How long till you noticed a difference in your body?

mangomango21
mangomango21 Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I always start a new healthy eating and excerise plan but soon give up because I haven't seen a difference. So how many days/weeks/months till you started noticing a difference in your body and fit of your clothes?

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  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    Weight loss for me, about two weeks.
    Muscle building for me, about two weeks.

    So about two weeks.

    I suggest taking pictures to review your progress. Since losing fat is a slow process (done correctly) and since you see yourself every single day, it's tough to see the small differences on a daily basis.

    Review month by month pictures.
  • hayleyxx93
    hayleyxx93 Posts: 12 Member
    Bump :)
  • BoogeyBrat
    BoogeyBrat Posts: 212 Member
    My weight fluctuates like crazy because I tend to retain water. I can struggle with a pair of jeans one day only to have then to fit the next day... and then within a few days they will fit tightly again.

    That said, if I walk every day, eat sensibly drink more water and cut out salty stuff I definitely notice a difference in the way my clothing fits within a week, and in the mirror in about two weeks.
  • ruwise
    ruwise Posts: 265 Member
    I think it depends on the size you are to begin with. I think you should notice within about 4 weeks some changes. I've been going for 90 days and I would say it has been really noticeable to me in the past month.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Only a few days. Other people started commenting less than a week from when I started. I was already a "healthy" weight to begin so it showed more quickly on me.
  • magsxx
    magsxx Posts: 46 Member
    I find i notice a difference after i loose a stone. Then i feel stuck until i loose another half stone :) thats when people start to comment on my weight loss. stick at it and it won't be long til you notice your clothes fitting better
  • NadiaSAKloof
    NadiaSAKloof Posts: 19 Member
    I've been going about 10 days and I THINK I can JUST start feeling a difference in my clothes, but not sure if it is wishful thinking!!! LOL
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I have just now been really noticing the change, and I have been doing this since January. Others have said things earlier than this, but I myself didn't start seeing it until recently.
  • fenna3107
    fenna3107 Posts: 46
    It takes 4 weeks to see a change, 8 weeks for family, 12 weeks for the world.
  • shutupandlift13
    shutupandlift13 Posts: 727 Member
    Weightloss within two weeks.
    Body composition changes about 4-6 weeks lifting heavy 3-4 times a week with cardio here and there.
  • SteelersFan7
    SteelersFan7 Posts: 217 Member
    Honestly, it usually happens around my 30 lb loss. I start to notice at 20 lbs little things, but at 30 other people will comment on my progress.
  • flojoe
    flojoe Posts: 1
    Normally a few days, but I have only started using this, so see how it goes :smile:
  • Pixie_star1234
    Pixie_star1234 Posts: 55 Member
    well, I am a healthy (according to my BMI) size for my height so it took me 3 months almost to see anything. And a year to see a big difference. DON'T GIVE UP!!! I won't this time.
  • anubhavsharma18
    anubhavsharma18 Posts: 63 Member
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  • mrsteapot812
    mrsteapot812 Posts: 1 Member
    I noticed that I had lost inches about 6 days in. After 6 days, I had also lost 3 pounds! I think it depends on your workout and diet regime and if you stick with it! PIctures are a great way to track progress because mirrors are so unreliable! :)
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    After 3 1/2 months and 1 1/2 stone its definitely noticeable now - clothes are a lot looser (some are even too big!!!:drinker: ) and my shape has definitely changed - hubs comment regularly hw he can see a difference, especially in back fat (back boobs almost gone!) stomach (reduced) and legs (toned). But even after half a stone peope did comment - a lot depends on how you carry your weight (a lot of people didn't think I "needed" to lose weight) and also your clothes - do you wear things as tight as you can get away with, or prefer a looser fit?

    As others have said, take pics NOW and again every month. Then when you reach your goal you will really see the difference - even on a monthly basis there is not much difference between each month, but visible between first and last in the series.
  • MrsBozz1
    MrsBozz1 Posts: 248 Member
    It totally depends on the person! I am 6'1" so I have to lose more before I see it because it is spread over my tall frame. Also the last time I lost weight I only changed my diet (no exercise) I lost 30lbs but only saw a small difference. This time I am changing the way I eat and doing a lot of cardio and some strength training and I've lost 24lbs so far and wow big difference!! The exercise really helped me "see" the difference! I started to really notice after a couple weeks. Don't give up! You will "see" the difference! Be patient! Good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • AA1ex
    AA1ex Posts: 223 Member
    Last year a dress I have fit a little too tight around april time frame but by the end of august when I wore it again it was fitting well and thats when I truely noticed at that time a 15lb loss. I think it depends on the person and their mindset, lifestyle and others around them.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    it's been a month, I can see a big difference in the narrowest part of my waist, under the ribs, but I probably lost that the first week, maybe 2 weeks in, I almost feel like those inches lost don't even count. as soon as my diet improved so that I was less bloated, and not retaining water, my belly shrank, so it's not fat loss. but just doing that I feel 110% healthier.
    but it doesn't show in really anything i'm wearing, and although some of my family, not the people that see me everyday, can see a difference I think I still look the same. It might be months before I really look any different.
  • Gworkmanii
    Gworkmanii Posts: 19 Member
    I didn't notice any changes for the first three or so. I just kept track of the what I was losing. Then after my third week I could really see some changes with my clothes and how they fit. Also I could see it a little in the mirror. I wish I would have took pictures ever week so I could really see the changes. I have started to do that now.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    almost three freaking months, but the ball is rolling now!
  • LindsayLL30
    LindsayLL30 Posts: 154 Member
    It takes 4 weeks to see a change, 8 weeks for family, 12 weeks for the world.

    this for sure!!!
  • sc10985
    sc10985 Posts: 347 Member
    I'm short (5'1") so weight loss shows quick on me. But I always lose from top to bottom, like face first legs last. I've lost 9lbs in 6wksand I've gotten some positive feedback as well as my clothes fitting better. 24 lbs to go!! :)
  • mangomango21
    mangomango21 Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks everyone, all your comments really help! I think i'm going to start taking pictures. The last time I lost weight it was accidental and i'm conviced the weight disappeared over night as one day my clothes fitted snug and then next day they were baggy.

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