Anyone noticed yet???

Don't worry about that.

How do you feel? Noticed reduction yourself? Are you glad you've made the changes?
Forget what others think or in this case not and do it for yourself.

Besides, friends and family can be to nice. If they don't know you are trying to loose weight, they wont just come out and say "oh you've lost weight" in the fear that you might take offence. To a non-dieter it suggests that they once thought you needed to loose weight, people like to avoid these situation.

Yes, same thing here, 17 and nobody notices. Oh well, it is for me and like you said Brit, I notice.

Seriously, so what? We're all adults here (I think?), none of us need to be patted on the back when we do something good. Be happy with yourself, that's who you're doing this for.

brit4896 wrote: »

So I've lost 15 pounds in about 7 weeks but nobody has noticed! My starting weight was 261 and my current is 246. So I know my size has a lot to do with it. I can see a diff in my clothes, but it's just hard not to get discouraged. Anyone else experienced this??

I think that when one is heavier and people see you everyday, it's harder for them to notice your weightloss . Usually they notice smaller amounts when they haven't seen you in a while. Also, some people see you for who you are so much that they sometimes don't notice physical changes right away. I know I'm often behind on noticing hair cuts and things like that.

I'm down around 30lbs since last year and people can tell. I know that they hopefully will be able to tell more once I lose more weight in my face.

What I get frustrated by is people that say they lost 20lbs and dropped 4 dress sizes. I lose 20lbs and I might go down a pants size, no guarantee.

I also feel a bit miffed when I look in the mirror and feel like I am losing weight and I get all happy and then someone takes a pic and I look big as a house.

Phooey.

Just take it one day at a time. You are doing a great job!

brit4896 wrote: »

Thank u for the encouraging words u guys! I do feel great and I'm proud of myself. Yes dimple_gal that will be a great day when I get to buy new clothes!!

Start saving now. There will come a day when you go to get dressed only to realize NOTHING fits. It gets a little expensive after a while

briegirl28 wrote: »

brit4896 wrote: »

So I've lost 15 pounds in about 7 weeks but nobody has noticed! My starting weight was 261 and my current is 246. So I know my size has a lot to do with it. I can see a diff in my clothes, but it's just hard not to get discouraged. Anyone else experienced this??

I think that when one is heavier and people see you everyday, it's harder for them to notice your weightloss . Usually they notice smaller amounts when they haven't seen you in a while. Also, some people see you for who you are so much that they sometimes don't notice physical changes right away. I know I'm often behind on noticing hair cuts and things like that.

I'm down around 30lbs since last year and people can tell. I know that they hopefully will be able to tell more once I lose more weight in my face.

What I get frustrated by is people that say they lost 20lbs and dropped 4 dress sizes. I lose 20lbs and I might go down a pants size, no guarantee.

I also feel a bit miffed when I look in the mirror and feel like I am losing weight and I get all happy and then someone takes a pic and I look big as a house.

Phooey.

Just take it one day at a time. You are doing a great job!

This is it exactly. People you live with and work with don't notice the small little changes in weight from day to day. I lost about 35 pounds in my last slim down, and it wasn't until the end that my co-workers started to notice. Some of the other folks that I meet with once every 2-3 months noticed right away because the last time they saw me I was chunky, now... not so much.

Don't let it get you down. You're not doing it for them, you're doing it for YOU! This is about YOUR journey, YOUR success, YOUR health! Who cares if people do or don't say something. That's about them, not you. Some folks get jealous, or it makes them feel bad when they see other people succeed where they can't, or they are just bitter haters.... whatever. Just keep on keeping on!

Congrats on the great start! Keep it up! Eventually they will ALL notice!

People might not say something, if they noticed, and they probably have, because PC ness often requires silence, particularly when another's body is concerned. Many people who have noticed, have asked my wife if everything is OK. Seems a 61 year old male can't lose 30 pounds without people thinking he's sick,

Once it become REAL noticeable, the braver of your friends will ask, often with concern (see above) and then ask for your secret. They are not impressed with our answer.

But, we do this for us, our selves, and no one else. You know how you feel, you know how you look and you like the improvement. Success.

I was told to wait 12 weeks. After 4 weeks, you can likely see a difference, after 8 your family probably notices, after 12 everyone is likely to think it's noticeable enough to mention it.
I personally am uncomfortable when everybody knows about it, it brings unsolicited advice and people trying to 'help' when they have no idea of your actual goals. I actually prefer for nobody to mention it unless I bring it up. That's why I like it here, like minded people who for the most part aren't pushy or weird about it.

I had to lose 20 pounds before anyone noticed and then it was constant after that. If you are noticing a difference in your clothes, remember you are doing this for you and no one else, so while it's great when people notice, at some point the weight loss will stop and you won;t be able to be motivated by other people's comments. Make sense? I remember when I finally hit goal and had maintained for several months and all the compliments stopped and I started getting paranoid. I had to remind myself that it isn;t about how other people see me but how I feel.

Started 7 weeks ago. I've lost 23lbs. No one has noticed. I can't even really tell. But the number is down by 23 and I know I'll stick with it.

Four weeks for you to notice, Eight weeks for close family and friends, twelve weeks for everyone else.. Keep going, don't get discouraged..