I found this survey It was from about a year ago thought it was a pretty good one to post again.
Survey...
how much have you lost?
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
are you finished?
how long did it take?
how long have you kept it off?
what approach did you use?
Reason: 4/29/08: Stickied; 5/9/08: Unstickied
How much? 9lbs!
Is this the 1st time? Yes
Are you finished? No, 21 more to go
How long? 5 weeks
What approach did you use? I eat 3 meals and 4 snacks a day - I never feel hungry or deprived. I stay within my 1,250 calorie count. I cut out most processed foods, chips and candy. I cut back on pastas, breads and rice. When I go to parties or family get togethers I take ALL my own food!
58lbs!
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
Kind of a repeat performance. 4 years ago I did a crash diet - lost about 20lbs then lost the will to carry on (not surprised!). Put it all back on and then some! This time I'm changing my lifestyle, and am here to stay :)
are you finished?
I Wish! 11lbs to go
how long did it take?
Ongoing - 6 months and counting.
what approach did you use?
I'm a vegetarian, slowly cutting out dairy products now too. Avoiding carbonated drinks, most junk food, take-out food, processed foods, mindless snacking. And paying a lot of attention to portion sizes!!
29 lbs.
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
first time.
are you finished?
No, still want to lose at the very least 11lbs.
how long did it take?
about 6 months.
how long have you kept it off?
2 months maintained, now im trying to lose more..
what approach did you use?
Ate 1200 calories a day..sometimes less.. no excercise..i wouldnt recommend how I did it because it was very close to being ed-ish..
how much have you lost? so far just 11lb
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? Defiantly a repeat
are you finished? a long way off yet
how long did it take? Iv only been at this 6 weeks so far i lost all this weigth in the first three weeks the next weeks i was ill with throat infection so all i ate was high fat throat cooling rubbish like creamy ice cream and creamy yog then iv spent the next two weeks getting back on track
how long have you kept it off? I guess i could say 3 weeks
what approach did you use? Healthy eating and plenty of excercise not going too low and rewarding myself if i do good.
Survey...
how much have you lost? 15 lbs, but gained 5 over spring break, so 10?
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? a repeated performance
are you finished? noo.
how long did it take? since january.
how long have you kept it off? since january
what approach did you use? eating better, exercising cardio and weights, drinking more water, less fast food/fried food, not snacking on bad things, more veggies, no meat (my choice, not diet influenced)
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? repeat :)
are you finished? oh noo
how long did it take? the ten- 3 weeks
how long have you kept it off? still losing.. hopefully!
what approach did you use? calorie counting- but allowing myself hundreds of chocolate/junk food calories a day so that i wouldnt feel deprived and go back to bingeing. lol
how much have you lost? 7lbs.
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? 1st time
are you finished? 18 more to go.
how long did it take? well so far 5 weeks, but hope to be done in July/August before I start school. (cosmetology)
how long have you kept it off? hopefully forever!
what approach did you use? Calorie counting, regular exercise and lots of will power!
how much have you lost?
- It was 30 lbs now it's 25 lbs
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
- First time
are you finished?
- Since I gained weight back no
how long did it take?
- February 2007 to September 2007
how long have you kept it off?
- I kept it well off until late Dec 2007. Have gained 5 solid lbs since then and feel like I will probably gain more before I do anything about it
what approach did you use?
- Calorie counting and never allowing myself to be super-hungry. I educated myself on this website about being healthy, healthy foods, low cal meals and snacks and learned to love fruit and water, two things I never ate/drank before losing weight.
how much have you lost?
I'm about 15-20 pounds down
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
I had lost about 30, but gained back 10.
are you finished?
No. I still want to lose about 20 more.
how long did it take?
The first time, about 10 months.
how long have you kept it off?
I've kept the 20 off for about 10 months.
what approach did you use?
cut portions, counted calories, LOADS of exercise, lots of water.
how much have you lost? 80lbs
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? Repeat, repeat
are you finished? No, 20 more to go
how long did it take? about 1 and a 1/2 years so far
how long have you kept it off? Almost a year because It started fast and then I hit several walls along the way, but with this sight I am back on track.
what approach did you use? Gave up real Soda, Exercise 6 days a week and eat healthy. I allow myself to cheat when I want becasue if I don't I totally sabatoge myself and bing but I am doing great!!!!!
