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  • missjazminenicole
    missjazminenicole Posts: 379 Member
    I am in week 10 and I'm 17 lbs down so far. I'm 5'4 at 203 now and no one has noticed. I can barely tell. I'm hoping by week 14 or so it will start being noticable. By then I hope to be down 27lbs total. i keep telling myself that in 6 more months everyone I know will be envious and ex boyfriends will be salty lol. Overall, I'm doing this for how good I'm going to feel at the end of it but the rest is nice motivation. Just keep forming good habits and then you'll be set for keeping it off as well :)
  • logicalinks
    logicalinks Posts: 89 Member
    It was around 30 pounds before people I see infrequently at work started doing double takes and/or commenting. The people I see frequently noticed it in my face around 15 pounds. I am losing top down, so my face was the first where it really registered.
  • fat2strongbeth
    fat2strongbeth Posts: 735 Member
    I really think it depends on your height, starting weight and how you carry your weight. For me, people started to notice around 15lbs.
  • rhtexasgal
    rhtexasgal Posts: 572 Member
    I lost 30 pounds before no one really noticed until I had to buy new pants and could wear a belt with them which emphasized my waist.
  • andymcclure
    andymcclure Posts: 40 Member
    Also, it seems to go in waves for me. I'll get lots of comments over the course of a couple days, then nothing for weeks.

    Another thing that can help is when you hit a milestone of buying new pants or something along those lines. A couple months ago, I hit a point at which I started tucking my shirts in more often, and that prompted a lot more commentary.

    Of course, you're doing it for you, and commentary from others is completely unnecessary, but it sure can feel good!
  • NikonPal
    NikonPal Posts: 1,346 Member
    victoriaalice40 wrote: »
    I am just curious as to when others noticed you lost weight and commented? I have lost 12 pounds total in about 30 days but no one has said anything at work, or at home....I have noticed in the way my clothes fit and I know that is all that matters. But... hello??? ha-ha. I do have a lot to lose still, so maybe that's why. Encouraging yourself is hard sometimes.

    It is like others have noted...it depends on your individual body (height/size/weight). Also, people you see daily won't always notice as quickly as someone that hasn't seen you for a few months.

    For me - no one said a word until I lost about 30 pounds...now...people notice immediately...down 164 pounds to date. Good luck to you.

  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    edited December 2014
    I've lost 24 pounds so far (and very significant inches lost, too), and no one has said a word IRL. I don't think it's because nobody's noticed, it's that everyone I know was polite enough to NOT tell me I had gained so much in first place, so they're going to keep their mouths shut about the loss, too ;)

    I'd venture to say in some cases, some of you have equally polite people you know. There really is a societal "norm" to not others' weight, just like you don't EVER ask someone if they're pregnant until they say it first, or if there's a baby on it's way out, lol!
  • sheepotato
    sheepotato Posts: 600 Member
    williams969 wrote: »
    I've lost 24 pounds so far (and very significant inches lost, too), and no one has said a word IRL. I don't think it's because nobody's noticed, it's that everyone I know was polite enough to NOT tell me I had gained so much in first place, so they're going to keep their mouths shut about the loss, too ;)

    I'd venture to say in some cases, some of you have equally polite people you know. There really is a societal "norm" to not others' weight, just like you don't EVER ask someone if they're pregnant until they say it first, or if there's a baby on it's way out, lol!

    That's definitely part of it, in the past I've heard people complain about people talking about their pregnancy or touching their stomach but that hasn't been my experience at all and I'm nearly 31 weeks. I think strangers are afraid they'll insult me if I'm not, or just don't care because they don't know me. I'm glad it works that way, anyone (family or friends) I have told or heard through someone else seem to think that once it's mentioned it's go time for super personal questions.

    Oddly, I have gotten a few 'have you lost weight' comments lately though. Erm no, I still weigh the same it just moved.
  • getstrongkaylen
    getstrongkaylen Posts: 137 Member
    I found that people actually started to notice quickly for me. But I think its because I started losing weight in my face first... Actually that's how I knew I was gaining weight... Normally the first place I gain weight is my thighs, and the last place to lose is my thighs... So when it started to go to my face, I knew I was in trouble!!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I've lost 11 1/2 lbs now and the only person who commented has been my teenage dd. I don't think I look very different yet and I am still wearing all the same clothes. Maybe when I get down another 10 pounds it will be more visible.
  • RHPSgirl1984
    RHPSgirl1984 Posts: 436 Member
    Took a couple of months.
  • galprincess
    galprincess Posts: 683 Member
    30lbs for people to notice!!!! my mum it took 36lbs for her to notice
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