How much weight loss to see a noticeable difference!?
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After reading your profile and your responses: you stopped taking your depression meds, you hide in over sized clothes, talk about being disgusting, you really need to go talk to your therapist0
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GiveMeCoffee wrote: »After reading your profile and your responses: you stopped taking your depression meds, you hide in over sized clothes, talk about being disgusting, you really need to go talk to your therapist
Agreed, I meant to include this in my response too.0 -
GiveMeCoffee wrote: »After reading your profile and your responses: you stopped taking your depression meds, you hide in over sized clothes, talk about being disgusting, you really need to go talk to your therapist
QFT!0 -
I think you have other issues you need to address besides losing weight. You need to learn how to love yourself and the body you are in regardless of size. I have lost 11 pounds of fat but gained 5 pounds of muscle. Not many people notice that, but I do! I'm stronger and fitter and my clothes are loose. My boyfriend has noticed, but he sees me without my clothes on. I can run faster and longer and completed two 5k in the past 2 months. I can dead lift 135 pounds! Be proud of your accomplishments and forget the opinions of others!0
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I am going to guess you have wide hips, being a female with no change in clothing size with weight loss, it is a high probability. At my lowest weight of 5'7" and 135 pounds, I still wore a size 13 in jrs. So definitely possible. I would suggest another scale to verify that you lost the weight and proceed from there. 112 is a amazing weight!!!
This is irrelevant. Wide hips would just result in the starting size being larger than a similar person at that weight. It wouldn't mean that the size can't decrease. The only reason I can think of for it not to decrease is that she had no extra weight in her stomach at all to begin with.
I have extremely wide hips. I've never seen anyone with wider hips than me naturally based solely on bone structure. I'm also 5'4". I lost 35 pounds, went from 140 lbs to 105lbs and went from a size 12/14 to a size 2 in American sizes. Everyone noticed. They didn't say anything initially, but eventually lots of people did.
I really can't imagine there is absolutely no difference and her weight loss was more than mine. Really need to see before and after pics.
I'm baffled by her size not decreasing though.0 -
Is there any chance that you are too thin and your family doesn't want to seem to be encouraging the weight loss?0
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BodyByButter wrote: »Is there any chance that you are too thin and your family doesn't want to seem to be encouraging the weight loss?
so, they lie and tell her she looks exactly the same? wouldn't that cause the opposite effect?0 -
I am sure they have noticed. I'd almost bet money on it. Seriously.
For whatever reason they just are not commenting.
I bet you could fit into much smaller clothing. Have you tried on smaller things recently?
Also, a lot of people say they didn't get comments until they were wearing new smaller clothing. That might be the case.0 -
It does sound odd that the weight loss is not noticeable, especially the clothes size part. I agree with some of the other posters that clothes size often is different between the various manufacturers. Would you feel comfortable posting a picture of yourself prior to weight loss and then a recent one?
For myself, I stated my journey at 212 and I am now at 191. Within the last 5 lbs, I have had comments from my co-workers that my pants are getting too baggy. I work in a professional environment, so this meant it was time to look in my closet for the next size down or shop.0 -
Family noticed after a stone well less than that my grandad noticed after 6 pounds.. My boss said once I had lost 2 stone have you lost weight?!0
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Brand sizing in the uk is different between stores, brands and ranges
I simply can't believe at your stats you are a uk 12, I'm 4 inches taller,weigh 168 and am a uk 10-12
I think you have body dysmporphia, you have a BMI of 19.2, a target of the lowest possible healthy range BMI at 18.5, your profile pic looks extremely thin and you need to get outside, objective help
This. Something is off. I'm 5'4" and 139 and even a UK 12 (US 10??) would be big on me.
Please don't lose any more weight. Do you have any photos to compare?0 -
arditarose wrote: »Brand sizing in the uk is different between stores, brands and ranges
I simply can't believe at your stats you are a uk 12, I'm 4 inches taller,weigh 168 and am a uk 10-12
I think you have body dysmporphia, you have a BMI of 19.2, a target of the lowest possible healthy range BMI at 18.5, your profile pic looks extremely thin and you need to get outside, objective help
This. Something is off. I'm 5'4" and 139 and even a UK 12 (US 10??) would be big on me.
