Help me out! Where are you at and how far have you come?
saitiffeh
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I'm trying to get an idea of how different diets affect different people. So here's a little survey!
-What was your starting weight?
-What's your target?
-What are you now?
-How many calories/day do you consume?
-When did you start your weight loss journey?
I started at 212 at about Eastertime. My target is about 150 and currently I am 202. My calories I am still trying to figure out, I'm eating 1200 now but have raised that from 1000 and will likely increase it again to prevent troubles down the road (I like losing the weight fast but not at the risk that I could damage my metabolism later).
-What was your starting weight?
-What's your target?
-What are you now?
-How many calories/day do you consume?
-When did you start your weight loss journey?
I started at 212 at about Eastertime. My target is about 150 and currently I am 202. My calories I am still trying to figure out, I'm eating 1200 now but have raised that from 1000 and will likely increase it again to prevent troubles down the road (I like losing the weight fast but not at the risk that I could damage my metabolism later).
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I started at 278 (beginning of the year).
I'm still up in the air about my target. I'm aiming for 200 now, and then I'll decide where to go from there.
I'm at 231.
I was not taking in enough calories for a while there, but I'm working that back up. I overdid the whole "eat healthy, get lower cal versions of foods" approach for a while. Initially, it worked, but it's not sustainable.
I started the first week of January.0 -
I'm trying to get an idea of how different diets affect different people. So here's a little survey!
-What was your starting weight?
-What's your target?
-What are you now?
-How many calories/day do you consume?
-When did you start your weight loss journey?
I started at 212 at about Eastertime. My target is about 150 and currently I am 202. My calories I am still trying to figure out, I'm eating 1200 now but have raised that from 1000 and will likely increase it again to prevent troubles down the road (I like losing the weight fast but not at the risk that I could damage my metabolism later).
-What was your starting weight? 212
-What's your target? 135, reasses from there
-What are you now? 148.8
-How many calories/day do you consume? I started at 1200 I upped it to my bmr and eat on average at least 1500/day
-When did you start your weight loss journey? I originally started my journey April last year fell off the wagon in October (went from 212 ish down to 165). I restarted I'm February and have l last about 14 lbs since restarting so far0 -
-What was your starting weight? 173.1 kilos/380 pounds
-What's your target? 72 kilos/158 pounds
-What are you now? 88.8 kilos/195 pounds
-How many calories/day do you consume? 1800 calories
-When did you start your weight loss journey? Ive been at this for 6.5 years
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I'm trying to get an idea of how different diets affect different people. So here's a little survey!
-What was your starting weight? 240
-What's your target? 155, I am 5'7"
-What are you now? 201
-How many calories/day do you consume? Back when I started I was doing very light cardio with some light weight lifting DVDs every once in a while. I was taking in about 1270 cals per day but now that I have been on here longer and reading about TDEE, BMR and all that I bumped it up to 1400/day (before exercise). Now that I'm doing Insanity just about everyday and burning more calories I try to eat back most of those calories until I reach about 1600-1800 per day, I lose about 2-3 lbs per week.
-When did you start your weight loss journey? Jan 1st of this year.0 -
I had a phycial at the beginning of the year. My blood work came back and I had to start making a change ASAP. So a friend told me about MyFitnessPal and I signed up that night. I tried to change my food and start exercising all together in the beginning, but it broke me down mentally. So I tackled the hardest part for me first, the food! Once I finally understood what a good days worth of food was suppose to be, I started in on exercise. I am not a runner, and I don't think I ever will be, but I do enjoy putting the dog on leash and going for long brisk walks. I am trying to make a life change, so I am taking the slow but steady road. I average a lose of 6 pounds a month.
-What was your starting weight? 248
-What's your target? currently it is 175
-What are you now? 229
-How many calories/day do you consume? 1400 but I just lowered it from 1460
-When did you start your weight loss journey? January 22nd.0 -
My starting weight was 192. I am now at 180 & I have 10 more lbs to go so I can be insulin resistance/PCOS free :-D. I started about around february/march and my daily calories are 1400.0
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-What was your starting weight?
-What's your target?
-What are you now?
-How many calories/day do you consume?
-When did you start your weight loss journey?
Hi! 24 yr old young professional here!
Started at 170lbs.
Target is 145lbs.
Currently at 161.3lbs. (~9lbs lost)
I try to consume between 1500-1700 calories per day.
I started my journey December 2012 and I am a work in progress!0 -
208 lbs
135 lbs
135 lbs
1700-2100
May 2011 (maintaining since April 2012)0 -
-What was your starting weight: 230
-What's your target: 170/ pretty much 13%BF
-What are you now:180
-How many calories/day do you consume:15-1800
-When did you start your weight loss journey: End of December0 -
Since January 7 i'm in and out. Going well during the week, more tough during week-end. Easter was a killer for me. But i'm back on track to lose those extra lbs.
