When did you start to see a difference?

sselraef

How long did it take you to start to see a difference in your appearance/weight?
Did you ever want to give up?
What's your fave NSV?

peuglow

About 2-3 weeks I saw improvements in my face and cardio.

My favorite NSV was dropping 2 pants sizes at once. Slid on some jeans that I never fit into 2 weeks ago

Chief_Rocka

-a few weeks
-yes, every time I went to bed starving
-visible abs

chelle_fri

After 20 lbs I could feel it in my joints. That's about the same time that I had to make a rotation to smaller clothes

Trutra

After about 15lbs friends started to notice, first those who knew I was trying but very soon afterwards those who didnt. I started to feel a difference in my clothes shortly after that. Also almost immediately I had more energy.
As for ME seeing a difference to be honest I still cant most of the time, apart from on my face.

sselraef

more energy sounds so nice

xxcooneyxx

For me, when i very first noticed a difference was at about 20lbs. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. Not too observant. At 50 lbs lost (If you need to lose that much) I started feeling human again.

For me, it gets harder to quit the more weight I lose. When I wake up every morning and see the new me, It just pumps me full of motivation to keep going. Starving for the first 5 days of the diet are the hardest because it feels like you are suffering for nothing.

I think my favorite part is being able to feel my collar and hip bones. I don't know why that makes me so happy.

LorinaLynn

After about 15 pounds or three months in, I started feeling really good about the changes I'd made, and from that point on, it snowballed.

At about 12 pounds, I didn't feel any different and was a little frustrated that my clothes "still fit the same," but in retrospect, I was able to wear ALL my clothes, rather than just my more... generous clothes. (IE, I had about a dozen pairs of jeans, and was only wearing two pair at my highest weight... 12 pounds got me back to where I was before that last "growth spurt" :laugh: and back in my regular clothes.)

But... I never felt like quitting because this wasn't about weight loss for me, it was about getting healthier. And while I wasn't shrinking like I hoped I would in that first 12 pounds, I did go from not being able to run at all to running 5k. And that felt better than any number on the scale.

LPCoder

At the very beginning, I took my measurements from all over my body: neck, upper chest, bust, waist, both thighs, both calfs, both biceps. I continued to take my measurements every 25 lbs. I could see a huge difference in inches after the first 25. I bought new clothing after the first 30. I was so surprised in the changing room that first time. I went to my usual store for large sizes, and everything was too large. I had to go to a different store. I was actually shopping for size 14! After losing 60, I needed new clothing again. I was thrilled to be getting into size 10. My other clothing I donated to women's shelters (the professional suits) and Gooodwill.

I only have another 15 to go, and I am sure that I will need another clothing update, so I haven't bought a lot. Just the basics! I have noticed that I decreased a shoe size as well. Never thought I had fat feet!

Violetta86

I think you can start to see a difference when you loose 5-10 pounds. My fav NSV is when someone that doesn't know you're trying to loose weight compliments you on how you look and notices the loss! It keeps me motivated when people notice.

roguestates

I lost 25#s (prior to MFP) earlier this year through walking around more, and I didn't really notice it until mid-summer, when my clothes started to get looser. I still feel the same mostly, so I can't trust the mirror to show my progress. There are times when I notice a more pronounced collarbone or more defined jawline/cheeks... then an hour later I feel fat again. So much of this is psychological, and I try to focus on the fact that I FEEL stronger and healthier.