30lbs down.. not seeing a difference (pics)

momsgottalose2
momsgottalose2 Posts: 15 Member
in Success Stories
Im feeling discouraged... i just hit 33lbs down this morning and i am honestly not seeing a difference... not sure if i really belong in "success stories"

maybe im crazy..
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i cant even tell which is my "before" and which is my "after"

still have another 30 to go.. but honestly might be more
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  • momsgottalose2
    momsgottalose2 Posts: 15 Member
    cgreen120288 wrote: »
    You can definitely see a change. Remember, it's a marathon not a sprint! Great work on the progress so far - keep it up!!

    Thank you !
  • JChadwick22
    JChadwick22 Posts: 37 Member
    You can definitely see the difference in your tummy. My tummy is just like yours. I plan to lose 69 pounds. I'm 5'3 and 204. I bet you would see a difference in inches. Keep up the good work and don't give up!
  • momsgottalose2
    momsgottalose2 Posts: 15 Member
    JChadwick22 wrote: »
    You can definitely see the difference in your tummy. My tummy is just like yours. I plan to lose 69 pounds. I'm 5'3 and 204. I bet you would see a difference in inches. Keep up the good work and don't give up!

    im 5'3.5 My heaviest was 220. My "before" is 198 and my "after" this morning at 165. After kids i just feel like my mid section will never look good >.< !!!

  • alltheweigh170
    alltheweigh170 Posts: 287 Member
    I see a difference in the little bit of neck area we can see. When compared to the before pic, your neck area seems to be reduced as well. Don't be discouraged. Progress is happening!
  • FatimaStartsAllOver
    FatimaStartsAllOver Posts: 301 Member
    Big time difference are you kidding me. You're being too hard on yourself. You are doing GREAT..... Keep up the good work. And I do agree that after having kids the mid section never the same. But you are slimming down honestly.
  • momsgottalose2
    momsgottalose2 Posts: 15 Member
    Fatimaelder wrote: »
    Big time difference are you kidding me. You're being too hard on yourself. You are doing GREAT..... Keep up the good work. And I do agree that after having kids the mid section never the same. But you are slimming down honestly.

    Thank you. i have always had issues with my body image so that probably is not helping. Hoping my mind can catch up with my body !!
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Look at your face, huge difference!! If you can't see that I give up:).

    You actually look like you've lost all over as well. Don't be so critical of yourself you are looking good!

  • dorisj717
    dorisj717 Posts: 381 Member
    You can see a difference, just hang in there and don't give up!
  • sadsongkrysy
    sadsongkrysy Posts: 65 Member
    I see the difference. Believe me I understand, I lost 40lbs since last June and haven't even dropped a pant size, it's very discouraging, but we just gotta keep walking this long dusty road until we see that finish line. Don't give up, you're doing great!
  • mtolose1
    mtolose1 Posts: 27 Member
    Dont let that stop you, keep on going.
    You got this!!!
  • Nancyh59
    Nancyh59 Posts: 44 Member
    momsgottalose2 wrote: »
    JChadwick22 wrote: »
    You can definitely see the difference in your tummy. My tummy is just like yours. I plan to lose 69 pounds. I'm 5'3 and 204. I bet you would see a difference in inches. Keep up the good work and don't give up!

    im 5'3.5 My heaviest was 220. My "before" is 198 and my "after" this morning at 165. After kids i just feel like my mid section will never look good >.< !!!