-What was your starting weight? 209
-What's your target? my first target is 160 but i'ill see after that if I need to lose more
-What are you now? 200
-How many calories/day do you consume? 1300
-When did you start your weight loss journey? January 70 -
-What was your starting weight? 168lb
-What's your target? Short term: 149lb (weight I was when I turned 18) long term 135lb
-What are you now? 154lb
-How many calories/day do you consume? I always have around 1200-1400 (depending on whether or not I've worked out that day or not)
-When did you start your weight loss journey? I originally started last year, I weighed 159lb and wanted to change, I stuck it out for a few weeks and ended up getting down to the weight I am now. However, my motivation went and at Christmas 2012 I realized I was 168lb! Enough was enough! I started cutting down on the junk food, I've been up and down with it and on and off with sticking to the dieting and stuff until about a month ago when I woke up one day, looked at myself in the mirror and was appaulled. Since then I have dropped another 10lb and am well on my way to my goals!
I have PCOS which doctors told me was not caused by my weight but would make life hard in terms of losing weight and preventing weight gain.0 -
-What was your starting weight? 382 (54" waist for reference)
-What's your target? 183 or 34" waist, whichever comes first
-What are you now? 260/44"
-How many calories/day do you consume? Started at 2300, but now 2000ish
-When did you start your weight loss journey? Jan 2011, but got serious in Feb 20120 -
My starting weight was 283 lbs (I'm 5'2)
My target weight is 136 lbs (heaviest healthy weight for my height)
My current weight is 238.2 lbs
I aim for 1900 calories per day. I do not eat my exercise calories back.
I started my journey in July 2012I'm trying to get an idea of how different diets affect different people. So here's a little survey!
-What was your starting weight?
-What's your target?
-What are you now?
-How many calories/day do you consume?
-When did you start your weight loss journey?
I started at 212 at about Eastertime. My target is about 150 and currently I am 202. My calories I am still trying to figure out, I'm eating 1200 now but have raised that from 1000 and will likely increase it again to prevent troubles down the road (I like losing the weight fast but not at the risk that I could damage my metabolism later).0 -
-What was your starting weight? 187
-What's your target? 140
-What are you now? 138
-How many calories/day do you consume? 2500
-When did you start your weight loss journey? Last May.
I started out gung-ho and eating only "healthy foods" and 1200 cals. That wasn't sustainable. I worked up to 1500 cals a day and was able to easily keep that going. In addition, I started running and lifting 4 to 5 times a wk.
Once I got down to 150 lbs, I started upping my intake by 100 cal every two wks (to 2300). I also started looking more at my macros and trying to keep that at 40/30/30. All this actually made the last 10 lbs come off much easier (who knew). I wish, I had started looking at my macros right at the start of the journey.
Now I'm doing crossfit and trying to get stronger, but I'm not bulking. Just eating "real food"
My biggest revelation from my journey: it's 80% diet and 20% activity. You'll never out run your fork.0 -
-What was your starting weight? 220
-What's your target? 120
-What are you now? 170
-How many calories/day do you consume? 14-1600
-When did you start your weight loss journey? back in 2010, 2012, and now Jan 2013(I fell off the wagon a few times)0 -
-What was your starting weight? 207
-What's your target? 147
-What are you now? 145
-How many calories/day do you consume? I started with 1200 then lowered it to 900. After hitting a plateau and when my hair started falling out, I started zigzagging from 1200-1400. Now I am at 1650 (near maintanance). Oh and I rarely eat back my exercise calories. I don't really recommend the 900 calories, but it worked for me.
-When did you start your weight loss journey? August 20120 -
-What was your starting weight? 272
-What's your target? perhaps 135
-What are you now? 178
-How many calories/day do you consume? 1800 (without exercise)
-When did you start your weight loss journey? 15 November 20110 -
-What was your starting weight? 170
-What's your target? 152
-What are you now? 160
-How many calories/day do you consume? My goal is 1760 + exercise, and I usually consume 1900-2500.
-When did you start your weight loss journey? January 16*
*This time. If you want how far I've come in total, I started at 200 in January 2011, lost 30+ pounds, then maintained within a few pounds until I started losing again this January.0 -
-What was your starting weight?245
-What's your target?145
-What are you now?196
-How many calories/day do you consume? around 1600 depending on how much I've done that day
-When did you start your weight loss journey? 1 year ago0 -
-What was your starting weight? 193
-What's your target? 170 (I'm 5'7")
-How many calories/day do you consume? 15000 -
My biggest revelation from my journey: it's 80% diet and 20% activity. You'll never out run your fork.
