How long did it take you to lose your first 10 lbs?

I joined MFP on May 22nd weighing in at 231 lbs, I lost 9 lbs by June 10th. My next weigh in isn't until the end of June but I'm pretty sure I've hit the 10 lbs mark so overall it's taken me about a month

I have about 30lbs to lose. I lost the first 10 after 5 weeks of counting calories and working out. It's now been another 5 weeks and I've only lost 3 more lbs.... frustrating! but it all depends on the person. Good luck!

I just hit my first 10lbs last week, so it took me about 3 1/2 months. I could have lost it quicker but we went on vacation and out of town a few times, which meant eating out. I also wasn't being very disciplined in my diet, but when I watched everything and logged all my food/drink into MFP and stayed within my 1200/cal day the weight fell off rather quickly.

I remember years ago trying to lose weight and was working out 3-4 times per week and it took me 5 months to lose less than 10lbs, so I credit MFP with helping me to see exactly what I am consuming. I never had a real clue before just how many calories I was actually eating in a day.

Blessings to you on your journey!

Two weeks.

Mostly, it was because I stopped drinking soda, and took a walk every day for those two weeks.

about 14 days. Little less I think. But I started at 254 and am only 5'7" so I had (still have) a LOT to lose.

I lost 10 lbs my first week, but it was all water weight

On a serious note, I have been losing ~2lbs a week as per my goals.

a month maybe 3 weeks

I started at 251 and lost my first 10 pounds in 4 days.. insulin resistant so I had to cut out carbs. I know its mostly water weight but it took change and work to get it off so to me every 'pound counts'

Curious to hear of everyone's successes and rate at which you lost your initial 10lbs (or more!) as I feel like my weight loss is fairly slow... I average about 2400 burned calories a day, with no exercise included - just a normal day at work. I've been eating approximately 1600-1700 calories a day (hoping for 1.5ish loss a week) and haven't really seen great changes. My exercise is weight training 2-3 days a week and 3-4 days of the week walking/jogging intervals for a minimum of 2 miles.

For those who had a slower/stubborn start, did you change anything more to your initial changes to kick it into higher gear? Or did you stay with your new changes long enough to see the weight start dropping?

If you changed your diet AND started strength training at the same time, your progress (judged SOLELY by body weight) is going to be slow for maybe the first month. Your body responds to new strength training by storing water and fuel in your muscles. If you want to SEE the progress you're really making... start taking measurements of your body. (and pictures) You'll see that you're actually shrinking in some areas even though the scale is being stubborn.

I changed my diet ONLY and dropped 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks. Then I added strength training and didn't lose any weight for the next 3 weeks or so. but my measurements were still coming down, and my pants were getting looser.

TL;DR: Don't look to the scale for progress when you've just started strength training.

It has taken me 2.5 months to lose my first 15. Slower than when I dieted in the past, but I am not dieting per say now...I am changing my eating and exercise habits and including a moderate calorie deficit so while this is slower than in the past I am confident it is fat I am losing and I am so proud of myself and feel so good physically I am more than willing to be patient with the scale.