no one noticed :(
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First of all, congrats on your 11lbs and your new lifestyle! This is and will always be about you and your health! So keep up the great work and toot your horn once in a while. It doesn't hurt As long as YOU notice, all is well in the world!
I've lost 22lbs and only 2 people at work have noticed. They're so use to seeing me that it'll take a lot more than what I've lost to get a "wow" out of them and most of the time they're so tied up with what they're doing, that I wouldn't expect it anyway :laugh: But it's okay. I know what I've accomplished and so should you!0 -
nuff siad - its your journey.... enjoy your successes.... if yure looking for external validation - you'll never be happy.0
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It may be that they noticed, but felt uncomfortable mentioning it. Lots of people avoid "noticing" that someone is looking thinner or healthier because they don't want to face their own need to do the same things. OR - they may not be saying anything to you but talking among themselves about how fabulous you're looking. )0
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It takes about 3 months for those around us to notice..keep going..cause you are doing for your health..not theirs...0
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I think this, too. Some will not say anything---in order, NOT to embarrass you and your need to lose weight. It is ok...keep going on. YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE WORKING HARD AND DOING THE RIGHT THINGS!!!0
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I'm in the same boat. I've lost 13 lbs, my pants are literally falling off of me and I only had one person ask about me if I was loosing weight. I think I look so much better and I feel good about myself so I just let it go. I think people notice, but don't want to say anything for their own reasons.
Congrats on your loss! Keep up the good work.0 -
They will notice when you hit 20!0
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It may be that they noticed, but felt uncomfortable mentioning it. Lots of people avoid "noticing" that someone is looking thinner or healthier because they don't want to face their own need to do the same things. OR - they may not be saying anything to you but talking among themselves about how fabulous you're looking. )
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I've lost almosts 16lbs and no one's really noticed, no biggie, I notice, that's all that matters, I think a person really needs to lose ALOT of weight for it to be noticeable.........0
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There is a saying, it take 4 weeks for you to notice the change, 8 weeks for your closest friends and 12 for everyone else. i've lost 19.5 pounds in 5 weeks and nobody besides my husband has noticed. i'm okay with that, cause this was never about anyone else anyway, this is about me.
Sidenote to original thread poster ';):
I had heard this once before and was so happy to get a refresher!
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[I know a lot of people (myself included) also feel weird about mentioning weight loss because when you acknowledge that someone lost weight and looks great, it also feels a little like you're saying "Hey, I noticed you used to be fat! But not anymore!" Feels a little weird to me sometimes.
I wonder if that's the case for any of them?
I must admit that I myself don't like to mention weight loss unless I know for sure someone's trying to lose weight. Maybe they just don't know how to say it...0 -
maybe they were jealous by how great your looking0
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First of all, congratulations on your loss! That's great!
Don't be so quick to assume they didn't notice. Maybe it was your clothing, or maybe for some reason they decided not to say anything. I met up w/a friend this weekend who I've not seen in almost 6 months for her daughter's birthday. I've lost 55 lbs in 4.5 months. She did not say a WORD. Know that you're doing an awesome job regardless of whether they decide to acknowledge it or not!0 -
I have seen several people comment that maybe your friends did notice but were not sure how to say something. I tend to agree. I bet they did notice, but if you haven't been overly vocal about your diet/exercise change, maybe they felt awkward?
I am sure it is noticeable! Keep up the good work!0 -
Ya know, Im not the "hey, youve lose weight!!" Kind of person. The last time I said that the lady turned around and said "Yeah, my dad died a month ago, I guess stress will do that to you..." I was like "Whoa.. not doing that again". So I just don't say it.1
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There is a saying, it take 4 weeks for you to notice the change, 8 weeks for your closest friends and 12 for everyone else. i've lost 19.5 pounds in 5 weeks and nobody besides my husband has noticed. i'm okay with that, cause this was never about anyone else anyway, this is about me.
I have heard about that too! if that is true then I Just passed the 8 week mark and pushing on 10. Its not that I care about their opinion but it would just be nice if someone noticed. I havent seen these girls for over 2 months and they are my best friends. Just wanted some kind of support from them.
It's been over 8 weeks and no one but my bf has noticed either. It doesn't bother me.0 -
aww thats pants but don't be too disheartened. Iv met up with a friend the other day and she didn't notice I had lost 11 lbs and i wore my 'feel good clothes' but I do wonder with girls if there is a bit of jealousy at times?0
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It was probably ove 20 lbs before anyone noticed enough to say something. In their defense, I was still wearing fat clothes until I lost that much and started buying new ones. Mostly it was the folks at work saying things like, hey have you been working out? Be patient.0
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Don't read too much into it. A lot of people are just afraid of saying anything because of their own insecurities. The important thing is that YOU know that YOU are improving your health which should be #1. Everything else like comps is icing on the cake and it will come. Next time you meet up with them buy / wear something a lil out of the ordinary to show em off.0
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