how much can I expect my face to change from weight loss

Ortax
Ortax Posts: 98
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you think that if I lose 40 pounds (going from 180 to 140) my face will appear a lot thinner. I would think so.

Also, how much did your face change after losing weight?

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  • capperboy
    capperboy Posts: 99 Member
    I aged ten years
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Everybody is different, and there's no way to really know where the fat is going to come off, when. My face thinned out quite a bit more than I expected it to, and much earlier in the process than I expected, but your experience may be different.
  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    i have been told i am almost unrecognizable now... i have kids in high school, and was treated with disrespect last week by an office lady assuming i was one of my daughters "buddies"... i was told that i did not need to walk her to the office, and that i needed to go back to class... oh boy, i wasnt happy...
  • godsgrl33
    godsgrl33 Posts: 307 Member
    This is where people say they can tell if you lost weight or not, is in the face.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Quite a bit...

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    to this...

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  • Vorenus85
    Vorenus85 Posts: 112 Member
    I'm practically unrecognizable to people who I don't see daily. With 40 pounds to lose, there will probably be some degree of change to your face, but without knowing where your fat is distributed, it's difficult to say with certainty how different it will be.
  • ChristinaOfDecember
    ChristinaOfDecember Posts: 115
    I lost in total 40 pounds and I got 10 years younger. All think I am 24 XDXDXD
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Its like asking how are you going to look after you loose 40lbs. Obviously it is going to be very different.
  • TomDonis
    TomDonis Posts: 26 Member
    Before: 242 lbs
    After: 154 lbs
    Loss: 88 lbs
    Time frame: 10 months
    Age: 43

    I'm still getting used to my face. It sometimes looks a little gaunt/thin/sickly I guess. I like to think it's still settling in. I feel fantastic however

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  • iechick
    iechick Posts: 352 Member
    Mine lost quite a bit, including my double chin. I went from the 170s to a current maintenance range of 120-123lbs and my face is very thin now. I'm still getting used to it.
  • crafty30
    crafty30 Posts: 132 Member
    My Face was the first place I lost it...Same with my Husband.. I don't have any before and after face shots but its quite noticeable.. annoying thing is i hate my nose and I just think it makes it more pronounced now i have a thinner face ha! never happy!!
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    <--- almost 60lbs... my neck and my face slimmed quite a bit!
  • rjmudlax13
    rjmudlax13 Posts: 900 Member
    It's typically the first place you and other people notice. It can be dramatic sometimes depending on how much weight you lose.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Obviously everyone is different in this area, whether you start really big or relatively average like you are.

    I'm the type who always had a normal/average face even at my heaviest. Only when I was at 300 lb did I even have a HINT of a double chin. From 280 to now (218) my face looks pretty much the same. Neck, too. I do think I look slightly older in the face due to weight loss but it's a price I am willing to pay. I'm 36 and when I was at 260-270 people always assumed I was in my twenties. Now they guess me around 30.

    Meanwhile, my best friend's all-time high weight is 170 and she still has a very full face, double chin, etc, at 130. It has changed some, but not much.

    I know another woman whose face looks completely different going from (estimated) 180-190 down to 130. Her nose is a totally different shape, and she used to appear to have a round face and now it's very oval.
  • Punkin7411
    Punkin7411 Posts: 45 Member
    My face has slimmed down dramatically. Another interesting loss....my feet!! Yes, I've even had to buy new shoes!! Hadn't really thought about that!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    If you take the weight off gradually you'll hardly notice. Its when people lose weight very quickly that it comes off the face first and can be very aging.
    I think my face looks ok despite it now looking 'slim', its not gaunt but even if it was, it would be preferable to being heavy - cos when I was heavy I had no energy and was unfit - now I am FULL OF BEANS lol

    Well done for making the decision to lose weight - you will reap the benefits in numerous ways :)

    ps my fingers lost weight and my rings became loose.
    My wrists got 'thinner' so I had to use a smaller notch on my watch - the LAST notch!
    my chest! down two sizes and still plenty there lol
    and I'm slowly having to replace ALL my clothes!! expensive but thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding :-D
  • Diary_Queen
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
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  • sakuragreenlily
    sakuragreenlily Posts: 334 Member
    Before: 242 lbs
    After: 154 lbs
    Loss: 88 lbs
    Time frame: 10 months
    Age: 43

    I'm still getting used to my face. It sometimes looks a little gaunt/thin/sickly I guess. I like to think it's still settling in. I feel fantastic however

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    If it makes you feel any better, it probably just looks gaunt/thin/sickly to YOU. I think you look healthy and handsome! We are our own worst critics. Glad you're feeling fantastic though :D
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    If you take the weight off gradually you'll hardly notice. Its when people lose weight very quickly that it comes off the face first and can be very aging.
    I think my face looks ok despite it now looking 'slim', its not gaunt but even if it was, it would be preferable to being heavy - cos when I was heavy I had no energy and was unfit - now I am FULL OF BEANS lol

    Well done for making the decision to lose weight - you will reap the benefits in numerous ways :)


    I think this is true. I have gone from 307 to 218 in 5 years and like the way I look.
    When I was in college and right after, I went from 299 to 227 in a few months and I looked really strung-out and my eyes appeared hollow and huge. It was not attractive.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    My dad has lost 10lbs (still obese) and it's almost entirely in the face. I just lost 20lbs (from top of normal to middle of normal) and it was only in the last 3lbs that there was a change in my face, though it's pretty noticeable. My mom has lost 37lbs (top of overweight to top of normal) and her face hasn't changed at all.

    It's not even genetics, it's a total crapshoot where you'll lose weight from.
  • jodynolte
    jodynolte Posts: 243 Member
    My face has slimmed dramatically too. I feel like it has added some years, as I am already 44. People always guessed me young, but I imagine not so much anymore. But I will take it over carrying all the other weight around with me! Good luck!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    My face has slimmed a lot but my chin is still one of the places where fat refuses to leave *shakes fist*. But I still have at least 18 lbs to go.

    And yes sadly I think I look my age now. I always looked like 10 years younger... now, not so much.
  • jimshine
    jimshine Posts: 199 Member
    One of the first signs I had that I was losing weight was in my face. I developed this wrinkle on my chin. It has aged me a little as my skin is loose, so it shows wrinkles I never had. But it is indeed firming up. For me the biggest change is in the chin and neck. I had no defined jawline. Now I do.

    Here I was at about 50 pounds in. But I had a lot to lose.

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  • asp415
    asp415 Posts: 1,492 Member
    <<< my profile pic. Before & after 25lbs. Lost. I have lost more since but want to wait to update the face comparisons @ 50lbs.
  • Cheeky_and_Geeky
    Cheeky_and_Geeky Posts: 984 Member
    I lost quite a bit in my face but I look older now.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    The 30 lbs I've been working to take off is some of the 70 pounds I'd gained back over a five year period. However, before I'd gained the 30 lbs, I ran into a friend who was my neighbor. She recognized me only by my voice. That was inspiring.
  • mehranabdullah5
    mehranabdullah5 Posts: 2
    I have one solution for this, if u want to lose weight but not face value. Try this....

    Usually we asked to eliminate sugar when we plan to weight loss but here is a different method, i.e.
    Don't eliminate all kind of sugar from your diet, use natural sugar sources like dates, mangos, in your lunch and dinner, but count them, means count what calories you getting from sugar and try to burn them in gym, that's the perfect way I have ever seen.

    cheers...

    Merhan Kh..

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