When did people start noticing your weight loss?

Nurturegirl
Nurturegirl Posts: 82 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi

I need to lose a lot! I figure because I'm so big, friends and family probably won't notice any weight loss until I hit the 28 lb mark. To those who have more than 100 lb to lose in particular, how much did you lose before people started noticing?
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  • uwdawg07
    uwdawg07 Posts: 372 Member
    I had 100 pounds to lose and people I didn't see very often started noticing around 8 pounds (I remember, it was my first compliment!), and my family I saw all the time started noticing around 30 pounds or so.

    Good luck with your weight loss!!
  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    I have 50lbs to lose, have lost 32lbs of it so far. Like uwdawg07 said, my co-workers and people i don't see very often noticed at about 15-20lbs, my family at 25lbs. Don't be discouraged if no one notices right away, because trust me once you hit "that number" for you, everyone will not be able to help but notice! Getting compliments like "have you lost weight" or better yet "wow you have lost a lot of weight, you look great!" feel amazing and are great motivators to keep working hard. :)
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    I think people are wary of commenting before it becomes *very* obvious. I think I was probably about 50lbs lighter before people 'out there' started to comment (though close family and friends did comment earlier - around 30lb-ish). People worry about offending you with the 'have you lost weight' type comments, in case they get it wrong.
  • newcomer9
    newcomer9 Posts: 38 Member
    in my work close and that was when i lost 22 pounds. alot now recently
  • small_ninja
    small_ninja Posts: 365 Member
    People I see often haven't really noticed much yet. But a couple of people who haven't seen me in a while have commented :smile: Waiting for more! :tongue:
  • PierdoPeso
    PierdoPeso Posts: 25
    People started noticing around the 20 pound mark. You could see it in my face, and my clothes were fitting much looser. Everybody notices now.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    I was probably 40lbs down before anyone noticed. I am a quiet person and this is a personal journey, once people started noticing it was great, I got some confidence and changed my FB settings so my loss would post there, since then three or four of my friends have joined MFP. I still have a very long way to go, but it helps when people notice, they call me the amazing shrinking man at work now.
  • bellarox13
    bellarox13 Posts: 95 Member
    Before I got pregnant with my last bub, I lost 33 pounds and not one person noticed and if they did they didnt say anything. So this time around (like last time, I havent told anyone, except my partner) I am actually expecting no one to notice until I lose more but i don't care this time, I doing this for me not them. As long as my partner and I notice, thats all that matters.
  • xdoublerainbow
    xdoublerainbow Posts: 51 Member
    Last year I lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time but people didn't really notice until I hit the 11lb mark :D It depends on how tall you are and how much you originally weighed though :D
  • Moxylein
    Moxylein Posts: 52
    I've lost over 30 lbs now and nobody, who doesn't know I'm trying to lose weight has noticed it yet, which is kind of depressing. I still hope a difference will be visible some day
  • PJ64
    PJ64 Posts: 866 Member
    @ 25lbs one lady at work said "You're face is skinny" lol!

    I wasn't tucking my shirts in because of my belly but when I lost 30lbs (and 4 waist inches) I started tucking them in and then everyone started making comments
  • KALMdown
    KALMdown Posts: 211 Member
    At around 15 lbs, but it was someone I hadn't seen in 2 months. People I see all the time? Nothing. :(
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    I would say that it is sooo different for everyone!!! It depends where you lose weight first. My weight comes off my face, back, and upper body first so it is very noticeable even when I lose a little bit. I have only lost 12 lbs since I have been on MFP but everyone has been noticing and comments on the loss, even from before the Summer. Now I really wish the weight would get the hell off my *kitten*, thighs, legs and tummy ;)!!!
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    I think people are wary of commenting before it becomes *very* obvious. I think I was probably about 50lbs lighter before people 'out there' started to comment (though close family and friends did comment earlier - around 30lb-ish). People worry about offending you with the 'have you lost weight' type comments, in case they get it wrong.

    This. I didn't have anyone say anything until about 40 pounds but when I said I was trying to lose it, they said they had been noticing but didn't want to say anything until they were sure.
  • MCsAngel2
    MCsAngel2 Posts: 49 Member
    I had/am losing 50ish pounds, going from about 170 to about 120. I'm 5'3". A coworker first noticed after I lost 15 pounds which I was VERY surprised by. Eeeeeeeveryone started making comments after 30-35 pounds lost. However, due to my genetics, my face (double chin) is the last place I lose. I had a big gut when i started, and once I started tucking in shirts again/got smaller pants that fit, it became apparent.
  • fingerscrossed75
    fingerscrossed75 Posts: 5 Member
    I need to lose about 100 pounds, and have lost 20 so far. Really, nobody has noticed, and if they have, nobody has said anything.

