Today, started goal of losing 167 lbs in 1 yr...I got this!!!
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yatesnikki88 wrote: »Losing that much in that amount of time will result in muscle loss, including the heart. Gallstones and many other health complications. I believe the best thing is to do this step by step. Aim for health. Losing 2 pounds a week is tough sometimes and pushing the limits. Be careful, be happy and be healthy
Great advice, Nikki,
I guess I am finally ready to get my life back. I will keep my short term goals for this month, and then re-evaluate in January, slowing it down a bit.0 -
Hi Marvel150
I love your eagerness and desire at the start of your journey to fit and healthy! Maintain this as long as you possibly can, my friend I'm rooting for you to reach your goal in a healthy way!!! I've lost 120lbs so far in 18mths with much still to go. Good luck and good wishes for you 0 -
You can do it!!!0
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Good luck! Remember that even if you have bad weeks to keep it up and stay positive. As long as medical professionals monitor you then go for it! I used to weigh 300 lbs. and lost 80 on my own over a few years. I want to meet my goals and am close but need help so I started this app today, your intro. is giving me a morale boost!0
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rileysowner wrote: »Good attitude, but I agree that the goal is likely too aggressive. The reason I say that is right now, with a lot of fat to lose, you can relatively easily lose 3.2 pounds a week, and do it safely. The issue is the more fat you lose, or to put it another way, the less fat you have to lose, the slower it has to come off. If you continue a 3.2 pound per week goal instead of losing fat you will lose more and more of that weight in muscle. That is why for those who are not quite obese the suggested weight loss per week is a maximum of 2 pounds. For that matter, when I person is not obese, but only considered overweight, even 2 pounds per week is usually too aggressive.
To put this all in another way, more you lose the lower your goal per week should be. That means a longer time to take it off, but learning to eat properly near the calories for your final goal weight for a longer time.
All the best to you, and always remember the only real failure in losing fat is the person who completely gives up. You will have ups and downs, but if you persist you will take it off, even if you don't meet your goal date.
Thanks for the schooling...I love the way you broke it down so clearly!
Ok...so I guess I'll try and tone it down a bit. Weird, though, because it feels like I have a lot to re-learn. Planning meals, went to the grocery store to shop for specific items, and my cart felt so empty, just like my fridge.
Wasn't able to do a lot of exercising, but getting stronger and want to do more as time goes by. Had a rough time at physical therapy yesterday, but I will keep at it so I can do more with no pain.
The good thing is that I want this, which is really the battle won!0 -
rankinsect wrote: »
A typical "fast" rate of loss is 2 lb/week. For someone with 167 to go, you can lose faster at first. Still, sustaining 3.2 lb/wk all the way to your goal probably shouldn't happen - as your body fat drops, the rate at which your body is capable of burning fat drops too, because there is simply less fat there to burn. If you lose faster, you tend to lose too much lean mass (muscle). I started with about the same amount to lose as you have, and right now I'm about 60 pounds down and currently losing around 2.5 pounds per week (which is just around 1% of my body weight right now).
That said, even if this takes you longer than 12 months, it's definitely worth it
Yes, good information for me to learn here. Thanks for sharing.
So, since I'm just starting out and super stoked, perhaps I can re-evaluate my journey on a monthly basis and address the long term goals at that point, making whatever decisions are prudent moving forward.
Excellent plan!!0 -
rileysowner wrote: »Good attitude, but I agree that the goal is likely too aggressive. The reason I say that is right now, with a lot of fat to lose, you can relatively easily lose 3.2 pounds a week, and do it safely. The issue is the more fat you lose, or to put it another way, the less fat you have to lose, the slower it has to come off. If you continue a 3.2 pound per week goal instead of losing fat you will lose more and more of that weight in muscle. That is why for those who are not quite obese the suggested weight loss per week is a maximum of 2 pounds. For that matter, when I person is not obese, but only considered overweight, even 2 pounds per week is usually too aggressive.
To put this all in another way, more you lose the lower your goal per week should be. That means a longer time to take it off, but learning to eat properly near the calories for your final goal weight for a longer time.
