how many pounds before anyone noticed?
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Nice to see its not just me.0
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the answer isn't in pounds, it's in percentage. lose 10%, you feel better. lose 20% and you start to notice. maybe some people around you start noticing. lose 30% and it's no secret anymore.0
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I lost 21 pounds over the last three months or so. In the last week I had three people ask if I had lost weight. And I happily bought smaller clothes. Yeah me!!!0
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I really didn't get notices until I had lost about 50 pounds!!!
This leads me to believe one of two things:
1. I was hiding it well
2. People weren't paying attention to me.0 -
For me it was around the tewnty pounds loss this year. Face, arms, and belly area were major differences. But overall, if you saw me at 227 pounds four years ago and today I'm sixty plus lighter, that's a major difference!0
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took me about 30 lbs before people who didn't know I was dieting and working out noticed... those that knew complimented at around 10, but you never know if they are just being nice or not. 31f, 5'9", SW199, CW160, GW1450
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I have had days where people say i look like I have lost weight when I really haven't, maybe a couple pounds. It is usually due to what I am wearing that day. I tend to wear loose fitting clothes so I feel comfortable, but if I switch it up and wear something fitting I get those kinds of remarks. I think it is a difference in gender. By stereotype, men aren't as conscientious as women when it comes to appearance so I think it would take a drastic change to hear feedback from others.0
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We are our own worst critics and so we probably see ourselves differently than those around us. I tend to be hard on myself, but three years ago, when I lost 22 pounds, people finally noticed. I think because my weight loss is slow and gradual on MFP that people who see me regularly just don't see the loss. They will though, and I do now! Men are less likely to comment too. So don't let them discourage you...keep up the excellent work.0
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Contextually, for some people a loss of 12-15 lbs could be 5-10% of their body weight, which is a pretty substantial figure.0
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34 pounds down and my husband has yet to notice...0
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the answer isn't in pounds, it's in percentage. lose 10%, you feel better. lose 20% and you start to notice. maybe some people around you start noticing. lose 30% and it's no secret anymore.
I like the sound of this. It gives me some hard targets to shoot for.0 -
20 pounds. But there are still so many people who haven't noticed my weight loss yet.0
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61 pounds before anyone notice0
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15lbs for me with one person I worked with everyday then didn't see for a while. I'm now down almost 30 and no one in my office has said anything, but they're a bunch of bean poles so I dont think they want to say anyting in case they'd make me uncomfortable.0
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I didn't have a large amount to lose to begin with (so probably not as noticeable as those who have a lot to lose), but after I had lost 15 pounds (before coming to MFP), people still hadn't noticed. In fact, no one noticed until I started wearing new clothes that fit me much better. Then all of a sudden, people were commenting on how great I looked. Hang in there. Great job on the weight loss!0
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169 lbs! Good lawd that is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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I'd say about 20lbs.0
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I've had people ask if I've lost weight, mostly people I haven't seen for awhile. I've lost 20 pounds so far. I'm honestly not sure if it's because they actually notice a difference, or if it's because everyone that knows me well pretty much knows I'm always on some kind of "diet" and wanted to be polite :laugh:0
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I'm still yet to have anyone notice, even though it's over 35 pounds now0
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I've lost a little more than 14 pounds and no one has said anything yet. Granted I am aiming to lose a total of about 83 pounds so it doesn't surprise me. I went down a pant size but other than that I don't really notice a difference either.
Some people know about my diet and they'll ask how it's going. When I tell them what I've lost so far they'll say, "yeah, I can tell" but only after I say something. It's nice and all but doesn't really seem real if it's kind of prompted *shrug* I'm thinking that once I lose about 20 to 30 pounds someone might notice on their own.0
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