30 pounds gone no visible signs

Please take pictures. That way you will be able to see your results .

Hang in there... you are doing awesome! Another thing to consider is all of the changes taking place that you can't see. There is all of that weight off of your knees, your heart is healthier and many other benefits. Soon you will see it physically too I'll bet. Keep up all of your hard work! :0)

I have read that doing strength training helps with inches, because it converts fat into lean muscle (even if you don't burn nearly as many calories as cardio). Instead of an hour on the elliptical, try 40 min and then 20 minutes of strength training to start out and see if that gets you more results after a couple weeks.

Strength training can include weights, yoga, weight machines, pushups, situps, etc.

This helps explain why we may not notice weight loss for a while...my mom sent me this and It seems to be true!

Paper Towel Theory by Bob White

Let's assume you go out and buy two rolls of paper towels, each with only 84 paper towels on it (one for each day of the challenge). You put one aside, and keep it for future reference (your before/ picture).

The other one represents you (I'll call your paper towel you "Ed"). The core represents the lean Ed. The towels represent the fat that is covering the lean Ed. For sake of argument, let's say that Ed wants to lose 21 pounds of fat, so (84/21) each sheet represents a quarter-pound of fat lost. Let's also assume that Ed loses his fat equally during each day of the challenge.

Each day during the first week, you tear a sheet off of Ed, representing the fat he has lost for the day. Next, you put Ed next to the full roll ("Big Al") for comparison. No noticeable difference!!! Even at the end of the week! This can't be working for me!

But, being a good Ed, you continue to follow Body-for-LIFE. At the end of weeks two and three, you continue to compare Ed to Big Al, and still notice very little difference. That stinkin' Bill Phillips MUST be a liar!

But Ed is determined! He works hard! Three more weeks go by, the sheets peeling off day after day, before Ed gets up the courage to stand next to Big Al again. Holy Myoplex! Ed is skinny! OK, not skinny, but less huge!!!

By the end of the 12-week Body-for-LIFE program, Ed is down to his lean dream, or somewhere near it. Ed is happy. We are happy. Big Al - well he's not so happy.

The lesson to be learned is that fat, like paper towels, comes off in sheets. When you are heavy, you are big around. And when you are big around,that fat is spread over a MUCH larger area - just like that outside towel sheet. The closer you get to the lean you, the more each lost pound of fat shows, because it is spread over a smaller area.

While the outside sheet may only cover 1 layer of the roll, the inside sheet may go around 4 times. That last sheet looks like it gives you 4 times the results of the first sheet, but in reality, the results are the same - your perception is just different! And you'll never see the inside, if you aren't patient while the outside is coming off! - Bob White

You also should remember that you have lost a LOT of weight around your vital organs making you healthier by far. It may not be visible to yourself (But I think you should take a weekly photo) but the benefits to your wellbeing are immeasurable. Keep up the amazing job you are doing!
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Strength training. You are likely burning muscle on that elliptical. <~~~ wish I could like my post more

First off, congrats on losing 30 lbs!

I agree with the others, take pictures and record your measurements. I started out at 227 lbs and would take measurements and pictures every 30 days. You WILL notice a difference, trust me!

This helps explain why we may not notice weight loss for a while...my mom sent me this and It seems to be true!

Paper Towel Theory by Bob White

Let's assume you go out and buy two rolls of paper towels, each with only 84 paper towels on it (one for each day of the challenge). You put one aside, and keep it for future reference (your before/ picture).

The other one represents you (I'll call your paper towel you "Ed"). The core represents the lean Ed. The towels represent the fat that is covering the lean Ed. For sake of argument, let's say that Ed wants to lose 21 pounds of fat, so (84/21) each sheet represents a quarter-pound of fat lost. Let's also assume that Ed loses his fat equally during each day of the challenge.

Each day during the first week, you tear a sheet off of Ed, representing the fat he has lost for the day. Next, you put Ed next to the full roll ("Big Al") for comparison. No noticeable difference!!! Even at the end of the week! This can't be working for me!

But, being a good Ed, you continue to follow Body-for-LIFE. At the end of weeks two and three, you continue to compare Ed to Big Al, and still notice very little difference. That stinkin' Bill Phillips MUST be a liar!

But Ed is determined! He works hard! Three more weeks go by, the sheets peeling off day after day, before Ed gets up the courage to stand next to Big Al again. Holy Myoplex! Ed is skinny! OK, not skinny, but less huge!!!

By the end of the 12-week Body-for-LIFE program, Ed is down to his lean dream, or somewhere near it. Ed is happy. We are happy. Big Al - well he's not so happy.

The lesson to be learned is that fat, like paper towels, comes off in sheets. When you are heavy, you are big around. And when you are big around,that fat is spread over a MUCH larger area - just like that outside towel sheet. The closer you get to the lean you, the more each lost pound of fat shows, because it is spread over a smaller area.

While the outside sheet may only cover 1 layer of the roll, the inside sheet may go around 4 times. That last sheet looks like it gives you 4 times the results of the first sheet, but in reality, the results are the same - your perception is just different! And you'll never see the inside, if you aren't patient while the outside is coming off! - Bob White

Great analogy!

I am a lot smaller than you and I didn't see any difference until I lose around 30 lbs. I didn't see a difference in my clothes or anything at all. Since you're a bit bigger it might take losing more to see any visible results. In about 10 lbs try to go to the store and try on clothes a size smaller than what you normally wear now. I'm sure there will be a difference!

I can lose 12 lbs. and see no results, then I lose 3 more lbs and I drop 2 pants sizes. Don't worry it'll happen overnight. I'm with you right now. The only that shows on me is my collarbone sticking out and my rings are loose. One day at a time..