To those who've lost over 100 pounds in a year, please respo

i have not lost 100 pounds but ive lost 42 roughly and yes this was due to cutting down my calories to 1000, and to exercise 5 times a week, this was only to give me a head start, then i went back up to 1500 after i got to goal weight.

This will be my first post but wanted to hopefully give you some encouragement. I am a 41 year old female and am 5'3" tall. I started dieting 8/15/10 along with my husband. To date I have lost 96 lbs and he has lost 65 lbs. You can do this! I recommend setting small goals. I always go in 5 lb increments- that way you are never really far from a goal. We walk 45-60 minutes per day and have recently added weights for toning (wish I had started this earlier). When I first started I was on 1640 calories per day and tried to eat most of my exercise calories back. I am now on 1200 calories a day and still eat most of my calories back. We both feel great and have lots more energy. I have been able to stop all blood pressure meds and my BP runs about 90/60. You can do this- just please do it the healthy way and I can tell you - if you try to go under 1200 calories a day you are going to do more harm than good. Good luck :happy:

While I havent hit 100 lbs yet (currently I am at 94 lbs lost- in about 8 months), I am almost there. I almost never eat 1200 calories a day. My average is probably near 1000. While I do eat, I make sure I eat pretty clean. I also work out 6 hours a week. Message me if you want more info.....

I've set myself a range from the start. I started on July 31st 2010 with a range of 1500-1800 (I was 340) and kept to that range for about 6 months (mostly closer to 1500 than 1800). All this was before I was on MFP. I never wanted to go to low on the calories and at my high weight, I felt that this was a good adjustment level to start. Then at about 6 months I moved to a 1200-1500 range. This is where I am at even now. I lost almost 130 lbs in 1 year. I matched this with working out twice a day for most of the year as well. If I had only been working out once a day, I would not have lost as much or would have moved my calorie count lower to accomodate not burning as many calories in the day.

Keep in mind the best weightloss will come from burning more calories than you take in so if you are only working out once a day, your ratio will be lower than mine and you may want to have a calorie range lower than what worked for me.

Loving the advice! It is so helpful to hear from someone who has been there.

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I hoped to make it to 100 pounds this year, and haven't quite made it, but I'm close. I had a couple of heart procedures that slowed down my exercise. I eat at or slightly below 1200 calories and do not eat back my exercise calories. I've tried it both ways and for me this is what works best. I don't feel like I'm starving at all, but I am making better choices, with more fruit and chicken. I work out about an hour per day. I am 58 years old and 5'4" tall. I started at 302 and am today 211.2 pounds, which makes me deliriously happy. I have not been this small since 1982. Still about 60 pounds to go, but my life has changed so much already. I've gone from 4x, 26,28, and 30's, to XL and size 20 jeans. Even those are getting a little baggy. I can climb stairs easily, I can reach my feet, I can turn over in bed without being out of breath. I can hike uphill! I'm less self conscious in public. I don't have to use the handicapped stall in the ladies room. My knees and hips don't hurt much at all anymore. I can lift my arms over my head! I can fit in an airplane seat - without an extender. It goes on and on. This would not have been possible without MFP of something like it. It feels like something I can stick with for the rest of my life, so I'm not terrified it will come back.

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I was wondering if I may ask a question of those who have achieved this remarkable weight loss...in a very respectful time frame.

I too have lost about 170lbs, it took me far longer than what you guys have managed and thankfully have been maintaining for over a year.

My question is this given the parameters of the OP original question with the calorie count of 1200 or less.....for those that followed this plan has it been difficult or necessary to adjust this calorie amount the closer you get to your goal? If so, do you increase that, or decrease even further?

I was just wondering whether you run into problems with being a overall much lower body weight but you are already at the lowest/or even under that point which is recommended.

That post was for you mollywhippet.

I. too, have been very inspired by Success Stories about losing 100 pounds in one year.
That is my goal, too, for the last week of July, 2014. I'm hoping to overcome diabetes.
So far, I've lost 47-50 pounds since I began in late June of this year. All my blood test
statistics have improved, including resting blood glucose levels, creatinine, and cholesterol.
My calorie intake started at 1800 calories per day, per my BMR, for a deficit of 490 calories,
with no exercise. I'm following the Paleo/Primal lifestyle very happily: I'm never hungry. I plan
to start exercising in January, being careful of my arthritic knees and weak lower back.

Merry Christmas!
Best wishes to everyone for 2014!