When did you notice a difference?

Well done so far!

Hang in there. No one really noticed with me till after I had lost about 50lbs. Its all worth it when you get comments.

i have to say that i felt a similar way until one day all at once i looked in the mirror and saw something changed in my face. It kind of started there and then subtle things like when i turned the wheel of my car and saw a muscle flex that i have never noticed before. I can promise you that 30 lbs is a huge difference, it was for me, when i hit 270 from 300lbs, i was astonished that i could fit tightly into a 42 waist pant. now my 42 waist literally falls off, but just to remember where i came from i will put them on to make breakfast and spend the whole time trying to keep them up, it gives me a boost of confidence to realize just exactly where i have been and where i am now. ( struggling through a plateau at 207lbs!)

I have noticed only subtle differences. I have gone from a size 26 to a 24. Receiving comments from others that have noticed the loss, is more gratifying than looking for the change in the mirror. Since I look at myself everyday, I know that I will not notice the change as quickly as I would like. Currently, I'm struggling with a plateau that seems like its lasting forever, but I'm not giving up!:noway:

good job

when i got down to 220 from 250, i couldnt notice much... but i did notice that i was shrink a bit due to the pants were getting bigger and i was able to fit into my size 20 pants again
but what helps me to notice more is measuring

it makes things a lot easier to know. where i have lost the inches and see how much of a number different it was from 250 to 220
but i dont think ill notice a big different until i hit around 180-200

Thanks for the responses so far. Yes I measure, I have lost 4" around my hips (also the fattest part of my stomach) so I know that something is changing, just don't see it so far :-(

This is great!! I heard it described this way. If you take a big full roll of paper towels and rip off one you don't notice it getting smaller. As you get near the center and not as many paper towels left you rip off one and it makes a much more noticable difference. So if you have a lot to go, you will not notice it, even though it is substantial and changing you. Plus the health benefits are there! Especially with the belly fat going!

I had 50# to lose at the most. It's taking me a whole year! I'm getting over the hill of middle aged and it's harder to change my body, but still happening. I am also short 5'2". So losing 20lbs was a big difference in my frame, enough to get a couple new pants. by 30 I couldn't use my belt anymore and more clothes had to go. 40lbs and I had to get a whole new set of clothes! All the fat clothes are totally unusable! Even the lose jackets and my winter coat (which I had to change at 30# lost). Now at 43# down I hit the high end of normal BMI and the weight is twice as slow coming off with the same or more effort. Although it's working, and I know I can do it to the very end! My bike helmet didn't even fit this summer!

So can you if you got this far! It is worth it!! Take a lot of pictures every 10-20lbs and compare them side by side. The side by side really makes a difference. Different parts shrank at different times, too. You don't get to choose where you get skinny first, or what's last to go.

I notice huge changes now (at 30ish pounds down). My stomach is flat again (always happens first) and now my hips are starting to go. People are really starting to notice.