How long ‘till others noticed?

willow00
willow00 Posts: 21 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I’ve lost 9 lb so far, at the excruciatingly slow weight of 0.5 lbs a week. I feel great and have gone down a size, but no one has noticed! I’m being kinda vain, but... Wondering how long it took before other people started noticing your weight loss? (I’m 5’4; sw 161; cw 152; gw 140).

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  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    I'm 5'7... started at 214, now down to 178. Everyone I see this week seems to be noticing. My immediate family didn't notice until 20 pounds down.
  • brittneyalley
    brittneyalley Posts: 274 Member
    I've only gotten compliments from family members who know I'm losing weight. I've lost a little over 30 pounds so far. Some days I feel like I look slimmer, and others I feel like I look the exact same.
  • bellaesprita000
    bellaesprita000 Posts: 384 Member
    Friends didn't notice until I was ~15 lbs down. Only because I was lucky and most of the weight lost was in my chest and abdomen. We'll see if family does when I go home in late December. Should be ~30 lbs down.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    Around 25 pounds, but I was wearing elastic waistband slacks a lot, so my wardrobe didn't change much and people didn't realize the shirts were baggy with less under them in front. But by 25 pounds the shape f my face changed and I only have one chin.
  • donjtomasco
    donjtomasco Posts: 790 Member
    As to your question about "when" people noticed, I found it took 5 months. I'm sure we all show the loss differently which makes it more or less noticeable. I think it takes the body time to catch up with the lost weight for it to start showing up in the desired places that are noticeable, which for me were my jowls and belly. I went from 213 to 193 in 4 months, then fell off the wagon and started adding weight again. While I was adding people finally started noticing I was 'losing weight' except I was now adding weight. Hence, the thinking that the body takes a while to start actually showing the lost weight.
  • dwilliamca
    dwilliamca Posts: 325 Member
    Last time I lost weight (30 lbs) people noticed a difference in my appearance right away although I don't think it was the weight loss, but more that I looked healthier and happier even with 15 lbs. off. It took close to 25 or 30 lbs to make an obvious drop in weight and clothes size (I could get back into my old jeans). This time I'm at 15 lbs and I can tell the difference. I'm still wearing the same clothes but they are looser. My face and arms look thinner and stomach doesn't stick out as much. Everyone knows I'm trying to lose weight so say I look good, but who really knows. I'm the one that really matters anyway.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    People started noticing and commenting after only about 5 kilos, which was one dress size but that is because everyone noticed everything about me during this time, looking to always see if I was OK. Would have preferred that no one noticed rather than being the centre of attention.
  • ms_maruska
    ms_maruska Posts: 119 Member
    Also after about 5 kilos. But it happened in one of those weird ways - I myself didn't notice anything the day before and the next day I thought that my shirt falls down differently. And on that exact day people (mainly close friends who know I'm dieting) started saying it's noticable that I've lost some weight. It was literally one day apart.
  • EJBarner
    EJBarner Posts: 68 Member
    I'm 5'5 (SW 160, CW 131, GW 125) and have been in the process of for just over 6 months, 1lb per week at first and then down to .5lb per week as I got closer to goal. Most people didn't start noticing until about the 3-4 month mark even though I started noticing big changes in myself by the end of month 1. Honestly, it takes a while to get past the point of 'people may have seen you at a lower ebb in my weight at some point in the past' to 'this human has unambiguously lost weight' -- and a lot of people won't comment at all because they think it would be rude to do so, even if it's really noticable! Others won't be able to pick up on WHY you're looking good, only that you ARE. I got a lot of 'have you done something different with your hair??' comments around the 2 month mark.
  • darlibby
    darlibby Posts: 37 Member
    I'm 5 feet tall and a few years ago I went from 130's to 107 and many people noticed. This time around, I'm going from 113 (gained a few lbs) and I'm now 100 lbs. Not many people have noticed at all, even though this is significant for me. I wear old clothes in my closet I thought I'd never wear, yet the change just doesn't seem noticeable to many.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    They might notice but aren't saying anything. I absolutely hate when people comment on my weight. It's awkward, uncomfortable, often creepy, just gross - please don't do it. Therefore, unless you tell me you're trying to lose weight I probably am not going to comment on it.
  • sksk1026
    sksk1026 Posts: 215 Member
    At about 10 pounds. That's also when I could really feel it in my clothes.
  • willow00
    willow00 Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks everyone! It’s so motivating to hear about all of your successes.
  • kq1981
    kq1981 Posts: 1,098 Member
    Guess it depends on yr body type and starting weight. For me it was around 10 kg loss x
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    edited November 2017
    Oh boy. I don't think anyone said anything for the first year. Sixty pounds. I started at 270.
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    They might notice but aren't saying anything. I absolutely hate when people comment on my weight. It's awkward, uncomfortable, often creepy, just gross - please don't do it. Therefore, unless you tell me you're trying to lose weight I probably am not going to comment on it.

