When did you start seeing a change?

meghan1789
meghan1789 Posts: 81 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been doing really well and I've lost 7lbs in 2 weeks. I am feeling better everyday and I still get to eat my chocolate! haha

I'm just wondering when you started to be able to see the weight come off. I look in the mirror and I think I notice a change, but I also think it might be me just wanting to see the change.

At what point did you start the physical changes of losing weight?

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  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    Although you may not see change immediately, just know that you are doing your body a world of good! Keep up the great work. Don't get discouraged! It is such a gradual process that you may not even really notice changes (although they will of course be happening).
  • mdulanto9177
    mdulanto9177 Posts: 160
    SInce I'm doing Insanity along with my diet...I started seeing results the fist week....I can't wait to take my 2 month after pics...I'm still embaressed to show...when I get down to a decent size I will...I promise!

    5'3, 255, size 20
  • cppeace
    cppeace Posts: 764 Member
    I really noticed changes in Month two nearly naked pics :) every month I see a little more. Pics are the best way to see major changes and the tape measure the best way to see minors :)
  • keeponkickin
    keeponkickin Posts: 1,520 Member
    I think it depends on the person and how much weight they have to lose. When I joined a year ago I was looking to lose about 120 pounds. It took a good 30 to 40 pounds before others noticed, I noticed slight changes before that. Now that I'm down 111 pounds it doesn't take but a couple of pounds to shift things.
  • AmyG1982
    AmyG1982 Posts: 1,040 Member
    I started to notice after about 10 lbs and other people really started to notice after about 20. the loose pants and the tape measure have been the best for me. I still see a weight problem when I look at pictures so that one doesn't help now... when I lose more tho it'll be great to look back and see the change.
  • medennison123
    medennison123 Posts: 191 Member
    first day. i felt better
  • mbucy2
    mbucy2 Posts: 4
    I started seeing today. When I stopped eating my turkey sandwich because I was full. I didn't need the other half. It wasn't a conscious decision. I purposely only got the sandwich for lunch because I wanted to skip the chips and fries....I expected to eat it all and then go back to work to end my lunch with a clementine.

    I have only lost a few pounds total, so my change is not physical. Everyone's comments are motivating. 50 lbs? 111? 4 lbs and 7 lbs. I wish there was a quick fix, but it's nice to feel that the little changes are big successes also.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I am feeling better everyday

    See? It's working already :)
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    I'm 6kg (13lb) down so far and have dropped 1cm off the waist. That's all. not enough to "see" a change.
    I expect the next 6kg to be harder, slower, and more noticable.
  • kenzysmom
    kenzysmom Posts: 50
    It definitely depends on how much you have to lose! I have between 130-160 to lose and it was about 30 lbs in before people really started noticing and I had lost a size by then. Honestly though my body has changed a lot due to the amount of exercise I do. I think if I had just lost the weight by eating healthier I'd probably not have noticed the big changes in my body until I had lost more weight.
  • kourtxxx
    kourtxxx Posts: 1
    i didnt really notice until i went to the store and had gone from a size 9/10 to a size 2/3 after losing 30 lbs! then i started doing weights and noticed an even bigger change, especially in my abs
  • Tara4boys
    Tara4boys Posts: 515 Member
    Usually takes losing around 10% for others to notice.
  • kfox15
    kfox15 Posts: 97 Member
    I've lost 11 and I have definitely started to see the change. Unfortunately it's not where I would like it (tummy anyone?) but of course, we can't spot train. I've notice it most on the back of my arms and my upper back. I put on a strapless dress for school the other day and notice that I didn't have wings anymore!!
  • Nailrep
    Nailrep Posts: 966 Member
    I start really seeing a difference after about 15 pounds.
  • Kassieisproud
    Kassieisproud Posts: 149
    I started seeing a change quickly only took about 3 weeks
  • tialynn1
    tialynn1 Posts: 884 Member
    I lost 6 pounds in 2 weeks. I haven't really been able to see the change except how my pants fit. On Friday and Saturday I was able to wear pants that I couldn't wear before. Today, when I looked in the mirror with pants at the back of me, I said I am getting saggy *kitten*.
  • VodkaSalad37
    VodkaSalad37 Posts: 66 Member
    I don't see a change yet, but I felt a change when I was shaving my legs in the shower and I felt a muscle in the back of my thigh that I never knew could exist :)
  • Macrocarpa
    Macrocarpa Posts: 121 Member
    I started to see weight loss almost immediately, then a plateau, then a predictable, steady loss after then.

