Cant see no difference....

DietingMommy08
DietingMommy08 Posts: 1,345 Member
edited September 28 in Motivation and Support
Ive lost 17lbs already & still dnt feel like I can see a difference... Anybody else get discouraged over the same problem?!

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  • amylyork
    amylyork Posts: 11 Member
    I'm the same way. It helps to take measurements. If I feel discouraged, I can look at my records and see that I've lost 4 inches around my waist in the last 6 weeks.

    It also doesn't help my self-esteem that my husband is losing weight twice as fast...( I know, I know, male metabolisms...)
  • anna_lisa
    anna_lisa Posts: 486 Member
    I can relate, but keep it up it will happen. My body takes time to catch up with the scale. I know that I have what I call "weight lose zones" i can lose 5, 10,15 lbs and see not a difference and then I can lose a couple more and My clothes are falling off. Don't be discouraged. As long as the scale is going down it will happen
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    can't see any
  • Susan289
    Susan289 Posts: 2 Member
    17 lbs is AMAZING. Dont give up, I havent even lost 1 lb and I have been trying to do this for months now... I really want to give up too. I just know how sad I will make myself if I do, Ive lost inches and gone down sizes but I cant seem to lose even a pound. Its been hard to keep going. I would kill for 17 lbs, really thats a great job. Hope you have the success you dream for :):)
  • abellante_0205
    abellante_0205 Posts: 368 Member
    take pictures, you see it better that way!!!!!! I didnt see any difference for a while until I started taking pics. :)
  • Katbaran
    Katbaran Posts: 605 Member
    Think of it in terms of something else. Like that you have lost 3 five pound bags of sugar or flour and a little more. Or almost 2 ten pound bags of potatoes. Sometimes it takes a little while to see the changes in yourself. Just keep going and one day you will wake up and boom! You WILL see a difference.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    I have lost 94 pounds and still have trouble seeing the loss.
  • Morglem
    Morglem Posts: 377 Member
    Is the picture in the black top a before and the one in the blue top a after?
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    17 pounds is an awesome achievement! Never give up. You may feel frustrated now... but when you look back later after losing even more weight, you will be so happy you stuck with it. Changes will come!
  • CeejayGee
    CeejayGee Posts: 299 Member
    No one ever noticed that I lost weight until I hit the 30 pound mark. We all carry weight differently, etc. Even now, at 45 pounds lost, only a few people have commented. But, I'm 3-4 sizes smaller, so there IS a difference.
  • mlpisme1992
    mlpisme1992 Posts: 14
    I've lost 20+ lbs and don't see a difference either. No need to for new clothes yet. But looking forward to more loss and new clothes.
  • jesilva80
    jesilva80 Posts: 287 Member
    i know how you feel ive lost 17 lbs since january and the only person that has said anything is my husband , but he knows im trying. I know im a little different cause im wearing things that didnt fit, dont worry it'll come, out of the blue some one will say wow you are looking great :smile:
  • DietingMommy08
    DietingMommy08 Posts: 1,345 Member
    Is the picture in the black top a before and the one in the blue top a after?

    No they was both at the same weight. They are both a before.
  • lyndyb88
    lyndyb88 Posts: 123 Member
    take pictures, you see it better that way!!!!!! I didnt see any difference for a while until I started taking pics. :)

    I completely agree!!! I did the same thing!! You are doing so fantastic! You may not see a difference but I guarantee you other people do. I look in the mirror and still see 315 lbs...other people tell me I look like I've really lost weight...even if you can't tell others can :D Measurements will keep the morale up :D
  • suzooz
    suzooz Posts: 720 Member
    It will happen suddenl -- it happened to me just recently after 25 pounds. I finally needed new pants! I noticed the change myself after trying on a sleeveless dress that I would NEVER have tried on before, and it fit beautifully (and was on SALE!) I ended up buying pants that fit and also having some of my other pants tailored.

    Now that I have pants that actually fit my body, others are noticing it as well. I had someone at work comment the other day -- and not someone that I work with regularly!
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