How many lbs did you lose before unknowing people started as

Well, a lot of people were aware that I was trying to lose.....but the first person that noticed that sees me occasionally and didn't know....was about 21 lbs difference - pretty much my goal weight. Went from 146 to 125. :happy:

Hmm...I'm 27 pounds down and so far nobody has said anything. (except for my hubby) It's kind of discouraging. But at the same time it's making me work harder so they WILL notice.

Exact same thing here. 27 lbs down and only people who know that I'm trying to lose weight have said anything.

People started asking outright at about 40lbs. Apparently they were commenting among themselves around 30lbs LOL.

Keep in mind. Even if people notice, they most likely won't say anything. Weight Issues are kind of a touchy subject.

Im guilty of that. I may notice but I don't want to say, "Have you lost weight? You look wonderful!" I don't want to imply that they looked fat and awful before. Unless I really know the person, I probably wont say anything.

I am down 18 lbs. since Christmas time and my partner's 8yo niece commented that I was bigger at Christmas than when we visited last week. Of course, I was also wearing a swimsuit instead of a bulky sweater...

I think it takes quite a bit for people to decide that 1) you are definitely smaller, it isn't just an illusion and 2) you look healthy, so you must be doing it on purpose. In the US, commenting before you are sure can be just as taboo as asking about a pregnancy only to find out that she is gaining weight. One advantage to people who you don't see very often is that for them the changes will be a little more obvious - people who see you all the time have seen it slip away and they get used to the changes gradually - the new you is you, to them.

I've lost 36lbs and nobody has noticed who didn't already know I was dieting/exercising. My roommates say they notice, but obviously, they know I'm on a fitness plan. My girlfriend says my thighs are smaller, which is nice. . I know that there's a noticable difference in y face (take a look at my ticker), but others have failed to really notice. This is probably because I started at 375. I guess 375lb person standing next to a 339lb person might cause people to really study them to notice that one is lighter than the other by almost 40lbs. I honestly think I'll have take off another 20lbs before anyone really starts to take notice.

18 lbs. Today was the first time someone that didn't know I was loosing said to me, "Wow, how much weight have you lost?! You look great!" My overall goal is to loose 31 lbs so its over my halfway point. I've lost alot in my face though but my belly won't seem to budge!!:grumble:

I'm trying to remember because this was 5 or so years ago when I dropped 61 pounds for the first time (I was on Weight Watchers), I was going into my 8th grade year, and that summer before was when I lost the weight. I went back to school and the first day, people were staring at me. I'm sure I looked like an entirely new person, so they were trying to figure out what happened. Only a couple people came up and told me I looked great, but if you put yourself in their shoes, I would have been embarrassed to comment on someone's weight at that age.

My family members who I haven't seen in a while will occasionally be like "Wow, you're looking great, have you been losing some weight?" and talk about a boost of confidence from their compliments! It's my favorite.

I'm excited to go back for my sophomore year of college, hopefully at my goal weight of 135-140lbs and more toned and see if people notice! I was texting one of my guy friends and told him I was planning on going back new and improved and he was like "NO! I like you the way you are now, I don't want a new you!" hahaha! I reassured him that I'm still going to be the same me inside, maybe a little more confidence, but yes.

I started at 235.5 and I had to lose over 20 lbs before people started noticing. Now I'm at 183.0 and Im constantly having people come up to me and say "wow, you have lost alot of weight" and I smile and say I know

I've really started to get comments just lately...right around 35 lbs. Yay!