Lost 45lbs no change in clothes

Sounds like you've got rid of visceral fat, there was a documentary featuring it recently. Heres a link to explain: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-visceral-fat.htm You've done amazingly to lose so much, wherever its from! Well done!!

ive never heard of that happening before, keep your chin up anyways and hopefully soon you'll see some results clothes wise

I am down 20 pounds and haven't seen any change in my pants size at all. The only reason shirts are fitting differently is because my boobs have shrunk a bit. It's FRUSTRATING. I am trying not to think about it, but I had really hoped that 20 pounds in I could treat myself to a new pair of pants or new panties or something! I wonder why this is?!

Im in the same boat..my boobs are shrinking and not my asset!!

i too have this problem but unfortunetaly its revised.. I am losing inches and notice the change in my clothes but not the scale!! just keep pushing.. our bodies are so erractic sometimes. it may be that your losing fat and gaining muscle and thats not a bad thing.. Im sure that its frustrating though, because 45lbs is GREAT!! just remember that you are doing this to be healthy and no brand of clothing is worth your health..KEEP PUSHING im waiting for the day that i can say 45 lbs lost..YOU ROCK!!

I've lost over 30 and am still in the same clothes, though my pants are looser. I think that when you have more to lose (and I am saying that to me AND you) that sometimes it takes longer to notice and for others to notice. I know that I am just now starting to feel like there is a tiny change in how I look and I still have at least 80 pounds to lose. I haven't had anyone notice that I am losing weight... though then again no one noticed when I gained 60 pounds either (including me, because I was in the same clothes for most of that time!)

I know it gets frustrating seeing people who drop 20 pounds and 2 clothing sizes when you've lost more and havent seen a change (at least it is for me!) Hang in there -- you are doing good for your body, even if it isn't noticeable to you just yet. Do you have any pictures from 45 pounds ago that you can look at and see if you see a difference? Sometimes that is more noticeable than just looking in the mirror.

it took me 60 pounds before i needed to buy new clothes. it will happen! I went out and bought jeans that were a little too tight and left them in the bag for two months and didn't touch them or look at them but then I tried them on and the still don"t fit because now there too big!!!! i think we don't relize all the drastic changes we make because we see that refection every morning but it will happen for you just keep up the great work

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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-visceral-fat.htm

Have you actually gone shopping and tried on smaller sizes than what you have at home? Larger clothes are much more "giving" than smaller clothes so you may have to try on NEW clothes to see a difference in size. A person might where a size 20 even if they are anywhere from a size 16-30 depending on the cut and give of the fabric.

I don't know what size you wear but I do know that many people buy the largest size available because that is all that they can get in the stores and wear it, even if that's not truly the size they are. They may be wearing a 3X when they should be wearing something bigger. May not be your case but it happens ALOT! :happy:

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Just because people don't reply directly to your post doesn't mean they didn't read it. It's a good article. There are also other things to consider, and that's what people are putting out there. It doesn't diminish your answer just because people have other thoughts to add.

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Yes, it's on. You appear to have accidentally posted three times and created a spew. Just for your information, so that you can avoid it in the future -- you may want to wait a little to check if your posts have appeared.

It's a good point you're making -- and if the OP has (and now has lost) significant amounts of visceral fat, that's at least a consolation that she's made an even greater contribution to her health than by losing subcutaneous fat.

But in general, our bodies are not completely predictable and go in stalls and leaps. Think of aging -- you look at someone's pictures, and they look not much older for 10-20-30 years, and then WHOOSH they've visibly aged a lot. I'd expect at one point the loss to become dramatically more visible. 45 lbs is a great achievement -- keep at it!