How Long Before Someone Noticed Your Loss??

32lbs

I'm down 26 pounds since the beginning of the year. No one has noticed or said anything except my fiance who can see that my pants are baggy and knows I am fitting into clothes that I haven't worn for a while.

I've lost about 30 lbs but my roommate didn't really notice until she saw a before and after picture! Certain people comment on it but mostly the ones I see the most often, who always hear me talking about it or see me count calories and head to the gym every day. They may just be humoring me. I teach so I keep waiting for my students to notice. Although maybe they have and won't say anything, because they're French. I'm hoping all my friends and family will be wowed when I get back to the States in 2 months, but even if they're not, I know I'm kicking a and taking names

Are you in France? If so did you notice you were eating more like a French woman, small portions of anything? There was a book I heard about that talks about how the French women eat small portions of whatever they want and walk everywhere and that's how they stay small.

I started running without the intention of loosing weight I just startd running for stress relief, then eating better foods I cut out fast food and processed foods for the most part I still love a nice Chilli Dog or two. But anyways some one looked at me and said I looked like I was loosing weight I finially stepped on the scale and I had lost 50lbs without even really making a mental effort nor intending too. Boy did that make my wife mad.

I've lost about 30 lbs but my roommate didn't really notice until she saw a before and after picture! Certain people comment on it but mostly the ones I see the most often, who always hear me talking about it or see me count calories and head to the gym every day. They may just be humoring me. I teach so I keep waiting for my students to notice. Although maybe they have and won't say anything, because they're French. I'm hoping all my friends and family will be wowed when I get back to the States in 2 months, but even if they're not, I know I'm kicking a and taking names

Are you in France? If so did you notice you were eating more like a French woman, small portions of anything? There was a book I heard about that talks about how the French women eat small portions of whatever they want and walk everywhere and that's how they stay small.

I'm in France, but I never set out to "eat like a French woman." Instead, since this is my first time living alone, I set out to cook most:all of my own meals and eat a nutritionally balanced diet. I do eat sort of Frenchily now- my food diary is public so you can check it out. The biggest change I made was cutting almost all alcohol out of my diet - because it's too heavy to carry home from the store, haha. Pedestrian culture! I do totally walk everywhere, but the weight didn't really start falling off until I started conscientiously counting calories in and out. I eat three balanced meals a day and usually one or two snacks. Plus, I joined a gym and go 4-5 times a week... So no, it wasn't a magic fix, being here. I do it the same as anyone else.

it took over 2 months and 25lbs before anyone commented

This is exactly what I was going to quote. It really helps put it perspective.

Sound about right. 14 lbs lost and about 4 months after starting my journey before someone at work notices it.

This is a topic that really bothers me too!! I have lost almost 20 pounds and only my husband has said anything. In fact he asked me just this morning if anyone else has said anything and I regretfully told him no.

The last time I made a comment along the lines of 'you look nice today, have you lost weight?' it turned out they had a medical issue. It was not a happy weight loss. So now I just say 'that's a great color for you' or 'you look happy', but I never ask about physical changes. So please don't let my silence undermine your goals or lessen your accomplishments! And by the way, you ALWAYS look great.

I think it depends on your height how much it shows. I'm 5'2 and 25 lb was a pretty dramatic change. Most people have noticed. I look forward to Easter when people who haven't seen me since Christmas will be surprised. I keep putting on clothes, and not seeing much of a difference myself, but then if I put on an old shirt, I'm shocked how baggy it is, and remember how much I filled it.
Looking at my 25 lb before and after pic is really motivating for me to get off the next 25!

And yes, it seems to also be directly related to body % lost too. Someone must do a study and come up with a calculation based on ratio to height % of body weight!