Are you 80-90lbs overweight, please reply??

proverbs31chick
proverbs31chick Posts: 485 Member
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so I have lost 8lbs I am currently 221 my goal weight is 140, maybe I am trippin if so please correct me. But it doesn't look like I have lost that much, my hairstylist that hasn't seen me in months didn't even notice, I am assuming its because I am so overweight that it might take maybe 15-20 lbs before noticing a difference. I am loving how I feel and am going to continue on this wonderful journey, but just wondering if some of you have experienced this?
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  • angiesteele
    angiesteele Posts: 366 Member
    no one noticed until i had lost 20....I started out in the 220's and my goal is 140 as well.
  • babygurl2501
    babygurl2501 Posts: 1
    i weigh 240 and my goal weight is 125.. i am goingto get there it is just going to take sometime.. i have lost 5 lbs..can't tell but thatis becuz i am overweight.. i just need some motivation..
  • mara232
    mara232 Posts: 93 Member
    I got 70lbs to lose - lost 11lbs. My sister noticed that I lost weight in my face. Other than that - no one else has said boo to me. Last time I lost weight - it took 20lbs for regular ppl to notice. Hang in there - main thing is that you feel good.
  • going2win
    going2win Posts: 10 Member
    No one has noticed for me yet either... down 11 ( and close to your weight as well). You feel better though and that is what is most important =) Stick with it, it will happen !!!
  • jhoney8
    jhoney8 Posts: 43 Member
    Yup, it seems like around 20 is when people really start to notice.

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  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
    I set my goal to lose 70 lbs, but could probably stand to lose 80 or 90 (losing 70 puts me at the highest end of healthy or slightly over weight). I haven't weighed in a while so I'm guessing that I have probably lost another 5-10 lbs since my last weigh in. I have probably lost 10+ lbs so far and no one has really noticed.
  • ChunTingO
    ChunTingO Posts: 225 Member
    yeah it takes some to be noticeable but it will come off, i had to lose 20 before i was noticed. I have close to 100 to lose but know that you are gorgeous just be happy and work on this and you will soon feel the change in your clothes.
  • Nyirishlass
    Nyirishlass Posts: 21
    I have lost 33 lbs and so far no one has noticed...its crazy!!! I feel that when I get down 50lbs maybe it will be more noticeable. But hey I am glad to see the scale go down and I am sure you are too!!! I think it matters more when you feel the difference, sometimes people just dont notice things. Keep up the great work!!!!!
  • Fat2FitChick
    Fat2FitChick Posts: 451 Member
    I've lost 23 with a total of 83 to lose and most have not noticed. My mom and husband said something but no one else.
  • Ashbee1224
    Ashbee1224 Posts: 65
    Prob. wont notice until 20-30 lbs, it all comes off from ALL over your body so you wont notice a significant diff. until a lil more, but keep on going :) it will happen! Imagine how good it will feel when someone you havnt seen in awhile does notice! AMAZING...
  • MissRaeFaye
    MissRaeFaye Posts: 2
    I'm exactly where you are.....don't worry. When you hit about 15 to 20 lbs, that's when folks can start seeing a change. At first your changes will be inches so you should feel the difference in your clothes and in the way your body feels (more energy, wind, etc). But don't get discouraged. Keep doing what you're doing! :o)
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    I didn't get many comments until I had lost 30-40lbs. Just stick with it - they will come.
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I started at 244 and I'm now about 221 and no one notices. I notice but no one else does - thank goodness for the digital scale, right?

    The reason why is that when you're over 200, you can't really see weight loss, even in the success pix here at mfp until people get to 160. ie, if you started at 190, and went to 160 - you'd see it, if you started at 160 and went to 140 you'd see it, but at the upper reaches of that scale you can't see it till you go down quite a bit.
  • tnorkus
    tnorkus Posts: 45
    Give it time. Don't get discouraged because noone has said anything yet. You have your own clothes that will validate what the scale says. BTW I started at around 420 about 2 yrs ago and am currently 347. It took me 41 years to get to the weight I am and I know it will take a while for me to get rid of it.
  • chezmama
    chezmama Posts: 396 Member
    Hi,

    You and I are about the same. For now I am hoping to go from being obese to just overweight and that will be about a 50 pound loss. 140 would be a normal weight for me, and that will be another 30-40 pounds. It seems so far away, it almost seems impossible. But like your signature says, With God all things are possible. Thanks for the reminder.
  • Alafia22
    Alafia22 Posts: 112
    I started at 214 and my goal weight is 135lbs. I have lost 18 pounds so far and about 2 people noticed... not many. As the winter weather ends and spring comes in and you take off the layers people will notice.

    Last time, it took until about 30 pounds until EVERYONE noticed, lol. Hang in there.
  • mjf0461
    mjf0461 Posts: 470 Member
    Your not alone in this believe me. I've lost almost 30 and 25 1/2 " and 5 pants down and still there are folks that I work with that haven't seen me since I started and they don't notice a difference. But in the long run of it all it really doesn't matter to me. It's all about how I feel, how I look for myself and what it's doing for me health wise. I am not doing this for recognition from anyone, it's for me.. I can see my loss, my toning up area's and I am happy with that.. Don't let that get you down, keep doing it for you and it will be a great pay off in the end...Good Luck......
  • MisterDubs303
    MisterDubs303 Posts: 1,216 Member
    I've lost 42 in 3 months and I only get confirmations once people hear the fact, like, "I thought it looked like you'd lost some weight." But nobody has really said anything on their own (and yes, I'm bigger).

