How much weight did you lose before people noticed?

cathylopez1975

Interesting question. People I work with said nothing the first school year - I had lost 74 lbs from the beginning to end of that school year. But after being off for summer break ( and only losing 10 lbs more) I got MANY comments, and double takes! I had teachers asking me in the hall if they could help me (direct me somewhere) and then say "I didn't recognize you!" Also, I had a teacher who left the school before I started losing weight come to the school in March and didn't even talk to me. I heard through the grapevine she told one of my friends "I feel like I should know who that is, but I have no clue." So funny to me.

ZeldaMarooner7

Around 20 pounds or so. My Grandma noticed it first, then some people at Church. Now that I've lost 30 it's more noticeable.

musicismymotivation

My best friend and my mom at 15 pounds from 175, but now im down 21 and no one else has noticed much, but everyone that would think to say anything about it I see everyday so maybe thats why.. The true test is when I go out of state later this month to see family that I haven't seen since Christmas when I was at my heaviest.... Im pretty nervous!

CorlissaEats

I had one person notice at 20lbs but he is conscious of his own weight and a good friend.
Two notice around 28lbs.
And another 2 noticed at 33lbs.

Honestly, I think its a big difference but most people around me don't really comment on it. Weight loss conversations are awkward. They dont usually end smoothly in my experience so sometimes people avoid them unless they really know the person. At first I thought it was because I work with mostly men who are less prone to notice but now I know thats not true. My loss is significant enough at 33lbs down that I look different than I did. Its less than I weighed when I started my job 4 years ago and about 40lbs less than my top weight at that job so I figured they had a frame or reference but only 5/100 people seem to have noticed.

In general, I am starting to notice that most people do not compliment others as part of their daily life. I rarely get comments on nice tops/outfits, new hairdos, or great work but I seem to give them to others all the time. Im not going to let it stop me but it would be nice to get more compliments for my work to get where I am today. In the end I am losing weight for me so I dont let it bother me. :flowerforyou:

jmp463

I could notice a change in clothing after 10lbs. My family started to notice at 15lbs. By 20lbs people I worked with really started to notice. It was a fun ride down. Have some more to go but the really large drops are behind me. Makes me both happy and sad.

lrearick1452

For some reason I cant read posts, so here goes what i hope is the proper answer. I lost about 8 pounds before it was noticed. Of course, 10 lbs being a dress size I felt the difference right away. I've got to get rid of my "skinny jeans" and find a new pair to work myself into. Having been a 22W, it's nice to get into 18's. The skinnier I get the easier it is to find second hand clothes that fit. I looked at a picture taken when I was at my heaviest and I can't believe the difference 20 lbs makes. My Doctors are happy but not as much as I am.

lisatrish

10 lbs is when I started getting the "you're losing a lot of weight". I've lost 5 inches on my waist with the 12 lbs I've lost so far so it's very noticeable. Been at it for 90 days so far.

Biggirllittledreams

For me, it depended upon how frequently people saw me.

Those who saw me on a daily basis took a lot longer to notice than those who saw me infrequently. My parents didn't realize until I had lost about 30 pounds, but those who saw me every month or two seemed to notice every 5 or so pounds I lost. :c

SandraJN

I've lost 28 lbs. and no one has noticed, but I have a lot to lose. I notice and that is what matters.

Perrybarger

About 20lbs.. but now folks that havent seen me in a while freak out when they see me LOL!

BinaryPulsar

Not a single person has said anything to me without my mentioning it first, and I've gone from a size 24 to a size 14. As soon as I mention it, they'll be like "Yeah I noticed! You look great!" etc. but I think people are too worried about offending others to mention it unprompted.

Yes, this is a true. Because a lot of people complain that they find it offensive when people comment on their weight loss or they take it as an insult to their former self. Some people say it is rude to comment on weight at all. And sometimes weight loss is not intentional. There are so many factors. I usually don't comment on weight unless it is very drastic or if they have been open about their weight loss, then I will comment.

For me, I only lost less than 10 pounds. I got a ton of comments. And mostly positive. But, some people said that they were surprised to see that I had lost weight because I didn't need to lose weight and that they were worried I was sick or stressed or going to lose too much weight. I'm healthy, the same weight I was in high school and college, I barely lost weight, and I have maintained it for a couple years now (did not continue to lose weight and even gained a little back).

KatherineLynnKane

Not sure if people have noticed since no one has commented on it:
my butt is definitely smaller and more shapely. LOL

NaomiJFoster

People started noticing occasionally at 15 pounds (down from 187). People won't shut up about it now at 32 pounds down.

Gohomebay

15 pounds was noticed but it truly depends on body structure ..... 5 foot 5.5 was my loss past few months almost at goal

Jodyraedoula

I lost ten lbs in one week... I had a big change in my what my days looked like but I can not pinpoint what the change was in my diet to make that happen. .. However that said today I was visiting somome who has not seen me in about 4 weeks and she just came out and asked are you losing weight... so my ticker says only 8 lbs down however she was seeing 18lbs down from the last time she saw me. The ten lbs that just fell off where the jump start I needed to make a for real comentment. I have not noticed it yet..

silverteacup

I think it depends on the people around you. People noticed when I had lost about 20 lbs then they began to comment very often and began calling me the incredible shrinking woman. It helped because I never and still don't see the loss myself.

harrypotter22

10 pounds and people started making comments about me looking good.
15 pounds and i'm not longer "chubby" in my family lolol
generally it takes 20 pounds for someone to notice any serious changes in your body though. i think i toned up a bit though so that's why it's noticeable.
also i lost a massive amount on my waist.
i went from a 32 inch to a 27-27.5 inch waist and that's like 10-15 pounds. so yeah i toned up.
but i also lost everywhere else too.

arguablysamson

Hi All,
Just wondering how much weight people lost before others noticed? I have been a yo-yo dieter for most of my life and I have a milestone birthday this year and want to slim down and get healthy. I am 34lbs down since January but nobody has really noticed, I was 239lbs at the start- do you think it is not as noticable in bigger people or dare not people comment on it?

