Noticeable

victoriaalice40

I am just curious as to when others noticed you lost weight and commented? I have lost 12 pounds total in about 30 days but no one has said anything at work, or at home. I am losing weight for me, but I am just curious if it is even noticeable yet. I have noticed in the way my clothes fit and I know that is all that matters. But... hello??? ha-ha. I do have a lot to lose still, so maybe that's why. Encouraging yourself is hard sometimes.

LadyGrey75

I have lost a little over 13 lbs and have had the same let down, but hang in there one day it wil be lake "BAM"

sherbear702

It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the rest o the world to notice.

Give it another month, pretty soon your co-workers and family will look at you and say "hey, have you lost weight?"

pander101

Took me about 30-40lbs for anyone to notice

infinikitty

SueInAz

I think I've heard that it takes around 30 pounds or so but it's going to be different for everyone depending on how overweight the person is, how she normally dresses, etc. For example, I've had people ask me after only 5 pounds or so but I'm short so 5 pounds is a lot more noticeable on me than on someone who is 6' tall.

holyfenix

I lost about 25-30 lbs without really seeing anyone who didn't know what I was trying to accomplish. Then about 6 months after I was at my heaviest, a friend of mine commented on the fact my belly was gone and said she wished her fiance would lose his haha.

I didn't really have that much weight to lose at the start anyway. Your diary says you have about 93 lbs to lose so people probably won't notice much until you lose about 30-50.

SingRunTing

My first wave of it was around 20 lbs lost. Now, at 35 lbs down, I have a different set people mentioning it (one today in the cafeteria actually).

You get all types of people. Some people will say something as soon as they notice. Some people will wait a while to be sure that you're losing weight before they say anything. Many people are too self absorbed to notice until you've lost like 100 lbs. And finally, a lot of people won't say anything ever because they think its rude to comment on someone's appearance.

sherbear702

holyfenix wrote: »

I lost about 25-30 lbs without really seeing anyone who didn't know what I was trying to accomplish. Then about 6 months after I was at my heaviest, a friend of mine commented on the fact my belly was gone and said she wished her fiance would lose his haha.

I didn't really have that much weight to lose at the start anyway. Your diary says you have about 93 lbs to lose so people probably won't notice much until you lose about 30-50.

^^^^ Yeah, that too^^^^ It will be much less noticable if you've got lots to lose.

gothchiq

Nobody said anything until I had lost 20 lb. Also, I am short.

Ninkyou

It wasn't until I had lost 28 lbs that anyone said anything. At 30 lbs the comments were flying.

ana3067

A coworker said something probably around 10lbs lost. No one said anything after that until I was closer to 20lbs lost (my grandma). But I'm a) not overweight/obese, and b) focused on losing body fat. So my changes aren't HUGE, especially in areas like my legs - they are leaning out fat-wise but they are still large because of some muscle I built up previously.

Overall it's easier for me to notice that I've lost when I try things on that didn't used to fit, but I don't feel like I look that different. Especially since I'm losign so slowly from my stomach, so I think that makes me look the same size.

peachyfuzzle

It's going to be less noticeable on someone who has a lot of weight to lose. I have lost 13 - 15 lbs in six weeks, but I still have at least 85 to go, and it's even hard for me to notice changes yet.

mizzougal11

I lost 30 lbs before people started noticing which was 1 dress size. I'm close to goal and now I only have to lose 6 or 7 lbs to lose a dress size.

jemhh

I think 20-30 pounds for me. I can't remember exactly anymore. I just know that I hit a point where several people within a short span of time said something to me about my weight loss.

dopeysmelly

Took about 25 lbs and I'm short. After about 40 lbs everyone noticed and all the comments became an avalanche..

court_alacarte

my mom notices every ounce lost or gained. even if i start working out for a week, she notices. but i think that's a mom thing.

SingRunTing wrote: »

You get all types of people. Some people will say something as soon as they notice. Some people will wait a while to be sure that you're losing weight before they say anything. Many people are too self absorbed to notice until you've lost like 100 lbs. And finally, a lot of people won't say anything ever because they think its rude to comment on someone's appearance.

these. one summer during college i worked with a personal trainer and got very fit and toned--granted i didn't have 100 lbs. to lose but it was a noticeable change. my friends at home didn't mention anything at all (ala the first bolded sentence, i don't hang out with them much anymore). then i returned for rush and didn't hear anything again from any of my sorority sisters. that is until we were eating together and i made some comment to which one of them responded: "omg, but you lost sooo much weight!" and then i'm like, "wtf... how big... did i look...??" so sometimes comments can come off back-handed and people will refrain (because it wasn't like i was seriously overweight or obese or anything. i actually gained weight working out with my trainer). i honestly try not to comment on anyone's weight loss for that reason, unless they bring it up; AND unless they're a close friend and i'm aware that they're trying to lose weight.

just keep truckin'!

MelanieRBrace

around 30 pounds

sheepotato

It was 40 pounds for me, up until that point I was still wearing larger shirts because I had only bought new gym pants once my old ones were falling off. As soon as I wore a smaller shirt people acted like I had dropped the weight overnight instead of over several months.

So it may depend on how flattering what you are wearing is rather or not people notice.

