People Who Have Lost 50lbs

I'm down almost 72 pounds. I started last April.

My advice is to not set time limits. In the last 10 months, some of them I lost 10 pounds and some of them I lost 2. Weight loss isn't linear, and it's also not fast or predictable. You can't control the actual timeline it comes off. Focus on things you can control and orient your goals there. Stuff like hours of sleep, steps per day, exercise per week, cooked dinners, etc.

I've lost 43 of my planned 50 so far. I agree with not setting time limits. You will lose the weight however fast you lose the weight, but unless it is a specific target for a medical procedure or something, l wouldn't put a limit on it.

I've gone slow. It's taken me about 16 months to lose the 43. I lost the first 35 in about 10 months, and I've only lost around 8 the last 6. But I've also recompositioned my body during that time. Gained some muscle during my breaks in my diet and then burned fat while I've been in a deficit. So I've made a lot of visual progress if not on the scale.

Exercise has been big for me, as it both has helped me have more calories I can eat during the day and also kept me on track since psychologically, I didn't want to "waste" the hard work I do in the gym by eating poorly. Other than that I just focused on hitting my calorie goals, making sure to eat food I liked, even so called "bad foods" in moderation.

This is my progress pics as of last month. The "before" pic was taken after I had lost my 1st 10 pounds or so.

I am down 65 pounds since starting in May 2018. My advice is to take it slow and to focus on making things as easy as possible while still making progress, instead of pushing through all the time. It's okay to push through individual things, like a workout, but if you feel like you have to push through everything, everyday, then something needs to change, because it won't likely be sustainable. Better to slow down in the short-term for long-term success.