ANY 1.5-2 lbs loses per wk success stories?

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  • Katey12891
    Katey12891 Posts: 41 Member
    My impression is that if you don't have A LOT to lose, you lose more like .5 - 1.0 per week w/ the ocassional 1.5. I'm in that boat. And, it is okay w/ me, because I want this to be permanent. I'm tired of quick loss and quick gain w/ addl lbs.

    Anyway, when you don't have a lot to lose (say 30 lbs or less), you have to do something drastic (under 1200) to lose 1.5 - 2.0 lbs. per week.

    I don't know what I'm talking about, of course, but this is my impression.

    This has nothing to do with your post but about the picture on your weight ticker... is that dog a white shepherd? I LOVE them. what's his/her name?
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    {{{{ Hugs and High Fives }}}}} to ALL who replied. Your posts are so encouraging, inspirational and so admirable to me --thanks again to ALL you winners ---Y'all ROCK, period.

    :love: :flowerforyou: :drinker::glasses: :love:
  • Awdwee
    Awdwee Posts: 6 Member
    That's reassuring! I'm 133 (now) and I've lost 1.5 in two weeks despite 1200 a day but if it all stays off it will be worth taking longer :)
  • rnelson487
    rnelson487 Posts: 1 Member
    I've lost 11 pounds in 7 weeks. I am a 44 year old woman, 6 feet tall and my starting weight was 207, I'm now at 196. I eat 1800-1900 calories per day and lift dumbbells and alternate walking and jogging on my treadmill (with the incline high) for a total of 1 hour per day, 6 days a week. I started out eating 1600-1700 calories per day for the first 4 weeks and I felt hungry an hour after dinner, so I am eating more and am loosing weight at the same rate. My goal is to lose 1 to 1.5 pounds a week and get to 175 pounds. I also did not loose several pounds the first week. I only lost 1. So I have had very steady weight loss, and I have gained a significant amount of muscle. I have gone down from a size 16 to a 14 or 12 (depends on the clothing item).

    I've read so much information about nutrition and exercise and I have found that the quality of food and quality exercise are key to loosing weight without feeling famished. I feel really good each day and know that I need to eat enough calories to support my physical and mental health.

    I eat avocados, plain greek yogurt, cottage cheese, lots of fruits and vegetables, eggs and toast, salmon and grilled chicken. I weigh all the food I eat and only eat out about once per week.

    What's working for me is... sleeping 8 hours a night, exercising 6 days per week, weighing my food and being totally honest about logging all my food in MFP. This plan is working well and I feel really good!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    rnelson487 wrote: »
    I've lost 11 pounds in 7 weeks. I am a 44 year old woman, 6 feet tall and my starting weight was 207, I'm now at 196. I eat 1800-1900 calories per day and lift dumbbells and alternate walking and jogging on my treadmill (with the incline high) for a total of 1 hour per day, 6 days a week. I started out eating 1600-1700 calories per day for the first 4 weeks and I felt hungry an hour after dinner, so I am eating more and am loosing weight at the same rate. My goal is to lose 1 to 1.5 pounds a week and get to 175 pounds. I also did not loose several pounds the first week. I only lost 1. So I have had very steady weight loss, and I have gained a significant amount of muscle. I have gone down from a size 16 to a 14 or 12 (depends on the clothing item).

    I've read so much information about nutrition and exercise and I have found that the quality of food and quality exercise are key to loosing weight without feeling famished. I feel really good each day and know that I need to eat enough calories to support my physical and mental health.

    I eat avocados, plain greek yogurt, cottage cheese, lots of fruits and vegetables, eggs and toast, salmon and grilled chicken. I weigh all the food I eat and only eat out about once per week.

    What's working for me is... sleeping 8 hours a night, exercising 6 days per week, weighing my food and being totally honest about logging all my food in MFP. This plan is working well and I feel really good!

    WOW!!! How truly wonderful and excellent of you to resuscitate this super old thread of mine! o:)

    It's so VERY powerful/inspirational and humbling for me to see how very FAR The Lord has brought me/I have come, since wayyyyy back then--what a relief and joy it is, after ALL these many years to FINALLY, in November 2017 that I am seeing results of being a success and a success story myself (even though I'm not done yet)--because I'm losing 1.5lbs or more per week and it's thrilling!

    I sooooo remember this thread I started way back when...when I started this thread in/from November of 2012, what a time of utter woe, hopelessness and all kinds of desperation and self-centered yuck I was filled with back then, I was totally trapped and locked in a scary cycle of gluttony, obesity and all kinds of "nice" but ungodly yuck in my life back then...so GLAD those days are gone forever!

    Lastly, I love how succinct and encouraging your post is. Thank you ever so very much for bringing up this old post of mine--you rock, period. <3o:)<3
  • getoffin1year
    getoffin1year Posts: 87 Member
    If you have a 1000 calorie deficit everyday that will equal 2lbs a week. Theres a lot of schools of thought on how to achieve this.
  • DanishFeta
    DanishFeta Posts: 61 Member
    edited October 2017
    I did the first time i lost weight, I went from 240- 200 in 2 months, then from 200 to 190 in 1 month and I was losing a good 8-10lbs per month right up until 160 where i stalled for 3 months but i didn't gain, the weight just didn't budge but my clothing size still went down. I dropped my calories by another 200cals and started to lose again until 150 at that's at 5'2.

    I did start working out during my stall, so i may have been overestimating my burns and just eating a little too much. I started weight lifting at around 180 and i think that helped.

    But I'm back to square one again because i didn't stick to it.
  • JenWagoner2017
    JenWagoner2017 Posts: 1 Member
    I have been doing low carb and low sugar for a little while and lost 20 pounds. I hit a plateau, so I started using My Fitness Pal 5 days ago. I have been losing a pound a day. I started at 205 and am now 201. My goal is 145 pounds and I was assigned 1200 calories a day. I am meticulous about entering everything I eat. I still have a lot of weight to lose, so that could be why it's coming off so quickly. I also walk at a brisk pace at least 30 minutes every day.
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