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

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.

I posted a thread with the same question a few weeks ago, don't worry. I currently weigh 217, I have lost 12lbs and I don't notice a THING. But some people say they notice a change in my face/neck area. After I posted my thread I felt so much better, I realized its going to take a little more for us to loose before people notice. But as you said this is for life, so the more we loose the more people will notice. Believe me people will notice, just keep doing what your doing.

Hi,
When I began my weight loss journey, I knew I was losing because I was weighing myself (daily......and still do.....personal choice as far as I am concerned), but I had to lose about 30 pounds, and buy myself some jeans that actually fit me before anyone else noticed. I started at 197, so just under your question about 200 pounds.

Almost five years after my journey began, I am 60 pounds lighter, and still watching what I eat, trying to make healthy choices and use appropriate portion sizes, and still WALKING, WALKING, WALKING.

Kaye

I started at 227 pounds / 103 kg and started getting a flood of remarks once I'd gone down into the 190s (85-90 kg). Some colleagues and friends were telling me, too, they'd been wondering before that. But it became really obvious once I'd been down by 25-30 pounds and a solid pant size.