How much have you lost, and how long did it take?

Ive lost 24 lb in just over 9 weeks. Im a 28 year old lady and starting weight was 183 lb im 5ft 4 . Ive started exercising more and eating less. I do eat back some of my exercise calories. Hope this helps. X

11 pounds since March 6th, 2014! I just cut out all soda, complex carbs, fast food, and sweets. I also try to go to the gym for an hour every morning, but that doesn't work out so well sometimes.

20 pounds since January 2014... slow and steady wins this race. don't look back. never give up.

what worked for me tips:
low calories soups with fav veggies
zumba 1 hour once a week ( i know my limits and how my schedule is)
portion control -- once u start keep at it

Goodluck babes

17 kgs (approx. 38 pounds, I think) since 9 April 2013. 3 kgs to go
Good Luck!

It truly depends on how honest you are when you track and how committed you are. Plus a host of other factors (metabolism, health, diet/food choices, current and past exercise, etc.). If you aim for 1-2 lbs a week and really stick with it through both diet and increasing your exercise, you have the greatest likelihood of both attaining your goal before year's end AND setting lifelong habits in place.

I lost 38 from 8/1/10-6/15/11 (and had lost 20 slowly and kept it off before that for 5 years), but the first 30 came off fast - 4 months. I went from 3x week elliptical with a couple 2 mile runs here and there to running 15 miles a week (3-4 runs of 2-8 miles) consistently. Tracking food every day. Never drinking calories. Treat of some kind every night. 5 fruits/vegs a day. 25g fiber/day minimum. 75g protein a day minimum.

Now I run 20 miles a week, have gained 12 back in the last 2 years, and am having a hard time with portion control and losing. So I'm back to tracking, You bite it, you write it.

I'm 5'9" 175 lbs and have run 6 half marathons in the last 2.5 years. You can do it! Good luck!!!

50 in 2012, maintained in 2013 and lost another 20 so far this year - anticipating the remaining 75 will be gone by the end of the year at my current pace - I completely agree that tracking definitely helps

See below. I started Jan. 15, 2014.

Logging, regular exercise and portion control have been HUGE. I cut out desserts, sweets, and I cut WAY back on beer (that was tough!) But the results have been rewarding.

Good luck!

17.6 lbs in 79 days.

12lb since the middle of January. Some days it feels like everyone is losing weight so much quicker than I am. But at least I'm losing it and not gaining

Congrats on starting your journey . I am 21 years old and am about 5'2. I started 239 days ago, which comes out to 7.8 months. I first weighed in at 271lbs and my current weight (as of today's weigh in) is 189lbs. In the last 7.8 months I've dropped 82lbs and am 59lbs away from my end goal.

I definitely believe that your timeline is going to depend on how much time/effort you are able to put into your journey. You should also know that only having 40 pounds to lose is going to already put you at a slower loss rate than someone like me who started out with 140lbs to shake off.

The important thing to remember is to take baby steps. Take the time to get yourself on a routine that works for you (this might take a few weeks .. or more to discover) and your body. Once you can do this (at least in my experience) the weight loss happens naturally.

Also... water, water, water .

Good luck!

since starting mfp February 3rd, 2014 I've lost 10 pounds. have lost 50 since fall of 2011 with much fluctuation in between.

I started in January of 2013, and so far have lost ~ 180 lbs. Was pretty fast at first 3-5 lbs a week, and has slowed to about 1-2 a week now. Most important thing is to log everything, even if you cheat, and maintain your calorie intake and an exercise regimen IMO.

13 lbs since September 2012, three dress sizes. (this doesn't sound like much, I know... but all the other things I've gained, stamina / endurance, education on nutrition and dieting, how to effectively build muscle, how to avoid injury, body re-composition, the feeling of being proud of my appearance--- mean so much more than those measly13 lbs)



The journey... it doesn't end.

Good luck, OP. :-)

93 lbs. since June 14, 2013. Strict 1600 calorie intake. Avoid processed food, too much dairy, bread and sugar. Walking and cross fit anywhere from 2 to 5 times a week depending on what's going on in the world. Went from walking a 1/4 mile from the house to run/walking 5ks. Hard work, but WORTH it!

Well done, everyone!!! Keep in mind, you're further today than you were yesterday. Just keep going with forward progress!

For me, I've lost a grand total of 125 lbs since April of 2011. The first 100 was in about 10 months, the other 25 was SLOW; constant pushing, and quite a bit of trial and error. I was the quintessential "cardio bunny" for months. I read a lot about lift weights, so I started that around mid 2012/beginning of 2013. Tore my ACL, and had surgery last February, and put on about 10+ pounds. Got my momentum back over the next several months in recovery, but couldn't manage to take the weight off, no matter what I tried. About 13 weeks ago, I hired a trainer. Not only have I lost the 10 pounds I gained, I've lost an additional 5! Whoot whoot!!!!