how soon did it take for someone to notice you to loose weight?

weightloss_acc
weightloss_acc Posts: 109 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Someone said it looks like I've lost weight
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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,130 Member
    About 10 weeks (excluding friends who just said it to be polite).
  • deviousme7
    deviousme7 Posts: 61 Member
    Generally when it's 10% lost
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Depends on how much you have to lose, how you dress, whether they know you're losing (and thus are looking for it), etc.
  • stacief82
    stacief82 Posts: 109 Member
    People who knew I was trying to lose weight noticed around 15lbs which was about 10% of my bodyweight. I am not sure if they were just being polite or if they really saw a difference. I have lost about 23lbs total and I have had 3 people who didn't know I was trying to lose weight comment on my weightloss.


  • Antmaril
    Antmaril Posts: 43 Member
    It took me over a year to lose 30 pounds. I started in January, 2016. In the last month or so, I have had several people comment on my weight loss. I had a few comments along the way, but I think now it finally shows. I would like to lose another ten pounds, but for now this 30 pound weight loss has a made a big difference to me. I feel and look much better.
  • YalithKBK
    YalithKBK Posts: 317 Member
    I had to lose 30lbs before someone said anything. I was REALLY overweight though so it took a while before I stopped looking fat.
  • sarraheclark
    sarraheclark Posts: 125 Member
    From other threads I have seen, between 10% and 15% of starting body weight.
  • moonstroller
    moonstroller Posts: 210 Member
    After I dropped around 20 pounds people at work noticed.
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    Last year when I lost some weight I had people tell me but my husband told them I was trying to lose weight so I figured they were just saying it to be nice or conversate :D:D

    I have to lose a good 20-25 lbs before anyone notices it on me though because I have less to lose and I'm very petite in height.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Met a buddy who claims to have lost 30 lbs. I couldn't tell. He still looks north of 350. I don't think people noticed me at 30 lbs either (330 to 300). Probably another month after that so ~45 lbs.
  • gamerbabe14
    gamerbabe14 Posts: 876 Member
    I've lost 25lbs and no one has noticed...except my boyfriend who knows I've been trying and is insanely supportive so I don't count that. Last night his roommate made a comment that he had lost 13lbs after being sick and I smirked considering he hasn't said a word to me about my loss. But I see him every week. I also am wearing the same clothes though which I think is a reason why. But either way, I feel amazing.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    25 lbs for someone I hadn't told. I should mention that I started 134 lbs away from goal.
  • nicholerohrer
    nicholerohrer Posts: 40 Member
    at 20-25lbs my family & close friends noticed, but no one else so far. I still have 80lbs to go though.
  • TheCupcakeCounter
    TheCupcakeCounter Posts: 606 Member
    I'm 5'9" so people started noticing around the 10-15 lb mark. It started with a lot of "I haven't seen you wear that in a while" then it kind of started clicking as to why.
  • weightloss_acc
    weightloss_acc Posts: 109 Member
    nicholerohrer wrote: »
    at 20-25lbs my family & close friends noticed, but no one else so far. I still have 80lbs to go though.

    Good luck it's possible I've done it
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    Even if people notice, many won't say anything unless they are a close friend. Your co-workers may be wary of commenting on your appearance, even if it's a compliment.

    In my experience, the people who commented were ones who I see very rarely. I lost weight slowly, so it was not as obvious to the people I see every day. Even my husband, who knew I was losing weight, didn't react much to it until he saw a photo of me from a year ago and said "Holy crap, you lost a lot of weight!"
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    My mom noticed at 10 to 15 pounds everyone else was after I lost enough to need some new clothes. When I started wearing the new clothes the loss showed more.
  • dale050467
    dale050467 Posts: 38 Member
    at 350# it took about 50 before it was noticed.
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    edited May 2017
    I've lost 17#, but that's only 8%, and so far no one has noticed. I think that it's noticeable, but that's just because my clothes fit much better and I went down a size in pants. May goal is 60 pounds, so I'm a little less than a third of the way there.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    My bf noticed pretty quick and seemed surprised he even noticed. I think I'd lost 15-25lbs at the time. I started around 225lbs at 5'4".
  • nicholerohrer
    nicholerohrer Posts: 40 Member
    weightloss_acc wrote: »
    nicholerohrer wrote: »
    at 20-25lbs my family & close friends noticed, but no one else so far. I still have 80lbs to go though.

    Good luck it's possible I've done it

    Thank you! I'm trusting the process and sticking to it! :)
  • twinzmom172
    twinzmom172 Posts: 33 Member
    I think the more you weigh, the more you have to lose before anyone notices. I'm now down just over 30lbs and people are noticing, but I still have a lot more to go...
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Depends. I'm 5'4". Up in the 160s, it might take 10 lbs. I'm 144 now and there is a very big difference when I drop 5.
  • SparklyBubblyBabe
    SparklyBubblyBabe Posts: 96 Member
    Honestly, me and my family noticed after I lost 5 pounds. I think it was mostly water weight, but I lost like 3 inches of bloating off my stomach and waist so I suddenly thinner in the waist area. I didn't see my friends until I'd lost 10 lbs and they noticed then. I'm also short (5' 2") and I wasn't super heavy to begin with (150 lbs) so any weight lost looks really dramatic on me.
  • RAVERSTACE1983
    RAVERSTACE1983 Posts: 20 Member
    25lbs and they say oh you can tell now cos you look thinner in face hahaha.
  • RubyLou25
    RubyLou25 Posts: 212 Member
    I've lost 28 pounds 15% and no one who doesn't know I'm losing weight hasn't said anything.
    To be honest, I've only it mentioned it when nutrition has been the topic.

    I still have about 30 more to go.
  • thelmagondo
    thelmagondo Posts: 1 Member
    It took a month for people to notice my efforts
  • SafioraLinnea
    SafioraLinnea Posts: 628 Member
    Well I had a baby at the beginning of mine (only gained 17lbs during pregnancy) so people noticed immediately, but just last week someone mentioned "your face is so thin now! you are looking so healthy!!"... after 48ish pounds down. I'm now at 50 lost and I'm really seeing it on my own self now.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    60 lbs. I started at 270 and honestly I didn't look much different to me either
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