how long did it take you to lose 20 pounds?

SuperSizeMeNot
SuperSizeMeNot Posts: 365 Member
in Success Stories
i know everybody's different.
but I am curious.
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  • ChristaNorris
    ChristaNorris Posts: 52 Member
    If you're doing a steady 1.5lbs/week about 13 weeks. I lost 40 in 6 months 5 days, but I'm breastfeeding a 6 month old so that's kind of cheating. ; )
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    my first 20lb when i was my heaviest(215) took me about a month and a half. slowed down after that. im now hoping to drop 20 in 3-3 and a half months
  • MeiannaLee
    MeiannaLee Posts: 338 Member
    It took me 2 months
  • echmainfit619
    echmainfit619 Posts: 333 Member
    80 days. It's the same day I crossed the border into OneDerland.
  • SuperSizeMeNot
    SuperSizeMeNot Posts: 365 Member
    echmainfit619 wrote: »
    80 days. It's the same day I crossed the border into OneDerland.

    i cant wait for that day!
  • pariskathryn
    pariskathryn Posts: 173 Member
    Yeap, about 2 months. I've just lost 9 in about a month, so I guess that makes sense.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    12 weeks.
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
    14 weeks. I wasn't in a hurry. :)
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    About 1.5mo. I'm 5'8" and started at 235
  • rabbittown68
    rabbittown68 Posts: 1 Member
    Just finishing up my first month and I've lost 10lbs.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    First 20-3 months
    Second 20-3.5 months
    Third 20-close to 7 months...that was in March, so I'm thinking the next 20 will take me until November. But it's going to be slower than before, because I started at 248 and I'm now at 186.
  • Oldbitcollector
    Oldbitcollector Posts: 229 Member
    Two months...
  • elizabethcook5
    elizabethcook5 Posts: 39 Member
    I'm confused cause it tells me if I do what I'm doing and eat the way I do I should loose 20lbs in 5 weeks. I chart everything and workout almost an hr.a day doing different activities the walk challenge and insanity workout so it is not accurate? I don't want to wait two to three months to loose 20lbs I'm impatient
  • echmainfit619
    echmainfit619 Posts: 333 Member
    > I'm confused cause it tells me if I do what I'm doing and eat the way I do I should loose 20lbs in 5 weeks.

    Whaaat?! Losing 4 pounds/week is extremely aggressive. Possibly unhealthy.

    What do you mean "it" tells you? What's "it"?
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    4 months
  • amynb524
    amynb524 Posts: 73 Member
    I lost my first 20 in about 5 weeks.
  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 599 Member
    edited April 2015
    I'm 50 yrs old, 5'4'' and started at 157 lbs. I was pretty fit, too. It took me 4.5 very dedicated months of diet and regular workouts to lose 20 lbs. I also notice that I am much fitter now.
  • kleighsamboer33
    kleighsamboer33 Posts: 39 Member
    I have lost 17 pounds and it has been about 1 month. I am guessing that within the next week I will have lost at least 20.
  • SmellyHippy
    SmellyHippy Posts: 47 Member
    i'm finishing up my first month shortly and I've only lost about 4-5 lbs. I'm not too far off from a maintenance weight though, so I expect it to go slowly.
  • janinealderton123
    janinealderton123 Posts: 26 Member
    It took me about 3.5 months to loose it
  • titotito48
    titotito48 Posts: 120 Member
    It took me 13 weeks to lose 20.4 pounds. Just reached that last Friday.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    It can be pretty misleading, it depends how much you have to lose and is heavily influenced by how much effort people put in at what deficit.
  • dietcoke281
    dietcoke281 Posts: 226 Member
    Less than two months. And I wasn't heavy to start with (150 - 130 lbs).
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,272 Member
    10 months.
    Lost it slow and steady at 1/2 lb per week.

    However that is all I had to lose - someone with, say, 150 lb, to lose should lose the first 20lb much quicker than someone like me who only had that much to lose in total.
  • misssmadalyn
    misssmadalyn Posts: 360 Member
    It took me about a month & a half
  • bevjack1
    bevjack1 Posts: 26 Member
    It took me four months, but I started at 153. I was doing the 5:2 Diet (UK) but now I'm doing 1200 cal per day. If I had been heavier, it might have come off quicker. The smaller you get, the harder it seems to be.
  • heathergetshealthier
    heathergetshealthier Posts: 28 Member
    Remember that it also depends on what your starting weight is. The heavier you are to start, the easier it is to lose weight because your body burns more calories (because you body needs a certain amount of "fuel" per pound to keep you going and if the pounds go down, so does the calorie need).
  • jessupbrady
    jessupbrady Posts: 508 Member
    I took me about 8 weeks to lose 20 lbs; (It comes on a lot faster than it will go off)
    elizabethcook5 wrote: »
    I'm confused cause it tells me if I do what I'm doing and eat the way I do I should loose 20lbs in 5 weeks. I chart everything and workout almost an hr.a day doing different activities the walk challenge and insanity workout so it is not accurate? I don't want to wait two to three months to loose 20lbs I'm impatient

    Don't rely on the MFP tool's estimate at what you will be in 5 weeks. It's unhealthy to lose more than a couple pounds a week.
    I'd recommend you read this MFP post it has some excellent information and even further links to getting you started on your journey: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1 This article will help you understand what you need to do and how to setup MFP with what your goals.
  • spk1982
    spk1982 Posts: 19 Member
    It took me 6 months to lose 20 pounds after my first delivery 4 years back.

    My second born, daughter is 2 months old, have started the efforts again, but I'm breastfeeding so not going too low on calories.

    Last time i did it 3 yrs bk after my son was weaned off, and my calorie intake was 1600 and i did jillian michaels workouts!

    I am worried about losing weight too quickly as it could lead to loose skin :s
  • rembolton
    rembolton Posts: 2 Member
    I started losing weight in July 2014 and I'm only 18lb down - I'm not going to be discouraged by everyone else's success though because I have had time off (gained 4lbs the first time -2 week holiday and Christmas included so I was pleased with that!! and maintained the second time) and slow and steady will eventually win the race.

    As long as you're making positive, sustainable changes it doesn't matter how slowly it comes off as it will stay off in the long run!

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