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10 lbs loss-did you notice a difference?

amunet07
amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
Hi, Today marks 10 lbs lost according to my scale. I'm want to to hear or see pictures of people who noticed a difference. How? Where? etc. :smiley:
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  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Personally I didn't notice a difference over the first 10 pounds (I needed to lose 35 total). I definitely noticed the last 10 lbs (only 4 left to go!) The less you weigh, the more you will notice the weight drop. 10 pounds off a 300 lb frame is a much smaller percentage loss than 10 lbs off a 130 lb frame if you know what I mean.
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I went from 185 to 175 so far
  • tesha_chandler
    tesha_chandler Posts: 378 Member
    I actually didn't notice a weight loss until I had lost about 20 pounds, other people noticed around 30 pounds..
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    I didn't really notice in myself until around 40 pounds.

    But a) I was obese and b) it's harder for us to see the loss in ourselves
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    I'm down 10 since I started MFP, but 20 overall. I am just now starting to notice. I have another 60-70 to go.
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Personally I didn't notice a difference over the first 10 pounds (I needed to lose 35 total). I definitely noticed the last 10 lbs (only 4 left to go!) The less you weigh, the more you will notice the weight drop. 10 pounds off a 300 lb frame is a much smaller percentage loss than 10 lbs off a 130 lb frame if you know what I mean.

    congrats on only having 4 more to go. :)
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I do actually notice my upper stomach being more flat. :)
  • brendamac464
    brendamac464 Posts: 19 Member
    I did notice the first 10 - I had 50 to lose in total. My profile wasn't so "Alfred Hitchcock" looking.
  • krumpli
    krumpli Posts: 76 Member
    I think it depends on how you carry your weight. If you carry it mainly in one area, a ten pound loss can definitely be noticeable, whereas if you carry it more evenly spread around your body (as I do), then a ten pound loss is actually a bunch of one-pound losses, and it's not noticeable at all.
  • tigerlily_
    tigerlily_ Posts: 32 Member
    I've lost 8lbs recently and I can tell the difference, especially in how my clothes fit. Today I'm wearing one of my favourite floral dresses - I used to have to squish myself into it but now it fits fabulously :)
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    I noticed...mostly in the face. The body not quite as much. But as you lose more each pound lost will become more obvious.
  • kerrybartlett763
    kerrybartlett763 Posts: 2 Member
    amunet07 wrote: »
    Hi, Today marks 10 lbs lost according to my scale. I'm want to to hear or see pictures of people who noticed a difference. How? Where? etc. :smiley:

  • jpreynolds89
    jpreynolds89 Posts: 3 Member
    I've lost about 14lb overall in the last few months but to my eyes I don't really notice much of a difference. However other people have noticed and have been commenting on me looking slimmer, my trousers keep falling down and i've moved up belt holes so must be doing something right!
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    amunet07 wrote: »
    Hi, Today marks 10 lbs lost according to my scale. I'm want to to hear or see pictures of people who noticed a difference. How? Where? etc. :smiley:

    10lbs could be all water and a large bowel movement.

    Unless you are 10% bodyfat going to 8% or less you wont see a huge difference for a 10lb loss.

    If you want to measure yourself daily also you can lose fat and not lose a single 1lb on the scale.
  • ckm1962
    ckm1962 Posts: 19 Member
    I have lost 34lbs so far, and you can really tell on my face, my treble chin has gone. My man boobs have shrunk, and I can feel my ribs easier now, a few people did notice the change in my face around the 10lb mark.
  • turtlez23
    turtlez23 Posts: 156 Member
    I've lost 9lbs so far and I can tell you my pants feel less tight. lol
  • tephanies1234
    tephanies1234 Posts: 299 Member
    I've lost 8lbs so far and have measured my midsection to be 3 inches less already! My pants are much less tight and I can already see the difference in the mirror.
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
    10 pounds is all about the percentage of your total goal. For me it was that the clothes I was currently wearing fit much better. Then each 10 pounds was another size down.
    Then it was a 10 pound gain last year and my size 6-8's didn't fit anymore and now I'm back in full swing.
    Keep going your worth it! And this program and the support it gives works!
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    Other people didn't notice a difference in me until 20lbs gone at least, starting at 211lbs. I didn't notice a change in myself until now, 40lbs gone, and honestly I don't even think I look much different! Though a lot of people say I look a lot slimmer, ha. I'm hoping the last 30lbs, as someone said, will make more of a visual difference.
  • HugeBum
    HugeBum Posts: 47 Member
    I was never over weight, so a 10lb loss was a big difference on me, that's when people started to notice my loss.
  • lavendah
    lavendah Posts: 126 Member
    I weighed 171 lbs and I think I did notice a difference between 170 and 160,but not that much..It becomes more noticable when you get lighter,like someone has mentioned.I did notice a lot of difference between me @ 145 lbs and me @ 135.
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I haven't been doing weight training so i know I don't look as different as this gal...but for motivation I thought I would post this. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1237119/10-lb-loss-with-some-recompositioning-pics
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Yeah, I really noticed the first 10lbs. Heck, after the first week or two, my bras didn't even fit. I was down almost 2 pants sizes at 12lb lost.
  • hippygirl325
    hippygirl325 Posts: 223 Member
    I've been on the keto diet for 12 (today makes 13) days and have lost probably about 10 lbs (from 275 to about 265) already and yes I definitely see a difference and notice a difference in how clothes fit too. Most of my extra fat gathers in my belly and it's definitely gone down in size and is less distended than when I started. It's a pretty small difference, but it's a difference!
  • hippygirl325
    hippygirl325 Posts: 223 Member
    Probably a lot of the reason most people don't notice until further in is because the first 10 is usually mostly water weight.
  • feralkitten1010
    feralkitten1010 Posts: 219 Member
    I've been able to tell a difference in each ten pounds that I've lost. It's definitely more noticeable with each ten you hit. :)
  • sizesixorbust
    sizesixorbust Posts: 114 Member
    10 lbs in i could kind of feel it more than see it, especially putting my hands on my hips like i so often do.
  • krysmuree
    krysmuree Posts: 326 Member
    When I lost the first 10, I had taken pictures at the beginning before getting into it. :) By comparing the photos, I realized I'd lost some of my belly fat and back fat! Woo! Pictures are so helpful.
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    10 lbs in i could kind of feel it more than see it, especially putting my hands on my hips like i so often do.

    me too :)

  • amandamaynv
    amandamaynv Posts: 39 Member
    It took me 2 months to lose the first 10 pounds. I'm 5'1 and started at 163. There was definitely a noticeable difference. I have a picture but I don't know if it's gojng to post right!

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