How much have you lost and how long did it take?
faw1001
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Hi
I am curious how much each of you has lost on Low Carb and how long it took?
I have lost 15kg in 7 months
I am curious how much each of you has lost on Low Carb and how long it took?
I have lost 15kg in 7 months
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Way to go! That's awesome! Not just on your loss, but sticking with it.
I'm just starting out, but I've lost 14.6 lbs in 5.5 weeks. That's insane! I'm hoping for an even 20 by my birthday in 3 weeks.0 -
Good work to both of you...and as said above, for sticking with it. @annalisbeth74 I hope you make your birthday goal. I haven't weighed myself since Monday (trying to only do it once a week so I don't get too focused on the scale). I started on April 27th at 237 and when I weighed in Monday I was 227. I'm trying to keep my carbs below 50g.0
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117 pounds in 10 months
SW:267
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kristenlarkin wrote: »117 pounds in 10 months
SW:267
CW:149
Way to go!!! I've lost 31 lbs since 2/1/15 20 lbs since joking MFP.0 -
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Adding a different spin here. I've been at this since mid-January and have lost 7.5 lbs. Yep, I'm a slow loser. I'm wanting to say congrats on all the great losses but also remind you not to go by just scale weight. At some point the scale may slow down. In the past the slow loss would have caused me to give up. I've lost nearly 14 inches, I'm down 1-2 sizes, depending on the brands, I've had to retire a few items that no longer fit, and people are noticing. I can see the difference in pictures.0
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Let me say this, from someone who wanted to lose faster than he did. The important thing is losing the weight and keeping it off. I would have loved to lose it all in 4 months. If I could have lost 3 pounds a week, I would have been able to be done losing weight (to my original goal) in 4 months. Some people on keto lose 4-5 pounds a week! Why couldn't I be one of those people? And, some times the weight didn't seem to move at all. But, looking back, I ended up losing over 0.5 kg/week (just over a pound a week). Did I want it to be faster? Sure, who doesn't. But, it was actually pretty quick. And, best of all, it stayed off.
It's not the speed that it comes off. It's that it comes off (period). Consistency is more important than anything else.0 -
A different perspective. Slow moving scale might not be a bad thing, it keeps you motivated, it gets your body slowly to adjust to new, better way of living and eating. You keep at it knowing that the longer you go the better it will be. Your habits change, your health change, your carby food cravings diminishe, and the more of it you have the longer you will benefit and wouldn't want to go back to old ways
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I think I've been so focused on the scale for so long that became the only goal. I tell myself that if I see a change in my "markers" then it's a success that week. I'm ok with the slow loss, though I'd love to be a fast loser. Slow loss is better than no loss.0
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5 pounds in 5 weeks.
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Stupid phone it was supposed to post a smiley smile. 5 pounds in 5 weeks is nothing to frown about. 0
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A different perspective. Slow moving scale might not be a bad thing, it keeps you motivated, it gets your body slowly to adjust to new, better way of living and eating. You keep at it knowing that the longer you go the better it will be. Your habits change, your health change, your carby food cravings diminishe, and the more of it you have the longer you will benefit and wouldn't want to go back to old ways
It depends. I had 220lbs to lose (lost 168 of them in a little over 13 months so far). If I hadn't lost, or lost super slowly, when I was 375lbs,it probably would have made me just not bother.
I lost the first 80 in 6 months NOT on LCHF.
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I don't have as much to lose and I can still tell you that it's frustrating and makes me want to not bother with it all. I just keep doing it anyway in hopes that some day I will make some real progress.nicsflyingcircus wrote: »A different perspective. Slow moving scale might not be a bad thing, it keeps you motivated, it gets your body slowly to adjust to new, better way of living and eating. You keep at it knowing that the longer you go the better it will be. Your habits change, your health change, your carby food cravings diminishe, and the more of it you have the longer you will benefit and wouldn't want to go back to old ways
It depends. I had 220lbs to lose (lost 168 of them in a little over 13 months so far). If I hadn't lost, or lost super slowly, when I was 375lbs,it probably would have made me just not bother.
I lost the first 80 in 6 months NOT on LCHF.
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Adding a different spin here. I've been at this since mid-January and have lost 7.5 lbs. Yep, I'm a slow loser. I'm wanting to say congrats on all the great losses but also remind you not to go by just scale weight. At some point the scale may slow down. In the past the slow loss would have caused me to give up. I've lost nearly 14 inches, I'm down 1-2 sizes, depending on the brands, I've had to retire a few items that no longer fit, and people are noticing. I can see the difference in pictures.0
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slow here as well. I don't do SCALE. Nope, not since January. Too depressing if you are slow.
