its not noticeable :(

Just keep it up. You know that's the only way to get where you want to be. My guess is you're too closely involved to see the difference. Self image is strong.

Are you working out? I saw results in 2 weeks and more all the time with 30 Day Shred.

Do you have photos? I never noticed my weightloss (and still have a hard time noticing) but a pic speaks 1000 words.

I'm sure it's noticeable ... you just see yourself every day so you don't notice the change... you should take some pictures for yourself, lose ten more pounds, take more then do side by side ... forty pounds is a lot to lose and it's a great accomplishment.

I agree with the previous poster.... I know when I lost 85+ lbs I still saw the same fat girl I was although I was in a size 8.

I wonder if you are having any NSV's? Non-scale victories.... have your pant sizes gone down, or were they tight and now they aren't?

Keep at it. It is likely that those around you never saw you as being bigger than you are now and that's why they haven't noticed.

Try toning up... and take a look at this page:
http://everydaypaleo.com/2011/08/26/deb-update/

Not that I am for Paleo... but it makes a good point that you can still weigh the same but look differently or carry weight differently.

I think people get nervous asking if we lost any weight, like they are going to offend us.

Now that I have lost a few more pounds, people do ask. I just smile coyly and act like I don't know what they are talking about!

(What fusion777 said)

I had someone ask me yesterday if I changed my hairstyle. Uh-no...

So, the awkwardness continued... "Did you change your hair color?"

No.

"Ummmm are you applying make-up differently?"

No. Why do you ask?

"Well frankly, you look good and something is different..."

"i've lost some weight...."

"YES, that's it...but I just didn't want to say it.........."

Yep...people are afraid to ask.

I so get what you are saying and had a very similiar post myself several months ago.

As most people have said, it takes time. 40 lbs is awesome! What I have noticed for myself is that the larger you are, the more it seems to take to lose before it really hits people that see us on a regular basis. This includes yourself. We look at ourselves everyday, so we aren't noticing the little centimeters and inches that are melting.
Think of it like watching hair grow. Nobody walks up to someone in the office and says your hair is longer today than yesterday. It is - hopefully - but we don't notice those changes. And then one day you are walking behind someone swinging their ponytail, and you say "OMG - your hair is getting long!" truthfully, they have been growing it out for awhile, right? LOL

I also need to point out that if you are still in the same clothes (albeit they are bigger on you now) then people tend to see what they are used to seeing.

I started out - like yourself - wanting that acknowledgement once I realized I was on the road to making a great change. After a while i decided - fine - they don't see the drastic change i wanted them to see - neither do i really. There will come a day when I get to closer to where i need to be and I am going to go get a little red dress, put that sucker on & know everyone's socks off! They will notice it then! lol

I lost 85 pounds before one of my co-workers noticed. Just keep it up. They'll come around.

This year, I got my winter coat out, and put it on - it was WAY too big. I brought it into work, and said, "I think I need a new coat...." Everybody's chin dropped.

I know this is hard right now, but soon it will be noticeable and you'll be surprised by just how many people do notice. I have a total of 50 pounds to lose. I'm presently 13 pounds away from my goal. Not one person mentioned *anything* about me losing weight until I lost 30 pounds. In fact, I felt like I couldn't see any difference whatsoever (to be honest, I sometimes still feel this way). I lost over 15% of my starting weight and not a word from anyone. Then, at 30 pounds, *everyone* started noticing. Something that helped me recognize that things were actually changing was moving down in size in my old clothes. I wore my bigger clothes for a long time while I was still losing weight and I think that hid a lot of the progress (from myself and others).

Keep at it!!! You can do it!!!

A few years ago I lost 30 pounds. My coworkers had no idea and they saw me everyday. My boss was oblivious. Some people carry weight alot better than others and it's not easy to see when they lose. People started to notice when I went and bought clothes that fit me - maybe you are due for a shopping trip and a new hairdo. Chin up - be proud of your accomplishment!

I was the exact same way when I was at that point in my journey! It was so discouraging. For some reasons the numbers were going down and down, but nothing else!! I didn't even switch sizes, my clothes just fit a little bit better. My magic number was 60. When I lost 60 lbs all of the sudden it was like my body was racing to catch up and I ended up losing inches and a few sizes. After that point my weight loss "pattern" started to change... instead of losing consistently each week I would lose or a couple, and then "stall" for a month, but during that month my size would change.

Keep your head up. Try to remember all of the non-visual reasons you are losing weight during this time (health, longer life span, more energy, etc)!!

Perhaps you should see a doctor, and get some blood work done.

I've only lost 10lbs, and naturally being still over 300lbs it's not noticeable at all. However, I've lost inches...and my stamina has increased so much. These are the things that I've measured in terms of achievement so far. Your body is thanking you right now for that 40lb weight loss even if you can't see it on the outside.

BTW, congratulations!

Don't get discouraged. I am sure you are being hard on yourself. Unless you weighed 400 pounds to begin with, then you have lost more than 10% of your weight. That is awesome. I read your profile. You say you have been overweight all of your life. It took years to get where you are. It will take a few to get to your goal. Your goal to lose 150 pounds is great. You have almost lost a third of that. I'll say it again, don't get discouraged. You are doing great. I'll be if you took measurements, you have lost significant inches.

You can do it. Be determined not to go back. We all have a fine girl inside of us begging to get out.

Keep up the good work, and stop being so hard on yourself.