How long does it take for weight loss to show?

TheGetFitGal
TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 5.3" 128lbs, how long will it take for weight loss to show? I am on 1200 calorie diet, and how long did youll individually take for the first weight loss to show and how was the feeling and how long till your first weight loss reduction

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  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Weight loss usually doesn't show for the first 20 or 25 pounds. In your case, you would look anorexic if you lost that much. So it probably won't show until you've lost the 14 pounds you want to lose.
  • SwitzEngine
    SwitzEngine Posts: 3,418 Member
    Do some exercise then u see the transformatio faster
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited April 2015
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Weight loss usually doesn't show for the first 20 or 25 pounds. In your case, you would look anorexic if you lost that much. So it probably won't show until you've lost the 14 pounds you want to lose.

    OP, not the above.....

    Since you only have 14 pounds to lose I assume you are already at a healthy weight according to the "standards". It does take a little more diligence to lose weight when you do not have a lot to lose.

    Your diet, your deficit and your goals and how quickly you set them up to lose weight is where you start. I predict the first few pounds will be water weight (you body is adapting to the changes you are doing) and as you stick to the "defict" to lose pounds I would say 3 to 4 weeks and this is with honest and accurate logging of your food/exercise and staying diligent to your goals and commitment.
  • Eliz_99
    Eliz_99 Posts: 85 Member
    I had 2.5 stones to lose. Now I've lost a stone I can see a difference and have dropped a dress size.
  • TheGetFitGal
    TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
    Thanks
    gia07 wrote: »
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Weight loss usually doesn't show for the first 20 or 25 pounds. In your case, you would look anorexic if you lost that much. So it probably won't show until you've lost the 14 pounds you want to lose.

    OP, not the above.....

    Since you only have 14 pounds to lose I assume you are already at a healthy weight according to the "standards". It does take a little more diligence to lose weight when you do not have a lot to lose.

    Your diet, your deficit and your goals and how quickly you set them up to lose weight is where you start. I predict the first few pounds will be water weight (you body is adapting to the changes you are doing) and as you stick to the "defict" to lose pounds I would say 3 to 4 weeks and this is with honest and accurate logging of your food/exercise and staying diligent to your goals and commitment.

  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    gaurikudav3 wrote: »
    Thanks
    gia07 wrote: »
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Weight loss usually doesn't show for the first 20 or 25 pounds. In your case, you would look anorexic if you lost that much. So it probably won't show until you've lost the 14 pounds you want to lose.

    OP, not the above.....

    Since you only have 14 pounds to lose I assume you are already at a healthy weight according to the "standards". It does take a little more diligence to lose weight when you do not have a lot to lose.

    Your diet, your deficit and your goals and how quickly you set them up to lose weight is where you start. I predict the first few pounds will be water weight (you body is adapting to the changes you are doing) and as you stick to the "defict" to lose pounds I would say 3 to 4 weeks and this is with honest and accurate logging of your food/exercise and staying diligent to your goals and commitment.

    You're welcome. The question was when does weight loss show, not how much weight to lose. With the little bit you have to lose, my answer was correct.
  • maasha81
    maasha81 Posts: 733 Member
    I'm 5'4" and on the lower end of my weight range ..5 lbs makes a difference to me now actually I would look horrible if I lost that right now hence the reason I am doing body recomp.

    The first couple lbs are almost always water weight but as long as you're maintaining a deficit ...it will come off. Took me about 3 weeks to notice.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited April 2015
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  • TheGetFitGal
    TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
    Thanks massha so 3-4weeks sounds fine!
  • Gregory_Horton
    Gregory_Horton Posts: 25 Member
    You will notice changes after the first week. You'll lose your water weight first then things slow down. The water weight in your case is about 5-7lbs. Go by the mirror and not the scale to detect changes.
  • TheGetFitGal
    TheGetFitGal Posts: 98 Member
    Relic61 wrote: »
    You will notice changes after the first week. You'll lose your water weight first then things slow down. The water weight in your case is about 5-7lbs. Go by the mirror and not the scale to detect changes.

    Thanks, think i need to do a before and after 1 month photo
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    So much depends on what percent of your starting weight you have to lose. For you, you should feel it in a couple of weeks and others will see it shortly after. For me, Nobody noticed until I had already lost about 50 lb although I definitely felt it in my clothes.
  • tigerblue
    tigerblue Posts: 1,526 Member
    When you are small, both loss and gain show much more quickly, becuse your relative rate of change is greater. (You are changing bodyweight by a greater percentage).

    But losing is much much harder when you are small or close to goal.
  • julianpoutram
    julianpoutram Posts: 331 Member
    SwitzEngine wrote: »
    Do some exercise then u see the transformatio faster

    Praise

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