Am I losing weight to slow?

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I made up my mind in January of 2006 that I was going to change my life style. I was 295 pounds on a 6'00 frame, "I'm 33 years old". I cut my calorie intake. I stopped drinking, eating leaner meats, more fruits and vegs, switched to wholegrains. Lost 20 pounds in about a 3 month period. Realized that it was going to take exercise to lose weight along with dieting. So in August of 2006, I started walking, playing basketball, doing alot of yard work. The weight started to come off slowly. I'm now at 258 pounds. My question is: Its been 16 months now and I have only lost 37 pounds. How much should I have lost by now? My goal weight is 210. I know of some who lostt 37 or more pounds in just 6 months. Am I going at it to slowly?
 
The slower the better, apparently. For one thing, it gives your body and skin time to adjust. And it gives you the time to develop healthier eating habits. Makes it easier to keep it up, and keep the weight off when you're done. :)

Congratulations on everything you've lost so far!!!
 
No, you're NOT going too slowly. I'm very much like you - 6'0", and started at 270 lbs. My goal is to get to 13% body fat (around 200 lbs.), and I'm taking over two years to get there.

This will give you time to build in the habits to sustain the rest of your life.
 
Congratulations! :)

Some of the greatest accomplishments in life begin by taking one small step at a time. When we are challenged to think deeply, encouraged by others to succeed, and ultimately inspired to take action, great things start to happen.

Dieting is not easy and it takes a time. But the most important is to do it in a healthy way.

Good luck!
 
If you're excersicing too, then chances are you will be gaining some more muscle here and there where you're hitting, whereas people who lose very quickly are more likely to end up with less than they begun with.
I'm losing about 1lbs a week right now, that seems a perfect figure to get me down another few lbs.

Edit: dvisnjevac, some pointers on that link are pure trash quite honestly, stop eating after 6pm ? Pffft.
 
Leigh P. said:
I always say...

It takes years to put it on, you have to give it some time to take it off.
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Or, to put in "scientific" terms: The ease with which you take off, and keep off, weight is inversely proportional to the ease with which you put it on. :)
 
eating after 6pm

PinkRoses
I disagree with you regarding your comment about eating after 6pm.
I usually stop eating 3-4 hours before bed time. I've been doing this for 2 weeks now and I've totally gotten use to it.

If you stop eating completely 4 hours before bed time, not only will your sleep be more deep and peaceful you will also drop weight faster. Our bodies have various cycles within the 24 hour day. When we sleep our bodies begin the business of restoring, rejuvinating and replenishing as well as disposing of toxins. If you eat during this time your body is too busy processing the food you've eaten to do it's job properly.

Want proof? Eat before bed and check how you feel upon waking. Notice how your eyes are puffy and you feel a bit groggy? Now try not eating for 4 hours before bed. You will notice that you wake up feeling more refreshed and alert and no puffy eyes.

Keep it up for a few days and you are almost guaranteed to lose a pound or two.

It works for me.
 
dvisnjevac said:
PinkRoses
I disagree with you regarding your comment about eating after 6pm.
I usually stop eating 3-4 hours before bed time. I've been doing this for 2 weeks now and I've totally gotten use to it.

If you stop eating completely 4 hours before bed time, not only will your sleep be more deep and peaceful you will also drop weight faster. Our bodies have various cycles within the 24 hour day. When we sleep our bodies begin the business of restoring, rejuvinating and replenishing as well as disposing of toxins. If you eat during this time your body is too busy processing the food you've eaten to do it's job properly.

Want proof? Eat before bed and check how you feel upon waking. Notice how your eyes are puffy and you feel a bit groggy? Now try not eating for 4 hours before bed. You will notice that you wake up feeling more refreshed and alert and no puffy eyes.

Keep it up for a few days and you are almost guaranteed to lose a pound or two.

It works for me.
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I know this works for you, and it all sounds nice, but I have never ever seen any real scientific proof to back up the idea that you will lose weight faster based on the time you eat your food. Yes, you probably will sleep better, and if you sleep better, it's easier not to give in to cravings, but there's an indirect connection at best.