Please don't lose any more weight. Do you have any photos to compare?
What's off is she really needs to get with her therapist, she's stopped taking her depression meds from her profile-1 -
arditarose wrote: »Brand sizing in the uk is different between stores, brands and ranges
I simply can't believe at your stats you are a uk 12, I'm 4 inches taller,weigh 168 and am a uk 10-12
I think you have body dysmporphia, you have a BMI of 19.2, a target of the lowest possible healthy range BMI at 18.5, your profile pic looks extremely thin and you need to get outside, objective help
This. Something is off. I'm 5'4" and 139 and even a UK 12 (US 10??) would be big on me.
Please don't lose any more weight. Do you have any photos to compare?
I think that a UK 12 is a US 8.
When I was 5'4" and 139, I was close to a US 14. It is possible.
I question losing all that weight and the size not budging though.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Brand sizing in the uk is different between stores, brands and ranges
I simply can't believe at your stats you are a uk 12, I'm 4 inches taller,weigh 168 and am a uk 10-12
I think you have body dysmporphia, you have a BMI of 19.2, a target of the lowest possible healthy range BMI at 18.5, your profile pic looks extremely thin and you need to get outside, objective help
This. Something is off. I'm 5'4" and 139 and even a UK 12 (US 10??) would be big on me.
Please don't lose any more weight. Do you have any photos to compare?
I think that a UK 12 is a US 8.
When I was 5'4" and 139, I was close to a US 14. It is possible.
I question losing all that weight and the size not budging though.
True. Our bodies are all different.
But with that amount of weight loss there should be a change in pants size for sure.0 -
GiveMeCoffee wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Brand sizing in the uk is different between stores, brands and ranges
I simply can't believe at your stats you are a uk 12, I'm 4 inches taller,weigh 168 and am a uk 10-12
I think you have body dysmporphia, you have a BMI of 19.2, a target of the lowest possible healthy range BMI at 18.5, your profile pic looks extremely thin and you need to get outside, objective help
This. Something is off. I'm 5'4" and 139 and even a UK 12 (US 10??) would be big on me.
Please don't lose any more weight. Do you have any photos to compare?
What's off is she really needs to get with her therapist, she's stopped taking her depression meds from her profile
And this.0 -
Ok so I've been looking at this on the internet and some places are suggesting that I'm losing MUCSLE and not fat, hence the scales going down but still same clothes size!? God I can't believe I'm doing this lol but here are pics that I've started taking for my own reference - I took the first one in October at 121lbs (8st 9) and the last picture was taken last night January 10th at 112lbs (8st) so that's a total loss of NINE lbs and I can't SEE or FEEL a difference even.
- PS I don't need anti depressants or a therapist, I just need to push myself harder and work out how to lose WEIGHT/FAT effectively.0 -
BodyByButter wrote: »Is there any chance that you are too thin and your family doesn't want to seem to be encouraging the weight loss?
so, they lie and tell her she looks exactly the same? wouldn't that cause the opposite effect?
I really wonder if there is some body dysmorphia going on, or misreading things that are said/not said ny other people. From her own "I hate myself" to the reaction when someone told her she was wearing the wrong dress, something doesn't add up.
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OP it's not letting me quote you right now.
There is a difference in that photo, for sure. And you don't need to lose anymore weight. You need some muscle. And some confidence.0 -
the image makes it so i can't quote your post, but if you lost all that weight, it's doubtful that you lost it all in muscle.
but looking at those pics, they do look similar, although, you look perfectly fine in all of them. you don't look 154 pounds in the first pic. you look much smaller. why did you even want to lose weight in the first place?0 -
Ok so I've been looking at this on the internet and some places are suggesting that I'm losing MUCSLE and not fat, hence the scales going down but still same clothes size!? God I can't believe I'm doing this lol but here are pics that I've started taking for my own reference - I took the first one in October at 121lbs (8st 9) and the last picture was taken last night January 10th at 112lbs (8st) so that's a total loss of NINE lbs and I can't SEE or FEEL a difference even.
