how long did it take you ?

missdmays
missdmays Posts: 9 Member
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Hey guys ! just a question for all of the short women like myself (5'2) who had to lose a lot of weight ...how long did it take you guys and what do you think really helped you lose the weight ?

Im currently 221 and would like to get to atleast 160 .

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    I went from 220 to 160 in about eight months.
  • Cosmicneo7
    Cosmicneo7 Posts: 5 Member
    edited May 2018
    256-->205 (50lbs) over 6 months with dieting around 1500-1800 calories daily and a moderate low exercise routine of walking.
  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    5'3"

    Nov 2017 I was 219 lbs
    Today am I about 168 lbs

    51 lbs lost in about 6 months

    Please try to be patient. The slower you lose, the more likely it is to stay off.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    No two dreams or weight releasing journeys are the same. Give yourself at least one year.

    What helped me: I knew how to use food as a safe haven. I had to learn how to apply other skills to achieve a safe haven. Walking away from emotional self-soothing with food situations, enlisting help. We may try to learn it from a book or through another dieting phase but many of us need to sit down with someone. Face-to-Face. We need to find people who can help us develop skills that were missing at home or when we left the comfort of home, on our own.
  • emmamcgarity
    emmamcgarity Posts: 1,594 Member
    5’1” - I have lost 12 lbs so far over the past 3 months
  • Jadub729
    Jadub729 Posts: 135 Member
    started at 173 now 164, 2 months, 40 more pounds to go at this rate I expect it to take a year.
  • duskyjewel
    duskyjewel Posts: 286 Member
    50 pounds took me six months to lose
  • sandy_taylor13
    sandy_taylor13 Posts: 194 Member
    I went from 195 to 140 in 7 months. Now just keeping it off that is the hard part. Been 3 months and still kept off!
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Lost 23lbs in 6months...mind you....I am 61yo and an insulin user. <3
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    edited May 2018
    I’m still losing, but so far I’ve lost 30 pounds (173 to 143) in slightly over 4 months. I’m 5’2.5” and 62 years old.
  • hroderick
    hroderick Posts: 756 Member
    333 to 263 lb (-70) in 5 mo @ age 60

    What's helping me:
    > I'm not dieting, instead I'm permanently changing my eating behaviors by practicing mindful eating
    > I'm committed to daily walking for exercise. Initially 1 mile, slowly increasing to 4 miles, now switched to treadmill for 3 miles and increasing incline
    > Using platejoy.com for planning and a lot of variety in my menus

    We can do this one bite and one step at a time.
    I hope to reach goal, down 150 lb, in 18 months, but don't expect much of my modified habits to change much when I do.

  • etherealanwar
    etherealanwar Posts: 465 Member
    Wow I feel like almost everyone is losing faster than me...its been 6 months and I've only lost 23lbs and I'm fairly young at 24 and have been weighing my food and everything -_-

    So discouraging. Wonder what I'm doing wrong..
  • Glasscandle
    Glasscandle Posts: 134 Member
    I'm 5'4" . Went from 189 to 144 in 6.5 months (Jan-Jun '17). Then I stopped paying attention and gained 15 lbs, July '17- May '18. So back to paying attention. Been trying 2 weeks. No change. Sigh. Must be ever vigilant.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    it took me almost a year to lose 20lbs :/ but the good news is, I kept it off. Slow and steady was the best way for me.

    Don't get discouraged, its not about how long it takes, just keep plugging away, losing bit by bit and learning better eating habits that you can sustain. You've got the rest of your life living as a slim person, just think of it that way :smile:
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Oh and don't compare your loss rate to others..everyone is different.
  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »
    Oh and don't compare your loss rate to others..everyone is different.

    Yes this!!
  • Bellavita31
    Bellavita31 Posts: 1,556 Member
    I am 5'2 as well I was 160 took me a good 7 months Now I'm 125
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    At 53 years old, I went from 232 to 174 in about 14-16 months.
  • usadragon16
    usadragon16 Posts: 9 Member
    edited May 2018
    I've lost 40 lbs in 48 days... granted, I've got a much higher starting weight than most here. However, I have completely changed my relationship with food. I'm seeing it as fuel instead of a security blanket, I've cut out nearly every kind of processed food, I eat whole foods and lean proteins, have cut my portion sizes way down and actually eat within serving sizes, and went from a pretty sedentary lifestyle to working out twice a day. I'm not dieting, as I've literally changed my habits already and am loving it! I have never felt better and I know I can keep this up. I do not feel deprived, have more energy, and I know I can do this for the rest of my life. I make small goals for myself and the victories have started to snowball into bigger ones!
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    2.5 years to lose 100 pounds. I'm just under 5 feet.
  • emalethmoon
    emalethmoon Posts: 178 Member
    I lost 90lbs in a year and a half. Started out at 5lbs a month, then it slowed, then it stopped. I'm back to try again, having regained 40.

    No matter how slow you go, don't give up. That was my mistake.

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