I love that!0 -
I'm trying to get an idea of how different diets affect different people. So here's a little survey!
-What was your starting weight?
-What's your target?
-What are you now?
-How many calories/day do you consume?
-When did you start your weight loss journey?
I started at 212 at about Eastertime. My target is about 150 and currently I am 202. My calories I am still trying to figure out, I'm eating 1200 now but have raised that from 1000 and will likely increase it again to prevent troubles down the road (I like losing the weight fast but not at the risk that I could damage my metabolism later).
My starting weight was 184
May target was 150
I am currently 140
When I started 1200 a day plus half my exercise calories back, Now 1750 and I don't always reach that, I do not eat my exercise calories back.
I started Aug 1 2011
I have lost 44 Lbs to date, i work out 4 to 5 days a week. I now know what my body needs to fuel it and what it's going to do if I don't eat well. This is no longer a diet or a lifestyle change, this is now how I live and I love it.
You can not think of it as a "DIET". Diet, to me, means deprivation and misery.... I do not deprive my body of something I want, I allow myself to have it, within moderation....... Change your lifestyle and your eating habits and you will see change, and it will be amazing!
So take before pics and take them monthly, you will see a change!
Best of luck to you!0 -
*Highest weight 262,
*Joined MFP 1 yr ago at 257. (April 22, 2012)
*Down 65 lbs from there and 12 lbs away from my first major goal of 180
*I'm at 1400 cals but will be increasing to 1600 soon
*After I get to 180, I will continue to count calories and exercise to see where I end up
*I also plan to become a Personal Trainer0 -
-What was your starting weight? I started at 165 then joined MFP when I hit about 155
-What's your target? 118 because I'm at 124 now and could be tighter.
-What are you now? 124 pounds
-How many calories/day do you consume? Well I started at 1200, then bumped up 4 months later to 1400, then to 1600, now I'm bumping down to 1400 since I've stalled and I'm assuming my body doesn't need 1600 if I'm maintaining weight and have been for a few months.
-When did you start your weight loss journey? I started over a year ago. January 1, 20120 -
-What was your starting weight? 415 range LAST January, 360 THIS January when I got serious about it due to medical conditions
-What's your target? 260, then reevaluate if I can loose more
-What are you now? Just about to break through 300 for the first time in I can't remember when!
-How many calories/day do you consume? I've been SHOOTING for 1400-1500, but really should be higher, working on eating enough (Medical reasons for a carb restriction, which cuts out a TON of calories for me.)
-When did you start your weight loss journey? It started LAST January, but I didn't get serious about it until THIS January.0 -
Starting weight - 260 pounds, November 2009
Goal weight - 157
Current weight - about 175
Just recently increased my NET calorie goal to 1700 to be more in line with the TDEE-15% concept. No loss yet but I did indulge a bit last week so it wasn't a true test. However, I will say that I'm seeing less fluctuations.which I think is a good sign.0 -
SW 202
CW 161
GW 136
Started Jan. 1, 2013
41 pounds lost in 4 months
Goal is August 2013 to be 136 pounds
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I started this time(Jan.17, 2013) at 223. My goal Is 150. I am currently at 183. I eat between 1300-1600 calories per day. I eat a gluten free diet and eat a lot of protein. I use my bodymedia arm band to see where I am at through out the day with calories burned.0
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Hi!
My starting weight was 185 on Jan. 4th, 2013
My target has been 130, but I may feel differently once I reach that goal. I really am more focused on general health and fitness and body fat percentage. I'd like to be between 20 and 25 percent BF.
I now weigh 153 pounds, and have lost 32 pounds. I feel fantastic!
I fiddled with my MFP goal to get it to give me something like 1,400 per day...it's at 1,390 cal per day. I almost always exercise and I eat back close to what I've used...sometimes a bit less, sometimes a bit more.
If I have a social event to attend, I can tend to go over somewhat, but not usually more than what I would have burned for the day anyway. Since most of my social events involve concerts or some sort of live music, dancing, walking a lot, etc...that can be quite a bit.
My biggest thing is clean foods lifestyle, which is my preference anyway, so no big chore. I've been packing healthy food choices to go with me on my journeys for years, so that is a habit now. I'm never without some healthy munchie available.
So, even on a social day, when I may go over my goal, it is mostly healthy foods anyway.
My one stray from this is that I may have 2 to 4 beers or hard ciders while I'm out....depends on the type of event. Since I don't do that very often...maybe once or twice a month at most, I don't worry 'bout it.0 -
I started in June, 2011 at 430 lbs. I'm now at 260 lbs. My goal is 180 (BMI below 25). I had the gastric band surgery in April, 20120
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