Has anyone over 200 lbs lost 15-20 and not see much differen

I have lost 16 and I don't see a difference. I wasn't over 200 but I still don't see a difference.

Oh yeah I've had that same problem. I noticed a little but just not much. It got me very discouraged and I started eating again and gained it all right back. I lost 25 pounds at one time and no one around me noticed except for someone that hadn't seen me in a couple of months. I wish you luck . It takes a little while but people will start noticing and you will notice it on yourself as well.

ME!!! I've lost about 31lbs now and I still dont see much of a difference!

The first 20lbs i DEFINITELY couldnt tell, but once i got to 30 I see a LITTLE bit of difference- my clothes are baggier and I am "starting" to get comments. That said I "thought" there would be a HUGE difference, and there really isnt, but then again I am not even halfway to my goal weight... so I am sure the closer I get to that the more noticeable it will become. Hang in there!!! Just keep up the good work and you WILL see a difference!

Thing is, you are looking at yourself every single day so any difference will not be seen until you really look at a before and after pic or if you measure yourself. with me, I am tall so everyone tells me i am skinny, but i am skinny fat, anyways, the way I can tell I am losing weight is because my pants fit me a little different, but other than that, I cannot tell much either because my weight stays fairly the same since i am replacing fat with muscle. I say measure yourself, and know that the lbs lost, are there and that is a good thing. You can do this. Good luck :flowerforyou:

I was 200 lbs. Lost 10 so far. I don't really see a difference but my husband says my face looks a little thinner. Par for the course. I lose weight from the extremities inward. LOL I know it will take me at least 10-15 more pounds before I can see the difference. You are doing the right thing...don't get discouraged...keep going! It will happen and you will be SO glad you are doing this!

I found the same problem. Keep going though! My family was saying I looked thinner but I thought they were being nice. Then I talked to a friend who I hadn't seen in a while... and since it had been so long since I had seen him last he really noticed a difference. To help me I took legit pictures and precise measurements. Now I and see exactly what's goin on. Try that!

Even if you can't see it yet, don't you judy feel better day to day?

I don't have personal experience with this, but it's really about mathematics. The more you have to lose, the more you'll need to lose in order to see a big difference. Just like, if you have a room full up 200 people and 18 of them leave, you probably won't notice. But if you have a room of 36 people and 18 leave, you'll certainly notice half of the people gone.

I highly recommend taking pictures after every 10 pounds lost. The loss is gradual so you may not notice looking in the mirror, but it's a lot easier to see in pictures. Also, even if you can't see it yet, just know that 18 pound loss is huge and you are that much healthier. Google what 18 pounds of fat looks like, I'm sure that will help you see your progress.

I have lost over 30 lbs, and not seen the huge transformation that others see, yes I am over 200 pounds.
Our minds are used to seeing us heavy and our mental receptors see us as still being heavy. It wouldn't matter if you loose 50-100 pounds your mind will not see enough change to satisify the our own impression of what we look like.

I"m a little under 200 and it has taken me a month to lose 9 lbs and I don't see it nor do my clothes. I want them to start feeling loose. I"m thinking that maybe it's my upper stomach that is going first and the fat on the sides and back. I never used a tape to measure and I'm thinking I will get one. I weigh me self non-stop...lol Doing the 17 day diet it's really easy you can buy the book on walmart.com, my friend and sister are also doing it and have really lost a lot of weight. I'm on meds and have seen others say that it slows the weight lose down. Good luck

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I have lost nearly 25 lbs (down from 216) and although I don't see a big difference I definitely feel a difference. Alhtough I'm still wearing the same clothes they are now getting loose on me and now that I'm exercising regularly I feel so much stronger and more in shape. I can now run up a flight of stairs without getting totally out of breath! Hang in there!!!

At about ten pounds down I took pictures, because I know I won't be able to see a difference. (I started at 219, I'm hovering around 206-207 right now)

Unfortunately, I am well over 200 and lost 75 and I only see it a little bit. My family and Co-workers say they see it alot. I guess that is really good and I see some and the next 75 should really make the difference!

Keep it up and stay strong! You will see it, if not in the mirror maybe it will be clothes getting to big or just being able to do things you couldn't before. It WILL happen!

I have lost 18 lbs also and I have noticed in my clothes but really that is about all, with me I remember before it was probably fifty pounds before someone said something so don`t give up it will come slow but surely.......

I have lost 23lbs and not only are friends whom haven't seen me in months not noticing (despite knowing that I am actively losing weight and working hard since the beginning of the year), but my facial lady recently said to me when asking about my eating habits (she does this every time she gives me a facial) and I told her about the 23lb weight loss:

"Did you gain weight after I saw you and then lost it, so you are the same as the last time I saw you?".

Totally discouraging, and she wasn't trying to be mean, I think for me I will have to lose another 10 lbs at least for people to really notice, possibly more. But that day, when she kept talking about other things, of course I was fixated on how I've worked so hard and visibly there is hardly a difference, but I told myself that this should be fuel to keep going. It will be noticeable if I keep going, and honestly, this is for me, not for anyone else, so if people don't notice, I do and that is what matters, I am the healthier for it and I'm sure that my heart and muscles are thanking me for this. Keep on truckin' and I have to be my biggest motivator.

When I look in the mirror, I definitely see more definition on my waist, I am very tall and quite proportioned (although on a much bigger scale throughout) so I feel like I look more compact. I've even taken photos and do notice, but I had added on quite a few pounds in the past few years and still looked more or less the same so I tell myself that this holds true even when I loose weight.

I am still wearing the same exact clothes as before, and even used a nice 3/4 sleeve cute blazer as a reference, it was on clearance, super cute, and plaid, I could not resist. It was about 2-3 sizes too small for me, and when I bought it the buttons nowhere near met, and now, I estimate about 7+lbs and possibly I could button it, so I shall keep on truckin'

Also, my jeans are stretchy (cool, and not in an 80's kind of way, but I figure this is why I can't yet tell in the pants department), though I did try on an older pair that I could not fit into at the beginning of the year, and now they button. I will work hard to have the coveted clothing overhaul.

Bottom line, is you should be you biggest supporter, and your body will thank you for getting healthier no matter what. It also helps that a friend of mine lost 80lbs and she said that it wasn't until 50lbs lost that people started noticing, and they would comment that her hair looks different, not her body, something was different and they couldn't put their finger on it. If it takes 50lbs for me, then I will keep on working toward that. Good luck everyone and keep on truckin' despite other's reactions or non-reactions.