When did you start seeing results

Hey there! I started my "journey" on the first of this year. I didn't do anything spectacular, I just changed how I was eating, and started a workout program.
My starter program was P90X. If it has been a while since you have done anything physical, I would recommend that you start with something less intense. The whole idea is to get your heart rate up and keep it up for around 30 minutes. I started at 265 and lost around 12-15 pounds the first month. The whole process was not easy by any means. I worked for those pounds to come off, and I am still working today to lose the weight. Just remember that it took time to put the weight on. It will not come off overnight!

Good luck!

Female, 17 - will be 18 in a week :happy: my highest weight ever was about a year ago 160 and now i'm down to 145ish. Even though it may not be a lot..I notice changes mentally and slowly physically.

Also try taking measurements?

for me it takes about 6 weeks for things to start coming together then it's pretty continuous. so it's been able 6 weeks since i got back into my routine and sure enough today i noticed that my belly flab was much smaller than it was a week ago.

as long as you know you're doing everything right just give it time

oh yeah the scale isnt really reliable for me so i'm only weighing myself every 4-6 weeks as long as i'm losing inches then i know i'm on the right path. the first 30 pounds i lost i'd notice huge changes in fat loss but no changes on the scale then a week i noticed no changes in fat loss was when i'd see big dips on the scale :laugh:

Female, 24, started about two months ago but didn't see actual results until 4 weeks in. It took me awhile to find what is working and what doesn't; I was estimating a lot more in the beginning but since I've gotten a heart rate monitor, a fitbit device, and began to more accurately estimate calorie intake, I've seen much better results. If something isn't working, find what isn't working and change it!

I'm 5'10 30 yo and sw 230 cw199 gw155. I started the first of the year by wanting to get healthy and do a triathlon. At first I could barely manage 30 minutes of activity a couple times a week now I do at least an hour sometimes two most days and have done three sprint triathlons. Preparing to do my first Olympic in sept so I have had drastic changes in my fitness level and endurance. With the periods of increased training came periods of increased eating which I'm currently trying to get under control. About 20lbs I started noticing a difference in how my clothes fit

When I started I was twenty three and a buck thirty five, lean, with only a solid core from martial arts. I would say I was really blessed in seeing quick results which kept me motivated. However, because the weight I started gaining was muscle mass when I stopped for a period of time I would lose it just as fast as I gained. It's been six years of working out, at my peak I was 155 lb with 7% body fat at 5'9. I'm a very hard gainer and I'm the type that "eats to live" instead of "living to eat" so diet is the hardest part of maintaining my results or reaching the goals that I want.

I have tried to workout and eat clean in the past but it never lasted more than a week or 2. This time its been 1 1/2 months since I started back up again and ive lost 15 pounds!! The scale didnt move for me for a couple weeks and my mom told me to keep going because sometimes it takes a few for your body to catch up, sure enough after 2 weeks of nothing I woke up one morning and weighed myself and lost 4 pounds!! Keep trying!!

Congrats on pushing through it! I'm in the same boat, always tried and made it like a week tops. This time I'm at almost a month and no strong feelings of giving up so far!

I started at 166 pounds and am now fast approaching 150 3 months later! While it's not a ton of weight, it's noticeable on me and I've started getting my first trickle of comments. I would say the first 2-3 weeks were the worst, I started feeling a bit better between weeks 4 and 6, but week 8 started noticing the first of the changes and am feeling really great right about now! I still have a ways to go, but I feel super motivated to continue knowing it's working.

Are you already a healthy weight? The number on the scale is healthy for me, but I wanted to tone up and get rid of flab. I thought it would be easy, and I'd see results in no time because I didn't have far to go, but nope. I read that if you are already a healthy weight, your body is going to resist losing weight and fat.

Anyway, I've been working out for over two months now (maybe three?), and I lost some weight initially, but the scale hasn't moved since then. I haven't seen major results yet, I guess, but I'm slimmer in some areas and my muscles are bigger and my clothes fit looser on me. I have better endurance and I'm much stronger than I used to be. I also sleep a lot better. I do weights, various forms of cardio, and yoga.

I would suggest getting a heart monitor to keep up with how many calories you are burning, and don't be afraid to eat! I was eating too few calories at first because I didn't realize how much I was burning until I got my heart monitor. I started seeing results when I started eating more. Apparently, you can't burn 750 calories and only eat 1,300 if you want to get in shape. =/

Also, take progress pictures. Even if I don't feel like there is much a difference looking at myself in the mirror every day, when I compare my most current picture to my others, there is definitely a noticeable difference. Oh, and I'm female, 28 years old.

You're new to getting in shape. Just be patient with yourself, and you'll figure things out along the way and improve your diet and exercise. Sorry I wrote a book....

It took a good 2-3 months before I really noticed a difference. I notice a big difference six months in. Of course I took like two years off in between my first loss and this next big loss.

I'm 26. Started at 294 in 2011, came back here in January at 255. I'm 222 right now. 5'6".

Four weeks is not long enough to see results, I say step out of the scale and stay out of it for 3 months.

I'm serious, if you do that then you will push yourself because this is your new way of living not just a temporary fix to reach a number. Once you see your body changing in front of the mirror and in how your clothes fit you will find real joy in living this way.

5'7"
29 yoa
started 150 lbs - now 125 lbs achieved in about 6 months

I started seeing results at about 7 weeks, it was not a gradual change for me. One day I would wake up and my pants would fall down past my hip bone, from night to day. Once I started checking the scale I would go four weeks losing 0.5 lbs then one day I would lose 3 lbs. I was pretty consistent with my diet and exercise so the flunctuation was not due to my commitment.

Stay the course, think of this as a new life style and enjoy the ride.
Good luck