Anybody lose 80+ pounds?

I'm down nearly 90 and I began in August of last year but did not consistently work at it until March of this year. The beginning once I changed my diet the weight loss was rapid. Then after incorporating regular cardio via my incumbent bike it remained steady avg nearly 10lbs a month. My diet is a hybrid LCHF/low carb and I began with LCHF strictly for a month. I walk, briskly for miles averaging 5-8 per hike. While I wish I could do this more the climate where I am does not allow until nearly winter. So until it cooled off here I mostly rode for an hour a day and sometimes an extra 30 in the evenings. Both followed by min 5 min cool downs. Cals kept around 1300-1500. Yes there were cheats but the harder I worked the less likely I was interested in stalling my progress. I expect to meet my goal by winters end. Happy Sweating and best of luck to a fellow tall MFPer!

I'm down 109lb in 13 months with 40-50 to go. Lost the first 90lb in around 9 months and the last 20lb has taken a lot longer as I've deliberately slowed down the rate of loss to concentrate on strength training. Plan is to lose around 45lb next year by losing around 5lb a month for 3 months then take a month off before repeating.

I've lost 94 pounds. It took me one year to lose 70, and another year to lose the second 24, but I took a lot of maintenance breaks to concentrate on running.

I mainly walked, then picked up water jogging in the summer to build up cardio function, then running. I did strength training all along, mostly medium weights. (I'm not that strong, and don't recover that well from heavy lifting, though the medium weights are heavy to me.)

I'd like to lose some more vanity weight to lower my body fat percentage and will be eating at deficit come the new year.

11 months to lose 80#. I started at 313# though. I watched my portions (weighed and measured foods) and walked more.

I hesitate to even post this as my progress is not typical and my TDEE is much higher than any of the calorie calculators predict. I started July 12 at 320 pounds. I don't not and refuse to starve myself or follow a VLCD. I simply eat healthy and in moderation. Actually, many are surprised at how much I still eat. I eat lean meats, fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. There are no gimmicks involved in my diet. Of course, I do count calories but they basically take care of themselves at this point. I also lift weights and walk on the treadmill up to 4 days a week. I lost 80 pounds by Halloween and am now down over 100. I have also increased my calories some and cut down a little on the cardio to cut my deficit as I have gotten leaner. The size of deficit you can safely or reasonably maintain is closely related to how much body fat you have. I will also add that any time you restrict calories, there should be an emphasis on nutrition.

This may sound funny coming from me but just remember that it isn't a race and there is no time limit. Eat healthy and eat at a deficit that is reasonable for you and you will lose weight. Make changes to your diet that are sustainable and don't leave you feeling deprived and you will be successful long term.

I dropped my first 80lbs over the course of 6 months. I started at 300lbs. The next 40lbs has taken nearly a year. The last 40lbs will probably take until mid summer 2017. I had a "break/case of the screw its" for 4 months that has slowed me down. I'm back on a roll now!