70lbs in 8 months

You can do it! Stay within your calories and the weight will come off. I recommend getting a food scale and weighing your food so you know you are being accurate. Most who struggle either over-estimate the calories burned from exercise or under-estimate the calories consumed. Accurate logging and consistency are the keys to success.

Best of luck in your journey!

A Heart Rate Monitor is a great way to track calories burned from cardio exercise. I also use one. It isn't as accurate for strength training, so use it primarily for cardio. I eat 1500 calories per day plus half of my exercise calories. So if I burn 400 calories from exercise, I eat 1700 per day. If I don't exercise, I eat 1500. I started at 330 and am currently at 252. I started about 8 months ago.

If you use the MFP method to estimate your calories, you want to eat back at least half of your exercise calories. If you use the TDEE -20% method, don't eat back exercise calories as they are already taken into account in the TDEE calculation.

According to my Dr, it is safe to lose 1% of your body weight per week. So at 272, you can safely lose 2.7 pounds per week for now (although you may lose more quickly than that in the beginning, especially if you are new to exercise and calorie logging). I lost about 20 pounds in the first month and then it slowed to about 1% of my body weight per week after that. Hope that helps.

It's definitely possible and I'm rooting for you!!

you can do it, I lost 78lbs since Sept 24th 2013. but I'm on a medically supervised diet. Sharp HMR. if you have one near you, I would do it. it works wonders. now I'm running 4 miles 4 times a week and walking 4 miles 5 days a week. I also run a 5K race once a month. just work hard. you can do it.

Congratulations on your weight lost

i have lost 68lbs since august 1st by cutting out all the junk from my diet watching portion sizes and cycling ,started cycling for a few mile at a time then built up to 10/12 mile a day,didnt really feel like a diet as i was only cutting out the stuff i knew i shoudnt be eating much of anyway ..you can do it good luck

Losing 70 pounds in 8 months is certainly possible, but for me, I do better when I don't place any sort of time limit on achieving my goal. I know that slow and steady wins the race and creating a time limit merely creates expectations...which could foster disappointment if you fall off the pace. Saying that, keep the mindset, eating and exercise on track and you'll achieve your goals.

My goal is to loose 100 total but for now my short term goal is to loose 50lbs by Aug. My daughter is getting married (well the big wedding anyways) as they are already married. I am walking her down the isle. I have never been as self conscious about my weight as I have been the last few years. I got real sick with digestive problems and could not snack on popcorn or nuts anymore, since i'm a lazy snacker what I call myself anyways cause I don't like to prepare things just want to grab and go. I used to sit nuts on the counter and every time I walked by would grab a few. Anyways I was 189lbs 4 yrs ago when that happened overweight but ok with it. Now I fluctuate between 229-240 lbs. I know i've done this to myself with all the chips I replaced the other snacks with.

I am just starting this journey. Last week I joined a gym and I am actually going which is a huge thing for me. My husband always wanted me to loose a few lbs and some days I feel like he is pushing me even now sadly I lost him last year. Anyways didn't really weigh myself last week but today I am:
220lbs
Neck- 15.3
waist-43
hips 53
chest 45.5
bust 48.5
arms 15
48 yrs old

I can say since I started this journey I am smiling more and more. I also get up every morning and tell myself that I'm possible and I deserve it. It helps a lot. I have not been craving chips since I stated this so I think that in itself is awesome I used to eat a full size bag at 1 snack time was crazy I know but ...just have to move forward not backwards. Never look back Thanks for being here for me and any advice on meals would be great I hate fish/seafood.

You can do it!! I'm rooting for you:-)

Certainly achievable.
I started at 279 on 1st Jan, and I'm just below 227 now (-52 lbs). I didn't intend/target such a rapid drop (I was planning on 2 lbs a month for 3 months, then 1 lb a month after that), but I feel great, so I'm carrying on as is.

I've done it by cleaning up my intake, cutting out sugar and *refined* carbs (i.e. white bread, etc). Eating lots of fruits and vegs, reasonable servings of whole grains (whole wheat, brown rice, quinoa, oats), beans, and so on.
I walk a lot (averaging 5 miles a day now), and I'm doing 3 days of strength work (ramping this one up slowly and carefully, as I have injured myself in the past by being overly enthusiastic too quickly).

Best of luck!