38lbs down. No one has noticed.

It took 30 pounds before people noticed I had lost weight and then all of a sudden I was getting a ton of compliments. It took my coworkers and family longer to notice, when people see you all the time it's hard to notice a change. My boyfriend didn't even mention it until he saw me swimming in a dress that used to be tight. Maybe you need to visit people you haven't seen in a while for a confidence boost!

Please don't get discouraged, I've lost 37lbs, gone down 2 almost 3 pant sizes, and people are just starting to feel comfortable mentioning that they noticed. A lot of people feel uncomfortable makng comments about it until it's really evident. Just be proud of yourself! 38lbsi s a huge accomplishment!

When I first started losing weight no one really said anything a few friends were polite but you could tell they couldnt see anything, then one day an older guy who used to sit next to me at work said.... hey I can see how much weight you have lost now... at the begining I could tell you had lost some but you were still fat, but now its making a real difference..... I am sure it was a complement but I didnt even know what to say Now people that know me well walk past because the dont recognise me. It will happen

Let's see, I was at least 40 pounds down before anyone except hubby said anything. Partly it was my clothes as I was wearing things that were too big for me. Once I got down about 4 sizes and started wearing the smaller sizes, friends and family began to notice. Ah, well. I was happy about it; that's what really mattered to me.

I am very fortunate to be living in Hong Kong where the local people tell it like it is with no punches pulled. After I'd lost about 9 lbs, I was told my face looked thinner [thin is not regarded as good here]. After 14 lbs, someone I hadn't seen recently cried out, "Wow, you've lost weight! How did you do it?"

I'm sure it's as written above - that people feel awkward about it. Maybe they are waiting for YOU to say something first. Why don't you kick it off by saying, "Well, what do you think? Have I lost weight?" or "What do you think about the new me?".

I hear ya. Barely anyone noticed my weight loss either.. it wasn't a drastic loss but I think 30 lbs would be noticeable, after all it was noticeable enough to me to make me want to lose it..

I think that when people see you every day, it's not as noticeable. You see yourself in the mirror every day so you don't really notice . . . when you see someone you haven't seen in a while, it's a lot more likely to get complimented . . . or at least that's how it was for me

Annnnnnd sometimes if people see you every day they don't notice as easily because the change is gradual. People only noticed I was losing weight when I went home on break from college, and my relatives hadn't seen me in like two or three months.

Dont give up! Keep going, the health benefits of weight loss are worth it in the long run. Sometimes when you see your friends and family every single day, they fail to notice the change. But if you run into someone whom you haven't seen in a while, I bet they will compliment you... Another thing, if you started off very large, It will take longer to show.

when people see you everyday they rarely notice. the only people that notice with me are people at work that i run into every once in awhile.
ive lost 30 lbs and went down almost 3 pants sizes my bf didnt even notice until i showed him before and after pictures. which is how i really could tell the difference as well.

you should find an old pic of you when you started and take one of you now and compare and im sure youll really notice!

good luck!

I know what you mean. I have lost 83 but because I really want to be all the way to be my goal, often I don't see any changes. But you said the magic word-you have dropped 3 sizes. That is a fact, not a lie. You are doing great. Try on those new clothes and feel good about your progress. Go shopping just to try on stuff for fun. Keep a notebook in your purse and jot down every little positive thing that happens to you each day-especially those things related to you getting healthier . Just go for it.

You have to do it for yourself, not for anyone else. Trust the data and keep going. If you get a compliment, great! If not, don't let that stop you. Who knows why people aren't speaking up? My family acts resentful, like I'm doing this to annoy them. Oh, well! I smile when I look in the mirror and am enjoying being fit. I do not care what they think.

Awesome work - losing 38lbs is a really hard thing to do so well done. Perhaps focus on how you are feeling as opposed to how you percieve that you are looking are what you "think" other people imagine you look. I would also think you'd have more energy now that you are not having to walk around with that additional 38lbs so I'm sure you could find a few positives.

I still have days where I look in the mirror and don't notice that I've lost anything. . . those aren't super awesome days. As for other people; I think I lost about 70lbs before people outside my immediate support group said anything.

It takes time but it'll happen and you'll pretty much feel like you're walking on clouds when it does.

It JUST happened for me on Sunday. I've had a few people ask if I have lost weight but I wanted someone, anyone, to notice with an exclamation point. Wow! You've lost weight! I was 36% of my weight gone, 2 sizes smaller and 46.5 pounds lost before I got it. I might not get it again but it sure did feel good!

Hang in there keep working on you and it will happen.