How much weight did you lose before...

At 17 lbs. down, a co-worker who knew that I was working on losing weight, said that my face looked soooo cute and that she could see I had lost weight. That made my day! At 30 lbs. lost, another co-worker noticed and also commented on how defined my face looked! I had forgotten that I have high cheek bones, lol -- they didn't show at the higher weight.
SW 195
CW 165

For me it was 30 lbs. and the comments came from co-workers. I hadn't told anyone I started "another" diet because of all my past failures - and there were more than I can count. Now that I'm close to an 80 lb. loss (I only get weighed by my Dr. once a month) I feel like I'm in the spotlight. So many comments and questions every day. While I certainly am flattered I have to admit it's kind of getting on my nerves. My diet is working for me. My family and I are ecstatic and my Dr. is very proud of my progress because he taken me off my daily insulin injections and other meds for high blood pressure and cholesterol. I still have a long way to go and thank everyone for their kind remarks, however; I don't appreciate getting unsolicited advice from those who clearly need to take their own and follow their path and leave me to mine.

I think at about 50 lb my ex-BF's mom complimented me... something she'd never done when we were dating (about 5 years). His dad said something too, but thinks I've lost enough & should stay at the weight I am now (which is still in the obese BMI range, and about 50 lb from my initial goal).

Oh, and not too long after that a gal I hadn't seen probably since early this year met me at a social function, stopped, looked me up & down, and said, "Damn, woman, you look good!" She'd probably seen on Facebook that I'd hit 50 lb down, but hadn't seen me in person in a long time.

Nobody said anything for about the first 35lbs. Either they didn't notice because of my ill fitting clothes or were being polite/cautious. Once I bought proper fitting clothes and it became common knowledge that I was losing weight on purpose... everybody started commenting on it. I personally think it had more to do with being polite/cautious than not noticing.

One of my coworkers first mentioned something after the first 15 pounds lost. But, my husband's family didn't say anything after I'd lost nearly 40 pounds from my start weight (and nearly 2 years not seeing any of them), so that was kind of disheartening. Now, I've lost almost 55 pounds and am being told my clothes are too baggy at work. Oh well.

About 70 pounds before people started asking me if I'd lost weight.

Sherbog wrote: »

I believe a lot depends on the type of clothes a person wears. As a large person I wore baggy things. So my first 30 pounds was not so noticeable. It was important to me to thrift store shop for clothes that fit on my journey so that I could feel the difference.

^ this.
I wore baggy and black a lot.
I think people outside of family started noticing after about 25-30lbs. I noticed myself after 15lbs and family noticed around 20lbs.

i started at 223 lbs. a few people noticed when i got around 200... then after i lost about 10 more, everyone seemed to notice. i think a lot of it had to do with buying a few new pieces of clothing that actually fit... because most of my clothes already didnt fit properly BEFORE i lost the weight ( i wore clothes a little too loose to try and conceal my body i guess), and they definitely started getting ridiculously too big... so when i put on those new clothes, it was much more noticeable to everyone... myself included! i always recommend that when people ask about noticing the physical change. i understand you might not want to go out and spend $$ on clothes that will hopefully be too big in a few months more... but i think the motivational boost it can give can definitely be worth it.

I think it was about 40 pounds before anyone said anything, but now I hear encouragement and compliments on a regular basis.

Aemely wrote: »

Most people have been trained not to comment on weight because it's perceived as rude. So, it might take a while...

In my experience, I've found it's the exact opposite. In that most people started pointing out my weight loss when I was only 10 lbs smaller. (And yes, I was obese)

I think around 30 lbs was when people started to really take notice of my weight loss. I find it to be a mixed bag, because people want to talk about it and I don't always want to talk about it to people I don't know very well.

I've inspired several people to join the fitness program offered by the hospital I work for. When people tell me I'm inspiring them to work on themselves, I find that to be the most flattering.

More often than receiving comments, I witness people noticing my changes. Someone will do a double take in the hallway, or look me over when they talk to me.

Sometimes I think I am not yet ready for the increased attention.