Any slow loser success stories?

Take a look at my story! Took me quite a while, but I kept trudging along 2009-2011 (yes two years) I lost 36lbs. I have no idea why it took so long, I did things right, I had a 9 month plateau, the important thing is that no matter how hard or how long it takes, you keep going. This is about changing your life and not going back! Good luck!

PS, even during my plateau, I was losing inches. So keep track of measurements, they may show what the scale does not!

Glad there is someone just like me out there!!!

So glad you posted this question! I started with MFP on February 5 this year and have lost 27 lbs. I lost 4 lbs in Feb. and 7 lbs the next two months. In May I decided to really start eating healthier and lost 4 and in June I increased my cardio and lost 1 lb and have only lost one lb a month since. I have increased my calories, and changed workouts, and I kinda tend to zig zag on calories a bit anyway, but seem stuck at 1 a month! So glad I am not gaining though! I am only 9 lbs away from a normal BMI - (YEAH) and I really hope it doesn't take 9 months, but hope it is true what so many have already said, if it is slow to come off it will stay off for good this time!

Also, I agree with everyone about measurements, it can take the sting away from the scales not moving! And another fun thing, being a little on the cash poor side, I have not bought much new yet and when a girlfriend asked what size I wore I said I have no idea - well went shopping and I could wear an 8 in two different pants - I was wearing a 14 uncomfortably before! I never thought I would see single digit clothes again!

Best wishes to all of you - I am determined slow and steady will win this race!

I lost 40lbs over a year. I took the most laid back approach to weight loss possible and made changes very gradual. Now I am in the best shape of my life and it just keeps getting better. This was the perfect way for me because now it is routine and I have easily maintained it for four years now.

You lost 10 or 20 pounds quickly, but did you gain it back? I think any of us who have had lifetime struggles have had quick losses and then gains. I have lost 50 pounds in just over a year. I average just under a pound a week, but for the first time in my life I feel really in control. This is my new lifestyle. I don't count calories and I don't track workouts but I know what goes in my body. I make good choices not because I need to stay on plan but because that's just who I am now. I can say with 100% certainty that I will lose the rest of the weight I still carry, but it will take another year. And I'm OK with that.

If it's just a plateu, make sure you aren't eating a lot of sodium, that you're getting plenty of fiber and lean protein and that you're eating REAL FOOD --- not the processed stuff, not the chemically stuff, but the stuff nature gave us. Try and change up your workout to keep your body from getting comfortable, and really push yourself out of your comfort zone for 10 minutes a day.

But don't feel like you need to lose 2 or 3 pounds a week, or even 1 pound a week, to be succesful. I truly believe that the losing the right way, no matter how long it takes, it's much better than quick losses. And remember that the scale only tells part of the story--- there have been months where I lost almost no pounds but lost an entire pant size. The workouts were changing my body,

i've only lost 6 whole pounds since march! i've kept them off but i dont have much to lose, maybe 5-7 lbs. i know the less you have to lose, the harder it is. I'm still working out regularly and eat healthy maybe 70% of time. The times i dont eat healthy, i use portion control. The slower the weight comes off, the better it will be to maintain. Hang in there!