for the heavier men

For me, i almost saw no difference from 300 pounds to 270, but when i got to the 250 area i noticed in my wedding pictures that I had lost a significant amount of weight. My family is rather large, my brother was also around 300 pounds, and i looked way smaller than him. Right now i'm trying to lose the weight I put on over the honeymoon and christmas.. i basically put myself from 248 pounds back to 260s. Once again, in pictures I can see the weight increase (mostly in my face and stomach). I guess it works both ways.

But ya know, i love my body the way it is. I don't care how I look at this weight or that weight. of course i prefer looking more lean and trim and that is my goal. But I don't care so much how I look from point A to point B. The way I measure success is by pants size. I started at a 42 waist and now im down to a 38. I went from an XXL to a XL or even L in some stores.

Another way i keep track is by using a blood pressure monitor. I track morning, mid-day (if i am home) and at night. My goal is getting to where i don't need blood pressure meds anymore and every pound I lose brings the numbers down. My doctor and I started the lose 10 KG challenge. He thinks if I can lose 10 KG i won't need to take blood pressure meds anymore. Only 8 KG more to go to reach that goal!

cheers mate,

keep up with the good work!

I might not fit the heavier category but I think I am still relevant. I keep thinking I do not see any difference in my body even though my pants are way to big for me now. We see ourselves in the mirror every day so its hard to notice the change. I would have to say once I lost about 20 pounds people really started to take notice, A few people really noticed and really made a point to say how much I have changed.

Keep on doing what your doing brother, it will all pay off in the end! 34 pounds is a great loss for you! thats 10% of your body weight!

I noticed it with the clothing I was wearing. I was wearing a size 42 pant and xxl shirts. Now its more like 36/38 pants and l/xl shirts. Nothing in my closets fits properly and my face seems to be a lot skinnier or so I've been told.

I was 245 and am now at 195ish.

I see a huge difference dude, look at your torso in that before pic vs how different it looks in the after pic.

There are always changes you just have to look for them. I think the problem is we expect to see the change we want most and when we don't we stop noticing all the changes that are staring us in the face.

also take shirtless progress pics if thats how you want to measure how well your doing. its really hard to tell with a shirt on

A little after I lost my first 100 lbs.

I've found that I don't notice a difference until ~10% of my bodyweight is gone. I started as a lady at 265 lbs (and I'm still a lady :laugh: ), and I noticed right around the 25 lb down mark.

I definitely see a difference in those two pics. Keep up the good work man!

I started on this site at 320. I was 286 at my lowest. I kinda slouched a bit so I'm back to 295. Even with all of that, everyone else noticed a physical change, when I lost all the weight, but for me, I just FELT the change. My body was still the same to me. I probably won't see the change until I get into the 260s.

I'm trying to get down to 197.

Difference is clear to me - particularly in mid section.

Sometimes we can gain 20lbs and not really notice it so we shouldn't be surprised when we lose 30lbs and not see the loss in ourselves. Keep going - one day your trousers will fall down and, when you buy smaller clothes you will also see the difference. You're going a great job - keep up the good work.

I started out higher(360) and am facing the same challenges as you as far as noticing a difference. Just this past week I've had a couple of people say that I look good and that has helped out a lot. I will I would have taken some actual "before" picks and taken measurements but I didn't. I know that my pants are very lose and my shirts fit much better. Keep at it, I see improvements in your pics, but I understand exactly where you are coming from.

I actually can see a difference in the pictures. Good job!

I've only lost 7 lbs so far, but am glad to see this as I was getting a bit discouraged for the same reason. I think men carry their weight in such a way that's less obvious, and a lot of fat in men is inside the body around the organs as well, whereas women store fat directly under the skin.

ive lost about 60 pounds (start 335 pounds) and ive havent noticed a difference mentally, other people have noticed the change and ive dropped clothes sizes, guess its down to how you see yourself!

I can see a notable difference. Especially in you face and neck. It's difficult to see the rest from the picture. For myself I have days where I don't see any difference in myself. Sometimes I even feel worse. Lets face it we didn't get to this point because we were kind to ourselves. 30lbs is a huge accomplishment, that 105,000 calories that you did not eat!!! Be really proud and take some time to appreciate and love yourself. I started writing in a journal 5 things I did well each day and it has helped. It's too easy to focus on our downfalls and forget all the good things we do.

All the best. I am sure you will do well.