Slow losers, come join me!

NotThatJerseyShore
NotThatJerseyShore Posts: 12 Member
in Getting Started
Due to metabolism, age, high goal, etc. I don't anticipate reaching the end of my journey too quickly. If you have more to lose or plan to make more gradual change, add me! I'm happy for those who aspire to lose 10 pounds a month, but that's not my reality, and I'd like to find similar people.

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  • MarylandRose
    MarylandRose Posts: 239 Member
    So much yes to slow and steady. I don't have much to lose, and I'm letting my body guide this more than picking a number and trying to reach it. I'm lifting weights regularly for the first time in my life (Body Pump) so I have no idea how much healthy-me-with-baby-muscles should weigh. Focusing on eating well (or at least "ok") and tracking food/exercise in MFP.
  • poofus73
    poofus73 Posts: 7 Member
    Me, me, me. I am trying to make slow changes that I can actually stick to. I will be happy for a few pounds each month.
  • raydeenleid1139
    raydeenleid1139 Posts: 1 Member
    I'd like to join
  • AlisalGal
    AlisalGal Posts: 88 Member
    OMG yes! My metabolism have always been s...l...o...w... and menopause has slowed it down even more. I could use some support on my weight loss journey as well.
  • TheDiaryOfAFatGirl
    TheDiaryOfAFatGirl Posts: 50 Member
    I'm not a slow loser, but I am losing and the more support people can get, the better. :) Feel free to add me if you would like. :)
  • Acc543
    Acc543 Posts: 1 Member
    Yes, slow is the my path as well. 1 pound a week seems ok to me.
  • megd44
    megd44 Posts: 119 Member
    I am right there. Looking to lose (maybe) half a pound a week. Definitely tracking my numbers but really starting to exercise more for health than weight loss. Will take all the support I can get.
  • AlisalGal
    AlisalGal Posts: 88 Member
    Do most of you weigh yourselves weekly? Or more/less often? I've heard of people weighing daily but that sounds a little obsessive for me. I'm afraid I would let a "bad" weigh in ruin my mood.
  • welshgirlhelen
    welshgirlhelen Posts: 27 Member
    thank god there are other people like me!!! I'm 5ft 4 and 38 years old and find losing weight so hard and it takes forever. I want to lose a stone (14lbs) and am trying so hard. MFP gives me 1200 calories before exercise- have it set to 2lbs a week but that's not happening. I lost 3 my first week and have stayed the same last week. This week is my 3rd week and a sneaky weigh in shows no change. I drink lots of water and cycle when I can, do my own weights at home and usually do 1200 steps a day. I'm so glad to have read this thread. I was feeling really down about it x
  • mandalaysissa
    mandalaysissa Posts: 35 Member
    AlisalGal wrote: »
    Do most of you weigh yourselves weekly? Or more/less often? I've heard of people weighing daily but that sounds a little obsessive for me. I'm afraid I would let a "bad" weigh in ruin my mood.

    when i was on Dukan diet a couple of years ago (3 months - lost 19pounds) I would daily weigh myself in the 1st month.. then i'd do it every 4 days or 5
  • Nicklebee93
    Nicklebee93 Posts: 316 Member
    edited February 2017
    My scale seems to lie to me and show no lose for weeks at a time, and then before i know it im down 5lbs. :D so feel free to add me
  • lilithsrose
    lilithsrose Posts: 752 Member
    I'm a slow loser because I have a hard time staying consistent. I'm losing, but very slowly.

    Feel free to add me. I'm 24 years old, 5'4" and 214 pounds.
  • Carolo7718
    Carolo7718 Posts: 1 Member
    This is my first post. I'm 65, post menopausal and 40 lbs overweight. My loss on keto diet is glacially slow, but I'm determined to keep going. Any suggestions?
  • GrannyMayOz
    GrannyMayOz Posts: 1,051 Member
    Carolo7718 wrote: »
    This is my first post. I'm 65, post menopausal and 40 lbs overweight. My loss on keto diet is glacially slow, but I'm determined to keep going. Any suggestions?

