I'm too big to be losing weight this slowly!
Ameengyrl
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I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
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1.5 lbs is normal and 13 lbs in a couple months is a great loss! MFP is good because it helps you lose weight at a reasonable pace. As you lose, your calorie allotment will adjust slightly and you should continue to lose at about the same pace. It may not be as fast as you'd like it, but it is healthy and has a higher risk for long term success because you aren't starving and you should be at a comfortable calorie adjustment. When I was at 267, I was losing the weight at about the same pace as I am now in the 190s. best of luck!0
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Are you weighing your foods? It could be a matter of consuming more calories than you think you are due to accuracy errors.
You could also lower your calorie goal a bit. With your current goal, you have a good bit of wiggle room to work with. You could lower it just by like 100 calories a day and see how your loss goes with that.0 -
I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
Your weight loss rate is more than good. If you are worried, I would look into (1) how accurate your logging is and (2) your lifestyle reallt being lightly active and not sedentary0 -
That'll be 75 pounds in a year. Brilliant!
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I started at about 280 pounds and in the first six months I think I lost thirty. And then I stalled for a while. You are progressing. Patience is king.0
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If you're not exercising, start. Then, don't eat your calories back.0
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try sedentary.0
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Can you open up your diary?0
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*long sigh* .... Im definitely doing this in a very different way than I have in the past. So I'm going to try trusting the process!
I do need to be more accurate in my logging! But (don't laugh!) I was going to weight til I'd lost 30 lbs to tighten up on my logging... Lol idk. I think I've starved myself in the last and dropped 15 in a month. So in my mind I lose weight quickly0 -
I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
They can, but it requires a large deficit. Which....I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
...you won't get eating that.
Your BMR is going to be 1500-ish, there's plenty of room to go lower, if you want and if you think you can sustain.
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But I'm going to keep working at it!! Thanks everyone....0
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1.5/week is totally fine--consistency and sustainability is the key. But one explanation is that sometimes when you have a lot to lose the calculators overestimate your maintenance calories (and related losses when they deduct 1000 from that). You can see this by comparing the Katch-McArdle calculation to the ones that don't take into account body fat and by playing around with the numbers you get with different body fat levels.0
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Could you possibly set your MFP to a sedentary lifestyle?
Weigh all of your food and liquids.
Dont eat your excercise calories back, UNLESS your belly grumbles and tells you that you are seriously hungry.
Drink water and be happy YOURE LOSING weight and doing great!0 -
Continue doing what you are doing. Slowly up your activity level to compensate for the fact that as you lighten up it will more activity to continue the same level of burn. When you feel ready, add strength training. Don't get into the cycle of further and further calorie restriction or get obsessive about hours of "cardio" a day. Make sure you get enough sleep.0
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Your rate is great. If you feel good and can accept this, I'd say, keep going!
That said, if MFP is set to lose 2 lbs a week, and you're losing 1.5, then there are problems somewhere in your numbers that amount to about 250 cals a day on average. So you maybe are underestimating your eating, or overestimating your exercise, or the calculator might be wrong about you (it's just a guesstimate, really), or maybe you are actually sedentary, or you've been double dipping (counting walking calories when those are already counted in the Lightly Active setting). Or a bit of a mix of these things.
Then there's this reason: Are you always on or under target? Because going over is fine sometimes, like, really, it is. But it will do things like this -- slow you down a bit. You'd lose 2 lbs a week if you hit your target every day, not if you hit your target usually but also go over on Easter and for Friday date nights and the odd time that there are treats in the office, etc. That's when maybe you lose 1.5 lbs a week instead (but are having fun).
Identifying and ironing out discrepancies can be useful later -- but don't worry about it for now if that seems overwhelming. You're losing at a good clip, which is great!0 -
Started at 281lbs in OCT last year, calories are set at 1525 per day, 51 lbs gone as of today.
Water weight seemed to come off quickly at first, I lost 10 in the first 2 weeks.
Then after that and ongoing 1.5 per week on average.
