So ive lost 30 lbs , how much is it gonna slow down?

[BiggestLooser1]

hey guys! im new here *waves* so glad i stumbled upon this forum its full of alot of interesting reads and answers alot of the questions i have from time to time.... and you guys seems so supportive of one another... very cool


My question:

Ive lost 30 lbs in a month,
im still on induction which i plan to continue until i get within 15 lbs of my goal. i have about 60 more pounds to loose.
to be my goal weight which is 125.
I excersize ALOT and I am doing this diet following the rules strictly.
I know they say weight loss slows down alot after the first 2 weeks... but how much exactly? it did slow down a little after the first 2 weeks for me, but im still loosing at a good pace... I would like to loose the 60 lbs by the end of may. I am 18 yrs old and like i said, im pretty active in working out....



Is that an unrealistic goal?
I think its about 15 lbs a month which im doing fine with right now. but im just worried its going to slow down a whoooole biggg bunch...
thanks you guys! = )

[stephbob]

It's very hard to say. Yes, weight loss will slow down. You could lose 4lbs a week, you could lose 1lb a week. It depends on your metabolism. HOWEVER! If you're going to exercising loads, you will be gaining muscle to replace your fat cells, so although the scales may say that you're not losing weight, guarenteed if you measure yourself instead, you'll see results.

I lost 28lbs in the first 6 weeks, and 2 months on, I've not lost anything else. But I've still gone down 2 dress sizes.

[cruiser gal]

There's really no way of knowing, how fast or slow a person will lose weight. What we should be looking at more than the scale #'s, is the inches that are melting away, and how are clothes fit, and especially fitting into lower sizes. Just follow what you are doing faithfully, drink your water, exercise, stay according to plan, and you will get fabulous results!!!

[sadie@136]

phew whooshie fairy really like u
dont worry about lbs alot hooney ..consider the body fat%age ,means inches..and do your thing u will do great just set a realistic goal..u can put on easily but there is a limit of loosing..
i am doing atkins for last almost 5 months and just lost 26 lbs..be glad what u have achieved.
and u can do it just dont restrict it to the time span u have set in mind
i am very happy for your success so far
lookinng forward for listening from u more.
hugs
sadie

[shoelee]

Excellent - all the best....

[sarasexton]

Congratulations!!!

[marinefam7051]

out of curosity when u have the big flabby arm. and stomach Do they stay once you start losing ?

[JandLsMom]

If you have lots to lose and dont want skin hanging, then you need to work out and tone up along the way!

[RationalBeing]

15lbs is not impossible if you have 60 more pounds to lose. It seems you're realistic about yoru ideal weight, unless you are quite short. If you are 5'2" then you probably have to get down below 125lbs - but if at the minimum you currently weigh 185lbs you could easily do 15lbs. As you get smaller your caloric needs decrease (simple physics) so weight loss usually slows as a result.

Keep in mind also that in the first 2 weeks you've lost about 10lbs of water/glycogen so at the least you probably have another 70lbs to lose.

15lbs AVERAGE for the next 4 months can be done

Luc

[DAWNIMMEL]

Congratulations on the weight loss. 30lbs in a month is increadible. Keep up the good work.......D-