When did you first notice the difference?

I have a lot to lose, so I noticed a difference 10-15 lbs ( where I am now). My face is not as round and my clothes fit better. I think it depends everyone's individual body, but after 26 lbs, I would think you would have noticed something! Although I know that some of the 15 lbs was from my feet and other odd areas!

Amen to what everyone has said so far. I've only lost 13 lbs so far but even with that I should be able to tell a difference. Like you, I don't see any difference. However, I went to clothes shop for my kids today and decided to try on a pair of jeans. I picked up a size I haven't been in in over 6 years. I could zip and button them. They were still just a little tight but just a few months ago I would never have gotten them over my hips. So there must be some difference. Like the other writers have said, find something that you can use as a comparison. Good luck and hang in there. 26 lbs lost is awesome! I can't wait to show those numbers.

Hi!
I struggled with this for a while. You will see it first in the way your clothes fit, but looking at yourself takes a while to really notice a change. I have lost 65, and I still have to question whether the scale is lying or if it's all in my head. Then I look at an old picture, and BAM, it hits me. You should check out this thread. Someone gave an amazing explanation there for this problem. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/582789-i-just-don-t-see-the-weight-loss

this is what she said:
"maraq
Joined Apr 2011
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Tue 05/01/12 10:07 PM
Okay, I've been through this weight loss thing too many times and I've started to think about it like this. I find it to be true.

Think about your body during weight loss like a roll of paper towels. When you remove a sheet or two, or three, the roll doesn't seem to get any smaller.

But the more sheets you remove, the more each individual paper towel wraps around the entire roll and each sheet removed eventually makes a huge difference in the size of the roll when a lot of them have come off. Fat, like paper towels, comes off in sheets. When you are heavy, you are big all around. And when you are big around, that fat is spread over a MUCH larger area – just like that first couple of paper towel sheets. The closer you get to your goal, the more each lost pound of fat shows, because it is spread over a smaller area.

While the outside sheet may only cover 1 layer of the roll, the inside sheet may go around 4 times! When you reach those last "sheets" on your body, everything underneath will show more.

So while 30 pounds is a very significant amount of weight loss (congrats!), think of it as just those first few sheets of a paper towel roll! Keep going, all of a sudden you're going to look in the mirror and see it!"

I gain and lose weight all over, it generally takes 30 lbs before I notice a difference. My body has good proportion which I wouldn't trade for anything so that's the way it is for me. I did my measurements after one month and they all pretty much went down two to three inches but I just started seeing a difference...

The first week. Not in my clothes but just how I felt. Clothing wise probably 13 pounds and that was just them being a little loose. I didn't notice a big difference until about 25 pounds which was my half way mark.

I've lost 36 pounds and I am JUST now noticing!

At 25 lbs my underwear got noticably saggy:embarassed:

About 10 pounds...

I've lost 54 pounds, 14% body fat, over 40 inches, dropped 4 clothes sizes and I still don't see a difference