In fact, our bodies, mainly our liver, is busy disposing of toxins throughout the day, not just at night. When food moves into your small intestine, your body starts the digestive process, and your livers and kidneys go into action. The time of day has no bearing on how much is stored as fat, how much is turned into muscle, how much is used to repair muscle fibers, etc.

Not eating after 6pm is basically one of those diet "gimmicks" that really work only because people end up cutting down on the quantity of calories they consume in a day. A lot of people are used to eating ice cream and other desserts when they sit down in front of the TV at night. A rule like "don't eat after 6pm" helps them lose weight, because they don't eat that ice cream, not because there's anything magic about the time itself.
 
not to eat after 6pm

Tom, there are many professionals who recommend not to eat after 6pm.

Here is what fitness experts Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Neporent say about late night eating in their book “The Fat-Free Truth” (page 111)


Here is what Debra Waterhouse MPH, RD says about late night eating in her book (see book description):


And here is her biography


There are many more professionals who recommend not eating after 6pm.
Reasons for obesity could be fast food, lack of exercise, not eating whole day then overeating at night or eating regularly during day and overeating at night….
In some cases it is combination. We have to listen what our body tells us because there is no single diet that works for everyone. Lifestyle has to be readjusted towards healthy habits. Even in weight maintenance phase not eating after 6pm is good advice.
 
The slower the better.There is a thing called "the yo-yo effect" that says that the faster you lose weight the faster you'll gain it back and viceversa so, you're on the right track.Keep it up!
 
dvisnjevac said:
Tom, there are many professionals who recommend not to eat after 6pm.

Here is what fitness experts Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Neporent say about late night eating in their book “The Fat-Free Truth” (page 111)
The Fat-Free Truth: Real Answers to the ... - Google Book Search

Here is what Debra Waterhouse MPH, RD says about late night eating in her book (see book description):
Amazon.ca: Outsmarting The Female Fat Cell: Books: Debra Waterhouse

And here is her biography
About Debra Waterhouse MPH, RD

There are many more professionals who recommend not eating after 6pm.
Reasons for obesity could be fast food, lack of exercise, not eating whole day then overeating at night or eating regularly during day and overeating at night….
In some cases it is combination. We have to listen what our body tells us because there is no single diet that works for everyone. Lifestyle has to be readjusted towards healthy habits. Even in weight maintenance phase not eating after 6pm is good advice.
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I agree with TomO.

The notion that if you stop eating after a certain time at night, it will have some effect on weight loss ( i.e. fat )..... is just another one of those pesky " myths" IMO.

Most normal full meals ( snacks take much less time ) take 3/4 hours to digest anyway. Either way, your body ultilizes the calories from food in the same way at 10:00 a.m, 2:00 p.m or 7:00 p.m or 10:00 p.m. ( whatever time you choose ) - it's the same whatever the time of the day it is. Beyond that, there are benefits of allocating one's daily maintenace calories across 6 meals a day ( every 2.5 - 3.0 hours a day ) which, as a result, may span a period of 18 hours, not 12 hours.

As TomO pointed out, I suspect this " myth " may have come about in attempts to simply discourage folks from heavy-duty snacking late at night - i.e sitting in front of the TV noshing on chips, pop, ice cream, cookies etc. This is more of an issue pertaining to the intake of excessive calories overall - rather than when the intake of calories is done IMO. So, noshing on chips, pop, ice cream, cookies will have the same impact on your body by eating them at noon as at they will by eating them at 2:00 p.m or 7:00 p.m or even 10:00 p.m.

The bottom line is, excess calories will be stored as fat, regardless of whether they are consumed during the day or at night. A calorie is a calorie - whether you consume it at 10 AM or at 10 PM.
 
I don't think it's too slow. If that's your desired goal than stick to it and that's that. I think it's very realistic. You can do it with the right motivation
 
If you can avoid any gains, you're doing better than the majority of the population I would say!
 
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