Question:
Is it true that the less weight you have to lose the slower it will happen?

That the body will hold on to the fat longer. How long will it take to drink fluids without tiny sips?    — Toby2 (posted on August 8, 2008)

August 8, 2008
I only had 108lbs to lose - considered a light weight. I lost my weight extremely fast and was to my goal in 6 months and kept on losing. I might be the exception to all of the rules, but I know everyone is different and everyone loses differently. But to answer your question - I lost my weight very fast. Good luck.
   — jammerz

August 8, 2008
No, that's not true. Usually lower bmi people get to goal (or where ever their body thinks it should land) before a year, higher bmi usually takes 18 months. Our lbs lost seem lower, but if you look at percentage of excess weight loss, it's about the same. For instance, the first month, the average is to lose 20% of your EW. For someone with 100 lbs to lose, that's only 20 lbs. For someone with 200 lbs to lose, that's 40 lbs. So, it looks like we are losing less, but over all, we are losing at the same rate. My goal was to be in the normal bmi range, which was to be 140 lbs. with a 74 lb loss. I lost that in 6 months. I was at normal in just 6 months. You don't see that happening with high bmi people. I have since lost another 20 lbs, putting me at weighing 120lbs in my first year. So, please don't compare yourself to others. How much weight someone loses has many factors involved like age and how much they have to lose.
   — Teresa V.

August 8, 2008
Again, I would say 'no'. I weighed 207 the day I was released from the hospital. I now, less than 3 months out, I have lost 49 pounds. For two weeks it came off a little more slowly but now it is going away about a pound every two days. I weigh 158, goal is 140. Lyn
   — SkinnyLynni2B