All the best to you, and always remember the only real failure in losing fat is the person who completely gives up. You will have ups and downs, but if you persist you will take it off, even if you don't meet your goal date.
Thanks for the schooling...I love the way you broke it down so clearly!
Ok...so I guess I'll try and tone it down a bit. Weird, though, because it feels like I have a lot to re-learn. Planning meals, went to the grocery store to shop for specific items, and my cart felt so empty, just like my fridge.
Wasn't able to do a lot of exercising, but getting stronger and want to do more as time goes by. Had a rough time at physical therapy yesterday, but I will keep at it so I can do more with no pain.
The good thing is that I want this, which is really the battle won!
You can do this. It takes time, but when you get there it won't seem as long as it looks right now. Take that time as time to learn how to eat properly.0 -
Hi Marvel150 I love your eagerness and desire at the start of your journey to fit and healthy! Maintain this as long as you possibly can, my friend I'm rooting for you to reach your goal in a healthy way!!! I've lost 120lbs so far in 18mths with much still to go. Good luck and good wishes for you
Awesome...I love your numbers! This inspires me!0 -
KieraGetsFit wrote: »You can do it!!!
Thanks for your encouragement, Kiera!
I'm loving this journey and the road that I have made up my mind to travel. Just got to make the best of it!0 -
Focus on the inches lost and not the pounds. Make sure you are eating healthy and take it slow. No matter what don't give up! you can do this!0
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Good luck! Remember that even if you have bad weeks to keep it up and stay positive. As long as medical professionals monitor you then go for it! I used to weigh 300 lbs. and lost 80 on my own over a few years. I want to meet my goals and am close but need help so I started this app today, your intro. is giving me a morale boost!
I feel honored that you said that! By saying that I've given you a morale boost is humbling, because you've already been down the road that I am headed towards.
So to hear your story is like me running in a 5k marathon and hearing you cheer me on along the way at refreshing table with water saying "Go! Go! Go! YOU GOT THIS!"0 -
I wish you good luck on your journey! #keeppositive0
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Here's basically the rule of thumb, pertaining to weight loss.
100 pounds (& over): maximum loss, 2.0 pounds weekly.
75 pounds: maximum loss, 1.5 pounds weekly.
50 pounds: maximum loss, 1.0 pounds weekly.
25 pounds: maximum loss, 0.5 pounds weekly.0 -
MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »Here's basically the rule of thumb, pertaining to weight loss.
100 pounds (& over): maximum loss, 2.0 pounds weekly.
75 pounds: maximum loss, 1.5 pounds weekly.
50 pounds: maximum loss, 1.0 pounds weekly.
25 pounds: maximum loss, 0.5 pounds weekly.
I would say this is ok, but over 100 pounds to lose, a person can easily sustain more than 2 pounds a week. Generally a person should not seek to lose more than 1% of their weight per week. So that will allow higher losses at higher weights.0 -
I wish you the best! One of the things I found most helpful was the MFP community and my friends here on this site. Don't hesitate to lean on folks here for help and support.0
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You got this your goal is doable for sure0
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monrbrown730 wrote: »Focus on the inches lost and not the pounds. Make sure you are eating healthy and take it slow. No matter what don't give up! you can do this!
Great idea! I go back to my doctor next Tuesday. Let's see if I can get my measurements done then. Thanks for the encouragement and advice!0 -
I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.0 -
HappyCampr1 wrote: »If you're losing more than 1% of you weight, then you need to eat more. If you're feeling too full, then you're going to have to try adding some more calorie dense foods into your diet. Nuts, peanut butter, full-fat dairy items, using oils when cooking, avocado, tuna in oil instead of water... There are plenty of high calorie foods out there,
Thanks, Happy, but 1,540 calories is still 1,540 calories no matter how I consume it, right?
I am actually liking feeling satisfied instead of stuffed. And I am learning to trade off for rewards, for example, increase my calories burned and if I want a particular treat that day, now I can have it. Before, I just had treats and no exercise!
And now, I see my body morphing and it's only been less than two weeks. My belly overhang is drawing in! It's keeping me motivated!
