How long has it taken you to lose your weight so far?

I've lost 40 lbs over 1 year. I've kept it off for a year within a +/- 5 lb range; this includes the month I was super sick and couldn't exercise and my "falling off the wagon" a few times with both eating habits and exercise. I'm not "skinny" as I see myself but am in the normal weight range for my height. I keep my "goals" loose so I don't set myself up for failure. I'm working more on toning up and decreasing fat percentage. Go slow with both diet and exercise because you are changing your lifestyle. Also, forgive yourself for "falling off the wagon" then just back on and restart again! Oh, no matter what, I've logged in daily in MFP for over 2 years.

It has been a very long journey for me. It took me about 2 years to lose 40 pounds before I came to My Fitness Pal. I joined here in February and have lost only 6 pounds more - so kind of at a plateau.

7 months, 100ish pounds.

3 months 18 lbs

I set my profile to lose 2#/week. It's pretty aggressive, but I have a lot to lose. The way I'm wired is to set the bar high and try to meet it. I don't get discouraged if I don't lose two pounds every week, it does fluctuate, I just get more determined to try harder the next week. I've just gone through a 6 week plateau (non-weight-related illness/injury) so I'm hitting it hard the next 8 weeks to try & meet my mini goal by Christmas. I've lost 53# in a little over 6 months - I still have a long way to go, but I'm about 1/3 of the way there. I tell myself that I just have to do what the same thing two more times!!


Just be consistent with logging, honest with portion sizes, and know that MFP overestimates calories burned during exercise. I only eat back half or less, of the calories MFP gives me for exercise, or I use my Heart Rate Monitor to track my cardio burns.

You can do it!

It really depends on how much you have to lose. An obese person will lose weight much faster than someone who has 5-10 pounds to lose. When I started my journey, I'd say I was overweight, but not obese by any means. I've lost about 35 pounds in about 5 months. Good luck to you!

I jumped on the wagon, dropped 2st slowly and steadily in 7 months and then fell of the wagon with a bump and piled a stone back on in the next 7 months!

Picked myself up and hopped right back on the wagon and in two months I am the stone down and on my way to goal.

Good luck with your weight loss!

For my ticker loss (27) since April 2013 (when I started MFP in earnest). However, I've lost a total of 36 lbs since November 2012.

I started MFP in Dec, 2012. I have lost 36 pounds to date, with MILES to go. No quitting. Cheers!

I joined awhile ago but started actually learning things about nutrition and fitness and trying to change my life on July 4th. In that time, I've lost 20 pounds in 3 months. May not seem like much to some, but it's a lot to me especially since I only workout a few days a week. Going with the thought of slow and steady wins the race... I find it much easier to make it a lifestyle change by incorporating these changes slowly too.

Good luck with your journey!

It's taken one year to lose 2 stone (28 pound) allowing for a 3 month summer lapse. Which is something short of a pound a week. I'm very pleased with that.

Would certainly not want to try losing more than a pound a week. .Would have to compromise on my principle of always eating things I like.

I started on 4th June and have lost 32lb in 27 weeks, my deficit is set to 1lb per week - so pretty close!
In the past I've generally followed low carb/fat or very low calorie diets, I've always lost weight but felt miserable and deprived so couldn't stick with it for more than a month or so. This time I've eaten pretty much anything at all that fits into my calorie limit and I've discovered cardio......my goodness, that makes a difference! Love this site!

I started 101 days ago. I've lost 21 lbs, which I think that roughly does come out to my goal of 1.5 lbs per week. I maintained over Thanksgiving week too. I weigh myself daily and also take averages per week to keep an eye on loss trends overall.

It took me 2.5 years to lose 50 pounds and I have recently gained a couple back, which is my normal. I'll drop below my last low and then put on a couple more, and continue this pattern over and over. I'm a very slow loser because of this.

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I have lost 32-34lbs since end of June 2013. I find that I was losing about 2-3lbs per week for the first few weeks and then that slowly tapered off once i reached my healthy goal weight. I think it is important to tell you that i am 5'7 and started at 170lbs but now weigh 137lbs, as the amount of weight you lose in a month is going to look very different depending on how much weight you have to lose still. (Example: I watch the biggest loser, and it is totally normal for them to lose 20-30lbs in one week during the first few weeks on the ranch; however, most contestants start at 200-300 plus pounds; therefore, they have a higher percentage of body weight to lose, so it is to be expected that they will take off more weight in a shorter period of time. Good luck to you:)