Looking to lose 10-15 pounds a month

The closer you get to your goal weight, the more time it will take you to lose. It's great that you've managed to drop that much weight but it does happen that way at first. Don't expect to lose a certain amount, keep doing what you're doing and be happy when you lose even one pound a week!

i do think it's true that the more weight you have to lose, the quicker it comes off, but the more weight you lose, the less you have to lose... so it's going to start coming off more slowly.

i read the following blurb in an article on weightwatchers.com:

Quick fix, fast failure
"[With quick-fix diets], our metabolism slows down, and eventually we're eating fewer and fewer calories but not losing weight," says Mandel. "This leads to anxiety, which prompts us to eat even fewer calories to try to lose. The body rebels against that even more."

THIS TOO. Seriously.

So it's a vicious cycle. Because if you don't get enough nutrients — which is a major risk when you're going for a quick fix — your brain, and then your body, will, well, insist that you eat. To your body, it's nothing more than survival. But to you, it will feel like you're giving in and losing control. Then you'll feel like a failure, which might very well send you to the fridge.

It's a never-ending yo-yo cycle of weight gain, then loss, then gain again. Go for slow and steady weight loss (a healthy rate is two pounds per week or less), and not only will you be doing a service to your body, you'll also be more likely to keep that weight off for good. Isn't that better than rebounding?"

i'm down to my last 15-20 pounds, and it's coming off SUPER slowly. one thing i remind myself is that the longer it takes me, the more time i have to build healthy habits that i'll be able to maintain.

it's good to have a goal, but i think what most people are saying here (and i agree) is that a goal of 3-4 pounds a week is just unrealistic in the long-run, and you're setting yourself up for frustration and disappointment... that will likely end up in you making unhealthy and counterproductive choices.

I wonder how quickly it came back afterwards.

Thanks everybody for your input. Even though everyone always says 1-2 lbs/week is healthy weight loss, I kinda disagree. People are different and everybody's body reacts different to diet and exercise. I've also read that the more weight you have to lose the quicker it comes off.

Thanks everybody for your input. Even though everyone always says 1-2 lbs/week is healthy weight loss, I kinda disagree. People are different and everybody's body reacts different to diet and exercise. I've also read that the more weight you have to lose the quicker it comes off.

Sooooooo...if your mind is made up and you disagree with biology and science, why come here asking for advice/approval?

I didn't ask for approval at all. I asked has anyone had this type of loss and how? Again, peopel are different, but I still want to know. And it is very true in me saying that even though it's said that healthy weight loss is 1-2 lbs/week some people lose more. You can't help how someone else's body reacts to a certain diet/exercise regimen and yours doesn't react the same way. EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT.

Thanks everybody for your input. Even though everyone always says 1-2 lbs/week is healthy weight loss, I kinda disagree. People are different and everybody's body reacts different to diet and exercise. I've also read that the more weight you have to lose the quicker it comes off.

we'll see you again in a few weeks then, when you stop losing.... or if you're less lucky, in a few months when you look all saggy and have no muscle tone from losing too quickly.