    I'm right there with both of you . . I started at 208 and I've lost 25 pounds to 183 this morning and my progress looks exactly like yours at the top of the thread, I felt the same way. My stomach does not seem to be shrinking at all. But I know I must be doing an overall body shrinking because my size 16W pants are all falling off!
  • baboontester
    baboontester Posts: 28 Member
    Great job! I can definitely see results!! Your clothes have GOT to feel bigger or something. Right? haha.
  • Nightmare_Queen88
    Nightmare_Queen88 Posts: 304 Member
    It took me awhile before I starting to see any difference as well. But when my clothes started to get too big for me that's when I realized I was doing something right. Trust me when I say you'll get there too. It takes time and patience. Don't give up hope. You can do this. :)
  • Moonlitriver17
    Moonlitriver17 Posts: 46 Member
    I see a definite change! Be patient and keep at it!
  • momsgottalose2
    momsgottalose2 Posts: 15 Member
    Honestly... thank you everyone !! I will definitely not give up !! my goal is about 130 and i WILL get there.. giving myself a lot of time as well as i want to be there before next December when we go on our next family trip to Disneyland !!
  • squantee
    squantee Posts: 10 Member
    Face, arms and tummy, wow you've done amazingly well.
  • smkondy
    smkondy Posts: 583 Member
    I can tell that you have lost lots of weight!! Big difference-keep it up!!
  • valerieuk1708
    valerieuk1708 Posts: 90 Member
    I can see the difference definitely! Well done! Carry on doing what you're doing and you will do great!
  • kxbrown27
    kxbrown27 Posts: 769 Member
    You see yourself everyday and the gradual changes aren't drastic enough for you to notice. But there is a difference.

    Did you take measurements before you started? If not, do so now. Waist, thight, chest, neck. What you may not see in the mirror will reveal itself on a tape measure.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    You are doing wonderfully! Listen.. you are losing and I can tell you are smaller. You are just the same shape and smaller. That is what you are discouraged about. I totally understand and many of us have been there. You are losing all over instead of just one place. Keep on track …as you lose more you'll start to get the shape you want.
    It is the injustice of weightless and hard work.. you can't choose where you lose it first. You can do it! :)
  • aahart78
    aahart78 Posts: 31 Member
    You definitely look like you've lost. You can't compare those pics, one is a distance, one is closer up. The most important part is do you feel better? Don't give up because of a silly mirror!!!
  • mittenswillet
    mittenswillet Posts: 697 Member
    edited August 2016
    there is a huge difference, keep those gloves on kiddo, cause every day is a step closer to your goal.... Only last night when I was working out, I thought to myself..."Im never gonna get under 100kg" But then I told myself that I started this journey at 116.9 kg and now I'm 112.9 thats alot closer to 100kg than before! LOL So I decided to keep going and just not quit, cause one day Im gonna wake up and see 99kg =)

    My tummy and upper tummy area is alot like yours...but worse!!

    Patience really is a virtue =)
  • Fitterbysixty
    Fitterbysixty Posts: 9 Member
    There really is a difference, really and truly. Look at the top of your arms and again below the elbow. You've lost several inches there. You've lost some from your face just on the bit we can see from your ear across to your mouth and your stomach is smaller. If you can't tell from the way that your clothes fit would you be able to trust the tape measure? My rear looks just the same size to me but the tape measure says that my hips are 3" smaller and I have two pairs of underpants that fall down.

    I also have the baby pouch belly, I stopped wearing a bikini decades ago so it doesn't bother me too much.
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
    edited August 2016
    I can barely see your face but I can tell by your jaw line that you've lost a lot in your face. You're slimming down all over so you're not seeing the whole picture. You're probably focusing on your tummy. You're looking good. Keep up the good work. :)
  • chasitystiff851
    chasitystiff851 Posts: 5 Member
    I can tell the difference great job
  • kgb6days
    kgb6days Posts: 880 Member
    Well I can tell a difference. DO NOT GIVE UP!
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    BS. You see the difference and you know it. C'mon now. really? Dude.
  • KiyaK
    KiyaK Posts: 519 Member
    Are you taking measurements? If not, I'd suggest starting to track bust, waist & hips at least. Measure once a month or so.
  • 2011rocket3touring
    2011rocket3touring Posts: 1,346 Member
    momsgottalose2 wrote: »
    ....After kids i just feel like my mid section will never look good >.< !!!
    Exercise. As a guy I've lost the same amount of weight and it's night and day (at least that's what they tell me) because while the fat is dropping muscles are coming up.

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