How long did it take YOU to lose 30lbs +

LosingJen
LosingJen Posts: 8
edited September 26 in Success Stories
Hi everyone! I am just wondering how long did it take each of you to lose 30 lbs + and were you using this site to do it? :)
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  • jellyfishjen
    jellyfishjen Posts: 1,787 Member
    It took me about 5 months and still have way more to go. have had most success since being with this site.
  • Genie30
    Genie30 Posts: 316 Member
    Not there yet but I've been going since Christmas and I hope to be there by 1st May sooo... Projected time = 5 months. I have used this site to do it and I've not been perfect so it's been a bit of a roller coaster journey at times.

    Good luck with your goals!
  • rfcollins33
    rfcollins33 Posts: 630
    I started my journey around Christmas as well. I was really sick at first, and had no appetite, so that helped to drop a lot of lbs quickly. But, even though I average out more than 2 pounds a week, most weeks I've lost 1 or 2. If that makes any sense. lol
  • digby765
    digby765 Posts: 163
    No where near there yet two and half months in and stuck at 14lb....:grumble:
  • canaussie
    canaussie Posts: 168 Member
    I've lost 28lbs in 2 months... almost 30 now!
  • pinksoldier
    pinksoldier Posts: 53
    it's taken me 12-weeks of working out 6 days//wk with cardio and weights. this site DEFINATELY helped me out on the nutirtion side!
    good luck to you!
  • FK1983
    FK1983 Posts: 186 Member
    I lost 107lbs in 6 months so I'd say 30lbs in about 3-4 weeks in my case BUT this was when I had a LOT of weight to lose, it gets slower and slower the less you have to lose! :smile:

    Trying to lose 30lbs from my current weight (166.6lbs) would takes months and months (if it was even possible), just shows how weight loss changes as you progress closer to your goal!
  • Seesaa
    Seesaa Posts: 451
    almost 8 months...and not quite there...but it's been a learning process so i'm ok with that.
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
    im not there yet - i started my new life on 29th March 2011 and haev lost 13lbs since then - so about a third of the way to the big 30 and im kinda scared i wont make it
  • flausa
    flausa Posts: 534 Member
    Since mid-January, I've been using MFP to help me track my food intake. Also, I've been training for the Edinburgh Half Moon. So between the change in diet, and power walking 4 times a week, I've lost over 30 lbs. I've still got at least another 30 to go, but I will get there. Just remember, depending on how much total weight you have to lose, it might take you longer to lose the weight than other folks.
  • Rockin33
    Rockin33 Posts: 58
    I've lost 28lbs in 2 months... almost 30 now!


    How are you losing so much a month? Awesome.
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
    I've lost 28lbs in 2 months... almost 30 now!


    How are you losing so much a month? Awesome.
    I have lost 13 in just under 3 weeks - but i do believe its mostly water - i go to the supermarket and lift a 2.5kg bag of potatoes and realise that's 5lbs so carrying around 2 and a bit of them all day is actually quite a bit of weight

    WELL DONE!
  • BigGail
    BigGail Posts: 465 Member
    Mine was about 5 months and probably could've lost more if I'd been a bit more dedicated!:wink:
  • gailygail99
    gailygail99 Posts: 582 Member
    a little over two months. i started on 1/7/11 i think and i believe i hit the 30lb mark around 3/12/11.
  • xrockinrobyn
    xrockinrobyn Posts: 95 Member
    I'll be hitting 6 months on the 22nd so about 5 months it took me, and I'm not very strict :blushing:
  • Elleinnz
    Elleinnz Posts: 1,661 Member
    My first 30lbs was gone in 10 weeks (2 1/2 months) - since then it has been a bit slower, but I still average around 11lbs a month...
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I lost 27 lbs in almost 3 months, but have plateaued since early in April. Here's the deal with weight loss - if you're on the heavy side, say over 200 lbs (I started at 244) it's going to take you less time to lose, you can lose about .4 a day or more when you're bigger. Then when you lose more it starts to become harder to lose weight. In other words, if you only have 30 lbs to lose it will take you longer to lose 30 lbs than someone who needs to lose 100 lbs & has lost 30 lbs. I hope I'm making sense. But the lighter you are the more difficult it is to lose weight and it will take a lighter person more time to lose 30 lbs than a heavier person.
  • tummymummy
    tummymummy Posts: 97
    It took me just under 3 months and that was MFP and Jillian Michaels
  • Sweetcheeks278
    Sweetcheeks278 Posts: 356
    My goal is to loose 31lbs. I started 5 weeks ago and have lost 13 so far being very strict. Little to no sugar, little to no red meat, etc. So I'm hoping to be to my goal by mid June - so 3mths - 4mths. Good luck! :)
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    I have 30 pounds to lose, total. I started MFP just over 2 months ago and am half way there (15 pounds down), however I have noticed my losses are now going slower. The first 10 pounds practically melted off.

    To answer your other question, I have only used MFP for weight loss. I started changing my eating habits on 2/15/11.
  • Gennawest
    Gennawest Posts: 171
    Been trying to lose weight since Jan. 2. So it has took be a little over 3 and a half months to lose 52 lbs. And no I did not get gastric or any other surgery.
  • BrownEyedG1rl
    BrownEyedG1rl Posts: 625 Member
    I started on here the first week of January and just lask week I hit 30 lbs. So....about 3 1/2 months.
  • outersoul
    outersoul Posts: 711
    I'm hovering around 30lbs loss and should be there by the end of this week. It's taken from January 3rd of this year to now to get here. I wish I could say it was all the doing of MFP but the hard work is mine. You have to want it, MFP helps you get it.
  • SWEETNESS60
    SWEETNESS60 Posts: 24 Member
    Don't be scared or undermine yourself... stay positive and focused...I believe you can and will do it!!!:flowerforyou:
  • Jaccilatt5
    Jaccilatt5 Posts: 46 Member
    Today!!! I hit -31lbs this morning. I started the second week of january so like just over 3 months. Im so super pumped!!!
  • CalPolyBronco
    CalPolyBronco Posts: 201 Member
    Hey, I started my weight loss through Weight Watchers (I still have a subscription) I only recently added MFP to the mix. I started losing weight Jan 10, 2010 at 228 lbs....I got down to 198 lbs by April 18, 2010. So around 3 months.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    It's taken me 9 months to lose 30 (technically, I'm still at 29.8 lbs lost even though my ticker rounds up). I track it on excel, and that's about 0.8 lbs lost per week. I started MFP in January sometime, and that helped get me through a long plateau. I'm envious of those who've taken considerably less time. Weight never comes off me quickly or easily.
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    I lost my first 30 in a month. I lost my second 30 in a month. I did not use this site to do it.
  • BrookeEspinosa
    BrookeEspinosa Posts: 92
    I've lost 28lbs in 2 months... almost 30 now!
  • BrookeEspinosa
    BrookeEspinosa Posts: 92
    How did you do it? How many cals? How much exercise?
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