    I think it's because I'm pretty well proportioned, so there isn't one specific part of my body that shows the weight loss. It can be a bit discouraging, to be honest, but I can see and feel, the difference, so that does help. :)
  • jynxxxed
    jynxxxed Posts: 1,010 Member
    I notice.. but nobody else has yet that I've heard from. I've lost 26 pounds and I have 85 to lose.
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    I'm 5'7" and started here about 60lbs overweight. People started noticing when I lost about 20lbs.
  • MTBrob
    MTBrob Posts: 513 Member
    I have always been kinda stout..I carry my weight well which was part of my problem .. for me it was about 40 to 50 lbs before people really started asking .. however with pictures about 15-20 lbs in you could see it in my face.
  • DarkFlutter
    DarkFlutter Posts: 336 Member
    A few people around 20...asked if I was doing something different.
    People I see all the time...not so much.
    35 lbs down and still most have either not noticed or just didn't say anything.

    My big one will be when I see my family next month.
    It's been a year since I've seen them.
    Hopefully they will notice it :0)
  • Nanadena
    Nanadena Posts: 739 Member
    It took 40lbs for anyone to notice and then they were shocked. I covered up really well and now that I am much thinner, I wear tighter clothes.
  • stephanieb72
    stephanieb72 Posts: 390 Member
    The family I live with say they notice but nobody else has really said anything :( boo hoo!
  • 17ChargerGirl17
    17ChargerGirl17 Posts: 441
    I think about 20 lbs.
    my favorite compliment is how much younger I look!!!! Love those people. lol
  • ashlinmarie
    ashlinmarie Posts: 1,263 Member
    I have 50 lbs total to lose and my mom and grandma noticed at 11 lbs lost. Coworkers started noticing at about 17lbs lost. My husband too, but in all fairness, he didn't see me until I was down 17 lbs and he almost didn't recognize me.
  • Jkc9059
    Jkc9059 Posts: 151 Member
    I wat to lose 90 to 100 pounds. I am down 34 pounds and finally people are starting to notice. I get a lot of " OMG you have lost a lot of weight how are you doing it?"
  • Amabuela
    Amabuela Posts: 24
    It really depends on how you're built. It shows up in my face and arms very quickly, so people usually notice at 8-10 pounds. But some people lose it elsewhere where it's not so noticeable.
  • lstone03
    lstone03 Posts: 57 Member
    I gained a lot with my first child and started hanging out with new people. Most of them had never seen me thin. It was almost like I lost it all over night so I didn't get many comments until it was all gone. So at around 80lbs lost the rumors started flying that I was a coke head and that's how I lost the weight. I've never been into drugs so I was rather insulted so the loss was bitter sweet when it came to what others had to say.

    After my second I lost 35 lbs and had 10 to go before I became pregnant again and no one noticed.

    Now I've lost 32 lbs and people seem to comment because they think they are motivating me not because they really notice. At least that's how I feel about it. I don't expect anyone to notice any losses for another 20lbs. Between 180-160 there doesn't seem to be much of a noticeable difference in appearance.
  • ahiddenlink
    ahiddenlink Posts: 42 Member
    It's harder for people you see everyday to notice unless you drop it off really quick, but there does seem to be a defining time when they really notice, as with a lot of people, it seems to be in the face where most people notice it.

    I had run into some people after I had dropped over 30lbs and got a string of compliments/questions about losing weight that day and that was nice, but I can tell strictly by the fact that I'm back in all my old wardrobe!
  • Erica27511
    Erica27511 Posts: 490 Member
    I have 130lbs to lose and at 27lbs lost there have only been a couple people who have noticed. Mostly because my face is thinner.
    I think most of the time people do notice when you have lost weight, but they do not say anything.
  • nyla23608
    nyla23608 Posts: 66 Member
    I have a lot to loose as well. People started noticing sooner than I thought (but didn't say anything out of respect to me) and finally spoke on it when I had lost 30lbs. I've lost 45lbs so far. Keep pushing forward :happy:

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