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I've lost 30 pounds since October with diet alone. I have recently started walking and jogging daily to help with those last 5 pounds, it gets harder to lose when you get close to your goal. I would recommend exercise from the beginning to give yourself extra calories and also to cover any logging mistakes. Good luck!
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My starting numbers were very similar to yours, 41 yrs. 5'6 and 161 lbs. I have logged for 155 days and lost 28.2 lbs. It has been slow and steady, but I have stuck to the calories mfp gave me and have lost an average of 1.26 lbs per week. Also, I didn't add any extra exercise but I'm a teacher and run around all day! Good…
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As of today I have logged in for 140 days and lost 25.6 lbs. You can do it too! I plugged in my stats to lose 1.5 lbs per week and stuck with the calories it gave me. I don't restrict what I eat, I just eat less of it. I think a lot of people think to lose weight you have to be on a "diet", low carb, no sugar etc. Just eat…
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I'm 5'6 and started at 161 and am down to 135 in about 3 months. I have a glass of red wine almost nightly, so don't give up what you love just add it into to your calories!
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I'm in the same boat, lost 9 pounds and logged in for 70 days in a row now! It's frustrating, but slow and steady wins the race right??!! Just don't give up, we can do this:))
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Your post was very helpful, so I took a leap of faith and changed my goal to 1 lb per week because I haven't lost in a couple of weeks. Hope it works! I didn't change my ending goal but I think you are absolutely right. I'm pretty sure I'll know it when I get there!