The exception was my grandmother, but she has made a weight comment every time I visit. She acted like she could tell a difference with each week/pound.

HeySwoleSister

I only had 20 pounds to lose to begin with, so I hope this "30 pounds" business is wrong!

xcalygrl

If I remember correctly, I was around 20-30 pounds down before anyone noticed. I had about 60-90 pounds total to lose, depending on where I wanted my BMI to fall.

Also, some people won't comment on weight loss because it's personal. Weight loss can be caused by many things: illness, mental illness (eating disorders), intentionally, stress, depression, and many other things. Some won't comment until it is blatantly obvious that your weight loss is intentional and not a side-effect of something else. If they don't comment, don't take it personally. They may be noticing and just not saying anything.

TheVirgoddess

It super depends on where you carry your weight, how you dress and how much weight you have to lose.

I think people started noticing on me around 30 pounds - and that's right when I started getting a few new clothing items.

victoriaalice40

Thank you. I love all your comments and they are all very helpful. I guess I need to just not worry about it and just wait for a while because of how much I have to lose. Why cant I just wake up tomorrow and be at my goal? LOL!!! JK.

I will keep trucking that is for sure.

sympha01

I think it really depends on your size and shape actually. I have lost over 150 lbs over the past year and a half, and during that time I've seen reactions from old friends and new friends I've made along the way. When I lost the first 50 lbs people who knew me well kind of tilted their heads at me and said "Huh. You look different. Are you doing something with your hair?" At 60 lbs I told people I was working to lose weight and their reaction was "Oh, okay, that makes sense. How much have you lost? Like 20 lbs?"

But now that I'm closer to a healthy weight, every 5 or 10 lbs I lose is VERY noticeable. I have friends I've made only recently who can tell right away and even over estimate my recent loss now.

Think of it this way. Take a softball and a soccerball. Subtract about a 1/4 cup of volume from each. You can't tell with the soccerball -- but you can tell with the softball. The more weight you lose, the more you'll notice things like clothing sizes dropping too.

MsWendyjc

28Ib down here in 3 months and everyones noticing!
It's such a buzz, none of my slacks fit anymore and I'm fairly pleased to be turning heads when i walk down the street, even at my age .. Always do it for yourself and you will win, i'll admit it is rewarding and somewhat boosting to the journey when other notice but grab hold of what you notice and make it help you push to the next level

CamilleNoemi

I only lost 10 lbs, but I wasn't overweight. And I think I've gained some muscles and therefore I look a bit lighter then I really am.
I got commented on it, but I think my face got slimmer. So people will generally notice it more.

rbfdac

I'm almost 40 pounds down and only a couple of people have noticed.

_lyndseybrooke_

No one at work has said anything about me losing over 20 lbs this year. I wasn't overweight to begin with (just a bit fluffy), so I think it's very noticeable. Aside from my mother-in-law, no one in my husband's family has said anything either, and they don't see me that often so you'd think they would notice. I think that people do notice and just don't say anything. My parents have no problem making comments like, "oh, you're getting too skinny" and "you're crazy if you lose a single pound more," so I'm not too bummed out about other people keeping their mouths shut about it.

Liftng4Lis

As others have stated, everyone is going to be different. WTG on the loss!

paniolo5

I think a lot depends upon your starting point - one person's 25 lb weight loss may be more noticeable than someone else's 40 lb weight loss. Also, some people may notice but won't say anything due to a lot of people's sensitivity to weight. I've had a guy ask me if a girlfriend had lost weight (she had lost 50 lbs); he said he wasn't sure if it was okay to say something.

cwolfman13

victoriaalice40 wrote: »

I am just curious as to when others noticed you lost weight and commented? I have lost 12 pounds total in about 30 days but no one has said anything at work, or at home. I am losing weight for me, but I am just curious if it is even noticeable yet. I have noticed in the way my clothes fit and I know that is all that matters. But... hello??? ha-ha. I do have a lot to lose still, so maybe that's why. Encouraging yourself is hard sometimes.

In my experience, it not about whether they notice or not...it's more of the fact that talking about someone's weight is generally a bit taboo...even if it's to give a compliment.

A lot of people will take, "hey...you look great, have you lost some weight?" to mean, "damn...you used to look like a big fat piece of *kitten*." People don't generally talk about each others weight...at least not to their faces.

Also, this is going to depend on a lot of different factors...one of which is how much you have to lose. If you have a lot to lose, 12 Lbs isn't going to make much of a difference physically...if you have 15 Lbs to lose, there will be a pretty drastic change.

I lost a total of 40 Lbs, the first 20 or so (220 to 200 Lbs) of which were hardly noticeable because I was losing weight largely from my extremities...people could tell there was something a little different, but had a hard time pinpointing what it was.

From 200 - 190 I started to really change a lot in my face, which is when I started getting some comments..mostly from close friends and family members. My work colleagues never really said much until i started talking a lot about fitness, etc.

My last 10 Lbs from 190 - 180 was like night and day. What's even crazier is that I'm back up to about 186 Lbs but I'm leaner at 15% BF than I was when I hit 180 @ 19% BF...which is also a pretty substantial change in my body composition.