Pounds you shed weekly

Nmira09 · September 2018

Hi! This time around in me weight loss journey I’m losing weight sloooooowly but surely. I currently work out 3 times a week and losing about 1 pound per week.

I’m just curious, how many do you lose a week? I know things slow down as we get older so I definitely feel it now 😬 Do inches matter more? I guess I just wanna lose more than 1lb a week...

firef1y72 · September 2018

I'm currently maintaining and have been for a year but the amount I lost a week was more about how heavy I was and how much I had to lose
The first 80lb came off at around 10lb/month, then it slowed to about 4-5lb/month for the next 50lb and finally to around 2lb/month for the final few pound. Took me around 20months to lose 140lb, but the inches are still coming off now at maintenance,
The slower you lose the weight (especially if you don't have a huge amount to lose), the more muscle you will retain and the better you'll look.

sijomial · September 2018

Did you mean to post this in the Maintaining Weight forum?
(It might give you a good perspective from people who has been successful of course....)

Lost 23lbs at 1lb / week. Later lost a further 7lbs at 1lb / month (deliberately slowly).
The weight loss wasn't overly difficult and switch to maintenance was really easy.

"I know things slow down as we get older" - as a 58 YO I'm eating more and exercising more than I ever have. That's just one of many excuses that people hold on to when they aren't fully committed.

"Do inches matter more?" - Depends on your personal goals and situation.

sytchequeen · September 2018

one pound a week is a good weight loss.

on average since July 2017 I have lost half a pound a week, some weeks more, some weeks less, some weeks it went up. I am now at my goal weight and working on body shape and maintenance.

kommodevaran · September 2018

Weightloss rate is more about how much you weigh and how much less you eat, than age (almost not about age at all).

If you're overweight, your health will improve with weightloss, and when you lose weight, you also lose inches.

This is the Maintenance area - I agree you might have accidentally been lucky here

LivingtheLeanDream · September 2018

1lb a week sounds good! depends on how much you have to lose.
Inch loss does matter more, your clothes will feel/look better and you will SEE progress

funjen1972 · September 2018

1 pound per week for 25 pounds, .5 pounds per week for 6 pounds.

Weight loss should slow the closer you are to goal and healthy weight.

How much weight are you trying to lose?

AnnPT77 · September 2018

Nmira09 wrote: »

Hi! This time around in me weight loss journey I’m losing weight sloooooowly but surely. I currently work out 3 times a week and losing about 1 pound per week.

I’m just curious, how many do you lose a week? I know things slow down as we get older so I definitely feel it now 😬 Do inches matter more? I guess I just wanna lose more than 1lb a week...

I lost 2 pounds a week at first for a brief bit, then intentionally cut it to 1.5 as I got lighter, then 1, then 0.5, then vanishingly tiny, until maintenance. I've been maintaining a healthy weight for 2+ years since.

Things slow down as you get older? Looking at your avi, and LOL-ing a little, frankly. I lost 50 pounds - with the sensibly decreasing rate as described above - in less than a year . . . at age 59-60.

Older. Heh.

A pound a week is good, and really the maximum if you have 25 pounds or thereabouts to lose. If much less, lose slower. And slower than the max is always OK, especially if that's more sustainable. You're doing fine. Slowly but surely is perfect.

Wishing you continued success!

Nmira09 · September 2018

funjen1972 wrote: »

1 pound per week for 25 pounds, .5 pounds per week for 6 pounds.

Weight loss should slow the closer you are to goal and healthy weight.

How much weight are you trying to lose?[/

I honestly just want to be healthy and also maintain many healthy habits.

For those of u asking if I accidentally posted this in the wrong chat, I actually did mean to post it here lol. I wanted to know about weight loss but also how you maintain it 😁 thank you for all your insightful comments!! 👌🏻

Nmira09 · September 2018

So many people kept telling me I was losing weight slow because I’m getting older and my metabolism is changing so thank you for clarifying that! I’m glad it has nothing to do with age!

Nmira09 · September 2018

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Nmira09 wrote: »

Hi! This time around in me weight loss journey I’m losing weight sloooooowly but surely. I currently work out 3 times a week and losing about 1 pound per week.

I’m just curious, how many do you lose a week? I know things slow down as we get older so I definitely feel it now 😬 Do inches matter more? I guess I just wanna lose more than 1lb a week...

I lost 2 pounds a week at first for a brief bit, then intentionally cut it to 1.5 as I got lighter, then 1, then 0.5, then vanishingly tiny, until maintenance. I've been maintaining a healthy weight for 2+ years since.

Things slow down as you get older? Looking at your avi, and LOL-ing a little, frankly. I lost 50 pounds - with the sensibly decreasing rate as described above - in less than a year . . . at age 59-60.

Older. Heh.

A pound a week is good, and really the maximum if you have 25 pounds or thereabouts to lose. If much less, lose slower. And slower than the max is always OK, especially if that's more sustainable. You're doing fine. Slowly but surely is perfect.

Wishing you continued success!

Thank you! You’re the best! And now everyone who tells me I’m losing weight slowly because of my age, I will tell them about these great stories! ❤️

Jimb376mfp · September 2018

Nmira09 wrote: »

So many people kept telling me I was losing weight slow because I’m getting older and my metabolism is changing so thank you for clarifying that! I’m glad it has nothing to do with age!