    Hi Carolo, I was like that on keto too. Did it for a year and lost around 6 kilos (13 pounds). This year I've been doing Dukan, which is very similar to keto (I still am in ketosis, just eating less fat than before) and have lost 5 kilos already. I'm 60 and obviously post menopausal as well. I'm going to be sticking to Dukan.
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    Me I yoyoed on vlcd meal replacement 2-5 lbs a week losses but it's messed my body up so now it's 0.5-1.5 lbs losses a week
    I've 40lbs restart weight to lose but after vlcd losses mentally it's much harder seeing such small ones but better off than in and I can't actually eat
  • Jakiracki
    Jakiracki Posts: 62 Member
    I aiming for a pound a week!!! Trying to do it slow. Every time I try for fast results I fail!
  • Kolonita
    Kolonita Posts: 10 Member
    I'm trying to lose 10kg .
  • ibouji
    ibouji Posts: 3 Member
    So I'm new to the message boards and to the commitment to lose weight (always been semi-serious for a few days at best). Support and a sounding board would be amazing but I'm not sure how it works on the message boards. Looks like you add each other as friends? Then what?

    By the way, I'm looking to lose about 25 lbs, I'm 30 y.o. female and have started working out with a trainer 3 times a week and cleaning up my diet, reducing alcohol intake etc. It's been about a month and I've gained 2 lbs...very frustrating!!!
  • FelinaDC
    FelinaDC Posts: 32 Member
    I'm soooo slow because I do great during the week and then tend to go crazy on the weekends. I've upped my exercise to try and balance that out and next goal is to track everything (yes even on the weekends). My scale has not moved for literally 3 weeks....correction it has not moved in the right direction for weeks :D
  • zoec123
    zoec123 Posts: 5 Member
    Count me in! I hit an all time high of ridiculous 239 lbs last summer & have slowly been (half heartedly) trying to lose weight. Started in earnest this week at 238lbs, and so far have religiously stuck to meal planning, recording on MFP to ensure i stick to calories - never really counted them before, and have gone swimming 3 times this week (not easy with a rotator cuff injury).

    I have a goal date of 6th August, as we're then off on a roadtrip across the US, starting in Texas, then across to New Orleans & then Pensacola & Atlanta in Georgia. I'll be meeting some of my Husbands family that i haven't met in person before. I dont want to be a fat sweaty mess in the Texan heat!

    Not sure how much weight it's possible to sensibly lose, but if I can drop potentially 3 dress sizes, i'll be a lot happier than i am now
  • gingerrspice1
    gingerrspice1 Posts: 4 Member
    I'm looking for a slow weight loss myself -- Nothing too rapid. I don't actually have all that much to lose myself, but I don't want to get too carried away either. I've also noticed that the slower the loss, the more manageable the dieting is for me.
  • jessiferrrb
    jessiferrrb Posts: 1,758 Member
    i'm almost a year in and my trend is overall 0.36 pounds per week. it sucks to be a slow loser sometimes but it does mean that in a year i've gone down 20 pounds and that's better than none.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    I lost very slowly at first, but not intentionally. I just could never lose as fast as I should have based on calorie calculations. For the first 2+ years, I lost about 0.24 lbs. per week on average. I see other users saying 0.5 or 1 lb. per week is slow and I'm jealous.
  • Pooshka2
    Pooshka2 Posts: 208 Member
    Add me to the pound a week club. I started in January with an 80-pound loss goal, which would put me June '18.

    I'd rather lose slowly with a change in eating habits that'll stick with me for life than lose it quickly by dieating, reach goal early, stop the diet and gain it all back.
  • dejavuohlala
    dejavuohlala Posts: 1,821 Member
    Very slow loser but sticking with it 1275 days logged and 50lb loss!!! Thats slow
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    dejavuohlala wrote: »
    Very slow loser but sticking with it 1275 days logged and 50lb loss!!! Thats slow

    I'm pretty close to that, though my days logged counter has reset a couple times when out in the wilderness for extended periods (and also back when there was a glitch where logging in from mobile didn't always count).
  • ChefAlexis
    ChefAlexis Posts: 16 Member
    Being in my 30's I'm lucky to lose 3lb a month and that's with a STRICT diet. I'm about to add you!
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    edited March 2017
    I'm lucky if I lose .5-1 lb a week. I've cut out fast food, weigh and measure everything I consume and started walking on the treadmill again.

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