I need motivation! How much weight have you lost and how’d you do it? Now is the perfect time to work on those fitness goals

260 -> 180 over 2 years and have kept it off for 5+ years now. Eating right was the biggest determinant of success and changing my habits, expectations and overall relationship with food not only helps me look good but will keep me alive with my wife for longer!

23 female went from 131 to 118! (Still at a healthy weight). Mainly switched to raw foods and subbed in things like cucumbers with hummus instead of chips and dip, halo top ice cream instead of regular, low calorie toast, egg whites, greens and protein with dinner and fruits in between for snacks! Also i try to run a few times a week and found some good at home cardio kick boxing videos from pop sugar on YouTube that helped with my strength! Went from not being able to do a push up to now doing 10-15 in a row!

I’m 23 and have been doing intermittent fasting (skip breakfast and have an early dinner) as well as generally swapping out carb filled meals for protein rich ones. I’ve been working out about every other day (cardio and weights). I’ve lost 8lbs in about 1.5 months. You got this OP!

5’4” male and 29 years old... lost 18 lbs since March from 160 to 142. I eat once or twice a day and limit my dinner intake, if I even eat dinner the day. I also run around my house everyday, and take 5-mile walks on a nature trail close by my house.

5’8” dude, 200 —> 180 since March, and not finished! It’s genuinely just calories. I’m starting to work out now that it’s less miserable, but all I did was meticulously count calories.

I used Noom, which was a paid subscription, but you could just as easily do the same thing with MyFitnessPal or an equivalent meal tracking app.

Killing snacks was the hardest part for me, but it’s definitely worth it. I’m still on the heavier side, but seeing & feeling the way my body changed for the better has been amazing. You can do it!

29F, -65lbs in a year, still working to for —30lbs more. The main topic is to develop healthy eating habits.

Late 30's male. Lost 100 pounds since April, 2017. Diet is probably like 90% of my strategy, and walking for my physical activity. Pokemon go and a solid playlist can do wonders!

32yo Male, was 190, now 170. Goal is 150. Did it all since WFH started by doing intermittent fasting (only eat from 4pm-10pm). Since the last 20lbs will definitely be the hardest, starting every other day morning bike rides

26. 5’11” female. i’ve gone from 200 > 185 over the past year. slow and steady has been my game. I use My Fitness Pal to track my food intake, always try to stay under my calorie goal there. and i use the Peloton app to workout every day! even if it’s just 20 mins I just try to be active each day. I can’t run due to a preexisting back injury, so I walk instead! and it’s been great! good luck OP! just trust the process & don’t try to cheat yourself. the fad diets work quickly, but they don’t last!

27, 5’7 female, went from 193 to 180 so far. I lift usually but recently have turned to more HIIT and running to shed more body fat percentage, i have the muscle I just want it more more visible now. Also i subscribed to a meal prep service local to the MD area where I live. The food tastes pretty good and it helps me stay in line with eating on the weekdays, weekends I’ve been grilling more but I’m not as strict, i have about 1-2 cheat meals a week.

With the HIIT, I’ve always loved the insanity workouts so i do those, try to for now run at least 1x a week 3.5 miles.

I’m a 30y female and I’ve lost ~30 lbs since mid April 250 -> 221. I got a FitBit and it’s motivated, too lol.

I’m doing the 21 Day Meal Plan that’s a no-sugar, no sodium diet that you do for 21 days. You can take breaks between. There’s a FB group you join after buying the PDF guide and tons of good recipes.

Im doing that + intermittent fasting from 10pm-9am, but I’m not 100% compliant on weekends.

I also switch between Transform 20, Zumba or just go for walks and drink tons of water. I don’t like working out for more than 30 min tbh so I keep to quick intense workouts that makes me feel guilty NOT doing given they are so quick.

Mid 30s, lost 30lbs and 7% body fat since start of the year.
2 years ago I ran 5k every day and lost weight to where I am now, but had high body fat and no definition.
In college I lifted daily and could do 150 pushups and do 20 pull-ups, but was never as lean and muscular as I am now.
The trick for me was diet+weights, pure and simple. When I’ve done calorie deficits (running all the time) I’d lost weight but also lose muscle. When I was lifting but eating I’d get strong but lose nothing. Had to do both, all it took was lockdown to figure this out and be in the best shape of my life!

I’m in my early 50s, started at 178 and now at 155. Still 15 pounds to go. No sugar, no flour. No simple carbs. Limited alcohol intake. Weigh myself daily. I use a written Protocol (i.e., I write out what I will eat 24 hours in advance); I used mindset work to learn how to allow urges to eat off my Protocol without reacting to them. Worked with a private weight loss coach for women lawyers.

28 Female. Lost 25 odd kgs over the past couple years and kept it off since. Minimised takeaways and found exercise I enjoyed!

Intermittent fasting has also worked for me. I essentially don’t eat from 12-8 and try to supplement unhealthy snacks with fruits. I’ve also done a lot of smoothies, which I highly recommended, because it’s very easy to throw together and have ready for your next call. Add some protein powder also to keep you full! Down from 224 to 212, trying to get back below 200.
Probably would have done better by now, but I love chicken wings too much

250-> 190 over 3 years, still have another 35 or so to go. I aim for about 20 lbs/year now. Intermittent intermittant fasting (tehe) and healthy foods. And I let myself have unhealthy foods a few times per week, but plan ahead to make sure I’m not earing more than I burned, and have cut down the amount I order.

Exercise- cardio and weight training. There are a number of apps that have body-weight workouts (I use Gymondo). Get a Yoga matt. Goal is to reduce muscle loss. 20-30 mins/day.
I also started walking anywhere under 2 miles (assuming I wasn’t running late), and I began doing a lot of other fun exercise stuff like long bikerides, hiking, exploring the city on foot or by bike, and generally just getting up and out of the house which stimulates metabolism- even if it’s to just run errands with friends.

The goal is to create a calorie deficit of course, but it is much more comfortable to create a 500 calorie deficit when you’re burning 3000 cal vs 1500.

My method is definitely slower than what most people will describe, but for me I need/needed to unlearn bad food and health habits and replace them with good ones so I don’t go back to the habits that caused my weight gain to begin with.

I've lost 8 lbs in 6 weeks and I didn't eliminate anything or workout super hard. Just started counting calories and tries to get 130-140 grams of protein every day. I try to lift at least 3 times a week but I wanna add couple days hiits to that soon. I wanna to lose another 20-30.

Don't do Keto, IF, Paleo, none of that. They will all damage your body.

51 and I’ve lost 10 lbs since Feb but I’ve lost SO many inches (3 from my waist alone) after starting working out with Team BeachBody. I can high plank without shaking for a minute and 15 seconds (I couldn’t even plank in Feb) and while the scale doesn’t say I’ve lost as much weight as I would like I’m building muscle , eating healthy, have energy and feel great!