    I bet after your next 8, and definitely the 8 after that, people will start really saying something. I think when the loss is new, minimal, or questionable, people might be afraid to offend you, even if they do notice. But pretty soon they won't be able to contain themselves. In the meantime, stay on track and keep up the good work!
  • sweetsexy43
    sweetsexy43 Posts: 99 Member
    I started at 289 i am now 265..no one started to notice till about 20lbs. The important thing is to not let the scale control you. You will start to notice a difference in your clothes first. Then the evident weight loss comes after. Dont look for others to validate you..keep doing what you do and believe me..it will be so evident! Good Going with the loss so far!!
  • Enigmatica
    Enigmatica Posts: 879 Member
    There is a great thread on this board somewhere that talks about how weight loss comes off of your body like sheets off of a roll of paper towels. With the outer sheets you don't notice much difference in the size of that roll at first, right? But as you take more and more sheets off, eventually that roll seems to get smaller faster. The same thing happens with your body, in a way. So don't be discouraged if people aren't noticing it at first. Keep working on it and eventually there WILL be a big difference. Look at my profile pic, for example =)
  • LeonaB17
    LeonaB17 Posts: 304
    I am currently about 80 lbs overweight - but I used to be a lot bigger and it took getting about 30 to 40 pounds off before anyone really noticed. But I didn't let that bother me - because before long - when I got about 50 to 60 pounds off the compliments and comments started pouring in more than I could count!
    Be patient - give it some more time and your weight loss will become more visually noticeable to people -and remember, compliments and positive reinforcement are great, but in the long run it's what you feel that matters most not what others think or say!
  • proverbs31chick
    proverbs31chick Posts: 485 Member
    There is a great thread on this board somewhere that talks about how weight loss comes off of your body like sheets off of a roll of paper towels. With the outer sheets you don't notice much difference in the size of that roll at first, right? But as you take more and more sheets off, eventually that roll seems to get smaller faster. The same thing happens with your body, in a way. So don't be discouraged if people aren't noticing it at first. Keep working on it and eventually there WILL be a big difference. Look at my profile pic, for example =)

    Your profile pic is very encouraging, how much have you lost?
  • proverbs31chick
    proverbs31chick Posts: 485 Member
    Thanks sooooooo much guys, you rock. This makes me feel sooooo much better, to know I am not the only one and that it's normal. :wink:
  • proverbs31chick
    proverbs31chick Posts: 485 Member
    I started at 244 and I'm now about 221 and no one notices. I notice but no one else does - thank goodness for the digital scale, right?

    The reason why is that when you're over 200, you can't really see weight loss, even in the success pix here at mfp until people get to 160. ie, if you started at 190, and went to 160 - you'd see it, if you started at 160 and went to 140 you'd see it, but at the upper reaches of that scale you can't see it till you go down quite a bit.

    LOL, you are right about that thank God for my digital scale.
  • Enigmatica
    Enigmatica Posts: 879 Member
    There is a great thread on this board somewhere that talks about how weight loss comes off of your body like sheets off of a roll of paper towels. With the outer sheets you don't notice much difference in the size of that roll at first, right? But as you take more and more sheets off, eventually that roll seems to get smaller faster. The same thing happens with your body, in a way. So don't be discouraged if people aren't noticing it at first. Keep working on it and eventually there WILL be a big difference. Look at my profile pic, for example =)

    Your profile pic is very encouraging, how much have you lost?

    95 pounds =)
  • tam8374
    tam8374 Posts: 270 Member
    I am at around 224. I hope to get to 135 and then reevauluate.

    I lost about 10 and gained some back due to injuries, health, etc. So now I am trying again. People who know I am trying compliment me, but I think it's just because they know I am loosing weight.

    So I hope to hear the WOW's OOOO's and AAAAhh's.... soon.
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    People didn't start to notice my weight loss til I had dropped around 40 lbs, I started at 258. Keep going, it's so worth it! :D
  • callipygianchronicle
    callipygianchronicle Posts: 811 Member
    I started with 90 to lose. I have lost about 25 (my weigh in is not until the 4th). I am down to a size 14 from a 18/20. Two days ago was the first time someone noticed, though it has been very noticeable to me since I lost the first 10 pounds.
  • d_smith85
    d_smith85 Posts: 94
    I was 247 at my biggest and no one noticed the first 20lbs... once I got around the 200 210 mark people started to notice. Recently I've lost 25lbs bringing me from 197 to 171.8 and you can REALLY see the difference. I still have 30-40lbs I wanna lose, but I'm noticing as I'm getting smaller, each pound is becoming that much more significant. Just like the paper towel effect :)
  • kittyinaz
    kittyinaz Posts: 300 Member
    I have lost 20 lbs, starting at 300. I actually just posted a thread similar to this asking when people notice their weight loss. Almost all said about 30 pounds before there was a big difference.

    I was kind of frustrated because my clothes don't fit better yet, BUT after I got out of the shower today, I noticed some of the loss in my neck and collar bone (unfortunately not the double chin yet haha).

    Anyway, just keep at it and slowly but surely you'll notice a difference!
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