WHAT IS YOUR AVERAGE WEIGHT LOST PER MONTH?

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  • geekymom57
    geekymom57 Posts: 176 Member
    I am averaging about 3 pounds a month, but it's very inconsistent-. My TSH levels had increased again so about a month ago my synthroid dosage was increased. I'm still pretty much stuck where I've been the past month, but I have lost some inches (or fractions) so that's encouraging. As someone else mentioned, if 2-3 pounds a month is discouraging, do the math for a year and it seems much better.

    That doesn't mean I don't have twinges of envy at times, though, when I see people with similar stats and goals losing a lot more than I am.
  • jesilva80
    jesilva80 Posts: 287 Member
    usually 4-5 lbs per month, 7-8 if I get my exercise in regulary
  • amccrazgrl
    amccrazgrl Posts: 315 Member
    From last Oct to May (30 weeks) and down 14lbs. If my math is right thats .46 lbs a month. My biggest drop was Feb where I loss 6lbs just by changing gym.
    Took a 2 month break and gained ~3lbs.
    I have been logging 70 days and back down to where I was in May.
  • Melbel85
    Melbel85 Posts: 240 Member
    I average around 10 lbs a month.
  • bogotachica
    bogotachica Posts: 81
    1.25lbs a week is my average.
  • narenn
    narenn Posts: 73
    Anywhere from 8-15lbs. Usually around 10.
  • Fit4sure
    Fit4sure Posts: 63 Member
    I lost the excess weight I was carrying over 5 years ago and have maintained that loss successfully. I think that part of the reason is that I did it in a healthy manner and didn't get in a big hurry. It took 19 months for me to get to my goal and I then dropped a few more pounds for a total of about 120 lbs. loss @ an average of 1.3 lbs. a week (5.2 lbs. a month). At first I lost MORE than that average per month and at the last a lot less...but that's the average over that time.

    Healthy weight loss is supposed to be between 1/2 and 2 lbs. a week so I fell right within that average.

    I'm happy!
  • roblow65
    roblow65 Posts: 156 Member
    I hit my first 30 days today and I'm down 5 lbs, but quite a few in inches too. My clothes are feeling so much better and definitely looser! :bigsmile:
  • ignatiusreilly
    ignatiusreilly Posts: 411 Member
    10-11
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    maybe 1-2
  • pork_belly
    pork_belly Posts: 144
    My average is 6.6 lbs. Broken down into weekly puts me at 1.65 lbs. per week. The recommended weight loss rate is 1-2 lbs. per week if I am correct.
  • kellyscomeback
    kellyscomeback Posts: 1,369 Member
    10 lbs a week, 2.5 a week.
  • anonoymous1
    anonoymous1 Posts: 24 Member
    About 10/month. Not even 2 whole months and I have lost 20 pounds.
  • wcasie
    wcasie Posts: 299 Member
    i have only been here 40 days and i lost 9 lbs.
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    I am losing slowly, about 1 lbs per week, so 4-5 lbs per month.
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    I've been here 7 weeks and I've lost 14lbs. So I'm averaging right at 2lbs per week.
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    3.5 a week, 4 weeks=14 lbs
  • brianward81
    brianward81 Posts: 217 Member
    Only been using the site for a month but I got to 9 pounds. I don't want to be losing too much more though my gut is showing me otherwise.
  • sweebeesmom
    sweebeesmom Posts: 148
    1-5 lbs a month. Once I got to a normal BMI it got a lot harder to lose weight.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    In 8 months - my average is 0.6kg (1.3 pounds) a week so that's about 2.5 kg or 5.5 pounds a month.
    But in reality it was higher for the first 5 -6 months and definitley slower for the last 2 - 3 months as I get closer to my goal.

    I found it pretty helpful to chart my weight loss monthly once I'd been here a few months. This way I can really see that it has gone down a LOT, even when it feels like I'm stuck, seeing the continual downward line is very motivating :)
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    5 lbs per month on average
  • StevLL
    StevLL Posts: 921 Member
    My average is 7.25 per month.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I lost about a lb a week once I started losing. For the 1st 3-4 weeks I didn't lose anything. Once I reached my goal size I upped the calories a bit and now I'm losing about 1 lb a month, which I'm guessing will stop after about 5 more lbs unless I change something.
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