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How noticeable is a 15-20lb on loss on someone who is already relatively thin

MajesticBlondee25
MajesticBlondee25 Posts: 24 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was wondering if you or someone you know has lost about 20lbs does it make a big difference? I have been 20lb lighter before ( in high school and college) and still wore roughly the same sizes as I do now but I was a lot more toned and felt much lighter. And by relatively thin I mean someone on the higher or the middle of the "healthy" bmi. Feel free to post before and after pics :)

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Very noticeable for me.

    I would attach photos but i'm in undies not a bikini and i think i'll get a warning. :)

    I'll PM you.
  • WigglexWigglexWiggle
    WigglexWigglexWiggle Posts: 29 Member
    edited January 2016
    I am 5'4 and I can tell you that 120 and 140 is VASTLY different for me. The one on the left is roughly 140 and the one on the right is roughly 120.
  • mugofire
    mugofire Posts: 110 Member
    Very noticeable for me...especially in my face and stomach. That is what I am shooting or again *stage 1*, lose 20# by the end of March.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    If you can see my gallery, the first pics I'm at the top of "normal" BMI at 157lbs. Last set of pics I'm about 141-143 lbs, very middle BMI range for my height (5'7). For me, I dropped 3 pants sizes with 15lbs loss and strength training focus the whole time.

    I'd say a marked change for me (exceeded my own expectations).
  • MrsSylvie
    MrsSylvie Posts: 301 Member
    big difference on me and is very noticeable to others, especially on the butt and legs. i was up to 132, now 110-111lb (2-3lbs away from bottom of healthy range). in all honesty, if it was not for the very noticeable belly fat, i would of prefered to be at 120, that weight made me look healthy and not on the thin skinny side (every where but, the belly/torso area that is).. if i could figure out a way to gain back some of the weight without it automatically going to my belly area first, i would do so.
  • MajesticBlondee25
    MajesticBlondee25 Posts: 24 Member
    Thank you everyone. I guess I should've added is it less noticeable If you are taller? I am somewhere between 1.75m and 1.77m tall. I am
    Not sure of my exact height but I think on taller people the weight is less noticeable maybe ? I forgot about that. Even still I think the 20 should be very noticeable
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    I've lost 13 lbs and it's noticeable on me. I started at 156 (there's 1 pic of me at 156 in my profile) and now I'm 143. It's especially noticeable in my stomach area.
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