14lbs
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
repeat..but this is the last time I'll need to do it!
are you finished?
not yet..still 10lbs more to go
how long did it take?
started in Nov, lost 8lb, Xmas/NYear was extremely stressful and I comfort ate and put 6lbs back on. Started again afresh in Feb and have steadily lost since then
how long have you kept it off?
Well I haven't gone back to my start weight from Nov...so since then really
what approach did you use?
From Nov I calorie-counted and moved more..after the Xmas/NY blip I tried a hypnosis CD/book from Paul McKenna, to try and deal with my comfort eating. It has worked like a dream!!
How much? 93 lbs
Is this the 1st time? Using CC? Yes.
Are you finished? No, 20 more to go
How long? Since July 24/2007 (9 months)
What approach did you use? Gym membership - going to gym 3-4 times a week. Calorie counting not going over 1250-1400 calories/day.
65 pounds
85 more to go
Since Sept.4,07 ( 8 months)
1500-1800 calories/day
how much have you lost?
Last try lost 30 kg in 3 months time. After 10 years, put back on the weight.
Current try, lost 13kg.
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
Definately Repeat performance
are you finished?
Nope. 20kg more to go. Wish me luck! :)
how long did it take?
Second try 13 kg 3 months. As age catching up, metabolism lower, need more time. Stable and Steady. Target 5 months to shed min 20 kg.
how long have you kept it off?
Been on YOYO diet and weight, not sure the answer. LOL!
what approach did you use?
Low calories diet and gym workout. Always aim for the output of calories higher than the intake of calories. DAILY AIM: Max 1200 calories intake, 500 calories work out.
Vege, eggwhite, soya & fish diet.
I've lost: 41 lbs.
This is a bit of a repeat, but not really... last year I lost about 20 lbs really fast in an unhealthy way and gained it all back as soon as I started eating again. This time I've changed the way I eat sustainably.
I'm not done, want to lose about 10 more lbs and build some significant muscle as well.
It's taken me about 9 months so far, and I've been doing really well. I took a break in December and ate at maintence to be sure that I could keep the weight off especially around holidays, which I did very sucessfully.
I've basically just been logging all my calories, eating at the level I calculate from Phord's calorie calculator. I also have been doing serious strength training 2-3 times a week with cardio thrown in at least twice a week.
how much have you lost? 15 pounds
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? 1st time
are you finished? No, I'd like to lost 10 more pounds
how long did it take? 6 months
how long have you kept it off? 1 month
what approach did you use? I cut my calories to 1,200 for 2 months, and then to about 1,350 for a month, then I started doing cardio at the gym and eating about 1,800 calories. When I added strength training about 2 months later, I cut my calories to 1,500.
how much have you lost?
35 lbs
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance?
Not the first attempt, but the first sucess.
are you finished?
Nope. 5 to go! (well maybe another ten after that, have to wait and see)
how long did it take?
7 months
how long have you kept it off?
7 months
what approach did you use?
Count my calories, try and do some sort of exercise every day.
how much have you lost? 20 lbs
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? repeat, in 2003 Ilost 60 lbs, gained it back when I got pregnant again in 2005
are you finished? no, 45 more to go
how long did it take? started mid January
how long have you kept it off? n/a
what approach did you use? cutting down on sweets and loading up on fruits, veggies and water
how much have you lost? 10 pounds,
is this the 1st time or a repeat performance? This is the first time I've actually paid attention to what I put in my body- It's partially about weight loss but mostly about nutrition.
are you finished? I'm still working on muscle tone, wouldn't mind a loss of 2-3 pounds but as I add muscle I'm not sure that's going to be possible or healthy.
how long did it take? About two months
how long have you kept it off? I'm slightly gaining because of fat loss and muscle gain, but I've been maintaining for a few weeks.
what approach did you use? Two months of 1500 cal/day- some weeks I'd get to the gym 5-6 times, others not at all depending on my workload. I just started weight lifting this month. I also eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day, keeping me satisfied (most of the time). I allow higher calorie days- Eating out and drinking assure that I'll never stay within my limit every single day- but I've grown to accept that and don't want my diet to ruin my social life.
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