When did you lose weight the quickest?

At the beginning, when I could eat at a bigger deficit.

Definitely the beginning! due to water weight I dropped 14lbs in the first month! I lost 11lbs in the 2nd month, and 10 in the third, so it has slowed down but only by a small amount. I'm aiming for a 2lb loss a week so I'm a little over that at the moment but it'll probably slow down now that I'm getting closer to a healthier weight
Logically speaking though you'll lose faster at the start- usually due to water weight, and slower towards the end; as you lose weight your calorie needs will reduce, meaning you'll lose slower if you're eating at the same deficit

I began losing twice. First time, I was Ooooobeeeese and lost very quickly. Second time I was just barely overweight and lost quicker that time, too. The first time I chalked it up to my extreme obesity. The second time, I figured there has to be something to starting to lose that makes it come off faster.

As I go along, it gets slower and slower. The first time, it just stopped. I was maybe 75 pounds down. I don't remember exactly, but it stopped. I took a long break and then started losing again and it came off at a good clip. Now, it's slower again. Have to see if it stops again. It's kind of interesting to me, how it flies off and then slows down.

I'm at the beginning and I have lost nothing. This is not my first rodeo however. My past efforts at weight loss saw me loosing faster right out of the gate, slowing to a regular predictable 1 to 2 pounds a week and slowing to a crawl till I stopped loosing altogether about 10 pounds from my goal. Unfortunately I gave up and went back to my old patterns and habits and weight. So now I'm starting over and finding that I learned nothing the first time! I do feel confident that I can make progress once I fine tune the tracking and exercise routines.

It's never been fast for me. Aside from one "whoosh" week where 4lbs came off I'm a steady 1lb a week ish. It's a marathon not a race for me. I relaxed my calorie goal for a couple of weeks as I'd been at it for about 6 months and am back on it again. All just part of the process. I don't want to lose fast, I want to look good and be able to maintain and for me that means slow is best.

I lost very slowly at the beginning, and very, very slowly at the end.
I am small, old, and only had 30 to lose. My maintenance has always been 1200, so I had to walk a tightrope balancing food and exercise to the nth degree.

Cheers, h.

VintageFeline wrote: »

It's never been fast for me. Aside from one "whoosh" week where 4lbs came off I'm a steady 1lb a week ish. It's a marathon not a race for me. I relaxed my calorie goal for a couple of weeks as I'd been at it for about 6 months and am back on it again. All just part of the process. I don't want to lose fast, I want to look good and be able to maintain and for me that means slow is best.

Totally agree with this though, slow is generally best. Unless you want to lose LBM it's better not to lose too fast. I say I lost 'faster' at the beginning because it took me a lot less time at the start to lose 2lbs than it does now, but I wouldnt say I was losing 'fast' in general- just fast-ER.

It's also worth bearing in mind that 'fast' for one person may mean 4lbs per week, whereas for others it may mean .5/1lb a week. It's often down to how much you have to lose- for example I was obese when I started, so the initial weightloss at more than 2lb a week didnt worry me too much. If I were to lose more than 2lbs a week now I'd up my calories because I know that's not healthy for the weight I am currently

At the start of course. I lost 16lbs the first month (Jan). Now I am happy if I lose 4.

emmagrace0818 wrote: »

Kalikel wrote: »

I began losing twice. First time, I was Ooooobeeeese and lost very quickly. Second time I was just barely overweight and lost quicker that time, too. The first time I chalked it up to my extreme obesity. The second time, I figured there has to be something to starting to lose that makes it come off faster.

As I go along, it gets slower and slower. The first time, it just stopped. I was maybe 75 pounds down. I don't remember exactly, but it stopped. I took a long break and then started losing again and it came off at a good clip. Now, it's slower again. Have to see if it stops again. It's kind of interesting to me, how it flies off and then slows down.

If you dont mind me asking how you lost the weight quickly? I'm really overweight for the first time in my life due to depression and am having a hard time getting motivated

I rejoined MFP a few weeks ago, at a time when I was not ready for a diet. I started off at maintenance and just tried to eat more nutritiously than I had been and add in short duration or low level exercise. And log of course. Just started rehearsing good habits, even though there was no actual calorie deficit. I felt better right away and it didn't take long until I WAS ready for a calorie deficit, although still a fairly small one. Fake it till you make it

The beginning and middle I lost weight pretty fast. The middle was fast because I started coming on these forums and learned everything I thought I knew about weight loss was wrong and the weight melted off.

At the beginning, because I was more obese and any small change I made, helped me lose. Then again when I learned how to more accurately measure CICO. Weight loss is getting easier again because I am at the end of a recovery period for a couple of injuries and I can, and do, exercise more. For me exercise is more beneficial as an appetite suppressant than adding more available calories to eat.
ETA: If it is easier for you when you are closer to goal, have you tried making mini-goals. I am very close to one of my mini, in progress goals right now and it is a powerful motivation.

I have been pretty constant. I have been trying to loose less as my weight goes down. I do give myself breaks for the holiday or when I am on vacation, then i go for maintenance, and any loss is a bonus.