So, next week, I want to start a Vision Board on where I will be and what my life will be like by January, 2017 (painfree!). Pound by pound, all 167 that I will lose, I am my own project!0 -
I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
I started at about the same as you, and after initial water loss I was losing about 1/2 a lb per day (3.5 lb per week) on about 1900 calories. I'd recommend you do eat a bit more than 1540 - it will help you keep going when motivation goes down after the "new diet" honeymoon ends.
Now I eat the same amount and lose about 2.5 lb per week, as I have lost about 65 lb. I might up it to an average of 2000 per day to slow down a bit, as I'd like to get down to about 2.2 lb/week over the next stretch of my weight loss.0 -
I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
First week or so you will lose a lot of water weight. Personal experience with me, after I had a small stroke I go serious about losing weight. Due to my high blood pressure I was put on a water pill. I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks. Most of that would have been water weight. Even now, if I go off the diuretic I will put on water weight really quickly, as much as 10 pounds in a week (I ran out of pills once and that was the soonest I could get a refill) That weight came off once I got the pills again in less than a week. For the first while, don't worry about the 1% as you need to get rid of the extra water weight you are holding. Having said that, 1540 seems low based on your weight. Is that the number this site gives you, and are you eating back the calories you burn from exercise (you are supposed to)?
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rankinsect wrote: »I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
I started at about the same as you, and after initial water loss I was losing about 1/2 a lb per day (3.5 lb per week) on about 1900 calories. I'd recommend you do eat a bit more than 1540 - it will help you keep going when motivation goes down after the "new diet" honeymoon ends.
Now I eat the same amount and lose about 2.5 lb per week, as I have lost about 65 lb. I might up it to an average of 2000 per day to slow down a bit, as I'd like to get down to about 2.2 lb/week over the next stretch of my weight loss.
Awww, can't the honeymoon last for one year? lol...I don't want it to end. So, for right now, because I've been morbidly obese for so long, I'm amazed at seeing different things happening to my body.
Like I just got used to seeing this big blob "underhang" of what I am supposed to call my arm...but now, I can see a little bit of definition of an arm in there, and of course, the underhang, so now I know what I'm working with.
It sort of feels like I'm giving myself a gift every few days because I (yes, the REAL me) keep on emerging!
So, that's what I think is going to keep the honeymoon alive for a long time. I'm ready to meet ME again!
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rankinsect wrote: »I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
I started at about the same as you, and after initial water loss I was losing about 1/2 a lb per day (3.5 lb per week) on about 1900 calories. I'd recommend you do eat a bit more than 1540 - it will help you keep going when motivation goes down after the "new diet" honeymoon ends.
Now I eat the same amount and lose about 2.5 lb per week, as I have lost about 65 lb. I might up it to an average of 2000 per day to slow down a bit, as I'd like to get down to about 2.2 lb/week over the next stretch of my weight loss.
Awww, can't the honeymoon last for one year? lol...I don't want it to end. So, for right now, because I've been morbidly obese for so long, I'm amazed at seeing different things happening to my body.
Like I just got used to seeing this big blob "underhang" of what I am supposed to call my arm...but now, I can see a little bit of definition of an arm in there, and of course, the underhang, so now I know what I'm working with.
It sort of feels like I'm giving myself a gift every few days because I (yes, the REAL me) keep on emerging!
So, that's what I think is going to keep the honeymoon alive for a long time. I'm ready to meet ME again!
Oh, I'm still going strong, but not really in the honeymoon phase myself anymore. For me, it was all about establishing habits - particularly establishing my workout schedule and pre-planning each day's meals in advance. Now while I am not as gung-ho as I was, I can rely on the habits to keep me on track.
And yes, the gradual re-emergence of body parts you forgot you had is fun 0 -
rileysowner wrote: »I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
First week or so you will lose a lot of water weight. Personal experience with me, after I had a small stroke I go serious about losing weight. Due to my high blood pressure I was put on a water pill. I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks. Most of that would have been water weight. Even now, if I go off the diuretic I will put on water weight really quickly, as much as 10 pounds in a week (I ran out of pills once and that was the soonest I could get a refill) That weight came off once I got the pills again in less than a week. For the first while, don't worry about the 1% as you need to get rid of the extra water weight you are holding. Having said that, 1540 seems low based on your weight. Is that the number this site gives you, and are you eating back the calories you burn from exercise (you are supposed to)?
