Looking to lose 10-15 pounds a month

The only way to lose that much, that quickly would be by using unsustainable extreme weightloss methods, and you would gain it back as soon as you stopped.

Pick a reasonable goal and it will be sustainable and you will be able to keep it off permanently.

I agree that losing too quickly is not sustainable; neither is losing slowly. Sooner or later you would hit zero either way.

But these posts that predict your outcome based on your method of loss always bug me. To get heavy, you have a broken diet. To lose weight, you have to break it in a different way. If you lose slowly, it is closer to being a good diet and the adjustment to a proper diet when you reach your goal will be easier. What you do when you reach your goal weight will determine whether or not you stay at that weight.

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My issue is this: where in my post did I say I was starving myself? As I read through some responses, people are saying "this is starvation". What everybody keeps saying is aim for 1-2 lbs/wk which is up to 8 lbs/mo. So why is there such a big issue if I lose maybe 3 pounds a week. If me and someone else on here follow the same diet and exercise plan they are losing at a rate of 1.5 lbs/week and I might lose 3 lb/week. I just lost 12 pound in a month's time to their 6, why is that an issue when our bodies are different?????????? I eat the right amount of calories most days and exercise daily. So why does my goal bother everybody so much?

Because you come on the forum and asked. If you don't want opinions, don't post.

CAN you do it? Of course you can.
But most responses are responding to SHOULD you do it. Because even if some responses come across as snarky or combative, at the heart it's b/c people really are trying to help.

Honestly, the best course of action in the forums is to post, read, read some more, assimilate all the info, look at who is posting (success or not) and form your OWN opinions. But being insulting and hard headed really isn't helping anyone, least of all you.

I DID NOT ASK CAN IT BE DONE. I ASKED DID ANYONE LOSE THAT MUCH. I ALSO DIDN'T ASK SHOULD I DO IT.

I'm with you OP. F the haters.....Haters gonna hate.

My issue is this: where in my post did I say I was starving myself? As I read through some responses, people are saying "this is starvation". What everybody keeps saying is aim for 1-2 lbs/wk which is up to 8 lbs/mo. So why is there such a big issue if I lose maybe 3 pounds a week. If me and someone else on here follow the same diet and exercise plan they are losing at a rate of 1.5 lbs/week and I might lose 3 lb/week. I just lost 12 pound in a month's time to their 6, why is that an issue when our bodies are different?????????? I eat the right amount of calories most days and exercise daily. So why does my goal bother everybody so much?

Because you come on the forum and asked. If you don't want opinions, don't post.

CAN you do it? Of course you can.
But most responses are responding to SHOULD you do it. Because even if some responses come across as snarky or combative, at the heart it's b/c people really are trying to help.

Honestly, the best course of action in the forums is to post, read, read some more, assimilate all the info, look at who is posting (success or not) and form your OWN opinions. But being insulting and hard headed really isn't helping anyone, least of all you.

I DID NOT ASK CAN IT BE DONE. I ASKED DID ANYONE LOSE THAT MUCH. I ALSO DIDN'T ASK SHOULD I DO IT.

Another person posts a plan that most believe has a high likelyhood of failure and takes offence at all attempts to dissuade her from what most believe may have unhealthy consequences.

The only question here really is why we need so many pages to just give up on the OP and tell her "good luck with your journey."

Please...Darwin must have his due. Leave it to him.

I'm defensive because so many people on here act like they are experts. No one on here is an expert. And I'm far from getting discouraged no matter what my weight lose is for the week. It can be done and in a healthy way. Again, you all are entitled to your opinions and for everyone that thinks it is not possible. I will be happy to prove it to you. More motivation for me.

Um, then why did you ask for advice from a bunch of people that you know are not experts.... ? Just ask the guy at the bus stop then. He knows as much as we do, no?

I DID NOT ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE. IF YOU DIDN'T DO, THEN THIS THREAD WAS NOT FOR YOU.

Your "I'M AWESOME" key is stuck.

also, wanna know what's funny? I actually DID lose that much weight.. about that fast... but I'll be damned if I'm giving out any more of my time to someone who isn't listening in the first place.