Tips:
1. Drink at least eight 8 oz cups of water per day every day. WATER
2. Avoid "diet" drinks. They have chemicals and additives, water is better! WATER AGAIN
3. Consume between 25 to 30 grams of fiber every day. FIBER
4. Watch your sodium intake, too much salt and you will retain water. SODIUM
5. Get enough sleep. SLEEP
6. Move at least 30 minutes a day. MOVE
7. Remember everyone is unique and you are doing soooo good! GOOD JOB!
Good luck! -Nancy0 -
Your wt loss rate is great! Don't be fooled by watching super rapid wt loss on the tv shows. Those people workout about 8 hrs a day and their diets are very rigid. Something that happens a lot is that people easily under-estimate the amount of food they eat and they over-estimate the exercise. I'm guessing that if you bump up your exercise by burning one or two hundred calories more a day it'll make the difference and you'll be at 2 lbs a week. Or you can eat just one hundred calories less and exercise off just one hundred calories more and it will make up 200 calories more.0
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My goodness, tighten up on your logging now, not later. Why teach yourself a bad habit only to know you have to break it down the road?0
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I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
If that's you in the pic, where are you carrying it, your feet or muscle? I'm just impressed, you look great!0 -
I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
If that's you in the pic, where are you carrying it, your feet or muscle? I'm just impressed, you look great!
LOL, I'm fairly certain that's Rihanna.0 -
Sounds like you're doing a great job.0
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I think that is terrific progress. A 5% drop in body weight is a big change. Sounds like you have a good baseline. As you increase your fitness through adding exercise you may have some flexibility to either eat more or lose quicker.0
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Pahaaaaa! Lol that is Rihanna.I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
If that's you in the pic, where are you carrying it, your feet or muscle? I'm just impressed, you look great!
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I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
...you won't get eating that.
Your BMR is going to be 1500-ish, there's plenty of room to go lower, if you want and if you think you can sustain.
OP said she was 300 pounds. 2020 IS a decent deficit for someone that heavy with a lightly active lifestyle. I started at 320, and my daily goal was 2200. BEFORE exercise. Lost 50 pounds in 4 months.
Also, ignore the guy that said workout without eating back any calories. Yes, workout, because you'll feel awesome. And you have enough wiggle room to decide for yourself what percentage you want to eat back, but you want to teach yourself good habits NOW. You need nutrition to fuel those workouts, and netting stupid low amounts won't help you any.
LSS: weigh foods/log as accurately as possible. Start working out (if you don't already) AND eat back at least some of your earned calories. 1.5 pounds per week is great! Keep it up and enjoy the results!0 -
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Just remember "One day at a time." This is a new lifestyle for you, not just a diet. If you lose the weight too quickly, your skin will sag and you are more likely to gain the weight back (been there!) I also found out I have an under active thyroid during my annual physical; maybe get yours tested? (Simple blood test) The weight is not "melting off" like I would like, but every day I feel a little better and a little stronger! Keep up the good work 0
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I've lost 13 lbs in 9 weeks which is rougly 1.5 a week... Which is a steady pace but at 300 lbs 5'7 and 25, I feel that is too slow. Don't very overweight people lose weight faster?
I've set MFP to 2 lbs a week and lightly active. Gives me 2020...
I started at 333 lbs and lost 13 lbs in my first 8 weeks. I am thrilled with my loss. I also know that it took me 20 years to get this fat. Losing it "slowly" is going to minimize the sagging skin, loss of muscle mass and increase my chances of keeping it off. I am also prepared to go weeks with no results or a slower rate of loss than I started out with. Since I weigh once monthly I don't know how much I have lost over the past 3 weeks but I know I feel wonderful, my clothing is looser and this week I had to tighten my bra to the tightest clasp to stop it from sliding up! This feels like a triumph!0 -
Generally, the more you have to lose, the higher deficit you can get away with. As long as you get your nutrition in and exercise to retain lean mass, I don't see a problem with you going lower on your calorie goal.0
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I hear you saying you've lost lot quickly in the past but here you are again. I say this kindly because I'm with you in the same position. Maybe slower really is better and will be more sustainable. Sounds like we both need a bit of patience. I would call 1.5 a week huge success and try to keep that going.0
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