Okay, thanks for the reassurance not to worry right now about the 1% Rule.
And yes, my declining health was the reason my doctor introduced me to this site and showed me all the features. When I was being registered, the site asked how much weight I wanted to lose and I told my doctor 167 pounds. 1,540 is the daily allowance that the MFP site returned.
Also, I do eat extra when I exercise, although I left a little over 200 today. To be honest, a sort of "empty" feeling is strangely nice! And it's too late in the night to eat now, so if I think I need something else if I'm still awake, a nice hot tea is really soothing, with a few Saltine Crackers, if anything.0 -
rileysowner wrote: »I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
First week or so you will lose a lot of water weight. Personal experience with me, after I had a small stroke I go serious about losing weight. Due to my high blood pressure I was put on a water pill. I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks. Most of that would have been water weight. Even now, if I go off the diuretic I will put on water weight really quickly, as much as 10 pounds in a week (I ran out of pills once and that was the soonest I could get a refill) That weight came off once I got the pills again in less than a week. For the first while, don't worry about the 1% as you need to get rid of the extra water weight you are holding. Having said that, 1540 seems low based on your weight. Is that the number this site gives you, and are you eating back the calories you burn from exercise (you are supposed to)?
Okay, thanks for the reassurance not to worry right now about the 1% Rule.
And yes, my declining health was the reason my doctor introduced me to this site and showed me all the features. When I was being registered, the site asked how much weight I wanted to lose and I told my doctor 167 pounds. 1,540 is the daily allowance that the MFP site returned.
Also, I do eat extra when I exercise, although I left a little over 200 today. To be honest, a sort of "empty" feeling is strangely nice! And it's too late in the night to eat now, so if I think I need something else if I'm still awake, a nice hot tea is really soothing, with a few Saltine Crackers, if anything.
Thanks for getting back on that. Good job using the site as it is intended. Just so you know, unless you have reflux or eating late at night makes you eat over your calories, there is not really a time that is too late to eat as long as you stay at your calorie goal.0 -
Great attitude, I am under a doctors care and while I see a lot of "too fast" I say go for it and take it a step at a time, adjust as you see how you feel. I have lost 22 pounds in 18 days. I started lifting on day one, bought a recumbent bike and moved my recliner to the storage shed. good luck!0
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I AM CONFUSED! PLEASE HELP...I have questions:
I initially weighed 317.8 and in my first week, I lost 6.6 pounds just by keeping track of my meals and logging in everything I put in my mouth, as well as I have now started exercising.
I guess it's my water weight that's been melting off this past week. And I understand that I'll lose more weight at first because I have so much fat.
But how much of the 317.8 is fat?
And how many more months (or weeks) will my weight continue to drop at about 1 pound per day, now that I'm exercising (when I wasn't before) and now that I'm training myself to eat healthier and less (around 1,540 calories says the My Fitness Pal) instead of the probably 4,000-5,000 calories that I used to eat junk per day?
I AM NOT DOING THAT...it's dropping like that on it's own. For instance, last night, I was SO FULL I could hardly finish my broccoli dinner. So is it possible that my stomach is shrinking its capacity for the amount of food that it can hold just in ONE week???
But you're saying don't lose more than 1% per week weight...that would be 3.1 pounds. I can't eat more because now I get full, so I'm confused!
Talk to me.
If you have not already, I would recommend getting a food scale. You can get a good one for relatively cheap and it will give you an accurate idea of how much you are eating. It isn't unusual to loose as much as you did in your first week at all. Enjoy the changes you are seeing in the mirror, they are fabulous. If you are feeling satisfied, then don't keep eating, part of the process is learning to stop eating when you are no longer hungry and it sounds to me like you are doing well. In terms of eating back your exercise calories, MFP tends to over estimate your loss so it is smart of you to not eat all of them back, which is why one of your rewards to yourself could be a heart rate monitor which would help you determine how much you have actually burned.
Keep up the good work!0 -
I love your positive outlook, I wish you the best of luck in your journey!0
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you got this! add me!0
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