    NSVs kicked in when I started to fit into shirts that I'd previously mentally classed as 'a bit tight' - suddenly they were fine - that was 4kg / 8lb in. Also when I lay in bed on my back, my belly didn't protude higher than my chest.

    Other people started noticing at 7kg (15lb) - that's when the weight started falling off my face and neck.

    Colleagues and friends I haven't seen for a while are usually pretty shocked (17kg / 35lb). My ma cried the last time we Skyped together, she hasn't seen me this light in a decade.

    It's a weird progression, you notice the initial change and are proud, then others notice it, then you forget what you looked like, and get to a point where you're so focussed on achieving a goal you don't remember what it was like to be big.
  • George1567
    George1567 Posts: 107
    Read somewhere once that switching to a healthy weight reduction diet and fitness plan would on average take 4 weeks before you would see results and 5 weeks before other people would notice. As always everyone is different. The reason this stuck with me is I flipped it around and figured it would work in reverse. If I slip up and don't follow healthy ways it could be 4 weeks before I would see the change (for the worse). This has been motivation to stick with documentation and weigh in even when I start to think I "got this under control".
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    I think it depends on the person and how much weight they have to lose. When I joined a year ago I was looking to lose about 120 pounds. It took a good 30 to 40 pounds before others noticed, I noticed slight changes before that. Now that I'm down 111 pounds it doesn't take but a couple of pounds to shift things.

    Your profile pic is awesome!!!
  • Renee0608
    Renee0608 Posts: 138
    The tape measure is mostly what did it for me....When the inches started coming off, I notice in my hips and waist....clothes fit differently. I've noticed weight wise and I've lost 14 lbs....I think others will notice after I hit 20-30 lbs. Hopefully.
  • t_rog
    t_rog Posts: 363 Member
    After reading everyone else's posts, it's really apparent that it's different for everyone. My answer is that I have yet to see a change, even though i've lost 25 lbs (of 45). Others have told me I look great, but I don't see it. Also my clothes are fitting about the same still. I'm hoping in the next 5 lbs it'll start being really obvious to me!
  • sonyachan
    sonyachan Posts: 518 Member
    Usually takes losing around 10% for others to notice.
    I agree. Something I learned from Weight Watchers.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I first noticed a change after I lost the first 20 lbs in that my pants were a bit loose in the waist.
    And then after 30 I realized that I needed a smaller size, so I made a huge production out of getting rid of my 46 pants and getting in 42 size which was a bit tight.

    In just 1 month they were loose....so I went to 40 where I stayed for 6 months, then 38, then 36 and now breaking into 34 size pants.

    It feels GREAT!
  • jmuhnie
    jmuhnie Posts: 93 Member
    I've got a lot of belly fat. At 7 lbs down I've lost 2 inches off my waist, 1 off the hips. Taking the tape measure out and getting measurements early on is a great way to calculate progress.
  • AmyMK
    AmyMK Posts: 164
    When I no longer was out of breath walking up 3 flights of stairs to my office....physically, I personally havn't noticed a huge difference, but people are telling me all the time that I'm looking slimmer!
  • happybunnysbabe57
    happybunnysbabe57 Posts: 191 Member
    it took me about 10lbs to notice a difference but it depends on what i wear still cuz i still have 25 or so lbs to lose so i have fat days and skinny days i cant wait to lose the rest of it
  • Cal28
    Cal28 Posts: 514 Member
    I'm 6kg (13lb) down so far and have dropped 1cm off the waist. That's all. not enough to "see" a change.
    I expect the next 6kg to be harder, slower, and more noticable.

    I've only lost 4lb but I've lost 4cm off my waist! Its different for everyone so just go on what helps you carry on :smile:
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