21lbs down but can't see it :(

I can see it, specifically in the waist. Great job, keep going! :-)

OMG you're so pretty!!!! and wow at the boobies! how do you not tip over? anyway.... 21 pounds is huge.
i am your size 5'5''
i started at 211
i didn't see a huge change at 20 pounds. i felt better, and i could see tone in my legs, but i was still in my clothes. once i hit 180, i had a hard time losing that 1 pound to get me into the 170s.... but after that, its been pretty noticable, even though the loss in general has slowed.. i'm ALMOST at 40 pounds lost, and i'm down from an 18 to a 10-12. it'll come, don't get discouraged.

ps, even with those HUGE knockers, you're build is awesome. i'd kill for a true hour glass....

I seem to only have lost a couple of inches off everywhere too.

So many of you lovely people lose so many inches and you can see such a physical difference in your size after 20-ish lbs...

I am disappointed I don't look better or slimmer yet, and it makes me worry that when all I am aiming to lose is about another 29lbs, it wont be enough for me to look my ideal size.

Took me almost 30-35lbs to really notice the difference in myself. I had others noticing at 25. It depends on how your body drops weight...

You'll get there!

Before I saw your second post with the confirming what I already saw, I looked at your profile pics and could tell you were heavier in the purple dress (although, you looked beautiful!) than you were in the brown tank. So first of all, the 20+ pounds IS noticable.

I have a very similiar body shape at 5'1". (I guess that would be a "Top Hourglass") I have lost 35 pounds now and people are just now noticing. I've been losing since April. So yeah, it took all freaking summer to sweat off some serious extra baggage. I still have quite a bit to lose, but it's nice to be noticed for hard work. I think you are looking great! Good job

Hey, congrats on the weight loss ...... just keep plugging away ..... before long, everyone will know it :drinker:

I started at 265 and it took 30 pounds before anyone noticed enough to comment on it.

Try this since you're doing some weight training and walking. Pick up two ten-pound weights and carry them along on one of your walks. It's hard to notice the loss since it comes off only a pound or two each week.

Another thing to try -- that is if you won't gross out and if you can find a butcher shop where you will never go again -- is to ask a butcher to show you 20 pounds of his fat trimmings. It's completely astounding what it amounts to. Or, next time you're at the grocery store, check out what 20 one-pound packages of bacon looks like. So you've lost that much, but just a portion of it from the organs, the thighs, the arms, the chin, the neck, etc. The small amounts coming from everywhere might not be visible to you, but it amounts to quite a bit.

I absolutely love your hair! Keep up the good work on your new lifestyle. And when you get that first positive comment from someone who doesn't know you are doing this, enjoy the natural high. It's worth the effort all by itself.

I see it somewhat in my upper body and my belly is smaller. But I don't really see it below till I try on something I haven't worn in a couple months. Like today....I put on a pair of pull on shorts that used to fit me very snugly. Not any more. I couldn't believe they were so LOOSE. That's my confirmation even when I don't see it in the mirror, I see it in the clothes.

I've lost almost 20lbs, and I've lost only a few inches in different places. Losing a few inches in normal. Some people lose a lot of inches but little weight because they're toning their body, which is putting on muscle.

Pictures can usually show a difference. I can't when I just look at myself, but pictures and clothes make it easy to see.

I am coming down far more than you are my dear and I wear a 42J bra size (US). So while they are enormous- I still do Zumba 3x per week and Bodypump 2x per week. You can do it!! So proud of you so far!:flowerforyou: