Does 5 pounds made much of a difference on you?

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  • Delicate
    Delicate Posts: 625 Member
    5lb makes a huge difference to me, i blow up like a baloon when TOM comes to visit, nothing is comfortable then.
  • melibea
    melibea Posts: 228
    I'm 5'3 and five pounds make a huge difference!

    If I'm 135 all my size 8 jeans fit perfectly, but at 140 I have no jeans to wear.
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    One thing I heard at a conference that I think truly shows the difference 5 pounds can make is that a loss of 5 pounds takes 100 pounds of pressure off your knees.
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    One thing I heard at a conference that I think truly shows the difference 5 pounds can make is that a loss of 5 pounds takes 100 pounds of pressure off your knees.

    Wow! That's interesting!
  • music_lover_103
    music_lover_103 Posts: 118
    i'm 5'6", so im not short, but 5 pounds still makes a big difference on me.
  • AngieDee12
    AngieDee12 Posts: 41 Member
    Wow! That is motivation to keep wt off, even 5 pounds! Protect are knees! Thanks for the info
  • sheerjewel
    sheerjewel Posts: 11
    I'm 6ft tall and have lost about 7lbs so far and I can tell that my clothes fit a little better and are a little looser. I don't have any photos but all my friends and family have told me that they can see a difference already. XD
  • jesterday
    jesterday Posts: 4
    At my work, the nurse has a model of 5 pounds of fat on her desk, it is gross and huge!

    It is exactly like this... http://londondailyphoto1.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-much-is-five-pounds-of-fat.html



    I am 6'2" and I notice 5 pounds on myself!
  • AngieDee12
    AngieDee12 Posts: 41 Member
    Thank you! wow seeing it is a good motivatior for change! Those model of fat are expensive, about 85 dollars! Guess I won't be getting one, but it would have been neat.
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    Uhhhhhh..........I don't even know what to say! :)
  • curvygirl512
    curvygirl512 Posts: 423 Member
    Next time you are in the grocery store, try dragging a five-pound bag of apples or a five-pound bag of sugar around. It's agony for me. I can't imagine carrying all that extra weight all the time.

    My clothes do fit me better after a five-pound loss. More importantly, I FEEL better.

    LOL . . .
  • Ver2
    Ver2 Posts: 37
    this is about 4.5 pounds for your encouragement i hope :)

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  • AngieDee12
    AngieDee12 Posts: 41 Member
    awesome! that is helpful and motivates me too. Thank you. By the way, how tall are you?
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Height makes a difference, but I think your current weight makes a bigger difference. If you're significantly overweight, a 5 lb gain OR loss will not be noticeable, regardless of your height. If you're at or close to a healthy weight for your height and body type, then 5 lbs is definitely more noticeable. I always say this is the silver lining. As you get closer to your goal, every pound gets harder and harder to lose, but every pound also makes a bigger difference in your appearance than it did before.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    5 pounds makes no difference at all on me. I am 5'7"
  • sam23030
    sam23030 Posts: 76
    I'm 5ft2 and I have lost 6 pounds so far, I would say I have noticed it on my stomach, but then nothing gets by that lol i'm not particularily wide in terms on bone structure so if I have a big meal by stomach really sticks out like a small food baby! Not great but it does mean that having a little less fat on the normal layer of my stomach makes it better.

    That said I've not really noticed a great change anywhere else, other than my stomach I carry most of my weight on my thighs and bum and would definately like to see the next 5 coming off there!
  • Sandyalcatraz
    Sandyalcatraz Posts: 1
    I began walking consistently about a month ago and I've lost about 4 lbs. I feel a big difference, so I was checking if someone else felt the same way. From what I've read it is. I am trying to celebrate every pound and take it one day at a time. I think I found the key, consistency!
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    I have lost 7 pounds and at least an inch everywhere, so it definitely makes a difference on me, but that could just be because of the lifting. I'm 5'2 and I lift heavy and often.
  • DeniseB0711
    DeniseB0711 Posts: 294 Member
    Yes 5lbs makes a difference. It makes my clothes fit different and I get "fat bags" under my arm pits when I get over 170....usually the first indicator I have gained weight..

    Denise
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