How long was it before others noticed?

My husband doesn't say anything but my teenage daughter tells me constantly I'm losing weight and she can tell after 1.5 months.

4 weeks for you to notice, 8 weeks for friends, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world.

My Mom noticed yesterday...12lbs down...she just said I'm lookin' good! lol

mizzzc wrote: »

not until after I lost about 30 pounds. Now I'm at 50 pound loss and have been told it's most noticeable in stomach and butt area

Yep....^^^^this. Same for me.

It depends largely on how much you have to lose....

<<<that's me about 2.5 years ago after losing my first 15ish or so pounds...I didn't really look any different at that point and nobody could tell a damn thing unless they were paying attention to the fat on my hands and feet and other extremities.

That was at 206...I didn't really start getting many comments until I got into the 190s and my face really started thinning out...when I got down to around 190 I had also started to lose a lot of belly fat..so for me, it was basically 25-30 Lbs down before anyone started commenting/noticing.

Also keep in mind that commenting on one's weight is a pretty taboo thing...many people interpret, "hey you look great...did you lose some weight?" as "Wow...you really were a big fat *kitten* before and looked like a big fat ugly cow."...so a lot of people just don't comment at all. I have colleagues who've never said a word, and I'm extremely healthy and fit these days.

Usually at 10% of your weight. Example: 200lbs, 20 pound weight loss.

Oh my personal favorite was, "I can tell you've lost some weight. I can really see it in your face." Yeah yeah buddy. Go F**k yourself lol. I'd say 30-40 lbs. Is when people started to see it. People close to me. People who hadn't seen me in awhile took about 40-50 lbs. I'm at 65 lbs loss now.

About 30 pounds! But people will really notice when you lose it in your face.

A couple days ago, my neighbor commented on the weight I've lost. That was the first time anyone who didn't know I was dieting commented on my weight loss. I'm down 23 lbs and it took me 8 months.

Congrats everyone on your loss . I'm only a month and a half in so not much loss yet, but at around a month my boyfriend said my arms are slimmer and I have a healthy glow. I show him my weightlifting videos to critique form and he said every video my legs looks firmer/slimmer and my butt feels firmer ( TMI ). I let the tape measure do the talking, but it's nice when others notice your hard work.

I have lost 15 lbs since Jan 4th, so not much. No one has noticed anything. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't tell any difference and my husband said, well, I wasn't going to say anything, but your boobs are about 1/2 the size they used to be. When I lay down on my back, my stomach is almost totally flat, and my boobs are completely gone. I didn't have much there at all before all the weight, so I knew they would go, but not so fast.

I've lost almost 25lb and nobody has said anything, except my roommate constantly talking about how small my chest has gotten (yeah, that's helpful). But I have more to lose than most, so that probably plays into it.

I am at 20lbs lost and no one really noticed yet; except for the people who know I am loosing weight.

My mom noticed at about 15 pounds. My aunt noticed at 29 pounds and my grandmother noticed at 35 pounds. I'm 41 pounds down now and everyone comments. Starting at 5'3 172 pounds, it took a minute for anyone other than my mom to notice. It can be frustrating when people don't comment, but it's great when they do.

About a month. Though after 7 months my boyfriend was watching me cross the living room and said "Wow...you're skinny as s*&^."

But generally, within the first 10 pounds people asked if I had lost.