Your thoughts?

Thank you x

For me, it was about 50 lbs. I started at 363 and it was 313 before the real positive compliments (however rare) from friends and family started coming. The next compliment milestone was 288. Then 269, then 244 (this is where they REALLY picked up in frequency). I guess it depends on how much you have to lose, your body type, and the time-frame in which you lose the weight.

Remember how you have to do it for yourself. Don't let that get to you. Once you've tallied up enough "loss points," so to speak, the compliments won't stop. I've had people come to me worried that I was losing too fast. That started at 225. Just takes a while, and you'll always have that brutally honest friend who, when you ask if it appears you've lost, says: "To be honest, no." Just serves as an indicator of real progress. Learn to love it.

liftingandlipstick

Hi All,
Just wondering how much weight people lost before others noticed? I have been a yo-yo dieter for most of my life and I have a milestone birthday this year and want to slim down and get healthy. I am 34lbs down since January but nobody has really noticed, I was 239lbs at the start- do you think it is not as noticable in bigger people or dare not people comment on it?

Your thoughts?

Thank you x

It absolutely takes longer when you have more to lose, just like it takes longer to go down from a 20W to an 18W than it will from a 10 to an 8! My first comment was about 20# in, from a friend I only see a few times per year. And he said it looked like I'd lost a lot already. My family started commenting just recently at about 25#. I, personally, don't physically see any changes in my body now at 28#, although I know I'm shrinking out of a lot of my clothes (I'm probably down a size and a half). But when I look in the mirror, I see no difference- either because I'm my own harshest critic or because I see myself too often to notice. I'm taking progress pics today, so I'll compare them and see if there's any change!

302cupcake

It was 50-60 pounds before anyone said anything, but now people don't recognize me.

Bounce4

25-30lbs and two people commented. My aunt - who knows I was dieting..and my doctor - who may have cheated and looked at my weight before commenting, lol. I'm tall - takes a lot of weight to notice a difference. I've lost an inch (at best) from my waist so....boo.

cwolfman13

Hi All,
Just wondering how much weight people lost before others noticed? I have been a yo-yo dieter for most of my life and I have a milestone birthday this year and want to slim down and get healthy. I am 34lbs down since January but nobody has really noticed, I was 239lbs at the start- do you think it is not as noticable in bigger people or dare not people comment on it?

Your thoughts?

Thank you x

A lot of people don't comment, talking about other people's weight in general is kind of a taboo thing even if it would be a comment to compliment. It is likely that people do notice, they're just not saying anything.

That said, the more weight you have to lose the less noticeable it can be. The first 20 of my 40 Lbs total wasn't that noticeable really...it was those last 20 Lbs that was really night and day.

SeattleJill

The women about 25-30lbs in. But i started at 270 with a large frame, so I didn't even notice until he first 20 was gone. The men, they are still too afraid to say anything lol.

marcy_76

I've been fluctuating between 143 and 157 for quite some time now. Nobody has noticed a thing.

Personally, if I notice that someone looks like they've lost weight, I don't like saying, "Hey, you've lost weight, you look great!" (Someone took this as 'You didn't look good with the pounds on' -so whatever) Instead, I say, "You look good today." and leave it at that. Some people can be extremely sensitive.

Bounce4

I've been fluctuating between 143 and 157 for quite some time now. Nobody has noticed a thing.

Personally, if I notice that someone looks like they've lost weight, I don't like saying, "Hey, you've lost weight, you look great!" (Someone took this as 'You didn't look good with the pounds on' -so whatever) Instead, I say, "You look good today." and leave it at that. Some people can be extremely sensitive.

Yes - commenting on weight is something I avoid unless the other person brings it up first.

DoctahJenn

I started around 150, so I wasn't too large to begin with, but the first person - the ONLY person - to mention it has been my husband's great grandmother, when I was down about 12lbs. I hadn't seen her since I began tracking and working out, and as soon as she saw me she exclaimed "Oh wow, you look great! You've lost a TON of weight!"

Needless to say, that made me feel amazing. But she's the only person to say anything. I generally think people feel uncomfortable mentioning weight unless we bring it up first.

willdob3

I think it takes longer to notice when one is extremely overweight to start. It is also harder for people who see us every day to notice because they are seeing the gradual changes.

I had over 100 lbs to lose when I started & it took what seemed like FOREVER for anyone to comment on my loss. I think it may have been around 40-50 lbs. I can't recall now.

I've lost over 100 lbs now & am still losing. I get comments & compliments a lot now. I am making a point to be gracious & enjoy them because the time will come when I stop shrinking in size and the compliments about my loss will eventually stop, too. Then I'll just have to be happy with comments about my incredible beauty & fitness... lol...

feefifoefum

Thank you to everyone of you for your replies and support. I will keep going and remembering I am doing it for myself and if others notice take it as a bonus. Good luck on your journeys x

TattooedNici

About 190 lbs. Oh, wait... that was my ex I dropped, not the weight. :laugh:

All jokes a side, it wasn't the pounds when people noticed. It became more noticeable to my family when the inches were coming off and I was walking around in clothes I couldn't fit into the prior year.

Beanogirl

20lbs lost and only 1 comment so far, I am disappointed that I can't see that much difference myself, I thought I would have been able to see more changes.