how long until you noticed progress?

EarthshakerFirst
EarthshakerFirst Posts: 6 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
On the scale?
In the mirror?

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  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    One the scale? One week.

    In the mirror? A few months. I noticed it more quickly in photos. Despite the fact I'm at my goal weight I can't always see it. The mirror is tricky! :)
  • Jackie9950
    Jackie9950 Posts: 374 Member
    I and others noticed a difference after I had lost 20lbs. At that point people noticed the difference in me and I noticed the difference in my clothes. Now at 33lbs loss I notice a huge difference. Before 20lbs, no one noticed.
  • _8080808_
    _8080808_ Posts: 16 Member
    On the scale - A day, but it went up and down.
    The mirror - about the same. I think my body transitions easily, or something.
  • Xanna89
    Xanna89 Posts: 31 Member
    Every week I notice progress on the scale even if it's not moving. To me that's a win too! In the mirror though for me it takes a looooong time. I've lost a lot of weight before(55lb) and it took me 30lbs pounds to notice. So about 3-4 months. But everyone else would comment almost everyday about my weight loss. I just couldn't believe it for my self so I couldn't see it.
  • thecoker
    thecoker Posts: 34 Member
    It is really hard to 'notice' progress right away. I know that all sorts of companies advertise the 'quick fix', but I have been trying something new for 2 months now and I am starting to see a slight difference (on the scale and with some of my clothes)- but mainly I just FEEL better. No, it isn't the drop of 10 or more amazing pounds that the ads seem to promise- but I have realized that I have to take the small steps and see/feel the small changes and then the big picture and changes will fall into place (think of putting a puzzle together). I am going to keep with the small changes and when they become part of my routine, then I will change something else. I keep checking/logging on here as my main motivation and a place to pat myself on the back for caring enough to try! :smiley: We just have to keep with it and try to find those who keep us motivated! Hang in there!
  • candykay0605
    candykay0605 Posts: 1,019 Member
    i take progress pics to see progress... day1 and day20 is my profile pic
  • CBworkout91
    CBworkout91 Posts: 26 Member
    In the mirror: I see nothing yet. On the scale: I have gone from 264 to 254 in the past 6 weeks. I was doing a decent 2lb/week until yesterday, where I found that I had apparently lost no weight. :/ And I weigh myself in the morning too, before eating. I did not defecate first though.
  • Xanna89
    Xanna89 Posts: 31 Member
    You know what's crazy is my close were falling off my body and I was still in disbelief lol
  • Xanna89
    Xanna89 Posts: 31 Member
    Clothes lol
  • minties82
    minties82 Posts: 907 Member
    edited June 2015
    It depends on how big you are to start with I suppose. I was around 253.5 pounds to begin (115kg) and I didn't think I looked any different until a good 50 pounds was gone. I'm 180.1 pounds today (81.7kg) and definitely feel and look a lot different.

    I started losing weight the day after I started trying. I lost weight every day for many weeks but now it's an up and down process.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    3 weeks, and 3 months. I'm oldish.
  • mrsloganlife
    mrsloganlife Posts: 158 Member
    I've heard that it takes you 2 weeks to notice a change, 2 months for others to notice. For me, it was the success when I put on pants that were so tight and would not stay zipped a month ago and they fit perfectly! Needless to say I have been strutting about the office today :)
  • BioQueen
    BioQueen Posts: 694 Member
    I started at 181 and I'm down to 131 (with about 11 pounds left until goal). I have a -really- hard time visualizing myself properly, which is one of the reasons why I thought I was fine as overweight for so long. Clothes are the BIG thing that help me realize where I am at - I went from a size ~14 to a dress size 4 and pant size 6. The mirror doesn't really work for me lol (but the scale does!). I notice changes more quickly now that I am smaller. I probably didn't notice much of a difference between 180-155 pounds. Bigger differences started being more obvious when I entered my healthy BMI range.

    My face was also the last part to gain weight, so I would look in the mirror and think "I'm fine!" but I was kidding myself lol.

    But I feel like this is SO person specific, and it depends on where you start. Physically I felt better as soon as I started eating better - the difference was huge.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    the more weight you have to lose, the less noticeable incremental drops in weight will be to the average eye...especially for people who see you every day...it's such a gradual process that people who see you everyday often don't really notice...same for looking in the mirror...you do that daily and it's such a gradual process that it can be difficult to see in ourselves unless we're looking at progress pictures.

  • peterjens
    peterjens Posts: 235 Member
    mrsloganlife wrote: »
    I've heard that it takes you 2 weeks to notice a change, 2 months for others to notice. For me, it was the success when I put on pants that were so tight and would not stay zipped a month ago and they fit perfectly!

    This^^.
  • SamanthasFitnessLog
    SamanthasFitnessLog Posts: 56 Member
    I started out by laying flat on my back, and placing my hand right on my pelvis. I would rest my hand so my palm faced me and used my fingers to 'measure' my belly fat. I was blown away this weekend as I remembered my stomach used to be parallel to '3' fingers worth of fat/water weight. It was a quick little check I could do, and I was almost ALWAYS delighted to see a little change.

    I also took pictures and weighed myself weekly. I noticed my belly was shrinking almost immediately, scale I had of fear of and didn't look at until I was already 5 lbs down, and pictures were so-so. If you're a female, DO NOT take pictures right before your cycle, you'll only upset yourself.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    edited June 2015
    About a week, then about a month, when I first started. I was so out of shape that doing any activity was really, really hard for me, though.

    I joined MFP after I'd lost 15lbs. I noticed the next day, then (water weight) and then in the mirror in about a week.
  • Keith3481
    Keith3481 Posts: 91 Member
    The scale responded quickly. I started dropping weight after a couple days. The mirror took a lot longer, probably about 4 weeks. What was really surprising is how long it took for other people to notice - about 20 lbs. It was like I was walking around with a secret.

    The first person who said anything was the check-in clerk at a hotel. He asked to see my license and noted that I had lost major weight. Right after that several other people I know made comments.
  • Dawn410
    Dawn410 Posts: 120 Member
    edited June 2015
    My scale has barely budged- a measly 3 pounds lost from 4 weeks of healthy eating, intense workouts, and will power. I'm still waiting for the dramatic difference. maybe after 8 weeks... sigh...
  • deannaxsmithx
    deannaxsmithx Posts: 27 Member
    the pounds drop every week for me which is the number one thing keeping me motivated. went from 138 to 106 in 5 months. the mirror is a different story. I swear it plays tricks on me lol. When the room is brightly lit, I look bigger. when it's darker, I look thinner. so I rely on the scale & how clothes fit. Went from a size 14 pants to a size 6. My shirts went from large to small.
  • jnmrie
    jnmrie Posts: 145 Member
    edited June 2015
    120 days in, 44 lbs lost.

    The scale is constantly changing. I weigh and log every morning no matter what.

    In the mirror I still cannot tell a difference but I can tell a difference in pictures.
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    edited June 2015
    Scale? Within a few days. Mirror? Couple of weeks. Other people noticing? Couple of months.
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  • cuckoo_jenibeth
    cuckoo_jenibeth Posts: 1,434 Member
    It still doesn't always register with me yet - I hit goal (75#) and now down ~82#. Went from size 20 to size 8. I took face pics every 10 pounds. This is/was the only way I could "see" the difference.
  • Jettatura
    Jettatura Posts: 1 Member
    They say it takes

    "4 weeks for you to notice it, 8 weeks for your friends to notice it and 12 weeks for the world to notice it."

    That's what's keeping me going!
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