Question for the those who have lost over 60lbs

900.. that's not enough calories even 1300 isn't.

I recently reset my ticker, but total I have lost 114 lbs .
It took me over a year to lose that much weight. Im not sure if you could lose 60 lbs by june unless you are on a super restrictive diet and working out intensely which never works out in the long term... I would Up your calorie intake and throw on a power Yoga with that Cardio , and eat a clean diet full of vegetables, whole grains and fresh fruit.

You need to eat more than 900-1300 calories with as much as you are working out. Mine took 3 years, but I didn't lose anything the first year because I would eat 1200 calories and lose control then binge and undo all my hard work.

It took me 10.5 months to lose 60 pounds at 1200 calories a day. However, I am 5'4" so you might drop the pounds faster at your height and that large of a calorie deficit. I'm at 1450 now so my deficit was 250 calories a day while losing the first 60 pounds and I suspect yours is much larger. Hope this helps.

Probably in about 1 year and a few months for me.. I ate around 1700 - 1800 a day and started at 254lb 5'6. Only exercise was walking.

It took me around 6 months to lose 60 lbs, but I was well over 100 lbs overweight at that point, and the weight initially came off pretty easily. I was (and still am) eating 1600 calories a day, although some days I don't take in that much. I walk as much as I can during the work week although right now it's only about a mile at night 3-4 nights a week, and then 3-4 miles on Saturdays and Sundays. I do push-ups, squats, and planks when I can't get outside (up to 60 seconds on the planks). I do know that if I eat too few calories too many days in a row, I literally crave food and it's way too easy for me to overeat when that happens.

3 lbs a week may be okay for someone who has a considerable amount of weight to lose in the beginning of their diet....1-2 a week seems like it would be more sensible in terms of not depriving yourself so much that you're miserable or can't maintain the habit. Then again, everyone is different and what works for one person may not work for another.

Good luck with whatever method you choose. Just be fair to yourself and be healthy.

I think that is asking a little too much from your body. You can hit a plateau that you have no control over no matter what you eat or how much you exercise. Just do your best and see what happens.

I started in July, and I'm down 59 pounds now (well, 60 according to the new scale I got today). I did it on 1200 calories a day. I eat my exercise calories, but I adjust them as I enter them to approximate net calories burned and avoid overcounting. I will say that my loss has slowed the last few weeks, and I expect it to continue to slow as I approach my goal. That might happen earlier for you. I don't think you should go below 1200 net calories. There's just too much that can go wrong there physically and mentally. And what the rush? What's happening in June that would be so much worse if you were only 40 or 50 pounds lighter then? Deadlines like that are stressful, and I don't think they serve much purpose in most cases.

I guess I'm the three-toed sloth of the thread. I lost over 120 lbs, but it took me nearly 3 years (about 35 lb/year). My losses slowed down as I got closer to my end weight (5'5" woman, went from 265 > 145). I didn't truly diet, I just cut out the junk and made a pledge to eat healthier and exercise regularly. That was almost 10 years ago now. Over the years, I've gained about 35 lbs back. I'm living proof that it's a lot harder to maintain than to lose. It's easy to coast, lose focus, use things as excuses... I didn't gain it back overnight, so I don't expect it to come off overnight either. So, I'm returning to my original game plan.

battling food addiction and pregnancy have made it slower, but if I can get through a binge that's big success to me