how many pounds before anyone noticed?

Now that I've hit the 20lb mark people I haven't seen in a while have noticed. Only a couple of my co-workers have noticed and mentioned, for the most part my friends and family I see on a regular basis still haven't

I've lost thirty-four pounds and people are just beginning to notice it in my face. No comments on my butt, though, which is what I'd really like to hear! I think it depends on how overweight you are to begin with. I mean, if you're thin to begin with, people notice if you lose five pounds, but when you're as overweight as I was at the start, I think I'm going to have to lose about fifty pounds before people start to notice. I know it's hard. We all want that validation that comes when we start getting the comments on how much weight we've lost. You'll get there and it'll all be worth it when the compliments start rolling in.

Near 30 pounds and few really have noticed.

It took maybe 15 pounds for me--& it was most noticable because my face had slimmed a bit.

At least, that was for the co-workers.
For my friends, it took a good fourty pounds. LOL.
But I just suspect they were shy about bringing it up in the first place!

at 100 pounds weight loss people were afraid to say anything!
I got, have you been ill?
I replied yes, sick of being FAT!

People I work with noticed at 20 pounds

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 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.

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, GW145

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.

34 pounds down and my husband has yet to notice...

20 pounds. But there are still so many people who haven't noticed my weight loss yet.

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.

169 lbs! Good lawd that is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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:

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.