When did you start getting compliments?

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  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    Family still hasn't noticed, coworkers and other people I see frequently noticed after 40lbs.
  • bkk40in2011
    bkk40in2011 Posts: 72
    my first compliment was from a lady who goes to this chinese restaurant that my family goes to EVERY friday. (yeah i know lol) but she quietly asked my mom "is she losing weight?? she looks good!!" and then she decided to tell me herself after my mom said yes i was.

    for me i had the extra money and buying new clothes made me feel better.. frumpy clothes made me feel FAT and disgusting! i then started finding cheap clothes and clearance items and would sometimes buy some things in a smaller size that i could "grown down" into.

    all the summer clothes i bought on clearance last year still fit.. well actually they fit better then ever now.

    family & friends comment on wow factor pictures.. or they literally do NOT recognize me at all when i see them after a long time.. yeah thats awkward explaining to family yeah its me Crystal.. you know the one you watched grow up. lol

    Crystal - you deserve every dime you spend on new clothes! What an awesome transformation and the consistency it takes to do something like that is incredible! Congrats!
  • wanttolose40lbs
    wanttolose40lbs Posts: 239 Member
    I started getting compliments after 15-20 lbs, some random ones before that from family members. I have put off buying clothes so far, the clothes that I look "frumpy" in I don't wear too much and other pants I wear a belt. I would like to lose another 5- 10 lbs before I start my new wardrobe, but it keeps getting harder every day to find something in my closet that looks decent. I have bought a couple pairs of capris for summer just because I know everything else is going to be too big.
  • mebepiglet123
    mebepiglet123 Posts: 327 Member
    After around 20lbs.. Lost around 37lbs so far another 10-15 to go.
    I sold my old clothes on trademe (like ebay) and brought new ones on trade me too..a few new items as well Just went shopping yesterday my fav clothes is gym gear now and gym shoes ...lol.

    Now I have a few people telling I have lost enough.. Argh, they don't see me naked. My partner is not one of them tho thankfully, he does see my naked...ha ha ha...
  • TheIrish1981
    TheIrish1981 Posts: 35 Member
    Guys and Gals thank you all so much for the comments. I appreciate it so much. I just wanted to get some input on what to look forward to and what to expect on my journey =)
  • unapologetically_crystal
    unapologetically_crystal Posts: 278 Member
    my first compliment was from a lady who goes to this chinese restaurant that my family goes to EVERY friday. (yeah i know lol) but she quietly asked my mom "is she losing weight?? she looks good!!" and then she decided to tell me herself after my mom said yes i was.

    for me i had the extra money and buying new clothes made me feel better.. frumpy clothes made me feel FAT and disgusting! i then started finding cheap clothes and clearance items and would sometimes buy some things in a smaller size that i could "grown down" into.

    all the summer clothes i bought on clearance last year still fit.. well actually they fit better then ever now.

    family & friends comment on wow factor pictures.. or they literally do NOT recognize me at all when i see them after a long time.. yeah thats awkward explaining to family yeah its me Crystal.. you know the one you watched grow up. lol

    Crystal - you deserve every dime you spend on new clothes! What an awesome transformation and the consistency it takes to do something like that is incredible! Congrats!


    aww thank you! =)
  • SrMaggalicious
    SrMaggalicious Posts: 495 Member
    For me it was at around 10 pounds since I am not tat tall not to say I am short :0). For the clothing I have a closet full of smaller clothes so it is not an issue but one thing for sure I will do is put the bigger sizes in the bin

    same...once I'm back in my smalls, there's no going back. If they get tight again, I go fat and naked, or burn up the fat.
  • sashafischang
    sashafischang Posts: 38 Member
    I don't think anyone talked about getting their clothes altered. I had five or sick pairs of slacks taken in as I lost weight. Once the slacks looked ridiculous on me, I took them in. And when I lost more weight, I had them taken in again. This only works if you are going down a size or two. Also, it wasn't very inexpensive (about $10 per pair), which I figured was cheaper than purchasing nice slacks for work. Next, I am going to take in some of my blouses that are too big.
  • Adc7225
    Adc7225 Posts: 1,318 Member
    I think it took about 80 pounds for my co-workers to notice, friends and family did notice at around the 20 pound start I was told co-workers didn't notice because even though I was wearing new clothes the styles were pretty much the same.

    I have pretty much always bought new clothes, I cannot stand wearing items that are too big.

    I regards to taking up clothes I re-made my work skirts so many times I just reached a point where I said no more and I took up a few tops as well along the way. I even started washing things in Hot water and putting them in the dryer trying to shrink them (cashmere included) - it's funny I used to swear my clothes used to shrink in the closet.
  • jtyler83
    jtyler83 Posts: 28 Member
    at first i didnt really buy clothes too often

    as i got into the smaller sizes, i became pickier about fit

    now that i buy 'small' i guess i'm set lol

    no idea when i first started getting compliments, but i sure get a lot of OMG U ARE TOO SKINNY ones
  • ajones1965
    ajones1965 Posts: 78 Member
    About 40 lbs before people noticed. 3 dress sizes down and I bagged a load up yesterday about 50% of my closet! Living in workout clothes and leggings. I have a pair of jeans that was always way too small I still wear plus a couple of short dresses with ties at the back I have tied tighter. Not planning on buying much for a while. Felt good to get rid of the fat clothes!

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