How long has it taken you to lose your weight?

I'm about at the 20 pound mark. An extra pound snuck back on yesterday and I know what I did to make that happen.

I've been here about 100 days and am losing fairly steadily at 1.4 pounds per week. I have determined a calorie figure by averaging 4 different TDEE-80% with the MFP lose-one-pound-per-week figure that I aim toward each day. I do not systematically eat back exercise calories as a balance for the dreaded LNS (late night snacking). I am trying to increase the former while decreasing a tendency toward the latter.

I am in the process of losing half my body weight and figure it will take between two and three years.

You say you are starving and discouraged yet you have lost almost 3 pounds a week. This is unsustainable. If you want to keep off the weight you lose, consider readjusting your ideas about time to weight loss and eating so that you are not starving and discouraged.

You should feel healthy and encouraged. If what you are doing to lose weight rapidly is making you miserable, no change in scale number will overcome the feelings of illness that your eating and exercise have caused.

I started in February and am 40 lbs down now. I will say that I lost about 15 pounds when I was sick for 3 weeks which was not the way to loose the weight but I did not have a choice.

Think about how long it took you to put on the weight I am guessing more then 20 days, don't expect the weight to come off faster then you put it on. I would plan on 1 1/2 times longer to take it off then it took for you to put it on if you are dedicated to the loss and work at it.

I've lost 24 lbs in about 120 days. During the 70 days I'm on MFP I lost 12 lbs. I think a reason I've been able to stick with it these past 4 months is that I don't let myself get to the 'starving' point. Are you eating back your exercise calories?

260 days for the 46-47 pounds I've lost so far. While the weight loss has slowed down recently, I'm pretty happy with that. Especially considering 1 year ago I was the heaviest I've ever been and extremely unhappy.

I lost around 10 lbs per month. I've lost 50 lbs so far this year. So, I think you losing 7 lbs within 20 days is very normal.

You are actually doing really good. Don't get discouraged, I am only losing about 1lb-1.5lbs/ week and I thought I was doing great. I gave up on thinking I should be losing 20 lbs in a month, that my friend, is not realistic. And if you feel hungry, EAT. You are working out a lot and your body needs energy to keep going. I am on week 9 of my weight loss journey and have lost 10 lbs and went from a sz 11 jeans to a sz 7 jeans, so that means I have lost FAT and gained muscle. Don't concern yourself with the scale too much but take measurements.

I'm almost at my 10 month mark and I'm down 34 pounds from 232-198...Goal is somewhere in the 160's for now... I have major motivation problems.. I'll lose some weight then maintain for months.. then lose some more. It sucks.

That's actually a nice, healthy, and sustainable way to go about it. If you're maintaining for months, you've obviously learned something and are doing something right. A lot of people lose, then gain, then lose, then gain like a yo-yo. If you can lose some...then take a break and maintain...then lose some more, etc...kudos...you're doing it right.

For exercise I am able to get more physical activity now that the weather has warmed up most of mine is working on the family farm, I do some walking after meals just to get my blood sugar down, a little dumbbell lifting and that is about it for now. As summer goes on my physical activity increases with camping, music fests, and Renascence fair. I am not one for traditional exercises but when winter starts back up I am going to need to figure out something.

It sounds like you're not getting enough calories. Particularly if you're as active as you are. Also, a healthy weight loss is 0.5 to 2 pounds per week. It might be that you're body is holding on to calories as you're exercising a lot of not eating enough calories.

First of all, 7 pounds in 20 days is a LOT. It's probably water weight if you are just starting though, so expect it to slow down. You should really aim for losing 1 pound a week. And expect some fluctuations of several pounds from time to time.

Everyone is different. You just have to figure out what works for your body. For me, I found out that I can work out all I want, but if I dont eat right then I wont lose weight at all. I have to keep my calories at 1200. I tried to up my calories because I as working out, but gained weight. So far I lost 20 poinds in about 3-4 months. Just worked on my eating habits at first and then integrated work outs, walking, hiking...mostly walking and hiking. I stalled for about 2 months, but realized it was due to my weekend eating out sessions. I cut that out and finally lost the 3 pounds I had been gaining and loosing for the last 2 months. I am now 5 months in to my journey and have lost 25 pounds. My first goal was to loose 30 by July, and im only 5 pounds away.


mY advice is just keep at it, try different things till you find what works for your body. Take your time, dont get impatient...this is something you want to do right, that fits your lifestyle and something you like & makes you feel good, so you can maintain it!

And I agree with everyone above me, 7 pounds in under a month is amazing! I go months with out a loss and even gain a pound or 2 back. I lost big like that in the beginning, then it slowed down.

It took me a year to get rid of 55 pounds. 7 pounds in 20 days is terrific progress! That's more than 2 pounds a week.

It's a cliche, but you have to look at this as a marathon rather than a sprint. This has to be a lifestyle change. It's going to take some time, you're going to have good days and bad, and sometimes the scale isn't going to cooperate despite all your hard work. But taking it off slowly is going to help you out in the long run. You won't put it all back on with extra when you stop and you'll be learning healthy tips along the way so you don't return to your old habits when you reach your goal.

I lost about 30 pounds in 6 months. I wasn't on MFP and just tended to starve myself if I was getting toward the end of the month and hadn't hit my goal. Then I kind of gradually lost another 10 pounds over about 5 months when I trained for my first marathon. I'm back on MFP now with a goal of losing 10 more pounds. These last 10 have been the hardest but I'm trying to do it the right way, staying fit, lifting weights while keeping up my running. I've lost about 7 pounds in two months. Hope this helps!

Congrats on your weight loss. Seven pounds in that time frame is impressive. Hopefully these comments will help you come to that realization. I lost the bulk of my weight in 5 months. I started at 177 and passed my initial goal of 150 relatively quickly. I ate as MFP recommended, for me it was 1200. I bought a heart rate monitor and entered my calorie burns and ate back 90% of those EARNED calories. I did 30 Day Shred (lost 15 pounds) and then Body Revolution (lost 22 pounds). Those programs just work!

I started losing weight in 2007, and I've gotten nearly 90lbs off, but it hasn't been a steady loss by any means. I've lost 50, stalled for a few months, lost another 30, gained back 20, lost 20, stalled again for a few months, lost 20, gained 20 again, recommitted myself and lost 30. Now I'm stalled again for the past few weeks. I am determined this time to keep it all off, and to lose a further 15-20 pounds as well. My downfall is the food aspect. I've been very good about the exercise, but tend to lax a bit with food, especially during the summer months. However, my periods where I fall off the wagon and indulge are getting shorter, and I'm getting better at making healthier choices. It's been a long progress, but slow progress is better than no progress.

You shouldn't be starving. That's not the way to convince yourself to live a healthier lifestyle. That's a way to quickly shed but then regain when you decide you can't take it anymore. This is not a race. Everyone wants to have it gone as quickly as possible, but there are no miracle cures. 90% of weight loss is what you eat. 90% of your health is how you treat it, including exercise. Do it the right way for long term benefits.