When Did You Begin To Notice?

x_Samtastic

Hi, everyone!
I'm just curious as to how long it took you all to notice your weight loss versus how long it took others, such as family and friends, to notice? At what time/amount lost did they occur?
Thanks in advance!

-Samantha

losinglbslovinglife

I'm almost 50lbs down (46lbs on my last weigh-in) & I'm only just starting to notice it in my face, although my clothes speak another story altogether

JimSaddler

I had one person notice when I was at a 20 pound loss. Myself, I'm almost to 30 pounds down now and I'm noticing visual changes. I started noticing the extra room in my clothes almost immediately, though.

coffencr

I've lost 14 lbs. & I don't see a change but my clothes are loser.

pseudomuffin

I couple of weeks ago I was paging through photos on my iphone and started comparing my (copious amounts of) selfies from last year vs. this year. Also, when I realized I could feel my collar bones through my skin... you can't see them yet but I've never been able to feel them before!

My fiance could tell a difference within the first 10 lbs or so, he's very observant and makes lots of "Your waist feels so much smaller!" and "I can really see it in your face!" comments, though I don't know how much of that is him being a sweetheart anyway :laugh: I ain't complaining!

As far as friends... I'm sure they've noticed but I haven't had anyone say anything to me yet except once my BFF said that myself and my fiance are looking good. I don't interact with many people on a day to day basis though so it's to be expected

explorationerin

Ive lost 36lbs and i still dont see any change, although people starting commenting that i look well after about 20lbs and quite a few people this week have mentioned it to me.

My clothes are a lot looser too and ive lost about 18 inches in total from my body so i know im smaller but i still cant really see it!

briannanoelg

probably around 20 lbs is when some people started to notice. I noticed at 10 lbs because my clothes were fitting better. At 20 lbs I noticed tummy was looking smaller, and just now at 31 lbs I've noticed my legs are a lot smaller. I think its different for everyone and just depends.

LaurenPell123

I haven't lost much weight but I've been strength training too, my boyfriend started noticing differences straight away apparently. He constantly tells me my waist feels smaller or abs feel harder :P I thought he was just been nice tbh
But I went home a few weeks after I started and my family made comments about how my legs are looking smaller and things like that, I myself don't see much change yet - just little things like my shoulders have more definition.

LauleaAliyah

kk_140

When I was about 12 pounds down I noticed, a friend of mine who didn't know I was dieting noticed around 15 pounds down. The more I lose the mmore people bring it up

tesha_chandler

I have lost 23 pounds, and I can see it all over my body. I have gotten very few comments, though.

ebayaddict0127

My belly is definitely much smaller. Nobody else has noticed a darn thing though....

tlcarolinagirl

I am down 25ish and while I definitely see it, very few have noticed. Actually only my brother and a couple of coworkers. No one else...nada. Oh well, I'm not losing weight for them anyway.

andylowry

After about ten pounds, I had to adjust my watchband and my wedding ring is a bit loose. My jeans aren't as snug around the waist as they once were. Other than that, the difference is invisible.

flatlndr

^^This

That said, my wife was away for two weeks, and when she came back, she said "I can wrap my arms around you now!". That was nice.

I noticed a belt notch somewhere between week 1 and 2, and changes in my face somewhere between week 3 & 4. Winter coat was noticeably looser in week 4 as well.

losborn52

I think it was around 20 pounds when it started being noticeable. I noticed it in belt notches - other people commented that I had a neck again...at 30 pounds I was feeling more agile and stairs became much easier, both upa and down. I'm at 55 pounds total loss now, and yesterday a person commented that I hadn't seen for quite a while commented that I must have lost weight, my pants looked a little baggy. I laughed and told him, yeah, but these are 36" waist, and the ones you saw me in last time were 42s! It was a VERY good feeling!