You look young.
After a lifetime of being over weight, dieting and get to morbidly obese(376) I joined WW 2013 at age 65.
I lost -100 after two years and was determined to NOT GAIN any back. I lost -16 third year. Fourth year my goal was to lose a pound a week. I lost -37.
2017 Same Goal, to Lose -52, I Lost -43.
2018 I made GW and WW Lifetime at age 70! Lost -195 (376 to 181)
Slow but I have lost some every year from 2013 to 2018.

Just shows you CAN lose weight at any age but I would recommend that you do it when your young.

mgalsf12 · September 2018

I lose about a half a pound a week.

admaarie · September 2018

I lost weight consistently since September of 2017. Some weeks it was 0.5 lb, others 1, and sometimes 2 depending on the week: my activity level, what I ate, time of the month, etc.
For me personally now in maintenance I’m not looking to lose more scale weight, just overall fat (recomp) while maintaining my weight. So for me, inches matter more bc of my personal goals!

hesn92 · September 2018

I had lost about 20 lbs several years ago (in 2012) roughly 1lb a week. I was very consistent with my food logging and determined. Then in 2015 I got pregnant with my second child and gained about 65 lbs. Don't judge me lol. After he was born I lost 25 lbs but very slowly. It took me about a year and a half to get to the weight I am now (comes out to an average of 1.4lbs a MONTH) I was not very consistent with my food logging. I would log my food for a while, quit, log again, quit, etc. But I have been maintaining this weight for a little over a year now.

1lb a week is a good rate of weight loss.

eatyogarun · September 2018

Nmira09 wrote: »

So many people kept telling me I was losing weight slow because I’m getting older and my metabolism is changing so thank you for clarifying that! I’m glad it has nothing to do with age!

I mean this as a compliment so I hope you take it as one, but I am looking at your profile pic and unless IT'S old or just incredibly flattering, you're not even remotely in the "older" category.

PAV8888 · September 2018

billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »

I'm 8 weeks in and losing about 6.5lbs per week.

8 weeks is enough time to provide you with actionable information about your deficit.

Unless you started at ~650lbs, or are participating in a TV show, your rate of deficit is excessive and long-term counterproductive.

If you're trying to lose weight for life participating in, or imitating, a TV show is also counterproductive in the longer term.

You may want to ask yourself: "do I see myself doing this long term"? It is a good question to ask if you want to maintain any weight loss you achieve.

shadow2soul · September 2018

Nmira09 wrote: »

I’m just curious, how many do you lose a week? .

Based on my trend:

Nmira09 wrote: »

I know things slow down as we get older so I definitely feel it now 😬.

My slow rate has nothing to do with age. I am actually having trouble sticking to a calorie deficit for more than a few days (even a 250 calorie deficit is hard), but I contribute that to food choices and being at a healthy weight already.

kami3006 · September 2018

I lost 25 pounds averaging 1/2 pound per week. The scale only moved every three weeks though. That was the rate I was shooting for. I was 39 at the time and it was pretty easy.

Edited for clarity.

PAV8888 · September 2018

billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »

PAV8888 wrote: »

billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »

I'm 8 weeks in and losing about 6.5lbs per week.

8 weeks is enough time to provide you with actionable information about your deficit.

Unless you started at ~650lbs, or are participating in a TV show, your rate of deficit is excessive and long-term counterproductive.

If you're trying to lose weight for life participating in, or imitating, a TV show is also counterproductive in the longer term.

You may want to ask yourself: "do I see myself doing this long term"? It is a good question to ask if you want to maintain any weight loss you achieve.

Although I don't feel like its much of an accomplishment. Once I'm down under 200, I'll feel better about it.

Once both of us maintain a 60+lb weight loss for 5+ years we will both have every right to feel an even greater sense of accomplishment.

Set yourself up for maintenance.

People who yo-yo diet are good at losing weight.

You're currently acquiring food restriction and dieting skills NOT maintenance skills.

You're soon going to pass from obese levels of fat to overweight levels of fat.

Your fat to lean mass loss ratio will change and it will change even more so because of the large restriction.

While a re-feed or diet break may become necessary for you as you reduce to below 200, I don't know how you will cope with it given that you're not giving yourself time to learn how to eat and how to move over the next 5+ years, but are just trying to move from obese to normal weight instanly and then magically maintain.

What happens the first time the scale doesn't reflect your hard work?

AnnPT77 · September 2018

billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »

PAV8888 wrote: »

billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »

I'm 8 weeks in and losing about 6.5lbs per week.

8 weeks is enough time to provide you with actionable information about your deficit.

Unless you started at ~650lbs, or are participating in a TV show, your rate of deficit is excessive and long-term counterproductive.

If you're trying to lose weight for life participating in, or imitating, a TV show is also counterproductive in the longer term.

You may want to ask yourself: "do I see myself doing this long term"? It is a good question to ask if you want to maintain any weight loss you achieve.

None of the above. Just working hard and eating right. Started at 270 mid July and now 217 as of Sunday.

IMO, that's not "eating right". That's risk-your-health-and-muscle-mass undereating. JMO, though - it's your body. It's just that I wouldn't want to contribute to 3rd party readers thinking this is anything like a good plan.

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