Pounds going down but..

Make sure you're taking progress pictures from lot's of angles! No one has to see them but you but sometimes that's the best way to see change in my opinion!!

Don't dwell on it. You will see a difference at 24 pounds ! You are cute. I hope you have a nice boyfriend now :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I've felt that way too. Look for the small NSV's such as underwear fitting more loosely, fitting into jeans that were too tight before, etc and hang on! I lost exactly 12lbs as well and I am still wondering where they went, except for the afore mentiones NSV's. Add me for support if you want

It takes time and unfortunately, the more you have to lose the less noticeable those Lbs can be. I looked basically the same from 220 - 200...very slight change in my face, but that was about it...and that was 20 Lbs. I didn't look substantially different in pictures and didn't start getting much in the way of comments until I got down to about 190...30 Lbs from where I started. At 190, I looked quite a bit different and then 190 - 180 was a major transformation.

Just be patient and remember that all of this is a lifetime endeavor...there is no reason to give up or starve yourself or whatever...this is ultimately about your health now and into the future and I can assure you that you will need to be working the rest of your life. It's kind of like going to school...everybody is in a hurry to graduate because then they're "done"...they've crossed that finish line...but really, that's when the real work starts. Same goes for all this weight, nutrition, health and fitness stuff...you aren't done when you get to weight...you're just beginning....getting to weight is just the first step in a life long process.

A few things might be going on.

You might be tall or carrying lots of weight. I only had about 30 pounds to lose to get healthy, but more to look the way I want to (only, ha!). I'm 5'3" and small framed, so I started noticing my clothes fit differently at about 10 pounds lost, and started getting compliments around 15-20 when I had to buy my first round of new clothes, which brings me to...

It might be a bit to do with the clothes you're wearing. For example, if you wear lots of stuff to cover up your belly and you're losing belly fat, you'll find you really notice it in the change-room. New clothes will make a huge difference. I'd still say to wait as long as you can afford to wait, because it'll feel so good to put on a silhouette you wouldn't normally try and leapfrog even one size (e.g. I was a L and bought new clothes when I became a small and damn did it feel good, even though some clothes are XS or M, depending on the fit).

Losing the weight isn't going to just look different in your body, soon you'll see your eyes look bigger, your cheekbones will pop out and your face is going to start glowing more. The added health is going to improve your skin tone and make you look more hydrated. Overall, you're going to find little tiny things that will make you feel better and better every morning when you wake up and look at yourself in the mirror.

Good luck!

Patience! This 12 lbs has been over what, 2 weeks (I peeked at your history - Dec 28th)? Nobody is going to look very different in 2 weeks I don't know how much you are eating, but don't go all crazy with it and then drop it because it's so hard. Don't make it any harder than it has to be, add in a good measure of patience, and you'll do wonderfully!

BTW, I hardly noticed my first 12 lbs myself and pictures might not have even shown it, but I did get smaller in inches. I start out getting subtly smaller all over before I lose the parts I want to lose, lol.

I am dealing with the self-image problem right now. I look fat in mirrors and thin in pictures. Why can't I see what other people see? All I see are my flaws.