    this! almost every day there are people on here complaining that someone DID comment on their weight while others complaining that no one comments on their weight. people can't win - most are probably just keeping quiet (as many believe they should).
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    even if people notice they may not say anything anyway... also keep in mind that people that see you often may not notice as it is so gradual
  • gonzo911sc
    gonzo911sc Posts: 1 Member
    edited November 2017
    I'm a 5'6" male, have gone from 325 to 284 this morning and rarely do people notice so far. Granted I have a lot of extra weight to lose as well. If your scale and measurements are going in the right direction, that's all that matters. Congratulations to you and everyone else!
  • sdolan91
    sdolan91 Posts: 250 Member
    edited November 2017
    The only time people noticed on me was when I bought new clothes that fit better. (started buying new clothes aroud 40lbs lost)
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    I've lost 18 of the 65 pounds I plan to lose. My family comments on my loss a lot. But it seems that I've lost most of the weight from my belly, so it's pretty noticable.
  • BarneyRubbleMD
    BarneyRubbleMD Posts: 1,092 Member
    I had to lose around 80 lbs before people at work started asking me IF I had lost ANY weight. I think that's because the weight loss was gradual and they see me almost every day but relatives I visit quarterly noticed right away.
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    I lost 50#. My immediate family & BFF noticed, as did 3 coworkers that I'm friends with. That's pretty much it.

    If other folks noticed, they have not said anything. I assume that they never paid that much attention to how fat I was before. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
  • NJGamerChick
    NJGamerChick Posts: 467 Member
    Lately people have been noticing even though nothing has happened on the scale for months. Sometimes it's clothes that make the difference, the confidence you exude can do a lot, or just for people to see you more than once. From my highest weight, it took a drop of closer to 40 pounds for people to see something. I've gotten rid of about 125 pounds now and I hear it more as I work on my emotional/mental and spiritual states. Lifting that weight has made a huge difference.
  • RachsLosses
    RachsLosses Posts: 103 Member
    edited November 2017
    First of all, Congrats on your loss! I've now lost about a stone over the course of this year, Work colleagues have noticed and comment, immediate family havent noticed still. O/H I guess has noticed but doesnt really comment on it too much. It;s not vain, we put a lot of effort into this to feel better and sometimes being commended for our efforts will help
  • EEAngelina
    EEAngelina Posts: 1,208 Member
    I really don’t care who notices just want to fit in my old clothes 5ft2 was 126 now 112 no one has said a peep and I’m glad.
  • RunStart34
    RunStart34 Posts: 164 Member
    Maybe I am becoming vain. I love the compliments. I usually started getting compliments after i loss 20lbs. I purposely wore my bigger clothes even though i had gone down a couple of sizes. I didn't buy fitted closes until I went down some more.. That way when I did and they fit great more people would notice and compliment me more. LOL. It kept my motivation going when there were times I felt i wasn't losing.
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