First place you start losing weight

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for me it was the face, arms and hands...then to the legs and sadly stomach last!!!

My face and "the roll" above my stomach. Im ready to get rid of all of it so Ill take the loss anywhere!

Face and belly, here.

I noticed my t shirts were getting longer...meaining my gut rolls were going. I still have a gut but now I see my face looks thinner. Hoping the thighs are the next to move.

Same for me. My thighs are stubborn. They are always last to go. But I feel like I am wearing a nightgown when I put on some of my shirts. Not complaining.

Just started my weight loss journey using MFP. I like it so far, especially the community of weight loss friends. I'm curious, where did you first see signs of weight loss on your body? In other words, where does the weight come off first? Thanks all!

Everyone is different. The body sheds it where it wants to but for me came off all over and what was finally left was the waist, hips, and upper legs.

For me the last to go was the upper legs, but I am female and that is typical for females, and it's a bit different for me compared to younger females because I'm in a different phase of hormones because I'm over 50.

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory

I didn't really notice until I was able to wear a five year old pair of jeans and dress shirts that didn't fit anymore. Now those jeans are too big but the shirts fit comfortably.

Conclusion: I literally jogged my 'hinderparts' off!

usethe following to make sure you dont wind up not eating enough

to figure out just how many calories you need a day: step 1: weight to kilograms Divide your weight by 2.2 you can round up Step 2:resting metabolic rate 795+(7.18x body weight in kilogram)= resting metabolic rate step 3: body mass index find you BMI. BMI is a hieght-and-weight calculation that doesn't take into account your ratio of fat to muscle. charts are online Step 4:daily-activities multiplers now figure out your activity multiplier For Bmi 18 through 24.9 Under 35 light: 1.6 Active: 1.8 strenuous: 2.0 Over 35 light 1.4 active 1.6 stenuous 1.8 bmi >25 under 35 light 1.5 active 1.7 strenuous 1.9 over 35 light 1.2 active 1.4 strenuous 1.6 now multiply the number you got in step 2and multiply that by the number you got in the chart above. Step 5: Minus 300 cals from the number you got above and eat back the cals you burn when working out and there you go

Face for me.......

shoulders.....weird i know

I probably noticed my face and arms first, it took me a while to see my thighs and stomach.

I noticed my hands first, others noticed it in my face.

Face !!!

face

Belly, oddly it seems like I got thinner sideways but if I look at myself from the front I look just as wide as ever lol. Getting pregnant caused all my extra weight to hang onto my hips for dear life. Last place to lose is hips and thighs for me I guess.