25 lbs. lighter and no one has noticed

Soooo I've lost almost 25 lbs. and no one has really noticed. People I haven't seen since before I started weight haven't noticed. People I see every day haven't notice. It's discouraging. I have a lot of weight to lose but I thought 25 lbs. would be more noticeable.

Didn't read the other replies.

Usually means you carry your weight well.

LilyMammoth,

First -hurray for that first 25 pounds gone!

I agree with much of what has been said. I have over well 100 pounds to lose. Sadly I've lost that same 'over 100 pounds' before (grrr!). at 5'8" and larger framed my weight has never been terribly noticeable unless there are big changes. I can easily wear much of the same clothes over a 30-40 pound weight range. People regularly underestimated my weight in college. The first time around I lost well over 50 pounds before it became noticeable enough for comments and I think that was probably about this time it really started to show in my face. I also think that people don't pay as much attention to our bodies as we do. Casual friends and co-workers are generally in their own world and may or may not notice it or may not want to risk offending. Good friends/family see you for YOU so unless they know you're trying to lose weight it might not even occur to them until it's blatantly obvious.

I do understand wanting someone (anyone!) to notice. I too am doing this for me - every drop on the scale, that ticker with 'pounds lost' moving down, the fact I feel better already and my wedding ring isn't strangling my finger is all positive reinforcement. But there's something about someone saying "Hey, you've lost weight!" that just makes the sun a little brighter for a moment for me ;-)

Don't feel too disappointed because after another 10 or so, they'll probably notice. I started out over 300 and it took about 40-50 lbs before people really took note. That's fine, because the only person who it truly needs to matter for is yourself, and you KNOW you're doing great!

Hey There,

I'm in the same boat as you, other than my bf (who was away working for several months while I lost 30 lbs) and my sister no one has commented on my weight loss. I've lost 30 lbs (and I'm 5'3") and have about 25 left to go. I really think that it's noticeable and I started to get discouraged that no one noticed. Then I realized that people really are not that interested in other people's day to day because they are just trying to get through their own day. Maybe they are not sure if I have, maybe then are too into their own troubles to care...who knows...what I've decided is that this time, unlike that last time I lost weight, I don't care about other people's opinions of my weight loss are. I got quite discouraged and gave up last time partly due to "no one noticing" but not this time. I'm in smaller clothes, I'm running and I'm set to meet my goal (by October I hope) and even then, if no one notices it's okay because I'm feeling proud, getting healthy and accomplishing a goal.

I hope that you celebrate your loss and try not to worry about others. I think that a lot of people are simply stuck in their own heads (and they probably thought you looked fab before you lost so they still think the same thing).

Yes, what everyone else has said. The taller and heavier you are, the more you have to lose for people to notice. The plus side of this, the more you can weigh. I lost 60lbs last summer and no one really noticed at work. Combination of many things. I was wearing the same clothes, so they just got really baggy and unflattering. So, when they did notice, it was basically, get some new clothes already, you look like MC Hammer type of thing. And the other is I tend to go up and down really quickly. Those 60lbs, yeah, I gained them all back the next 6 months and still wore the same clothes.

What everyone else has said, it is AMAZING what you see though when you take side by side pictures. Same outfit (tight) same position. I have been blown away to see other people do this and to see what a difference just 10lbs make. We don't even see it in the mirror on ourselves, but a picture can capture that. I just can't stand to see the truth the camera tells quite yet to do that. I'm a diaper baby.

I don't want to sound preachy. But I have found that if I lose weight for myself I could care less what other people think. I feel like you shouldn't wait or rely on people to dictate how you feel or your motivation.If you've lost the weight than that should be good enough.

Not many people noticed till I had lost about 30 pounds. And when I started buying newer smaller clothes, then they REALLY started noticing. It was kind of funny actually. I work in a busy salon, and it seemed to be as my clothes got smaller people really took notice. That and 92 lbs off my 5'3" body too, lol

Just because they don't say it, doesn't mean they don't notice.

That being said. I've lost 17 pounds but I'm only 5'0" tall so you'd think it would make a difference. No one seemed to notice and I didn't see much of a difference for the first 10 or 12. Then I started weight lifting. The next FEW pounds were much more noticeable as I also dropped two pant sizes as well.

I +1 everything everyone else has said. I will add that you should take some pictures now! You'll wish you did later. Even though you don't have ones from when you first started, it can really help you see the loss later.

I lost 20lbs the year before last and only one person I work with noticed.

You're not doing it for them, you're doing it for you.

I think there's some truth to the height thing, for sure. I'm not quite as tall at 5'8" but I do think it's less noticeable when I gain OR lose weight than it is on my shorter friends.

When my weight crawled up from 260 to slightly over 300, no one really seemed to notice (not that they would have commented) so as I worked my tail off to get back to "normal for me", NO ONE noticed. Granted, it took me a few years to do that (pre-MFP) but my mom was the *only* person to say, "Hmmm you look like you are losing some weight in your thighs" and that was it. Even when I commented to my best friend that I was down 30 lb, she looked taken aback and shocked, kind of like she didn't believe me! That sucked!

However, somewhere along the line everyone started commenting. Now I feel almost embarrassed about it because it happens constantly. I am sure the same thing will happen for you!! Just be patient - I know it's easier said than done!

I have not read the other responses yet, but I wanted to add that measurements and clothes from your largest sizes will help you a lot when you may feel that others don't "see the loss" or even if you don't feel that different. Good luck!

I am 5'8 and I dont think people really noticed unless they had not seen me for a while. I started getting more comments around the 40lb mark...and just recently if I see someone I have not seen in a while, they notice. (now 65lbs down)

i haven't read further than this. Because this is the correct answer.

I have lost almost 50 lbs, and the people I see daily haven't really noticed. because they see me daily. And even friends and family members that i see occasionally didn't say anything for the first 30-35 lbs. But the last 10 lbs seems to have made the biggest difference to them.

First off, congratulations OP on losing the 25 pounds. You must be proud of the what you have accomplished so far and I am sure you are well on your way towards your goal weight.

For myself, I started noticing my weight loss when I dropped about 15 pounds (pants were looser, lost an inch around the waist, blood pressure numbers were better, etc), but only a handful of people said anything. It was not until I lost 25 pounds (and another 2 inches off the waist) that I started getting compliments by coworkers, people at the gym, my friends and family, etc.

But like others mentioned, I am doing the weight loss for improvement of my health (taking stress off a bad leg/knee, getting off prescription drugs, and so on) and not for the validation and comments from others. I treat the comments as icing on the cake (I do admit it is nice to hear the compliments that my hard work is paying off), but has no impact on my weight loss journey as I slowly get towards by goal weight.

Best of luck to you (and anyone else reading this) on getting to their goals!

*not to diminish 25lbs of good progress! Pick up a 25 lb turkey in the supermarket or something and you will see how much of an accomplishment that is! Good work!

I was just thinking of this yesterday when I picked up two pounds of deli meat. One pound is not a small amount for sure.

I was always told to look at each pound as the equivalent of a package (box) of butter. So, for each pound lost, you've shed 4 sticks of butter. Weird, but it puts it into perspective.

Congrats OP on losing 100 sticks of butter! Others will notice eventually. As long as you notice and see the effort, that's what counts.