4mricandy

After one week I noticed the difference and how I felt, not so much in how I looked. Just feeling a little better each day because I am not poisoning the body with crap is worth it! The physical change will come!
Good luck

hmaddpear

In the mirror, I've still not really noticed a difference. But I've gone down two dress sizes. Other people started to notice at around 20lb down. Critical mass of comments started around 30lb down. Just really want to start to notice it in myself now!

GummyHuman

This exactly for me.

My advice is to take lots of pictures for comparison. What you can't see in a mirror, you can always see in a picture.

SteamClutch

I could tell every 2 pounds but people start saying things around 40 pounds down

Live_To_Win

I have lost more than 25 lbs, and I am not really seeing anything yet, but friends are commenting and my clothes are telling me a lot so far. I really can't wait to see it myself. Then I will be very happy

ftloy

I've only lost about 17lbs. so far and while I can definitely tell the difference with regard to how my clothes fit, I don't see a remarkable difference in how I look in the mirror (though I DO see slight a difference), and no one has mentioned a bloody thing to me. So, erm ... yeah.

fairygirlpie9

I can see it on a weekly basis with every pound I lose.
I think this is for 2 reasons:
1. I'm short (5 ft)
2. I am quite muscular so since I'm more defined it's easier to see my abs and my collarbone coming through.

Sunshine2plus2

Around 60pds

klkateri

6 weeks in for me with a loss of 15 pounds and 14 inches over all (I have a thread with pics going in success stories FYI if you are curious).

Now my SO has noticed I'm tightening up but he doesn't think I look much different. My BFF hasn't said anything. HOWEVER, it is winter so i'm still in long sleeves and sweatshirts here so I'm not expecting many comments till my clothes get changed with the seasons.

I noticed, physically around 10 or so when my favorite jeans ( a washed and dried and snug) size 20 where lose and my Old Navy Skinny Diva Jeans size 18 are kinda saggy. Now at 15 my favorite jeans (the size 20) ones fall off and I can get them one and off very easily without undoing the zipper and buttons. I also notice my arms. I have this "fat line" on my arm that was really noticeable and now it's nearly gone. I'm hoping that within the next 15 pounds it will be gone completely. Also, I have a shirt that I bought that never fit in the arms, it was just way to tight as it's got zero give. When I first got it I couldn't put my arms down, now I can get it on and curl my arm all the way up but it still doesn't fit right.... That's my arm goal shirt cuz it's so cute lol!!

elisa123gal

The last time I got to my goal weight, it amazed me that it took people so long to notice. I say they noticed when I was almost at my goal weight. And everyone started commenting at the same time, like they all got the same memo. lol

however during my weight loss i was wondering why people were not saying anything…and I felt they were not supportive. Now i realize they truly didn't notice until I was totally thin.

this time.. I don't care.. I just want to lose and never regain it again!

katznkt

I think I could see a difference at 15. Other people started commenting at about 30, and by 50 everybody else noticed.

amfmmama

Last time it was 20 pounds for me also. This time, (about 6 weeks in) I have decided to not get on the scale until I really feel a huge difference. But, I have noticed my clothes and was very excited when I could wrap my towel all the way around this morning! I also had someone I work with tell me how much she liked my outfit, I said I have worn this many times before, she laughed and said it looked so different that she thought it was new!

FollowYourArrow8

I feel like the first two need to be switched - at least for me. My family and friends definitely saw the difference in my face and waist within 4-5 weeks but I couldn't see it. I FINALLY can look in the mirror at week 8 and see the changes in my body.

xWendyJonesx

I know I've been getting smaller because I'm dropping clothes sizes, my friends have been very complimentary, but I just couldn't see it myself, it wasn't until yesterday when I downloaded the app that let's me do the side by side photos, I actually shocked myself as to just how much weight I have lost.

michele89

I've only lost 8 pounds so far, but my coworker has said she noticed me losing. I've also lost 3 inches around my waist and have noticed myself that my waist getting smaller (I feel lucky that it tends to disappear in this area first).