Is 15 lbs noticable?

There's no way to answer that for sure, as the scale number has less to do with appearence than body composition.

If you're more concerned about looking slim, and only have about 15lbs to lose, I'd recommend looking into a strength routine and focus more on losing fat and/or gaining muscle.

You can't really compare people to people. I've lost 33lbs and no one notices, but I'm 6' tall. So yeah, for some people 15 isn't a lot but for others it's everything. That's why I would recommend the body recomposition rather than just straight weight loss for someone not far off their goal.

It all depends on your build. I am 5'9" and when I started my weight loss journey, I was 195. No one noticed the weight loss on me until I was at least 15 lbs down.

Since you are much smaller than I am, I think 15lbs will be greatly noticeable. But it's all about how you feel. I can't say that it is the perfect weight for you - only you will know once you get there.

Technically, yes, 15 pounds can make a difference, but it really depends on your body composition, i.e. how much muscle you have compared to fat, as well as where you hold your weight. Instead of focusing on the number on the scale, I think what's more important is to decrease body fat.

<-- I'm 5'3" (rounding up lol) and I weigh 135 lbs in both of these pics. The left one I definitely felt like I was chubby but the right picture I'm pretty happy with how I look

I have been on and off bothering to monitor since about May this year, and when I don't bother to monitor I don't lose (and sometimes gain!) I am definitely not a role model. As you have asked, though, this is what I do - it is not a recommendation that it will be the best plan for you, or even that it's the best I should be doing, but it's the reality.

I stick with just shy of 1200 and whatever exercise I do I try not to eat back. In fact, when I have cake or sweets or crisps at work, I double the calories as an exerise target for that night. Sometimes I even do the exercise to reach it.

I tend to do squats every night when I brush my teeth, I attempt to jog when the weather is good (I am not a natural runner and my BPM spikes up to 190 VERY quickly when I run, so I do more walking with deliberate swing of arms w/wrist weights 1lb each) but I am genuinely a terrible person when it comes to motivating myself to exercise. I go for a half hour walk at work at lunch if it's not raining because I know when I get home I generally can't be bothered.
I use a slendertone ab belt most evenings too, because that is no effort whatsoever, other than remembering to get it out of the box.

With your jogging I would expect you will see better results than I have, and I wouldn't disagree about the weight training advice others have given you either - I keep looking at things I can do at home with the limited weights access and space in my pokey flat, but I don't seem to get past looking...

All the best

shadowofender wrote: »

There's no way to answer that for sure, as the scale number has less to do with appearence than body composition.

If you're more concerned about looking slim, and only have about 15lbs to lose, I'd recommend looking into a strength routine and focus more on losing fat and/or gaining muscle.

You can't really compare people to people. I've lost 33lbs and no one notices, but I'm 6' tall. So yeah, for some people 15 isn't a lot but for others it's everything. That's why I would recommend the body recomposition rather than just straight weight loss for someone not far off their goal.

+1

Probably on your frame, yes. For me being 5'10", nobody else noticed until around the 25lb mark. I can easily fluctuate +/- 15lbs with not much change in clothing size or appearance.

It took me a long time to lose 15 lbs, to be honest, probably about 6 months or more. I wasn't technically overweight (nor are you, Kwelsi, you're in the healthy BMI range) and it was a relatively large percentage of my total body weight, so I didn't drop pounds as fast as many people do.

But it was worth it, that slow slog of weight loss, because it's STAYED off for going on two years now.

I posted a blog here a while ago that showed the difference 8 pounds made on my body. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/summer8it/view/the-difference-a-few-pounds-can-make-646705

I'm 5'3" and I've lost 15 lbs and it's noticeable... I don't know if you should go slimmer as I am currently wanting to be 130 lbs as my goal weight...

I think it has a lot to do with body fat composition as well. I'm about 5'3" and have looked much different at points when I weighed about 135 pounds. I'm now about 128, and I feel like I looked MUCH different when I was about 145 lbs or so.

I think it's less noticeable the less you have to lose, though. For example, I am confident now in how I look in regular clothes. I think I look pretty lean. When I wear a bathing suit or something, I feel much differently. I'm sure 15 lbs. would be very noticeable in a swim suit, but I'm not sure 15 lbs would be as noticeable while wearing jeans or something.

At your size, with less to lose, probably. I've lost 45+ pounds and it's only the past two months or so that those who weren't aware I've been losing have brought it up, and I still have 55-60 to go.

kwelsi wrote: »

Hello everyone! I am new to MFP. I'm 5'2, so I'm pretty short, which means weight looks even worse on me I am at 130 lbs right now and I'm hoping to get down to 110-115. I'm wondering if that will make a significant change in my appearance?
I know girls who are my height that weigh 115, and they look very slim and great, however I'd call myself chubby or overweight at just 15 lbs more. Should I aim for thinner or do you all think I will notice the 15 lbs?
Also, I have read on these forums that some people don't notice their weightloss even after 50 lbs!

I'd say yes. The shorter you are, the more dramatic any weight loss is - especially if you are toning too. Go for it and if you feel like losing more, then go for that too. Good luck.

*kitten* right you will