When did people start actually noticing?

girl_inflames
girl_inflames Posts: 374 Member
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37 pounds down and people are finally noticing! When did it happen for you?
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  • wsrep
    wsrep Posts: 20 Member
    Mine is probably same as you around 30ish pounds.
  • CrystalArmstrong1
    CrystalArmstrong1 Posts: 59 Member
    30-40 lbs for me also! That's w/ me needing to lose 150 total lbs in the beginning.
  • Annahbananas
    Annahbananas Posts: 284 Member
    For me, it was at the 40 lb mark
  • FatimaStartsAllOver
    FatimaStartsAllOver Posts: 301 Member
    About -30lbs. It all depends on how much you have to loose to begin with.
  • LeslieHuggins
    LeslieHuggins Posts: 41 Member
    20 pounds. I lose it in my face first, and that's where people notice it.
  • Guns_N_Buns
    Guns_N_Buns Posts: 1,899 Member
    About 10 pounds.
  • SweetPeasMom55
    SweetPeasMom55 Posts: 3,511 Member
    20+ lbs then people started to notice
  • kirstenb13
    kirstenb13 Posts: 181 Member
    I think it's highly dependent on each person, I sometimes see progress pics where people have lost 50 lbs or something and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference honestly, if I saw them in real life (I'm also terrible at telling people's weight though...).
    As long as the weight went down, that was all that mattered to me.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    I lost around 15 lbs in a summer.
    Four good friends noticed the loss then.
    My family didn't truly notice anything until I came back home from university for Christmas break another 33-ish lbs lighter.


  • Colt1835
    Colt1835 Posts: 447 Member
    noahmartin1 wrote: »
    I had lost 70lbs, and not one person from school noticed. During winter break, i lost another 20. EVERYBODY noticed. Guess it was due to the fact that they saw me everyday

    Yeah I think seeing someone everyday makes it harder to notice, but that's crazy that they didn't notice after 70 pounds. Great work, btw!
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  • louann_jude
    louann_jude Posts: 307 Member
    One or two said something around 30-40 pounds loss. Then I got a huge compliment when I had reached the 60 pound mark. It was frustrating when you you were almost as round as you are tall and no one seems to notice that you finally are getting a waist. Some think its rude to say something. Others no matter how good you are doing will never have nothing good to say and if they do comment they have negativity to spill. I had one person say I will just gain it back.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
    About the same... really, when I bought new, smaller clothes, which happened after I'd lost about 30-35 lbs.
  • kaitlinfurby13
    kaitlinfurby13 Posts: 25 Member
    Mine is at the 38 pound mark. That's how much I lost, and just yesterday was the day everyone started really commenting all at once about it. The fact that I was wearing clothes that actually fit instead of my super baggy ones probably helped too.
  • brian_the_mick
    brian_the_mick Posts: 1 Member
    Mine was at 40lbs lost - some people said oh no he just had a haircut - others said its a bit more than that - what's your secret I was asked - told them lots of walking - CICO that's the trick
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    When I changed my wardrobe all of a sudden everybody noticed. The cut of my new work pants is different somwhow that triggered it on an ongoing basis. I had alterated my old trousers three times already, but because they were what they had seen before in that colour/fabric it just does not always register that it is so much smaller.

    Before that only a few people that either are very close ( husband and family) or do not see me very often (for instance a co-worker returning from maternity leave) noticed
  • romiangels
    romiangels Posts: 8 Member
    About the same 32lbs, I was passing by one of the departments at work and a girl called me and said I had been the topic of discussion among her and her friends due to my weight changes and asked me what I was doing..... It secretly felt sooooooo good :)
  • iserna12
    iserna12 Posts: 3 Member
    In my case at this point well i have lost in 2 weeks and 5 days 14.7 pounds but my goal is to lose another 45 pounds to be in my ideal weight
  • doterragirl713
    doterragirl713 Posts: 6 Member
    For me it was 40 pounds.
    Other people who I see weekly aren't quite sure yet. They comment on my hair or my glasses, trying to figure out what's different.
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    Just had one person notice at 38lbs lost. But it was someone I don't see regularly. I guess those I see everyday don't notice the slow change?
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    I think the clothing comments are HUGELY true. I wear scrubs for work and I also see those same people every day. I lost 20 pounds (obviously not overnight) but the day I wore a smaller scrub set, the compliments and comments came pouring in.
  • CChandler81
    CChandler81 Posts: 100 Member
    I'm on my "2nd round" of mpf meaning I gave it up for several years and gained back half of what I had lost.
    With my initial round, I lost 35lbs. It really wasn't until I had lost 25lbs or so that people started to comment. Even my husband didn't really notice until then as well.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    Really don't know when they noticed. They started asking at about 25/30 pounds down. So many were worried about a possible illness causing the weight loss they didn't comment at all. Once word got out that the loss was intention and on purpose more people commented on their noticing. Most were disappointed when, upon their asking, I revealed my "secret".
  • SunflowerSandra
    SunflowerSandra Posts: 70 Member
    Haha no one noticed my 15 pound loss. Now that I've moved into maintenance and bought new clothes/ started indoor rock climbing and a fairly physical part-time job, people notice. I have lost inches and am seeing biceps etc. I think it might also be that people feel awkward. Last weekend I asked a few female friends about their jean size (looking to give some good jeans away that have become too big for me) and suddenly one friend goes: Yeah, you lost weight right, I thought you looked real tight! (Fun thing is, I didn't lose weight, only inches). Funny thing is, I felt awkward too, because I didn't want to insinuate some of them are heavier than me..
  • lorcart
    lorcart Posts: 406 Member
    I've lost 47 and a few people have noticed, but most have not. It's pretty frustrating.

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