My issue is this: where in my post did I say I was starving myself? As I read through some responses, people are saying "this is starvation". What everybody keeps saying is aim for 1-2 lbs/wk which is up to 8 lbs/mo. So why is there such a big issue if I lose maybe 3 pounds a week. If me and someone else on here follow the same diet and exercise plan they are losing at a rate of 1.5 lbs/week and I might lose 3 lb/week. I just lost 12 pound in a month's time to their 6, why is that an issue when our bodies are different?????????? I eat the right amount of calories most days and exercise daily. So why does my goal bother everybody so much?

Because you come on the forum and asked. If you don't want opinions, don't post.

CAN you do it? Of course you can.
But most responses are responding to SHOULD you do it. Because even if some responses come across as snarky or combative, at the heart it's b/c people really are trying to help.

Honestly, the best course of action in the forums is to post, read, read some more, assimilate all the info, look at who is posting (success or not) and form your OWN opinions. But being insulting and hard headed really isn't helping anyone, least of all you.

I DID NOT ASK CAN IT BE DONE. I ASKED DID ANYONE LOSE THAT MUCH. I ALSO DIDN'T ASK SHOULD I DO IT.

This is how this thread is going to end.....

Also, I foresee Olivia stopping by pretty soon...

nope
2 pounds a week is only 8 pounds
it took me 4 months to lose 23 pounds

Youre not allowed to say no here...
Only allowed to answer if youve succeeded in an unrealistic goal, which may be attainable, but should not be expected.
Answer is irrelevant.

I had a doctor appointment today that was unrelated to dieting, but we discussed it a little because since the last time I was there in early Feb I have lost 36 lbs. The doctor did not caution me about the rate of loss; she was ecstatic about the results. Because of this ongoing discussion, I asked her about it. She said there are definitely people who have to go slow but for someone overweight but in functionally decent shape like me, the rate of loss was fine. She also said in her experience the people who lose it quickly are not any more likely to gain it back than those that lose it slowly. That's the good news. The bad news is that most people who were overweight for years aren't able to stay at their goal weight long term.

Here is a reality. While you can lose a ton of weight starving yourself, at a certain point it will not be fat, but muscle. You will be flabby with very little muscle tone. Once you start eating enough to feed your muscles, they will tone back up and push the fat in front of them out and you will be fat again.

FWIW: I lived through a coma diet. 4 weeks on sugar water. I lost 50 pounds, most all was muscle.

Thank you all for your responses. I will be glad to keep you posted on my failure with my "attainable" goal. Thank you all so much for the motivation to go out and do exactly what you said I couldn't do.

Fixed it for you!!!

Um, then why did you ask for advice from a bunch of people that you know are not experts.... ? Just ask the guy at the bus stop then. He knows as much as we do, no?

I DID NOT ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE. IF YOU DIDN'T DO, THEN THIS THREAD WAS NOT FOR YOU.

Okay, rewind time. Your original post:

"I'm setting a goal for myself to lose 10-15 pounds every month. I know my weight loss will not be the same every month, but that's my goal and I'm sticking to it. Has anyone been able to do this? If so, how?"

That's not asking for advice?

I'm pretty sure we've both been blocked already by the OP for not patting her head and telling her it's okay to have hopes and dreams.

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Great first post!!

Um, then why did you ask for advice from a bunch of people that you know are not experts.... ? Just ask the guy at the bus stop then. He knows as much as we do, no?

I DID NOT ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE. IF YOU DIDN'T DO, THEN THIS THREAD WAS NOT FOR YOU.

Okay, rewind time. Your original post:

"I'm setting a goal for myself to lose 10-15 pounds every month. I know my weight loss will not be the same every month, but that's my goal and I'm sticking to it. Has anyone been able to do this? If so, how?"

That's not asking for advice?

I'm pretty sure we've both been blocked already by the OP for not patting her head and telling her it's okay to have hopes and dreams.

I'll bet your right. It's a shame, though, to negate the free information given here just "because." Heck, I'm 2/3 of the way to my goal weight, and I'm still suckin' up information like a sponge.