How Long did it Take For ppl to Notice Your Weight Loss?

I'd have the occasional person ask every once in a blue moon even during the 2 years I wasn't really trying and didn't own a working scale but based on doctor records I actually had casually lost 23 lbs. over about 3 years without really even trying so everyone who asked was right even if I didn't know it or care to know at that point. When I started trying last May, the first big reaction I got was at the family reunion in August (-23 lbs since May and -46 altogether) where I hadn't seen my parents since Christmas and everyone else, a few years or more....it was and is all they could talk about and that gets annoying after awhile. After all, I'm not doing this for them and there's more to me than what I do or don't weigh. Some of my fitness buddies at church have encouraged and noticed progress all along this last year but it really took off when I was able to get an entirely new wardrobe for my birthday in January, thanks to my mom and dad and I wasn't stuck wearing all my old oversized clothes and trying to cinch up pants and skirts so they wouldn't fall off (and end up looking bulkier than ever). Now someone or several mention it everytime I go to church. I just smile and say thank you cause they are trying to be nice so no need to offend or be offended even if the topic gets old when you have the same conversation with 7 different people in a row -- but don't let it go to my head or hang my ego on it. This is so not about whether anyone notices or not!