When did people start noticing your weight loss?

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  • MissMiley
    MissMiley Posts: 49
    My closest friend noticed at my 10 pound loss. I couldn't even believe she noticed....heck, I couldn't even notice anything then! Everyone else noticed around my 20 pound loss. Now everybody notices and comments. At work yesterday I saw someone who hadn't seen me since I began this journey and she said she didn't even recognize me! Really?!! Wow...I liked that! :)
  • weird_me2
    weird_me2 Posts: 716 Member
    Sadly, no one is really noticing yet. I'm 5'10" and down almost 45 lbs. I carry my weight fairly well and fairly evenly, but no one is really noticing at all. My one friend who recommended MFP to me actually was really surprised when I told her I'd lost over 35 lbs (at the time). Very few people know I'm actively trying to lose, and of those who do, one has made a comment that she can tell I've lost some weight (finally!).

    I've lost almost 30" total off my body since January, so I know I'm losing inches and pounds. I figure everyone will notice eventually.
  • KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON
    KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON Posts: 258 Member
    for me I had to lose 30 lbs before anyone started noticing, but I did have 90 lbs to lose. 20 more to go woohoo, thanks to MFP (and friends support on MFP) I am closer to my goal.
  • amymichelle1226
    amymichelle1226 Posts: 150 Member
    I started with 50 pounds to lose. Now I'm down by 10.5 pounds and I've had co-workers (who didn't know I had been trying to lose weight) say something yesterday and today! Feels good. Especially when it's hard to notice the difference yourself.
  • Toofhairy
    Toofhairy Posts: 106 Member
    I've lost 24 lbs and my coworkers have just started to notice, commenting on the difference in my face and my baggy jeans. I am 5'3" and have another 75 lbs to lose.
  • steph1278
    steph1278 Posts: 483 Member
    It was about 40-50 pounds before people started noticing, but that was when I bought some new, better fitting clothes as well. Now, I'm down 108 and I get comments all the time that I'm skinny and wasting away to nothing. Lol. I still have 49 pounds to go to get to my goal, so there's no way that I'm wasting away.
  • ScarletFyre
    ScarletFyre Posts: 754 Member
    So far the only person who has noticed is my best friend...but she only said something when i vented my frusterations at not losing fast enough...i had sent her a picture (my current profile pic), about a week prior and then she said she meant to tell me she could tell i look thinner. NOT saying she was lying to make me feel better...I have a lot to lose and am only 5 down so far.

    She will be a good person to tell though because i only see her once or twice a year...unlike my fiance who 1-isn't the most observant about some stuff, and 2-sees me every day.

    I personally have started to see it (maybe? or is it because i am looking for it? If anyone who knows me personally is reading this thread, let me know!!) in my own face. And i CERTAINLY noticed it when my jeans almost fell completely down a couple weeks ago! :noway:

    I am going to guess i will have to be in the 20's or even 30's lost before people notice to the point they say anything....
  • starbuckskat
    starbuckskat Posts: 11 Member
    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?
    When I was on WW and lost 25 lbs (before quitting and gaining it all back) people started noticing about 15-20 lbs. I had/have about 90 to lose
  • vkruithof
    vkruithof Posts: 227 Member
    I had some family and friends commenting at the 5lb mark. Oddly one co-worker never said anything until I hit about the 20lb mark and his comment was 'I can really see it in your face', lol. I said ' wow, how big WAS my head?' (Like John Pinette's comedy act.) I'm kinda a jerk like that. We laughed about it, he said 'no really I see it everywhere'. I love messing with him. I noticed it in my clothes right away at the 5lb mark, feeling looser, my pants are baggier, some are waaay to big on me, others fit that I haven't been able to wear in a few years. I still have 40lbs to go to my first goal, then I'll be reassessing to see if I'm continuing on for another 20 or toning only. I'm so happy with my progress so far.
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    I have an unusual job, I see people for a few weeks or a few months then don’t see them for 4 or 5 months. Out of the blue people started to email me asking if I was ok, I didn’t think anything of it ‘til a pro-cyclist friend came in to see me and asked me out right if I was still in remission. I’m like “of course, why do you ask?” His reply made the penny drop; people saw the weight loss and thought I was ill. Once they knew I wasn’t ill people started talking about my weight loss.
  • sleepyjean88
    sleepyjean88 Posts: 180 Member
    I have only had a few people notice, I've lost 44lb's and still have a way to go, however I haven't told anyone except from family so I dunno how that might affect it. I have a test of how well its showing tomorrow I'm seeing a group of people I haven't seen for 3 months so I'm hoping they might notice a difference.
  • yeshualovesme
    yeshualovesme Posts: 121 Member
    I know I shouldn't but I can't wait for people to notice. They sure notice when you gain, lol. I remember losing 40 pounds on weight watchers and having people constantly talking to me about it. Then as I gained, people were just kind of looking at me with a pity look. So, I see an overwhelming response that the people you see most often don't notice as much. That's okay - tired of carrying around the shame of weight. Tired of it! I'm losing weight for myself - but gosh it sure is fun to have the compliments :)
  • quisha916
    quisha916 Posts: 2
    people started noticing when i had lost my first 35 lbs. Now i lost 42 lbs. And not only family friends were noticing but my exs have too and they are speechless

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