- PS I don't need anti depressants or a therapist, I just need to push myself harder and work out how to lose WEIGHT/FAT effectively.
It probably would be beneficial. Your profile describes someone who finds herself disgusting and miserable even with this weight loss. That is concerning.
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arditarose wrote: »OP it's not letting me quote you right now.
There is a difference in that photo, for sure. And you don't need to lose anymore weight. You need some muscle. And some confidence.
you think so? I think the pics look the same, unless there is a difference on a side view.
I think she looks great in all 3 though.0 -
I'm 5'8" and weighed 265 about 2 years ago. By September of this year I had dropped to 226. No one noticed because I was wearing exactly same clothes. What was snug was loose but still wearable. I noticed though: I could walk with my husband and keep up and didn't have to keep asking him to slow down or wait for me. I didn't have to fear the seatbelt extender when flying. No heartburn at night to wake me up. Then I dropped under 200 and everyone noticed, partly because all of a sudden it seemed like I deflated. That almost made me feel more uncomfortable than the not noticing. So I guess the ramble is, find what makes you feel good. Go with that. Hang what others think because at the end of the day it's you and you alone.0
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arditarose wrote: »OP it's not letting me quote you right now.
There is a difference in that photo, for sure. And you don't need to lose anymore weight. You need some muscle. And some confidence.
I agree, you don't need to lose weight and you do not appear have much fat. I'm surprised you say you are a size 12 as you look like an 8 to me. I honestly think you are seeing fat that doesn't exist, and hiding away in bigger clothes because of it.0 -
I agree with other posters in regard to body dysmorphia. At 5'4 you are at a healthy weight now. I'm 5'4" and was my healthiest/fittest at 120 (was 114 then started running and put on muscle). You are still wearing larger sizes because you are hiding your body. Go to a doctor and have your physical health assessed objectively then please go back to a therapist.
The posters saying that what matters is how you feel have their heart in the right place but I think they are missing the point. You feel overweight even though you are not anymore, and you will get underweight if you don't stop.0 -
arditarose wrote: »OP it's not letting me quote you right now.
There is a difference in that photo, for sure. And you don't need to lose anymore weight. You need some muscle. And some confidence.
you think so? I think the pics look the same, unless there is a difference on a side view.
I think she looks great in all 3 though.
I see a difference, too.
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the image makes it so i can't quote your post, but if you lost all that weight, it's doubtful that you lost it all in muscle.
but looking at those pics, they do look similar, although, you look perfectly fine in all of them. you don't look 154 pounds in the first pic. you look much smaller. why did you even want to lose weight in the first place?
She isn't 154 in that one. She is 121.
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arditarose wrote: »OP it's not letting me quote you right now.
There is a difference in that photo, for sure. And you don't need to lose anymore weight. You need some muscle. And some confidence.
This. Nyou do not need to lose more.
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the image makes it so i can't quote your post, but if you lost all that weight, it's doubtful that you lost it all in muscle.
but looking at those pics, they do look similar, although, you look perfectly fine in all of them. you don't look 154 pounds in the first pic. you look much smaller. why did you even want to lose weight in the first place?
She isn't 154 in that one. She is 121.
ooooooooooooh, i misread that. yes, i can definitely buy a 9 pound weightloss between those pics. i see a slight difference in her legs maybe. i was more curious to see a pic at 154 compared to 112 though. that should be a dramatic change.0 -
Curious - did you go off the depression meds by yourself or suddenly, or did your doctor step you down gradually?0
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i dont think they notice weight as much as size. go from a 12 to an 8 and people will notice. from a 12 to a 10 or a 10 to an 8, not so much 4 sizes seems to be what it takes for people to notice0
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