Have Your Friends and Family Noticed Your Weight Loss?

Everyone noticed when I 1) lost 15 pounds and 2) started wearing clothes that fit.

For a woman, every 10 pounds is a size change. If you don't size down, you'll look the same size!

People including my family noticed at the 20 pound mark. I've lost 71 pounds now and people think I should stop now but I'm still 12 pounds from goal weight.

I am deployed overseas so when I go home 50lbs less it is a huge difference! Friends and family have no choice but to notice.

I've lost 18pds (8.5kg) and no one has really said anything except a good friend of mine who is very supportive. I know that the last time I lost weight that I was a good 20kg down (44pd) before other people started commenting. I do think that they noticed before that but held back on saying anything, and then all of a sudden it seemed like everyone noticed and also felt the need to comment. Number one question "how are you doing it?" which when you reply eating healthier and exercise they look at you like you're lying or that it's completely impossible for them to get out there and do it themselves.

The other thing is that people who see me every day find it the hardest to notice the changes, whereas people I haven't seen for weeks or months can see it more.

I'm down 23 pounds since September 1st, and so far only 2 people have noticed (besides my mother, who knows I am dieting) - 2 people whom I have just met within the last 6 months and only see me occasionally. However a couple of weekends ago, when I was down 18 pounds, I went to a family gathering and family members that have not seen me since May didn't say a word so I figured they had not noticed. It is a little frustrating but I am tall so I am able to "hide" a little extra weight easier , so I figure it also probably takes a little more for it to show that I have lost. I'm not down a size yet - although my pants are starting to get slightly baggy - so I think I am just about approaching the next size down. My "mini" goal is 30 pounds by my Birthday, so 7 more pounds to go to hit that first goal! My Birthday is also just before Thanksgiving, so maybe by then my relatives might finally notice I've lost some weight (hopefully)! But, I'm really doing this for ME, not for anyone else, so I guess as long as *I* know, that's all that should really matter!

Yes. Some act like they have @ attitude. Talk negative. I learned to ignore them. My health was involved. I appreciate myself and stop worrying about them. Long as I'm happy &feeling good. Negatively doesn't bother me.

I have lost 16lbs and am a small 5ft1 and only now have I had a few comments but those comments came since i stopped wearing baggy clothes! Yesterday my friend noticed my arms have definition which really thrilled me! (Thanks Jillian Michaels!) I haven't seen my mum since January but will see her in just over a week. I am dying to see if she notices or my friend who I also saw then back in the UK! I notice though and that is what really counts :happy:

I have a couple of reasons for starting my journey (well, more than a couple, really) in the first place. My health and my sister's health. I am down close to 30 lbs and no one in my family gets to see me very often, so I thought they would have something to to say when I got to see them. No one said a word. My sister's weight is a very touchy subject, she is in denial it is affecting her health. .. I want to be the shock factor and show her it can be done. I probably won't see her again for 6 months or so. I am hoping to drop a pretty good amoumt by then. If she doesn't say anything by then, I will know she is avoiding the subject altogether. .. I wish I could say losing the weight was for me, but I am SO afraid for my sister, I want to inspire her to do berter and get healthy before it gets any more out of hand and harder for her to get a grip.

After losing about 15 pounds my mom noticed I was looking thinner. Then it took about 25 pounds lost before the rest of the world started to notice. It may have happened quickly for me because I was not very overweight to begin with. I'm still losing and now people just notice long enough to tell me to stop losing because I "will look ill."

At about 20 pounds… my sister that I see everyday finally said something. I saw the rest of my family this past weekend at 30 pounds down…. they all know what I'm doing… and mostly I got comments like "you look good" nothing about how they could tell I've lost weight. Another sister did finally say that she could tell my clothes are fitting looser. I have one co-worker who just told me this morning that she could tell my face was definitely thinner. But otherwise… outside of my family (the people who know what I'm trying to do) nobody has said anything. I expect honestly it will take another 20 pounds before they notice. But I'm really big to begin with. And I think it takes longer to notice when you have more to lose.