Question for the Successful...

it took me around 6 weeks to see it in myself because of clothes. it took a long time before i actually noticed a big difference. remember this is a life change. it took a long time to gain weight and get out of shape and it will take a long time to get in shape and lose the weight. it's not an over night thing good luck to you

I started feeling better pretty much immediately, like within a day or two. I didn't have any particular expectations and I don't think I even owned a scale when I first started. But as a rule of thumb, you would probably see a noticeable difference every 12 weeks or so, if not quicker.

I noticed after a couple weeks, everybody noticed about 4 weeks after I started dieting. I've been averaging about 2 pound loss a week. It is still coming off and people notice all the time. It keeps you motivated that is for sure. good luck. you can do it.

One thing to keep in mind - I didn't see a difference for a while because I was wearing clothes that were a little small - like I lost 20 lbs and my clothes suddenly looked SO MUCH BETTER! I was probably down a dress size, I just hadn't gone UP the dress size when I should have! :ohwell:

it's not going to happen over night. You're going to have to have some patience. I've lost 15 lbs and haven't lost a clothing size yet, tho my 2X clothes are getting baggy, they're not falling off or anything. My clothes fit better & I feel a lot better, esp when trying to exercise. I can walk 2 miles w/o requiring oxygen or a medic (lol)
I'm in this for the long haul. I am changing my life for life, so however long it takes, it will be worth it.

I decided to do this as I put 2 stone on in about 18 months after stopping smoking. Granted I was a size 8 and went up to a size 12/14 so I was probably too thin, but I noticed within 3 weeks. I feel asthough I am not on a diet. I love food and have always been able to eat what I want, but age (40) and stopping smoking have made a difference to my ability to control my weight. I have been doing this for 4 weeks and have just started to notice my clothes fit better. I have eaten take away but shared it and have had a night out for my husbands birthday were I consumed over 800 calories more than I should but wasnt dishartened as I felt I could start again the following day.I am enjoying food still but only losing weight really slowly. I must say however I have really cut down on the alcohol, but am not a big drinker anyway

I have to say, even at 17 pounds lost, I don't feel or see a difference yet for the most part. I know intellectually there is one, because the number on the scale is consistently going down, I'm averaging 2.8 pounds a week after 6 weeks. But I honestly can't see it. I finally had someone notice last week, and it was almost shocking to me. I mean, I feel better with more energy, but I can't see the weight loss. I haven't even gone done from 18W to 18. For me, I just keep plugging away, knowing that eventually I'll hit some magic number where I can suddenly tell.

Just keep going!

I had to lose about 15 pounds before I noticed anything, and about 30 pounds before anybody else noticed.

This was my exerience too. But it's really been dramatic, what with the smaller clothing sizes and feeling better all around.

I started off needing to lose right about 100 pounds. I could feel and start to see some subtle differences around 15 pounds and needed a smaller size of clothing by 30 pounds. To date I've lost 80 pounds, and now about every 10 pounds people really seem to notice the difference.