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Been on keto for 5 weeks and 10 lb down, not really craving carbs much at all now but finding it difficult yo give up my Pepsi max , but I am drinking more water which is good for me as I usually hate anything other than Pepsi max. ? Question? Could Pepsi max slow down weight loss? Advice off any keto dieters would be great0
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micenspicy1 wrote: »Been on keto for 5 weeks and 10 lb down, not really craving carbs much at all now but finding it difficult yo give up my Pepsi max , but I am drinking more water which is good for me as I usually hate anything other than Pepsi max. ? Question? Could Pepsi max slow down weight loss? Advice off any keto dieters would be great
Some people say diet pops slow them down other say it doesn't so it depends on the person. You'll probably have to try a couple weeks without it to know for sure, but if you are losing an average of 2 pounds a week then I think you're doing great and the Pepsi Max doesn't seem to be slowing you down0 -
Total loss of 26.6 lb. Since January, but have been LCHF since March. I don't drink sodas. Haven't for about fifteen years. I decided that if a substance can dissolve battery acid it shouldn't be in my body.0
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I've lost 6.4kg(approx 14 pounds) in about 2.5 months. I used to drink a lot of Coke Zero when I started out but lately it has become too sweet for my palate. Gotta love low carb side effects!0
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Highest recorded weight: 319 in 2010.
Weight when starting LCHFMP (1/15/15): 262
Current weight: 241.2
So in 4.5 years NON-Low carb, I lost 57 pounds.
Since January (went Keto on 2/18), I've lost 21 pounds. So roughly 21 pounds in 20 weeks. That averages out to a pound a week.
BUT - I've lost almost two full pants sizes (been nervous to try on the lower pants size again, but I need to as I can't keep my jeans up anymore!), around 20 inches, and I feel better than I ever have in my adult life.
So, even if I don't ever lose another inch or pound, I'm in it for the way this way of eating makes me feel. Period. I also had a 6-8 week stall in there, but I kept to it, and my body caught up. So this has to become a lifestyle.... If it doesn't, you're just using it as another diet fad...and it won't give you the longest term benefits.
Determine why you are here, and what you're looking to gain. It makes all the difference in long term success.
And for the record, I had to cut out artificial sweeteners - except what I use to take the edge off my tea (I sweeten only to the point of tolerance, not to a sweet taste, and I think that makes the difference) as it didn't effect me the same as sweet treats - to break my 6-8 week gain/stall....0 -
I'm down 8.5 lb in about 2.5 weeks. But I'm doing a "slow carb slide". I cut to 100g 1st week, then 80g 2nd week, now I'm on <60g this week. Next week will be either 50 or 40g (not sure yet), then 30 or 20, then <20. Works better this way for me. I know some people rip the band-aid off and some slowly peel it. I work better with the slow adjustments.
I also cut my dt Mt Dew consumption in half, went from almost no water to 8-10 cups a day, and I exercise at least 30 min 5 days/week (for health, not to lose weight).0 -
I have only been doing this for 16 days, the scale seems to be bouncing around a lot so I'm not seeing any steady downward progress yet. But I only have 15-20 pounds to lose. I have noticed I can't pinch as much fat on me in different places. I am feeling really good. Before, I felt tired and stressed every single day, which I thought was hormonal. I had no clue that by changing my diet I could turn that around. I thought I was just going to have to suffer with it because I don't want to do hormonal replacements. I'm sleeping better, feel more rested, my hair and skin and nails look and feel amazing. Who knew? I found this out by accident because I only started eating this way to support my significant other whose doctor recommended Atkins.0
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I have been doing LC since 2/8/15, and have lost 40 pounds so far. Started at 222.5, now 182.5. I have 40 more pounds to go till goal. I have been using MFP since the beginning of April, when I was 202.5. I need the scale, since I look in the mirror and barely see the difference, even though everyone else seems to notice. I don't expect the next 40 to go as quickly, but in 3 pounds, I will no longer be classified as obese. I definitely have a ton more energy without sugar crashes and carrying around the extra weight.0
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well done everyone ive just started today and i hope i can do half as well as u all x0
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I just started three days ago, and I don't mind fast or slow once the fat moves. I love reading about the loss. If I had started this method of eating back in January when I was faffing about with low calorie diets I would have progress made. with the other method I would just give up and back to square one. Hope on monday to have a reduction on the scale, but so far I feel full, feel energetic and don't feel I am dieting just changing my way of eating.0
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10kg in first 12 weeks but lost some strength. After another 4 weeks on progressive overload, I'm now lifting more than I did when i was on carbs/heavier.0
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86 lbs in 9 months so far.0
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Slow and steady is what I can do for now, too. My weight fluctuates by up to 14 pounds in a week due to medical treatments, so pinning down a number is tough. End of Feb I weighed 318-327lbs, this week it's been 305-311. I guess you could say 13 pounds in 3 months.
I weigh myself daily to help see trends, but I focus more on increasing my activity level.0
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