how much weight to 'feel' thinner

people will say measure yourself, whilst this is a good idea, its not for me i like to see the difference in the mirror not on a tape.

I personally have a pair of trousers from before i put my weight on, they are my goal, the more weight i get off the higher up my legs they go hoping that they will fit me by the summer

Since resetting my goals for my last 30lbs to get off i have lost 8lbs and i can feel that my work trousers are fitting better - they arent cutting into me as much

GOOD LUCK AND WELL DONE SO FAR!

I was coming up for 14 stone when I started. I don't think it took too long to start feeling better and to notice little differences myself, mostly in my face. The first few lbs were fluid so I was less bloated generally.

I think it took about a stone for close family to notice and more before work colleagues said anything.

I think I felt lighter quite quickly and once you start feeling better and more in control I find it's easier to continue.

Yup, definitely depends on how much weight you have to lose. At my starting weight, I had to lose about 10 kg (22ish pounds) before I could see or feel a difference. But now that I'm at the lower end of my healthy range, 1-3 kilos (2-7 pounds, roughly) all make a large difference to me. The more weight you have, the more you have to lose before it's visible.

i started about 250 and am 220 now.

people see a difference. i do not.

i feel BETTER (happier, more energy, even lighter) but not necessarily THINNER - if that makes any sense. The feeling better is what keeps me motivated to keep working out (that and ive discovered i really DO Like it!) All of my weight has come off the top half of me (waiting for it to start to come off the bottom half! LOL) - I'm down at least 2 shirt sizes (from a 20/22 or 2X to about a 16 or XL but have a few random larges and one very confused medium LOL ). stupid jeans are the same size. dress size varies and depends on cut. my smallest dress is a 16 and fits great, but the XL old navy dress i bought is still too tight around hips/ tummy (fits everywhere else!) LOL.

I wouldn't worry so much about feeling "thinner" as being healthier. Appealing aesthetics are great but nothing can beat good health. I'd find a pair of pants that fit perfect right now and try them on at the end of every week. Even if you can't see the difference in the mirror the pants will give you an idea of how many inches you are losing. Good Luck!

I lost 80lbs in the past (gained all but 20 back) and honestly I didn't feel that much skinnier. I did feel more energetic and overall happier.

I was just having this conversation with a friend the other day. I know i look thinner (since none of my clothes fit properly, and everyone tells me so), but i dont see it all the time. There are some days that i look in the mirror and say"wow, its really getting there!", and there are other days that i still feel like the old overweight me. I think it takes awhile for the brain to catch up to the rest of you. I am 50 pounds down, but still have another 50 to go, so time will tell. Good luck on your journey.

15 lbs.

Just hit it today, and for the first time in this process, I actually feel a teensy, tiny bit thinner.

I was probably 15-20 lbs down before I 'felt' thinner.

10lbs for me, not that that makes me "thin" but i feel thinner

I started at 181 and I am 135 now wanting to lose another 10-15. Most of the time I don't 'feel' thinner. The times I do are starting to be around this weight in the 130's because I find my stomach doesn't roll over my jeans/the jeans don't dig in. It is a little easier to walk in shorts too because my thighs don't rub as much (although those are the last things that are going to go lol). I feel like it is the more active times that I realize I'm not as uncomfortable as I used to be - which was a big reason why I chose to lose weight. My brain definitely needs to catch up though, I never thought it was a real thing, that I would look in the mirror and say "yeah I am much smaller now!". People definitely see it, I am a size 6 coming from a size 14, but I don't always notice.

I had to lose 10kg for my friends and family to notice, but it took a bit longer for me to realise it and actually feel the difference (14-15kg)

Yeah, I've lost ten pounds so far and I don't see anything, but my friends say my face looks a bit thinner...so...ok? XD But yeah, when I lost about forty pounds years ago it was only noticeable to me when the pants I had been wearing successfully fell off with no pause and I had to shop for the next size down. It's an awesome feeling.

I lost about 70 pounds a couple years ago. People started noticing when I hit the -40 mark. I gained all but about 30 of it back (wahhhh!) over two years, and I've been hitting it hard recently. After a month of religious logging, measuring, weighing, and exercising, I've dropped 11. My brain thinks it can see a difference around my waist (did lose an inch) but not close to fitting into my skinny pants yet. It was a little depressing trying them on last night and not being able to zip them all the way, but I'm not deterred. I'll get there, and so will you!