When did people notice?
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A friend I hadn't seen since Dec. asked if I was sick. I think I was down about15 lbs
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I'm 5'1" and I've lost 70lbs. No one really noticed until I lost around 40-45.6
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I think that the people who knew me for a while started noticing at like 35-ish pounds down, basically when I went from obese to overweight. I started a new job around the same time I started losing weight, and the people who I met at this job didn't notice until I was about 50 down. I think they didn't have a chance to really get "used" to me when I was obese, even though I was at my highest weight when I first started the job.4
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LittleLightShine wrote: »I'm 5'1" and I've lost 70lbs. No one really noticed until I lost around 40-45.
I’m the same height and need to lose same amount. Would you plz share some details food and exercise wise. What you think that remained consistent during the journey whict brought you success in losing 70 lb. I restart every day and mess up every day and stuck in a rut.
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There may be a difference between noticing, and saying something. I'm 6'0" and started at 222 lbs. The first person to say anything did so at about 15 lbs. Some people said something at 20-25. I'm down to 175, and some people just barely said something. I think people sometimes don't say something because it may be considered impolite.
Outside of my close family, each time somebody said something, though, I've been happy to tell them that I have lost weight. They almost inevitably follow up with something along the lines of, "I thought you were losing weight," which indicates that they noticed before they said anything about it. Don't worry about whether people say something. They are probably noticing far in advance of saying something. Some may notice and never say a word, and that doesn't mean that they are unfriendly or unsupportive. It means they've chosen not to say anything.
Self validation will take you much further than the comments of others. Do this for you, and nobody else. As long as you notice that you feel better, look better, fit in your clothes better, or that the scale is kinder to you in the morning, who cares what people say or whether they say anything at all?10 -
I'm in my 50s and have been a yo-yo dieter since I was...15 years old, I think. The same 20-23 pounds, up and down, up and down. When I was in my 20s people would be complimentary, but I think by the time I was in my 40s no one I consistently knew bothered saying anything anymore, because it's all "been there, seen that" to them!
I wish that this time I could stick to maintenance. That's why I am on this site 100% in the first place. But history gives a bad indication.12 -
I really don't know. I will guess after about 20 or 30 pounds. People at work (in my Division, anyway), knew what I was doing. There was a rep from one of our vendors who knows me and comes in often, who noticed. A few other people in my building who I do not really see that often noticed and commented. So this has been several months ago. Within the last couple of weeks, 2 other different people that I passed in the hall didn't comment but I could tell they noticed by the way they looked at me. And these 2, btw, are obese. You might even say one is morbidly obese.2
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I started getting a lot more comments from people not aware that I'm trying to lose weight around the -75 lb mark. I was a lot bigger than most to start, so that's probably part of why. Right around where I started wearing 2xl shirts and slimmer fitting jeans.4
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I lost 85 pounds and I started noticing small NSV's at 20 pounds down.
At around 30 pounds down people noticed and started asking questions (did you cut your hair? you look different! have you lost weight - what are you doing? etc).
At the -60 lbs down I became unrecognizable. That was also when I started dressing for my size at the time and stopped wearing my bigger clothes so that helped too.9 -
I had 20lbs to lose to get to a healthy weight, so when I lost the first 10lbs people really started to notice - 20lbs loss meant I went down 2 dress sizes and I think when someone has less to lose its more noticeable when they do.2
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »
I agree they do if they don't know what you are doing. I did have someone last month that I hadn't seen for awhile, ask if I was healthy.1 -
My Boss/Friend noticed before I did... lol. My hubby was in a wheelchair after a surgery - and I had gotten more than the normal amount of exercise over the prior few months. She asked me if I was losing weight and my response was "not on purpose." Went to the doc for my annual physical shortly after that and discovered I had lost 15 lbs. After that, I started on MFP - I decided if I could lose 15 by accident, I might be able to do a little better if I made a conscious effort.
But for the most part, people didn't notice or say anything until I was about 40 lbs down - and switch to smaller clothing. Closer fitting clothing really is more flattering on me - so I get comments when I wear them.9 -
I lost my first 50 lb so slowly that hardly anyone noticed except for my mom. When I say slowly, I mean it - about six years to lose 50 lb. I was a bit over 300 lb to begin with though so I understood it wasn't as obvious to others.
When I started using MFP, I felt like people noticed the most around 40 lb lost. After that I still got a lot of comments, but that particular point when I was just a little over 200 is when people really seemed to notice the difference. I also had several friends take me aside about my clothes being too baggy around then. I proceeded to lose more in the next year after that, but a little slower and now tend to stay around the same range. I remember when I finally went under 200 lb. for the first time in like 20 years and I was surprised no one seemed to notice then.
A few people always seem to notice (friends, mom, neighbors) while others don't as much (my husband is always super complimentary of my body but he says he cannot tell when I am up/down by 10 lb at all).
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RelCanonical wrote: »I think that the people who knew me for a while started noticing at like 35-ish pounds down, basically when I went from obese to overweight. I started a new job around the same time I started losing weight, and the people who I met at this job didn't notice until I was about 50 down. I think they didn't have a chance to really get "used" to me when I was obese, even though I was at my highest weight when I first started the job.
I can relate to this a little bit too. I started my current job more than midway through my weight loss so no one knew me at the size where I'd been for years. Now, I'm roughly 40 lb lighter. My boss commented the other day (after seeing a picture from my first year there) that she could NOT believe how much smaller I am than when I started because she didn't remember me being any larger. I've told her before (in conversation) that I have lost way over 100 lb but I honestly don't think she really gets it.3 -
Interesting seeing the different comments. I know weight loss has its own rewards, but personally I would like people to notice and comment (as long as they are nice about it).
I've lost 14 lbs so far, and no comments. Not even my boyfriend who knows how much I've lost, he doesn't see the difference.
It's a bit frustrating to be fair, considering I have gotten "have you lost weight" comments in the past, when I hadn't lost any weight at all
To be fair, I'm still in the obese BMI range, time will tell when I go down in the BMI range.7 -
Today for the first time! A lady has just commented to me at the breakfast buffet ‘you’ve lost weight, haven’t you?’
It’s been a long time coming for that comment. I’m down 39.2lbs (17.8kg)! I’ve still got a long way to go (85lbs) but I’ve noticed big changes myself like my stomach going down.7 -
I am in a place where I feel like I am right on the edge of people noticing. I have lost 30 pounds and I have gone down one size in pants. My shirt size is the same, but fitting much looser. I can see my face has slimmed down and my stomach is getting smaller (that is where most of my fat sits).
The possibility of people commenting on my weight loss is actually a bit nerve wracking. I both want them to notice and don’t want them to notice. Of course I would like an acknowledgement of my success, but I feel like the attention might put added stress on me to keep progressing.
I am kind of hoping that with winter coming up, my wardrobe will keep it under wraps for a bit longer. Not that I am hiding my weight loss, but I don’t advertise it either. I just don’t want to deal with other people’s expectations and reactions.14 -
I’ve lost 20/30 lbs and it’s only now ppl have started to notice. I wear quite a bulky work uniform so it’s not easy to notice the weight loss I think. The majority of ppl have said they can notice it most from my face and tummy. I’ve got another 10 lbs to go to goal and was started to lose a bit of motivation. But I’m determined to smash my goals and get to goal weight!!4
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I've only lost the first 7 lbs of my journey since starting 8 weeks ago (40lbs to lose). My mom asked how much I lost because I already looked less bloated to her. It was a good thing to hear. I know the journey takes time and results can be slow to show - but sometimes I just want those results a little quicker
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