).

    TDEE for 5'6" 150# 20 year old, moderate exercise = 2350. *7=16450
    1 lb = 3500. *5 = 17500
    If she ate nothing, her deficit would be 16450, so almost 5 lbs in a week but surely eating nothing would not be a good idea (for both health and long term weight).
    Let's say she ate 1500 calories per day that's 10500 in a week. 16450-10500 = 5950 deficit which is between 1 and 2 lbs.

    And, yes, people with (relatively) lower TDEEs can lose 5 lbs in a week, but not fat. I usually "lose" about 5 lbs the week after vacation. But it's not fat. :smile:


    ETA in case it's not obvious I was just guessing TDEE. If you are younger/taller, your TDEE will be higher. If you are older/shorter, it will be lower. :smile:
  • bsuew
    bsuew Posts: 628 Member
    I've lost 62 lbs in a year. But, it's slowed down a lot! I've got 38 lbs to go and I'm praying it will all be gone by end of the summer. I've lost it slowly hopefully to keep it off forever!
  • lisavirani
    lisavirani Posts: 117 Member
    As soon as I reached 150 pounds (from 199) y weight loss halted. I've been 147-151 for EVER. It's like my body has said "nope, no more losing for you" So 25 is 5 weeks is impossible, :( Sorry. My advice is to just be patient and it will come off when it comes off. Just keep making good choices and regardless if you lose the 25 pounds, you're still bettering yourself and being healthy :)
  • ckseevers
    ckseevers Posts: 11
    NOT happy today. gained 1.5 pounds over night. So....I started at 143 and now I am at 144.4. I am 2.5 weeks into this and keep asking myself WHY???? I am working out almost every day and eating well at or below my calorie intake 1200-1300 calories per day HEALTHY CALORIES too....... yet...here I am SORE and FAT instead of just FAT.
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
    About 3 months for 20 pounds.

    3 months? I might be able to handle that... what was your starting weight.

    210 lbs, 19% BF and got it down to 190, 16%BF

    Currently at 192 lbs, 14% BF
  • stephanj
    stephanj Posts: 898 Member
    if each pound is worth 3500 calories, and you want to lose 5 per week, you need to have a DEFICIT of 2500 calories a day. So I guess you could eat 1200 calories and then do high intensity training for three hours per day to burn the extra 1500 calories a day you would have to burn through exercise. Sorry, my friend, it is slower than that, I am losing .5-1lb a week and working very hard at it.
  • Petrapoo45
    Petrapoo45 Posts: 271 Member
    Im coming to this realization as well. my goal since Jan has been to reach 145lbs by april 15th (my birthday) at the time when I made this goal, it was 25lbs to loose. now here we are almost a month to Dday and I sill have 10lbs to reach my goal. which would put me at a 3lb/week loss. Ive been right on track with loosing 1-1.5lbs/week since Ive started in Nov. of last year. So, yeah in conclusion I think we are just going to have to be happy with the progress we make, when we make it. and not get hung up on the numbers.
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    I haven't reached my goal yet but there was that one time I lost 8 pounds in two weeks - I had the flu followed by bronchial pneumonia. Not good at all!

    Overall to lose about 92 lbs it took a year and a half. The last 10 pounds have been down and back up again for about 4 months. About a pound a week is good for me but the closer I get to my goal weight the harder it becomes to lose.

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