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Have you seen a difference in the way your body looks from when you started losing weight?

amandaj827
amandaj827 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If so, how much did you lose until you yourself noticed? I've lost 33lbs and don't really see a difference. I used to be 5'0" 172lbs and now I'm 5'1" 139lbs (Idk why but I grew an inch). Other people have noticed and complimented me but I myself don't really see it, even when I look at old pictures of myself which I don't really have many of. I'm aiming for 112-115lbs so I still have like 25lbs left and I'm just wondering if I'll notice the difference then. Will that last 25lbs make a big difference?

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  • HeliumIsNoble
    HeliumIsNoble Posts: 1,213 Member
    I thought there was a difference after 10 pounds. After 15, I knew there was a difference.

    Have you noticed a difference in clothing fit?
  • aldavid18
    aldavid18 Posts: 29 Member
    Agree completely with above....me too :)
  • amandaj827
    amandaj827 Posts: 7 Member
    I've always worn hoodies and sweatpants or leggings so I can't really tell. Some of my leggings definitely got looser but it's not that different
  • aldavid18
    aldavid18 Posts: 29 Member
    Face and neck for me where also an easy see.
  • happyauntie2015
    happyauntie2015 Posts: 282 Member
    I noticed in my clothes before I was able to see it in pictures. I think it was around 10 pounds in clothes and around 20 in pics.
  • reichardtjessica
    reichardtjessica Posts: 89 Member
    I've lost 15 pounds so far and have felt it in clothes but don't see it myself. I noticed my clothes fit better.. Some fit looser.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    I definitely started noticing a difference about 30 pounds in, particularly in how my clothes fit. As for now, there is no comparison. It is like the old me was a completely different person, someone I never should have allowed myself to become. That was 140 pounds ago. I am now 57% of what I used to weigh. That just seems crazy.
  • crooked_left_hook
    crooked_left_hook Posts: 364 Member
    amandaj827 wrote: »
    I've always worn hoodies and sweatpants or leggings so I can't really tell. Some of my leggings definitely got looser but it's not that different

    I knew I'd lost weight before I could physically see the change because I had to buy smaller underwear...and that actually happened before I needed smaller jeans. Take progress photos every 10 lbs and take your measurements because even if you can't see it you can't argue with numbers.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    edited April 2017
    I lost a pant size every 10lbs.... that was the most obvious. 30lbs DEFINITELY made a huge difference, enough that I got lots of kudos/congrats. SW 172 size 12 (...barely. probably a 14 in reality), maintenance weight: 140-142 size 6. I'm still a size 6 but 150 and things are tight so headed back down.

    ETA: I'm 5'9 and you can see my progress photos in my profile.
  • RubyLou25
    RubyLou25 Posts: 212 Member
    I'm 5'3 and pear shape. Lost just over 20 pounds so far and I can see changes in my jaw line, shoulders, and chest. I don't see a difference in my hips and waist, but it's there. Jeans I couldn't wear because they were too uncomfortable fit my hips great and loose on my waist. My swim suit I bought that was tight now fits great too. Hopefully in the next 10 pounds I can start to see it.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I noticed a difference fairly quickly--within a few weeks--because my clothes got looser. I don't remember when I actually looked in the mirror and thought I had started looking different. Others noticed when I hit 30 something pounds lost.
  • RedheadedPrincess14
    RedheadedPrincess14 Posts: 415 Member
    The only way I notice is my clothes and my friends. When I look in the mirror, I feel like I'm the same. I went for 160 at 5"8.5 in height to around 135. No noticeable difference in my head. I think it's just because we see ourself everyday
  • dudebro200
    dudebro200 Posts: 97 Member
    I look more muscular, and my cheeks are more defined.

    I don't have that weird depleted sickly look that I see many dieters get. I think it's because I weight lift and carb cycle, but I am not sure..
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