How long did take you to lose 30 pounds

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  • nichole325
    nichole325 Posts: 244 Member
    I am on my journey to ONEderland and haven't seen a loss in about a month. I'm crossing my fingers that I see one tomorrow....

    I will say one thing...I HAVE changed my eating and I weigh everything (or try to) and I also hit the gym 6 days a week. However, I do not deprive myself. I live with my boyfriend who can eat anything and everything so we still get pizza, we still eat pasta, we still go to restaurants, we still have an occasional drink, I am just trying to make healthier choices.

    So the weight is coming off veryyyyy slowly...but I want to make this a realistic weight loss. I seen no point in completely depriving myself of the things I love for the weight to come off, because when I start eating those things again it will come right back, which I DONT want.

    Good luck!
  • healthybodyhealthymind
    healthybodyhealthymind Posts: 92
    3 and a half months. Only a pound a way :)
  • TasTam
    TasTam Posts: 84 Member
    It took me about 4 months to lose 27 lbs and that's with a plateau of 15 days when I didn't lose anything. I cranked up my calories about 250-300 a day and started losing again. So it was averaging about 1.5 lbs a week.
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I'm only on 13.5lb so far (8 weeks), but I shall report back when I get there ;)
  • littlebuddy84
    littlebuddy84 Posts: 995 Member
    I hit my goal of 30 pounds lost today :happy: ! Im here since january 11th so just under 4 months.
  • kellicrandall
    kellicrandall Posts: 24
    It took me 4 1/2 months. I stick to 1200 calories a day and try my best to get on the elliptical and do arm weights daily. Lately I have not been so dedicated but not gaining anything. Good luck. You can do it! If you have a bad day or a bad week, just get back to it and don't think you should give up because you blew it once or twice. Just keep trying!
  • kalyy
    kalyy Posts: 59 Member
    It took me 4 months to lose 23 lbs. I still have between 35 and 43 lbs left, hopefully by February '13 lol :D
    I just started using mfp last week eating around 1630 calories and lost 1.5lbs, I weighted half lb less this morning but I only count Friday's weight in.

    Good luck!
  • ines25
    ines25 Posts: 107 Member
    I'm trying to lose 30lbs too I started January 16 the first to weeks lost 3lbs than I started gaining it back in feb I was running a lot and nothing at the first week of march I lost 4lbs and after that my weight stared to drop so will see this month what will happe I'll recommend u not to weight ur self the first 6 -8 weeks cause if ur are working out u gonna gain muscle and them it will start the weight loss so don't worry about time every body is different but if u r near the 200lb those 30 pounds will come of faster
  • SoBodyMazing
    SoBodyMazing Posts: 159
    It took me 6 months...
  • laurels12
    laurels12 Posts: 54 Member
    I logged a 30lb loss this week and have just hit the 110 day mark. On the cusp of one-derland! Can't wait!!

    You'll get there before you know it!! :happy:

    Lxx
  • LikeNoOneElse84
    LikeNoOneElse84 Posts: 475 Member
    It took me about 3 months to lose 30lbs. I used Atkins to help jump start my weight loss. It was wonderful.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    About 6 months. Good luck :)
  • Carrmaduke
    Carrmaduke Posts: 42
    6 weeks.
  • lyssaloo
    lyssaloo Posts: 39 Member
    30 pounds took me nearly 4 months
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    It took me 5 months, but I only wanted to lose 40 total and I took it the slow-and-steady route of following MFP recommendations and eating back my exercise calories. People who have a lot more weight to lose can lose the same number of pounds more quickly. :-)
  • lgwmab
    lgwmab Posts: 274 Member
    It took me about 6 months or so. Ilost 10 pounds before starting on MFP. As much as I wish it would have come off faster, slow and steady wins the race.
  • hrcowman
    hrcowman Posts: 73 Member
    It took me a little over 4 months.
  • mdsjmom98
    mdsjmom98 Posts: 333 Member
    Took me 3 months to lose 33 lbs. Hit that mile marker last Friday. I just watch my calories, and try not to indulge in "bad" things, drink lots of water, and exercise. You can do this!!!
  • gellolicious
    gellolicious Posts: 14
    If I hit it this week, it will have taken me a week shy of 6 months. This has been a slow and steady process where I've just been learning to eat and live like a thin person. I haven't cut anything out of my diet. I have days where I don't count calories and just eat what I want (tailgating, holidays, date night) but I try and adjust for it elsewhere throughout the week.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    It took me about 6 months or so. Ilost 10 pounds before starting on MFP. As much as I wish it would have come off faster, slow and steady wins the race.

    This!
  • blonde20fan
    blonde20fan Posts: 233 Member
    Unfortunately it took me 8 months. Slow but steady!
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    28 pounds took me from December 1 through March 31. Four months or about 17 weeks. Average loss of 1.6 pounds per week.

    At that point, I plateaued until this week. I'm now officially 30 pounds down. December 1 through April 7. Five months, seven days, or just over 22 weeks. Average loss of 1.3 pounds per week.

    The little man on my ticker has been crawling for the last month.
  • Amber50lbsDown
    Amber50lbsDown Posts: 255 Member
    Its taken me 4 months and a week to lose 25 hopefully Ill be at 30 by 5 months.

    ive also had a couple week breaks in there for being sick, hurt back, people dieing and so on...life....lol
  • tkajpeeters
    tkajpeeters Posts: 6
    My husband lost 60lbs last year! It took him 6 months! He quit alcohol and soda for 2 months for a jump start and then ordered INSANITY!
  • bfbooty
    bfbooty Posts: 189 Member
    it's taken me 3 months to lose 30lb started exercising 15-20 mins 3-4 times a week I now do a good hour or more 5-6 days a week and have added in strength training this last week, I eat fairly clean very little processed foods
  • striveforhealthy
    striveforhealthy Posts: 137 Member
    5 months.
  • kenny_johnson
    kenny_johnson Posts: 108 Member
    For me it was about 9 weeks, but I also started at 361 pounds. If you were losing 2 pounds a week, it would be closer to 15 weeks.
  • careyayn22
    careyayn22 Posts: 95
    About four months.
  • vallemic
    vallemic Posts: 278 Member
    About 5 months.
  • bjpelt
    bjpelt Posts: 4 Member
    34 pounds in 75 days! keep it up! I was stuck at the same weight for like 2 weeks then finally i was able to lose again.
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