40-50lb weight loss goals??

My goal is a total of 45lbs. I started back in Sept of 2011. I was at 175 and began doing 30 day shred. I did this until mid to end of November when I had to take some time off for knee pain. I didn't count calories then - just tried to watch my portions. I started MFP in January at 163. I also began the 30 day shred again - doing the low impact adjustments. I also just completed week one of C25K. This morning I'm at 140. I have 10 lbs to go. So, after beginning MFP and logging my food I have lost weight faster.

So, in about 7 months I have lost 35lbs (I only record weight once a month - takes the pressure off ) and I have also lost more than 12 inches so definitely measure yourself - it's great motivation.

My goal is a little bigger... more like 72 lbs to lose. I started this weight loss journey on January 7th of this year... But I so far I am down 46 lbs so far - I still have 26 lbs to lose before I hit my "goal weight". If you want more friends send me a request, we can lose this weight together!!!

To answer your other question... I lost my weight just by eating better, exercising regularly and sticking to it. NO MORE EXCUSES!

My original goal was 50 pounds from 185 to 135. I have lost 17 pounds since January. So I am well on my way. I have lost most of those pounds since mid feb. I lost about 5 or so in jan, but was not serious till I came to MFP.


So I keep track of my calories here, and do 30 min cardio a day and I am on day 7 or the 30 day shred.

I want to lose 40lbs. feel free to friend me and we can chat about our goals and our methods

I'm in the same boat. Started at 182, down to 176 right now after just doing this seriously for about 3 weeks. GW for me is probably 145. I'm currently doing the 30DS along with some other exercises.

Lost 45 pounds. Took me about 8 month. Have kept it off for almost a year. I eat well, still log my food off and on and made exercise a regular part of my life. When I started this I couldn't walk a brisk mile without getting winded now I regularly run 3. Just be consistant and make changes that you can live with for the rest of your life, This is not a short term change but a lifestyle.

My goal is basically identical to yours. I weight 188 right now (started at 200) and would like to be in the 150 range. Ideally I want to be around 130, but that may not even be possible with my build (athletic and muscular underneath my fat, lol).

I'm the same as above, with the exception of starting at 181.4 and would like to be in the 130-140 range. Not sure exactly where I want to be, but somewhere under 140 but more than 130. As of this morning, I'm down 8.8 pounds, which isn't bad But I have my settings to lose 1 lb a week, and I don't always follow to the letter, but try to at least balance it out to an extent.

My goal is a little bigger... more like 72 lbs to lose. I started this weight loss journey on January 7th of this year... But I so far I am down 46 lbs so far - I still have 26 lbs to lose before I hit my "goal weight". If you want more friends send me a request, we can lose this weight together!!!

To answer your other question... I lost my weight just by eating better, exercising regularly and sticking to it. NO MORE EXCUSES!

That is awesome!! Good for you!!! That was fast weight loss!! I too am trying to lose about 50 lbs - i want to lose more like 75lbs but i consider 50 my mini goal

I too want to lose about 40 lbs. My journey started off back in Nov of 2010 when my friend and I decided that we were going to join Weight Watchers and lose weight before Halloween of 2011 because we wanted to have more choices of costumes. You know the ones where it says "One size fits most". Well from Nov 2010 until about Jun 2011 I had lost about 18 lbs, just doing WW alone, no activity/exercise.

Then summer came and fresh fruits, and weekend trips to our second home, caused me to slowly gain about 12lbs back. So needless to say, Halloween 2011 came and I still had the limited choice of costumes. But I continued to march forward. I'd track, go to the meetings, etc., but was playing that game "lose 1 gain 2". So really started to get frustrated, disappointed, and down right miserable because the weight just wasn't coming off.

I knew I needed to exercise, but it just wasn't happening at home. I work 10 hour days 4 days a week and I'd get home from work and after running errands, and would just be too tired to do anything.

Now my friend has a better success story, she lost about 50 lbs doing WW but by Jan of 2012, she was playing the same game "lose 1 gain 2". It was at that point she got a coupon in the mail for $$$$ off a gym membership. So we talked about it and then we set up an appointment tour the facility.

We were both impressed and agreed that we'd cancel our WW membership and join the gym. I couldn't justify paying for WW and the gym. That's when the staff member introduced us to MFP and we've been hooked ever since (we joined the gym and signed up for MFP about 3 weeks ago).

Reading all the success stories on here gives me hope.

Thanks for listening and feel free to add me as a friend. Any and all support is appreciated.

My inital goal was to loose 50 lbs, going from 220 down to 170. This morning I hit the 40 lb mark! it has takken me 14 months, but it has been worth every struggle. Now that I am 10 lbs from my goal, I think it maybe time to pick a new goal.

I also just signed up for my first half-marathon, and am doing my first triathlon in May! Never would have thought I would be able to do these kind of things!

Well my goal was to get back into a size 10 jeans (started in a size tight 16 and I was 213pounds May 1st 2011 start date) I fit into that size 10 in October of 2011 I was down 32 pounds at that time

at that time felt I could loose more so I`m still going and currently 170 pounds and in a size 8 also 43pounds down since my start date so almost a year to get this far

My original goal was 25 lbs which I met in about 3-4 months maybe. I surpassed that goal so 30 was next, then 35 since I passed that goal. I lost 37 lbs in about 8 months (Jan-Aug 2011). Now I am at 44 lbs lost. My goal isn't to lose more weight, but to tone up which could mean some weight gain in muscle but a smaller body.

I did Turbo Jam, Turbo Fire, ChaLEAN Extreme and now I'm doing Les Mills PUMP. All of these programs are in home workouts that come with food guides, schedules, multiple videos, equipment (if needed), etc. I love these workouts and they quickly became part of my daily routine.

Amber

I, too, started out with 40 pounds to lose, but I started about four years ago. I watched what I ate, planning to add exercise later, and lost 16 pounds in about 6-7 weeks. Then I lost a child and stopped trying to lose weight---just survived somehow for the next four years. I started MFP about 5 weeks ago, still with 16 pounds lost and 24 to go. In 5 weeks, I've lost 9 pounds, and I just recently started some light exercise. I am 60 years old, have been sedentary, and have asthma, so I can't tolerate rigorous exercise, so I just do some walking (Leslie Sansone) and very, very light weights (Strong Women Stay Young, which is geared toward older women). I think my asthma is more limiting than my age.

I imagine the next 15 pounds will take longer than the former pounds did, so I'm trying to have the mindset to be patient. If all goes well, I may aim for another 10 pounds since my original goal is just within the healthy range.

I would, of course, like to see the weight gone tomorrow, but I do believe doing this slowly and purposefully will yield better results and, hopefully, long lasting ones. I've only had one week when I have been trying to lose weight that I didn't lose. I know that may happen again, and I'm trying to prepare myself to accept that when/if it happens.

Look forward to reading about your continued success in losing weight/getting fit.